Category: Photography

Lovely Avian Ladies

by Earthwatcher, posted in Bird Photography, bird watching, birding, Birds, Duck, Earthwatcher, Fujifilm Cameras, GA, Georgia, nature, Nature Photography, North Carolina, Photography, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography
Female Northern Cardinal perched on a small, gray, tree branch protruding from another branch. The background is a medium gray. The bird has predominantly golden-brown body with a red crest. The wings are a medium-dark gray with red stripes. There is a black patch above the beak, around the eye and on its neck. The eye is black. The beak is red. Its legs are gray with a faint reddish cast.
Female Northern Cardinal;
Roswell, Georgia, USA; DEC 2022

I was taught that male birds were bright and beautiful while female birds were dull and drab. They were made that way so that the males could distract predators from the nest. I wasn’t taught so well. In some birds, the male and female look alike. In others, even though the female is drabber, she is absolutely beautiful in her own right. Here are a few examples.

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A female Eastern Towhee perched on a tree branch against a background of green leaves and brown twigs. The bird has a gray head, back and tail, a white belly and orange between the wings and belly The eye and beak are black.
Female Eastern Towhee;
Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary. Asheville. North Carolina, USA
Female Eastern Bluebird perched on a medium gray tree branch. The background is dark with a few medium gray twigs interspersed. The bird has a gray head and neck. The primary feathers on its wings and tail feathers are blue. Its other feathers are black with white wing bars. Its neck and breast are orange, and its underparts are white. Its eye, beak and legs are black.
Female Eastern Bluebird;
Roswell, Georgia, USA; DEC 2021
Female Common Merganser, a species of duck, perched on what appears to be a section of a fallen tree that appears black. The background is blue and gray water with somewhat out of focus branches protruding above the surface and behind the bird’s head. The bird has a yellowish-white breast, white neck and white underparts. It has a gray upper body and tail feathers. The wings are gray with a black and white patch. Its head is a dark reddish-brown with a white patch behind the lower side of the bill. It has a black eye and a red bill. Its legs and feet are orange.
Female Common Merganser;
Arboretum Waterfront Park, Seattle, Washington, USA; JAN 2023

Female Hooded Merganser, a species of duck floating on the water. The background and foreground is water in stripes of white, gray, blue and gold. The bird has a gray body and head. It has a brown crest, or hod, atop its head. The wings are dark gray with a small white patch. Its eye is a dull golden color. Its beak is black and is surrounded by a small white patch.
Female Hooded Merganser;
Arboretum Waterfront Park, Seattle, Washington, USA; JAN 2023

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Birds Going About Their Daily Lives

by Earthwatcher, posted in Atlanta, Bird Photography, bird watching, birding, Birds, Chattahoochee National Recreation Area, Earthwatcher, Effie Yeaw Nature Center, Fujifilm Cameras, Georgia, nature, Nature Photography, Photography, raptor, Roswell, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography
Red-shouldered hawk perched, leaning over while eating prey, on a gray tree branch. The background is green leaves. The bird’s head and legs are a rusty orange color. The wings are dark gray with white spots. It has a rusty orange colored patch on its wings at the shoulder. It has white stripes on its under parts. Its beak is yellow with a back tip and its legs are yellow. If you look closely, it has a stringy piece of its pray in its beak.
Red-shouldered Hawk;
Effie Yeaw Nature Center, Sacramento, California, USA; APR 2021

Assortment of birds going about living their daily lives.

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A Tufted Titmouse in flight with its wings spread viewed from its underside. The background is a blurred light colored tree trunk and blue sky. The bird is gray with black beak, eye and stripe above its beak. Its underparts are a mid to dark gray. Its tail feathers are dark gray. Its wings are translucent through gray. Its legs are black.
Tufted Titmouse in Flight; Island Ford;
Chattahoochee NRA, Roswell, Georgia, USA; JAN 2023

A Tufted Titmouse perched on a tree branch with a seed in its beak. The background is a gray tree trunk with a stripe of blue sky. The foreground has a small, gray, tree branch. The bird has a gray crest, neck, back and wings. It has a gray-white patch around its eye, breast and under parts. Its eye and beak are black. It has a black stripe above its beak.
Tufted Titmouse;
Roswell, Georgia, USA; DEC 2022
A male Eastern Bluebird perched on a tree trunk at a circular hole that is a potential nesting cavity. The background is the gray tree trunk. The bird has a blue head, neck wings and tail feathers, the wings have a black patch with white stripes. Its eyes and beak are black with a gray patch on its neck.
Male Eastern Bluebird at Potential Nest Cavity;
Roswell, Georgia, USA; DEC 2022
American Crow;
Arboretum Waterfront Park, Seattle, Washington, USA; JAN 2023

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Happy New Years

by Earthwatcher, posted in California, Earthwatcher, Eastern Sierra, Fujifilm Cameras, landscape, landscape images, landscape photos, nature, Nature Photography, New Years, Photography, sunrise
Image of the snow capped Sierra Nevada mountains bathed in the orange-red of the alpen glow, Picture taken from the crest of the White-Inyo Mountains.
Patriarch Grove, Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, California, USA; OCT 2012

I hope that 2023 looks as bright and promising as a morning sunrise.

