Category: Bird Photography

Some Random Songbirds

by Earthwatcher, posted in Bird Photography, bird watching, birding, Birds, Earthwatcher, Fujifilm Cameras, GA, Georgia, nature, Nature Photography, Photography, Roswell, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography
Gray-cheeked Thrush; Island Ford
Chattahoochee NRA, Roswell, Georgia, USA; OCT 2023

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A Harried Carolina Wren
Roswell, Georgia, USA; SEP 2023
White-throated Sparrow
Roswell, Georgia, USA; JAN 2024
Blue-headed Vireo;
Island Ford, Chattahoochee NRA, Roswell, Georgia, USA; OCT 2023

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Two Dark-eyed Juncos

by Earthwatcher, posted in Atlanta, Bellevue, Bird Photography, bird watching, birding, Birds, Earthwatcher, GA, Georgia, nature, Nature Photography, Roswell, Uncategorized, Washington, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography

There are several subspecies of Dark-eyed Juncos: the Oregon, the Slate-gray, the Canadian Rocky Mountain, the White-winged, the Pink-sided, and the Gray-headed. I’ve only been fortunate enough to see two of them. They are a type of Sparrow. They all have black eyes and a pink bill.

When I visit the west coast, I see the Oregon sub-species. Here in Georgia and other eastern US locations, I see the Slate-gray. I’m always amazed at their beauty.

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Dark-eyed Junco
Oregon Subspecies; Bellevue, Washington, USA; JAN 2023
Dark-eyed Junco
Slate-gray Subspecies; Roswell, Georgia, USA; JAN 2024

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A Few Birds from the Past Few Months

by Earthwatcher, posted in Bird Photography, bird watching, birding, Birds, Chattahoochee National Recreation Area, Earthwatcher, Fujifilm Cameras, GA, Georgia, nature, Nature Photography, Roswell, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography
Blue Jay;
Roswell, Georgia, USA; DEC 2023

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Gray-cheeked Thrush;
Island Ford, Chattahoochee NRA, Roswell, Georgia, USA; OCT 2023
Blue-headed Vireo;
Island Ford, Chattahoochee NRA, Roswell, Georgia, USA; OCT 2023
Male House Finch;
Roswell, Georgia, USA; DEC 2023
Juvenile Red-bellied Woodpecker;
Roswell, Georgia, USA; AUG 2023

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American Robin

by Earthwatcher, posted in Bird Photography, bird watching, birding, Birds, Earthwatcher, Fujifilm Cameras, nature, Nature Photography, Washington, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography
American Robin
Marymoor Park, Redmond, Washington, USA; NOV 2023

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The iconic bird Christmas card in the culture of the USA is “Currier and Ives” style Northern Cardinal, its bright red contrasting against a bright green holly bush capped with snow and adorned with red berries. I’ve never been anywhere that I have seen that scene in nature. A few weeks ago, I was in the Seattle area. It was a sunny day with blue skies and some American Robins were feasting on red berries from a Hawthorn tree. That’s close enough don’t you think?

To my friends and followers of the Christian faith, I wish you Merry Christmas. To my other friends and followers, I wish you Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanza, belated Diwali or whatever you celebrate. May we all regain peace and harmony,

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Two Chickadees

by Earthwatcher, posted in Alpharetta, Atlanta Botanical Garden, Bird Photography, bird watching, birding, Birds, Earthwatcher, Fujifilm Cameras, Georgia, nature, Nature Photography, Roswell, Virginia, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography
Black-capped Chickadee;
Stanardsville, Virginia, USA; OCT 2023

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Carolina Chickadee;
Roswell, Georgia, USA; SEP 2023

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Short-eared Owls

by Earthwatcher, posted in Bird Photography, bird watching, birding, Birds, Earthwatcher, Fujifilm Cameras, nature, Nature Photography, Uncategorized, Washington, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography
Short-eared Owl;
Bayview-Edison Rd, Edison, Washington, USA; NOV 2023

Some days you get lucky. My son and I were searching for birds to photograph in the state of Washington, USA. Traveling on a back road in an agricultural area, we found a group of photographers with big lenses. Of course, we had to stop. As it turned out, they were watching and photographing some Short-eared Owls that migrate into the area over winter. This was my first experience seeing Short-eared Owls and I was excited. What a blessing.

