Category: bird watching

Short-eared Owls

by Earthwatcher, posted in Bird Photography, bird watching, birding, Birds, Earthwatcher, Fujifilm Cameras, nature, Nature Photography, owl, Photography, Washington, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography
A bird, a Short-eared Owl, in flight with its wings spread horizontally. The Owl is in the upper right quarter of the frame. Its yellow eye with black pupil shows prominently in its face. The background is tall, brown and gold grass. The color of the bird matches the color of the grass quite well. It’s a good example of effective camouflage.
Short-eared Owl in Flight;
Bayview-Edison Rd, Edison, Washington, USA; DEC 2025

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A bird, a Short-eared Owl, in flight, about to land on a nearby sign. The sign is the white square, mounted on a dark brown post in the middle of the picture. The Owl is just to the right with its wings spread wide and its body nearly vertical. The background is black and green grass.
Short-eared Owl in Flight;
Bayview-Edison Rd, Edison, Washington, USA; DEC 2025
A bird, a Short-eared Owl, perched atop a sign. The sign is the white square in the lower right corner of the frame. The Owl is perched vertically atop the sign. Its yellow eyes with black pupil, and its black beak appear prominently on its face. The background is blurred brown and green grass.
Short-eared Owl;
Bayview-Edison Rd, Edison, Washington, USA; DEC 2025

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Bald Eagle Family

by Earthwatcher, posted in Bellevue, Bird Photography, bird watching, birding, Birds, Earthwatcher, Fujifilm Cameras, nature, Nature Photography, raptor, Seattle, Washington, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography
A bird, a Juvenile Bald Eagle, perched on and surrounded by tree limbs. It is facing the viewer with its head turned left. The background is blue sky.
Juvenile Bald Eagle
Washington Park Arboretum Trail, Seattle, Washington, USA; 2025

I was walking a trail when the Juvenile Bald Eagle flew past and, as I found shortly thereafter, landed among a cluster of trees about 100 yards away. Very soon thereafter, the adult Bald Eagle flew into a nearby tree and began to call. The juvenile ignored the cries of the adult.

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A bird, an adult Bald Eagle perched on a tree limb with its head pointed upward and its beak opened. The background is blue sky. The bird is surrounded by vertical tree limbs.
Bald Eagle;
Washington Park Arboretum Trail, Seattle, Washington, USA; 2025
A bird, an adult Bald Eagle perched on a tree limb with its head pointed toward the right and its beak opened. The background is blue sky. The bird is surrounded by vertical tree limbs.
Bald Eagle;
Washington Park Arboretum Trail, Seattle, Washington, USA; 2025

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Great Blue Heron

by Earthwatcher, posted in Atlanta, Bird Photography, bird watching, birding, Birds, Chattahoochee, Chattahoochee National Recreation Area, Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Earthwatcher, Fujifilm Cameras, GA, Georgia, heron, nature, Nature Photography, Roswell, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography
Photograph of a bird, a Great Blue Heron, wading in a river. It is a large bird, facing left. on the right side of the picture. It has a gray body and neck. Its head is white with a wide blue stripe the width of its head passing through its eye. Its beak is primarily yellow with some blue on the top. It has one leg and foot submerged in the water while the other is raised and is reaching toward the left. The background is in 3 parts. The river is at the bottom, the mud bank is in the middle, and the top is green foliage.
Island Ford, Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Sandy Springs, Georgia, USA; SEP 2025

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Canada Geese

by Earthwatcher, posted in American River, American River Parkway, Atlanta, Bird Photography, bird watching, birding, Birds, California, Chattahoochee National Recreation Area, Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Earthwatcher, Fujifilm Cameras, GA, Geese, Georgia, Goose, nature, Nature Photography, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography

Canada Geese are quite common and often don’t make an eye-catching photo. But when seen in the right environment and living their lives, their beauty is enhanced marvelously.

Photograph of 4 Canada Geese floating along a rive surrounded by low, green, aquatic foliage. The riverbank in the background is slightly out of focus. It is mostly gray-brown dotted by green leaves. The riverbank serves as the background. It is lined with reeds, with green brush and brown grass behind. The Canada Geese are large birds whose back is brown, its breast and bottom are white, its neck and head are black, and it has a white chinstrap.
Island Ford,
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Sandy Springs, Georgia, USA; SEP 2025

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Photograph of 5 Canada Geese standing in a stream, all facing to the left. The riverbank is in the background. There are brown and green reeds along the river edge with various shrubs and grasses behind them. Next to the riverbank, the stream is running smoothly, reflecting the plants along the riverbank. The river under the geese is running over obstructions causing ripples. The Canada Geese are large birds whose back is brown, its breast and bottom are white, its neck and head are black, and it has a white chinstrap.
William B Pond Park,
American River Parkway, Sacramento, California, USA; DEC 2014
Photograph of 4 Canada Geese, two facing left one floating in the stream facing right and the other on the riverbank facing right. The background is brown and green reeds lining the riverbank in front of a gray, fog covered, forest scene. Next to the riverbank, the stream is running smoothly, reflecting the plants along the riverbank. The river under the 2 geese in the front is running over obstructions causing ripples. The Canada Geese are large birds whose back is brown, its breast and bottom are white, its neck and head are black, and it has a white chinstrap.
William B Pond Park,
American River Parkway, Sacramento, California, USA; DEC 2015

