Backyard Wildlife Photo Gallery by Tom Murray at pbase.com

Backyard Wildlife

All the photos in this gallery are of mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians from my yard.

American Bittern - Botaurus lentiginosus	Bobcat - Lynx rufus	Coyote - Canis latrans	Coyote - Canis latrans	Gray Fox - Urocyon cinereoargenteus	Black Bear - Ursus americanus
Black Bear - Ursus americanus	Black Bear - Ursus americanus	Black Bear - Ursus americanus	Momma Black Bear & cub	Striped Skunk - Mephitis mephitis	Fisher - Martes pennanti
Mink - Mustela vison	Northern River Otter - Lontra canadensis	North American Beaver - Castor canadensis	Muscrat - Ondatra zibethicus	Eastern Cottontail - Sylvilagus floridanus	Southern Flying Squirrel - Glaucomys volans
Eastern Gray Squirrel - Sciurus carolinensis	Eastern Chipmunk - Tamias striatus	American Red Squirrel - Tamiasciurus hudsonicus	Deer Mouse - Peromyscus maniculatus?	Meadow Vole - Microtus pennsylvanicus	Star-nosed Mole - Condylura cristata
Raccoon - Procyon lotor (raiding the bird feeders)	Raccoon - Procyon lotor	Groundhog - Marmota monax	Virginia Opossum - Didelphis virginiana	White-tailed Deer (fawn) - Odocoileus virginianus	White-tailed Deer - Odocoileus virginianus
North American Porcupine - Erethizon dorsatum	Big Brown Bat - Eptesicus fuscus	Turkey Vulture - Cathartes aura	Black Vulture - Coragyps atratus	Northern Harrier - Circus hudsonius	Bald Eagle - Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Osprey - Pandion haliaetus	Northern Goshawk - Accipiter gentilis	Cooper's Hawk - Accipiter cooperii	Cooper's Hawk - Accipiter cooperii	Sharp-shinned Hawk - Accipiter striatus	Sharp-shinned Hawk - Accipiter striatus
Sharp-shinned Hawk - Accipiter striatus	Red-shouldered Hawk - Buteo lineatus	Red-shouldered Hawk - Buteo lineatus	Red-tailed Hawk - Buteo jamaicensis	Broad-winged Hawk - Buteo platypterus	Merlin - Falco columbarius
Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus	Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias	Great Blue Heron eating a pickerel	Great Egret - Ardea alba	Great Egret - Ardea alba	Green Heron - Butorides virescens
Virginia Rail - Rallus limicola	Double-crested Cormorants - Phalacrocorax auritus	Double-crested Cormorants - Phalacrocorax auritus	Canada Goose - Branta canadensis	Wood Duck - Aix sponsa	Wood Ducks - Aix sponsa
Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos (female) & Hooded Merganser (male)	Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos	American Black Ducks - Anas rubripes	Hooded Mergansers - Lophodytes cucullatus (female)	Herring Gulls - Larus argentatus	Wild Turkey - Meleagris gallopavo
Wild Turkey - Meleagris gallopavo	Wild Turkey - Meleagris gallopavo	Wild Turkey - Meleagris gallopavo	Mourning Dove - Zenaida macroura	Rock Pigeon - Columba livia	Ruby-throated Hummingbird - Archilochus colubris
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - Archilochus colubris	Barred Owl - Strix varia	Great Horned Owl - Bubo virginianus	Great Horned Owl - Bubo virginianus	Northern Flicker - Colaptes auratus	Red-bellied Woodpecker - Melanerpes carolinus
Red-bellied Woodpecker - Melanerpes carolinus	Downy Woodpecker - Picoides pubescens	Hairy Woodpecker - Picoides villosus	Hairy Woodpecker - Picoides villosus (female)	Pileated Woodpecker - Dryocopus pileatus	Blue-headed Vireo - Vireo solitarius
Eastern Phoebe - Sayornis phoebe	Eastern Phoebe - Sayornis phoebe (first year bird)	Eastern Wood-Pewee - Contopus virens	Blue Jay - Cyanocitta cristata	Blue Jay - Cyanocitta cristata	American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos
Common Raven - Corvus corax	Tree Swallow - Tachycineta bicolor	Common Nighthawk - Chordeiles minor	Belted Kingfisher - Megaceryle alcyon	Warbling Vireo - Vireo gilvus	Tufted Titmouse - Baeolophus bicolor
Tufted Titmouse - Baeolophus bicolor	Black-capped Chickadee - Poecile atricapillus (chicks)	Black-capped Chickadee - Poecile atricapillus (luecistic)	Brown Creeper - Certhia americana	Brown Creeper - Certhia americana	White-breasted Nuthatch - Sitta carolinensis
Red-breasted Nuthatch - Sitta canadensis	Carolina Wren - Thryothorus ludovicianus	Winter Wren - Troglodytes hiemalis	Winter Wren - Troglodytes hiemalis	Winter Wren - Troglodytes hiemalis	House Wren - Troglodytes aedon
Hermit Thrush - Catharus guttatus	Swainson's Thrush - Catharus ustulatus	Veery - Catharus fuscescens	American Robin - Turdus migratorius	Eastern Bluebirds - Sialia sialis	Eastern Bluebirds - Sialia sialis
Eastern Bluebird - Sialia sialis	Ruby-crowned Kinglet - Regulus calendula	Golden-crowned Kinglet - Regulus satrapa	Golden-crowned Kinglet - Regulus satrapa	Gray Catbird - Dumetella carolinensis	European Starling - Sturnus vulgaris
Red Crossbills - Loxia curvirostra	Ovenbird - Seiurus aurocapilla	Ovenbird - Seiurus aurocapilla (nest)	Pine Warbler - Setophaga pinus	Pine Warbler - Setophaga pinus	Pine Warbler - Setophaga pinus (female)
Northern Parula - Setophaga americana	Palm Warbler - Setophaga palmarum	Palm Warbler - Setophaga palmarum	Black-throated Green Warbler - Setophaga virens	Blackpoll Warbler - Setophaga striata	Black-and-white Warbler - Mniotilta varia
Magnolia Warbler - Setophaga magnolia	Yellow-rumped Warbler - Setophaga coronata	Common Yellowthroat - Geothlypis trichas	Common Yellowthroat - Geothlypis trichas	Common Yellowthroat - Geothlypis trichas	Yellow Warbler - Setophaga petechia
Nashville Warbler - Oreothlypis ruficapilla	Chestnut-sided Warbler - Setophaga pensylvanica	American Redstart - Setophaga ruticilla (immature male)	Rose-breasted Grosbeak - Pheucticus ludovicianus	Rose-breasted Grosbeak - Pheucticus ludovicianus (female)	Scarlet Tanager - Piranga olivacea
Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis	Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis (female)	Leucistic Dark-eyed Junco - Junco hyemalis	Dark-eyed Junco - Junco hyemalis	Song Sparrow - Melospiza melodia	Eastern Towhee - Pipilo erythrophthalmus (male)
Eastern Towhee - Pipilo erythrophthalmus (female)	American Tree Sparrow - Spizelloides arborea	American Tree Sparrow - Spizella arborea	Chipping Sparrow - Spizella passerina	White-throated Sparrow - Zonotrichia albicollis	White-crowned Sparrow - Zonotrichia leucophrys
Swamp Sparrow - Melospiza georgiana	Fox Sparrow - Passerella iliaca	Red-winged Blackbird - Agelaius phoeniceus	Common Grackle - Quiscalus quiscula	Brown-headed Cowbird - Molothrus ater	Rusty Blackbird - Euphagus carolinus
Rusty Blackbird - Euphagus carolinus	Baltimore Oriole - Icterus galbula	Common Redpoll - Carduelis flammea	Pine Siskin - Carduelis pinus	Pine Siskin - Spinus pinus	American Goldfinch - Carduelis tristis (male)
House Finch - Carpodacus mexicanus	Purple Finch - Haemorhous purpureus (male)	Purple Finch - Haemorhous purpureus (female)	House Sparrow - Passer domesticus	Busy feeder during a snow storm	Eastern Milk Snake - Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum
Eastern Milk Snake - Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum	Northern Water Snake - Nerodia sipedon sipedon	Garter Snake - Thamnophis sirtalis	Northern Ring-neck Snake - Diadophis punctatus edwardsi	baby Common Snapping Turtle - Chelydra serpentina	Painted Turtle - Chrysemys picta
baby Spotted Turtle - Clemmys guttata	Spotted Turtle (Clemmys guttata) laying eggs at night	Blandings Turtle - Emydoidea blandingi (hatchling)	Gray Treefrog - Hyla versicolor	Gray Tree Frog - Hyla versicolor	Spring Peeper - Pseudacris crucifer
Wood Frog - Rana sylvatica	Pickerel Frog - Rana palustris	Pickerel Frog - Rana palustris	Green Frog - Rana clamitans	American Bullfrog - Rana catesbeiana	American Toad - Bufo americanus
Red Eft - Notophthalmus viridescens	Spotted Salamander - Ambystoma maculatum	Red-backed (leadback) Salamander - Plethodon cinereus	Four-toed Salamander - Hemidactylium scutatum