An Owl’s Story

by Earthwatcher, posted in Apharetta, Big Creek Greenway, Bird Photography, bird watching, birding, Birds, California, Earthwatcher, Fujifilm Cameras, GA, Georgia, nature, Nature Photography, Photography, raptor, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography

Photograph of a Spotted Owl perched on the branch of a Coastal Redwood Tree in Northern California. The owl has very light gray breast. The remainder is gray with white spots on its back and some white spots on its head.
Spotted Owl on Coastal Redwood
Muir Woods National Monument, Marin County, California, USA; SEP 2013

I’m sharing these pictures because of an interesting relationship.  

I took the image of the Spotted Owl about 9 years ago. I believe it is especially poignant because the owl is on a Coastal Redwood.

This Owl was placed on the endangered species act in 1990 because of habitat loss. It lives in old growth forests like the coastal redwoods of California and Oregon. It sparked a battle between conservationists and the US Government against Loggers who wanted the right to log old growth forests. The Spotted Owl and its habitat won the battle. However, the Spotted Owl may be losing the battle; its numbers have not grown since it was placed on the endangered species list. One possible culprit is the Barred Owl; is encroaching on the Spotted Owl’s habitat and driving it out.

Notice how similarly they look.

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Photograph of a Barred Owl perched on a tree branch with green and gold leaves in the background. The owl has a very light gray breast with some darker gray feathers intermixed. It has a band of feathers between its head and branch that give the appearance of wearing a dark gray and light gray stipes.
Barred Owl
Big Creek Greenway, Alpharetta, Georgia, USA; OCT 2022

Simple American Robin

by Earthwatcher, posted in Apharetta, Big Creek Greenway, Bird Photography, bird watching, birding, Birds, Earthwatcher, Fujifilm Cameras, GA, Georgia, nature, Nature Photography, Photography, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography
Image of a bird, an American Robin sitting on a bush with blue berries and green leaves. The Robin has a berry in its beak.
American Robin Feasting on Berries
Big Creek Greenway, Alpharetta, Georgia, USA; NOV 2022

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Assorted Birds

by Earthwatcher, posted in Bird Photography, bird watching, birding, Birds, Earthwatcher, Fujifilm Cameras, GA, Georgia, nature, Nature Photography, North Carolina, Photography, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography
Photographic image of a predominantly gray and brown Barred Owl perched on a tree branch with green leaves in the background. The owl has a gray breast with heavy brown vertical stripes. It has heavy gray rings around its dark eyes, a yellow beak and what appears to be a white moustache.
Barred Owl
Big Creek Greenway, Alpharetta, Georgia, USA; OCT 2022

These birds are primarily from 2 locations: Beave Lake Bird Sanctuary in Asheville, North Carolina and Big Creek Greenway in Alpharetta, Georgia.

We stopped in Asheville to visit a friend but made our first, early morning stop, at Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary. It’s a neat little wetland with a boardwalk meandering through it. We enjoyed it a lot.

The Big Creek Greenway is a 10 mile paved trail along Big Creek. Great place to walk; plenty of birds and deer.

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Vertical photographic image of a Female Downy Woodpecker perched on a gray tree trunk. The bird is black and white.
Female Downy Woodpecker
Roswell, Georgia, USA; OCT 2022
Photographic image of a predominantly brown and gray White-throated Sparrow perched on an angled, gray tree trunk with green and yellow background. The bird has 2 black stripes on its crown with a white stripe in between, white throat, white orbital feathers between its crown and black eye stripe. It has a yellow lore above his beak.
White-throated Sparrow
Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary. Asheville. North Carolina, USA; OCT 2022

Photographic image of a predominantly brown and gray Song Sparrow perched on an angled, gray tree trunk with green and yellow background.
Song Sparrow
Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary. Asheville. North Carolina, USA; OCT 2022