A Great Blue Heron Takes to Flight

by Earthwatcher, posted in Alpharetta, Atlanta, Bird Photography, bird watching, birding, Birds, Chattahoochee, Chattahoochee National Recreation Area, Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Earthwatcher, Fujifilm Cameras, GA, Georgia, nature, Nature Photography, Photography, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography

Island Ford, Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Sandy Springs, Georgia, USA; July, 2025

The Standoff

by Earthwatcher, posted in Bird Photography, bird watching, birding, Birds, Earthwatcher, Fujifilm Cameras, GA, Georgia, hawk, nature, Nature Photography, Okefenokee National WIldlife Refuge, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography
Red-shouldered Hawk;
Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia, USA, MAY 2025

We had the opportunity to visit one of our favorite spots: the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. While there we got to see a very interesting event. About 2 feet above the Hawk’s head is the Squirrel’s nest. The squirrel was about 15 feet away in another tree running around like crazy trying to distract the hawk.

Squirrel;
Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia, USA, MAY 2025

Molting Male Eastern Bluebird

by Earthwatcher, posted in Bird Photography, bird watching, birding, Birds, Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Earthwatcher, Fujifilm Cameras, GA, Georgia, nature, Nature Photography, Roswell, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography
A small, eastern bluebird perched on a tree branch in the left side of the frame. The background is blurred, green leaves.
Molting Male Eastern Bluebird;
Roswell, Georgia, USA; APR 2025

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Is there any ornithologist or other bird expert that can explain why the molting feathers are black? Are they the old ones or the new ones? Thanks

Canada Geese

by Earthwatcher, posted in Bird Photography, bird watching, birding, Birds, Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Earthwatcher, Fujifilm Cameras, Geese, nature, Nature Photography, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography
A scene with 2 Canada Geese at a pond in a woodland setting. One goose is laying in what appears to be a nest on a dark mound in the middle of the left side of the image. The other goose is floating on the pond in the lower right corner of the image. The geese have brown backs and wings with off-white lower body parts, a black neck and head, and a white spot on the side of the head. The top half, i.e. the background is green grass gray tree trunk a brown woodland debris. The fore ground is the pond reflecting the geese and background.
Nesting – Canada Geese; Island Ford
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Sandy Springs, Georgia, USA; APR 2025

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A Canada Goose standing in a puddle of water against a background of gray rocks. The goose has a brown back and wings with off-white lower body parts, a black neck and head, and a white spot on the side of the head.
Canada Goose
Island Ford, Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Sandy Springs, Georgia, USA; APR 2025

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Two Woodpecker Specires

by Earthwatcher, posted in Bird Photography, bird watching, birding, Birds, Earthwatcher, Florida, Fujifilm Cameras, GA, nature, Nature Photography, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography
A bird, a Red-headed woodpecker, perched on a gray-tan tree trunk, between the trunk and a shadowed branch, on the left side of the picture. The background is blue sky. There is another branch on the right side of the trunk extending upward at a 45-degree angle.
Red-headed Woodpecker;
Island Ford, Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Sandy Springs, Georgia, USA From the size of the hole it is examining, I suspect it be working on a nesting cavity.

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A bird, a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker perched on the right side of a red-brown tree trunk on the left side of the picture. The right side of the picture is out of focus, brown-colored leaves.
Male Yellow-bellied Sapsucker;
Roswell, Georgia, USA; JAN 2025
A bird, a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, perched on the right ide of gray-brown and reddish colored tree trunk. The bird is black and white with a little bit of brown on the head, neck and feathers. There is a tuft of green needles that appear to be sticking out of the bird’s head. The tree trunk takes up almost the whole picture frame.
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker,
Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park, Florida, USA; FEB 2025
This Sapsucker lacks the red chin and cap associated with Sapsuckers. It is either a juvenile or molting adult.

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Lesser Scaups Taking Flight

by Earthwatcher, posted in Bird Photography, bird watching, birding, Birds, Earthwatcher, Florida, Fujifilm Cameras, nature, Nature Photography, Photography, Waterfowl, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography
A photograph of Lesser Scaups taking flight. The foreground is of the ducks with wings extended mostly upward. Behind them is a line of ducks still in the water. The overall background is a pond full of blue water.
Male and Femail Lesser Scaups in Flight;
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Titusville, Florida, USA; FEB 2025

We were at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge admiring a large flock of Lesser Scaups, a species of Ducks, when a Bald Eagle made a flyover. The eagle panicked the ducks and they took flight. My thanks to the eagle.

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A photograph of Lesser Scaups taking flight. The foreground is of the ducks with wings extended mostly upward. Behind them is a line of ducks still in the water. The overall background is a pond full of blue water.
Male and Femail Lesser Scaups in Flight;
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Titusville, Florida, USA; FEB 2025

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