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Hank Vander Velde		20-Nov-2023 03:13
SUER Gallery Tom. Great to have a backyard like that. Must be huge and have a pond or stream through it.

Alex Karasoulos		10-Jan-2022 18:58
Veyr jealous of those turtles and eastern milksnakes! Also that last photo is a Red-Backed Salamander, not a Four-Toed Salamander, the 4 toes means 4 hind toes not 4 front toes.

Missed Opportunities		25-Sep-2016 12:47
You've got quite the 'backyard' - - always said: If you can get great shot in your own backyard - do it!

Hennie & Lies Lammers		24-Sep-2016 07:43
Very nice gallery! V.

Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)		27-May-2016 12:09
Well captured images and nice colors...great work.V Paolo

moebeldana		26-Apr-2015 00:22
Nice Picture

Bart Aldrich		09-Nov-2014 15:52
That's one amazing backyard, as if you're in the middle of a National Park! V

Ann Pettigrew		17-Oct-2014 01:06
You must have one of the coolest backyards ever!!! What an amazing collection of wildlife, Tom. I am envious!

Karen Moen		11-Oct-2014 19:39
Amazing collection of beautifully photographed wildlife. All I can say is WOW!!! Voted.

Don		16-Sep-2014 21:38
That is quite some backyard - amazing variety of mammals and many wonderful birds - and a great gallery as well. Are you comfortable with Black Bears visiting?

mzungu		10-Aug-2014 10:00
Nice yard you have! Great photography here!

Michael Dougherty		03-Aug-2014 01:47
Not sure where you are, This could be our yard in NC Arkansas in the Boston Mountains. See all these creatures. Great album. Voted

Robert J Kane		23-Mar-2014 03:38
Great shooting, I would love to have your yard.

Tom Murray		23-Mar-2014 00:09
klaatu, the backyard is nice for wildlife with woods and a swamp. Birds are attracted to the feeders and nest boxes. I spend a lot of time out there and try to photograph what I see.

klaatu		22-Mar-2014 23:59
I've got to say, you've got perhaps one of the most interesting backyards I've ever seen!

Jerry Mercier		20-Mar-2014 02:35
Wow! Beautiful images of lots of great critters. V

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