Photographic image of predominantly brown and white Female Eastern Towhee perched on a horizontal fallen tree branch with green leaves in the background. It has reddish brown feathers between its wing and breast.
Female Eastern Towhee
Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary. Asheville. North Carolina, USA; OCT 2022

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Great Blue Heron Hunting

by Earthwatcher, posted in Bird Photography, bird watching, birding, Birds, Earthwatcher, Fujifilm Cameras, GA, Georgia, nature, Nature Photography, Photography, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography

A couple of weeks ago, we visited the Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary in Asheville, North Carolina. It was a lovely place with a board walk that meandered through a wetland. While there, a Great Blue Heron gave us the opportunity to watch it hunt and capture breakfast. I created a time lapse so I could share it with you.

Please click here to see video: Great Blue Heron Hunting.

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Some Tiny Birds

by Earthwatcher, posted in Bird Photography, bird watching, birding, Birds, Earthwatcher, Fujifilm Cameras, Georgia, nature, Nature Photography, Photography, Roswell, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography
White-breasted nuthatch perched on a tree branch with green leaves in the background.
White-breasted Nuthatch
Roswell, Georgia, USA; JAN 2022

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Carolina Wren perched on a red brick.
Carolina Wren
Roswell, Georgia, USA; OCT 2022

Brown Headed Nuthatch perched on a tree trunk.
Brown-headed Nuthatch
Roswell, Georgia, USA; JAN 2022

Anna’s Hummingbird perched on a tree branch.
Female Anna’s Hummingbird
Mississippi Bar, American River Parkway, Fair Oaks, California, USA; APR 2021

Female Pine Warbler perched on a tree branch with brown and green leaves in the background.
Female Pine Warbler
Roswell, Georgia, USA; JAN 2022

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Autumn Reflected in the Waters

by Earthwatcher, posted in Abstract Art, Autumn, Chattahoochee, Earthwatcher, Fujifilm Cameras, Georgia, landscape, nature, Nature Photography, Photography, river, Uncategorized, USA
Abstract photographic image of autumn leaves reflected in the waters of the Chattahoochee River.
Autumn Reflected in the Waters
Gold Branch Trail, Roswell, Georgia, USA; OCT 2022

This past week I walked in the forests along the Chattahoochee River. Autumn colors were just starting to appear. The sun was shining allowing beautiful reflections to appear. Leaf color is a prime feature of autumn but its more than just the leaves on the trees. I was blessed to have nature share with me the abstracts she painted in the river.

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Abstract photographic image of autumn leaves reflected in the waters of the Chattahoochee River.
Autumn Reflected in the Waters
Gold Branch Trail, Roswell, Georgia, USA; OCT 2022

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Woodpeckers

by Earthwatcher, posted in Bird Photography, bird watching, birding, Birds, Earthwatcher, Fujifilm Cameras, Georgia, nature, Nature Photography, Photography, Roswell, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography
A Red-headed Woodpecker perched on the right side of a tree trunk against a green background.
Red-headed Woodpecker
Roswell, Georgia, USA; JUL 2022

Since moving to Georgia, we’ve been visited by a variety of woodpeckers. We had a variety in California also but the only one in common is the Downy Woodpecker.

Though I’ve seen the Yellow-bellied Woodpecker here, I had to use an older picture from Florida because the one I got here wasn’t so good. Note the rings of holes on the tree trunk. Sapsuckers peck in rings around the tree trunk. If you see those rings, you know a Sapsucker has visited it.

The male and female Pileated Woodpecker looks almost identical but the male has a red patch above its beak.

The Downy and Hairy woodpeckers look nearly identical except that the Hairy is considerably larger and its beak is nearly as long as its head. The males of both species have a red patch on the back of their head.

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A Male Pileated Woodpecker perched on the top of a tree branch.
Male Pileated Woodpecker
Roswell, Georgia, USA; DEC 2021

A Female Hairy Woodpecker pecking on the left side of a tree trunk that is covered by green lichen and brown fungi.
Female Hairy Woodpecker
Roswell, Georgia, USA; JAN 2022

A Male Downy woodpecker pecking on the left branch of a tree trunk against a gray background.
Male Downy Woodpecker
Roswell, Georgia, USA; JAN 2022

A Female Red-bellied Woodpecker on perched on the left side of a tree trunk against a gray-blue background.
Female Red-bellied Woodpecker
Roswell, Georgia, USA; DEC 2021

A Male Yellow-bellied sapsucker perched on the left side of a tree trunk against a green background.
Male Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Six Mile Cypress Preserve, Fort Meyers, Florida, USA; FEB 2020

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