By the way, like the Long-eared Owl, it’s not the length of their actual ears that is responsible for their name. It is the length of ear-like tufts on their head.

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Short-eared Owl in Flight;
Bayview-Edison Rd, Edison, Washington, USA; NOV 2023
Short-eared Owl in Flight;
Bayview-Edison Rd, Edison, Washington, USA; NOV 2023

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A Few Birds

by Earthwatcher, posted in Atlanta, Bird Photography, bird watching, birding, Birds, California, Earthwatcher, Fujifilm Cameras, GA, Georgia, nature, Nature Photography, Photography, Roswell, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography
California Scrub Jay
Effie Yeaw Nature Center, Sacramento, California, USA; MAR 2023

Some birds I have photographed over the past few months.

Prothonotary Warbler,
Island Ford, Chattahoochee NRA, Roswell, Georgia, USA; MAY 2023
Gray-cheeked Thrush,
Island Ford, Chattahoochee NRA, Roswell, Georgia, USA; MAY 2023
Clapper Rail
Driftwood Beach, Jekyll Island, Georgia, USA; JUL 2023
Male Hooded Warbler
Island Ford, Chattahoochee NRA, Roswell, GA, USA; SEP 2023

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A Few Woodpeckers

by Earthwatcher, posted in Bird Photography, bird watching, birding, Birds, Chattahoochee, Chattahoochee National Recreation Area, Earthwatcher, Fujifilm Cameras, GA, Georgia, nature, Nature Photography, Photography, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography
Photograph of a male Downy Woodpecker perched on a brown tree branch against a background of light and dark mottled taupe. The branch is angled from the middle of the left side of the picture to the middle of the bottom. There is another branch, with offshoots on the right side of the frame. The bird’s breast and tail feathers are white though the lower right portion of the breast and center portion of the tail feathers are shaded and appear dark. The tail feathers have black spots. Between the branch and the bird’s head and behind the breast is a black stripe with white spots; those are its wings. Its beak is black with a small brownish gold patch at the base of the beak. Its eye is black with a white glint. Around the beak, are a series triangular shaped stripes forming the head feathers. The front stripe is black. The next white with a red crest forming the bird’s red crest. The next is a black eye stripe that does not extend to the back. The next is a white stripe that extends to the back then curves upward behind the eye stripe. The next stripe is black that narrows as it extends back then widens into a black patch. Its chin is white. Its dark gray legs and black “nails are clasping the branch.
Male Downy Woodpecker;
Roswell, Georgia, USA; FEB 2023

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Male Pileated Woodpecker;
Deepdene Park, Dekalb County, Georgia, USA; JAN 2023
Red-headed Woodpecker;
Island Ford, Chattahoochee NRA, Roswell, Georgia, USA; MAR 2023

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Red-eyed Vireo

by Earthwatcher, posted in Bird Photography, bird watching, birding, Birds, Chattahoochee, Chattahoochee National Recreation Area, Earthwatcher, Fujifilm Cameras, GA, Georgia, nature, Nature Photography, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography
Photograph of a bird, a Red-eyed Vireo, perched on a tree branch. The background is mostly yellow-green leaves with small patches of blue sky. The bird is perched on a dark colored branch that extends from top to bottom at the right side of the picture. The bird is viewed from below, so its underparts and side are visible. Its underparts are white. Beneath its eye and flowing back are its neck, wings and tail feathers, all olive green. The tail feathers are tipped in black. Its eye is red but appears dark in the picture. It has a dark eye stripe. Above its eye is a white stripe topped by a black crown. The bottom of its beak is white, the top is black.
Red-eyed Vireo;
Island Ford, Chattahoochee NRA, Roswell, Georgia, USA; MAY 2023;

