bird ID

Northern & Loggerhead Shrikes

By |2022-11-26T05:36:43-07:00January 2nd, 2011|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Bird ID, Birds, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Loggerhead Shrikes, Northern Shrikes|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Today was a good day, I finally took some images of a Northern Shrike (Lanius excubitor) that weren't taken from too far away.

Hidden Treasures

By |2017-10-11T06:07:58-06:00December 24th, 2010|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Burrowing Owls, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Glacier County, Gray Partridges, Least Bitterns, Montana, Roosevelt Wetlands, Tricolored Herons, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

As a bird photographer I often strive for images where the subjects are out in the open, without distractions in the fore or background, but as with any photographic "rule", they are made to be broken.

Laughing Gulls

By |2021-06-19T04:23:49-06:00December 17th, 2010|Categories: Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Laughing Gulls, Pinellas County|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Laughing Gulls are quite common on the east and Gulf coastlines of the US, during breeding season they are usually found near saltwater but in nonbreeding season they are known to wander widely.

Lazuli Bunting males

By |2021-06-01T04:20:53-06:00December 15th, 2010|Categories: Birds, Lazuli Buntings, San Rafael Swell area, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Male Lazuli Buntings resemble bluebirds but they are smaller and the blues are a different hue than the Mountain, Eastern and Western Bluebirds.

Juvenile Flycatchers

By |2019-06-02T13:22:47-06:00November 6th, 2010|Categories: Bird ID, High Uintas, Summit County, Tyrant Flycatchers, Uinta National Forest, Uinta Wasatch Cache National Forest, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , |

Near the camp site one afternoon I could hear tiny peeping sounds in the pines and I went to investigate, the sweet calls were coming from these juvenile Flycatchers.

Shorebirds of Fort DeSoto – Ruddy Turnstones

By |2021-05-17T07:28:15-06:00October 31st, 2010|Categories: Bird ID, Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Ruddy Turnstones|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

One of the easier medium-sized shorebirds to identify on Fort De Soto's beaches and tidal mudflats are the Ruddy Turnstones. The only other turnstone that frequents North America is the Black Turnstone and it occurs on the Pacific coast.

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Shorebirds of Fort DeSoto – The Plovers

By |2024-03-19T04:08:03-06:00October 16th, 2010|Categories: Black-bellied Plovers, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Killdeer, Pinellas County, Piping Plovers, Semipalmated Plovers, Snowy Plovers, Wilson's Plovers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Throughout the year you can see and photograph many different species of Plovers on Fort De Soto’s beaches, tidal lagoons and spartina marshes.

Pinto Bean Laughing Gulls

By |2023-10-16T03:03:33-06:00September 8th, 2010|Categories: Bird ID, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Laughing Gulls, Leucistic, Pinellas County|Tags: , , , , , , , |

On several occasions I have seen and photographed Laughing Gulls that have strange colored markings on their bills and legs. I have assumed that they are partially leucistic though I could be wrong.

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Sage Thrashers

By |2022-03-13T09:05:09-06:00August 23rd, 2010|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Sage Thrashers, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Sage Thrashers are from the Mimid family. They forage mainly on the ground for insects, though they do eat berries at times.

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Nesting American Oystercatchers

By |2023-03-03T13:10:23-07:00August 14th, 2010|Categories: American Oystercatchers, Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Nesting Birds, Pinellas County, Wildlife Ethics|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Nesting American Oystercatchers create simple scrapes on coastal beaches, dunes and salt marshes to lay their eggs in. They usually lay between 2-3 eggs around April to May.

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