Travel Photography > Photos tagged as birds
This bird looks a lot like a Whimbrel, but was much darker, so I'm not quite sure.
Is it a whimbrel? Maybe a second shot will help.
I couldn't be sure what sort of bird this is so have posted more then one shot. Any help would be appreciated.
OK - the Robin is probably one of the most common birds around, but this shot was just to pretty not to post
There are lots of these along Matthews Lane near Marysville, CA.
This is in one of the rice fields along Matthews Ln, near Marysville, CA
The colors on the head of this bird are so distinctive that I was able to find it in Sibleys without too much difficulty
This was on the path near where gold was discovered at Sutters Mill in Coloma, CA.
This was at the Nevada County Fairgrounds where we stayed last night
There was a huge flock of snow geese just outside our campground. This is about 1/2 of the flock.
A bit of a closeup of the geese flock. I believe the darker ones are the youngsters.
This was at Davis Shores RV Campground where we stayed along the Sacramento River Delta
Although I'd better check my book - apparently there are also Ross geese in this area that look similar.
OK - I'm too tired to look this one up, but may try again later....
Finally, I did look up this one. The distinctive white band across the tail helps identify it as a Northern Harrier, a bird of prey.
This Harrier was circling around and around a vineyard just outside of Sonoma, just a few feet above ground. This is normal hunting behavior for them.
I parked in the downtown area for a few minutes to check email, Mom found some old bread in the cupboard and decided to enjoy the warm weather and seagulls.
Believe it or not, it took me quite a bit of research to come up with what type of sparrow these were. Guess I'm just a pretend birder here...
This Marbled Godwit was hanging out on Sunset Beach with a couple of sandpipers.
Chilling in a lemon tree in my neighbourhood.
This is one of the most common sparrows and can be seen throughout the U.S.
Lousy picture, but this bird needed to be shown.