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Photograph of a bird, a Red-eyed Vireo, perched on a tree branch, with one end of a dark colored worm in its beak; the other end of the worm is wrapped around the tree branch. The background is a mix of yellow-green leaves and blue sky. The bird is perched on a dark colored branch that extends from left to right near the bottom of the picture. The bird is viewed from below, so its underparts and side are visible. Its underparts are white. Beneath its eye and flowing back are its neck, wings and tail feathers, all olive green. The tail feathers are tipped in black. The wings have black and green stripes. Its eye is red but appears dark. It has a dark eye stripe. Above its eye is a white stripe topped by a black crown; only the edge of the crown is visible. The bottom of its beak is white, the top is black.
Red-eyed Vireo; Island Ford,
Chattahoochee NRA, Roswell, Georgia, USA; MAY 2023
Photograph of a bird, a Red-eyed Vireo, perched on a tree branch, with a fly in the tip of its beak. The background is mostly yellow-green leaves with a small patch of blue sky. The bird is perched on a dark colored branch that extends from top to bottom at the right side of the picture. The bird is viewed from below, so its underparts and side are visible. Its underparts are white. Beneath its eye and flowing back are its neck, wings and tail feathers, all olive green. The tail feathers are tipped in black. Its eye is red. Above its eye is a white stripe topped by a black crown; only the edge of the crown is visible. The bottom of its beak is white, the top is black. The object at the tip of its beak is an insect it captured.
Red-eyed Vireo;
Island Ford, Chattahoochee NRA, Roswell, Georgia, USA; MAY 2023

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Barred Owl

by Earthwatcher, posted in Bird Photography, bird watching, birding, Birds, Chattahoochee National Recreation Area, Earthwatcher, Fujifilm Cameras, GA, Georgia, nature, Nature Photography, Photography, raptor, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography
Photograph of a Barred Owl, perched on a tree limb against a background of blurred, green tree leaves. The tree branch lies horizontally at the bottom of the photo. It is gray, mottled with green moss and gray-green lichen. The branch starts just right of the picture’s left edge. It bows upward to just past mid-frame then bows sharply upward, then curling down to the bottom of the frame. At the bottom right of the frame is another, thicker horizontal branch that also bows upward. It is darker and is mottled with moss. The owl stands just to the left of the middle of the picture and dominates the picture. Its face is round and gray with a heart shaped notch at the top. It has dark eyes with a glint of light in each. Each of the eyes are encircled by fine, gray feathers with pale brown stripes. Between the eyes is a small, ovoid, dark patch. The beak is yellow and sets just below the ovoid patch. It sets in a triangular patch of feathers that are dark at the top that transitions to gray as they reach the rounded bottom of the triangle. It is holding a brown insect in its beak. The owl’s face is encircled by a cowl of brown and gray striped feathers. Its bulky body is white with horizontal stripes of brown feathers. Its 2 bulky legs are light brown with yellow and black claws that are grasping the tree branch. Its gray tail feathers protrude from under the body and below the tree branch.
Barred Owl with Prey;
Island Ford, Chattahoochee NRA, Roswell, Georgia, USA; MAY 2023

Barred Owls are very common in the Atlanta, Georgia area. I am sharing 2 perspectives on this one, very cooperative, owl that I took a few weeks ago. I think it was just showing off the bug it caught.

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Photograph of the face of a Barred owl against a background of blurred, green tree leaves. Its face is round and gray with a heart shaped notch at the top. It has dark eyes with a glint of light in each. Each of the eyes are encircled by fine, gray feathers with pale brown stripes. Between the eyes is a small, ovoid, dark patch. The beak is yellow and sets just below the ovoid patch. It sets in a triangular patch of feathers that are dark at the top that transitions to gray as they reach the rounded bottom of the triangle. It is holding a brown insect in its beak. The owl’s face is encircled by a cowl of brown and gray striped feathers. Its bulky shoulders and body is white with horizontal stripes of brown feathers. There are a few twigs and leaves randomly located in the picture.
Barred Owl with Prey – Close-up;
Island Ford, Chattahoochee NRA, Roswell, Georgia, USA; MAY 2023

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