BirdsSan Diego Western Grebes and Clark’s Grebes Rushing on Lake Hodges Western Grebes (Aechmophorus occidentalis) and Clark's Grebes (Aechmophorus clarkii) exhibit some of the most elaborate…adminMarch 9, 2021
BirdsPelicansSan Diego The Original Wind Surfers: Pelicans, Waves and Surf Wikipedia describes the origins of wind surfing in the 1940s and 1950s. It couldn't be…adminFebruary 16, 2015
BirdsLa Jolla La Jolla Birds La Jolla birds as of this morning. I had until 8:45 before catching the end…adminFebruary 7, 2015
Birds Ring-Billed Gull, Larus Delawarensis, La Jolla Once in a while I will photograph seagulls. I really should spend more time on…adminFebruary 6, 2015
Birds Royal Tern Breaking Its Fast, La Jolla This Royal Tern (Sterna maxima) manages a Exorcist-worthy head twist as it reaches for a…adminFebruary 4, 2015
Birds Heermann’s Gull, Larus heermanni The Heermann's Gull (Larus heermanni), photographed when I am out and about in La Jolla…adminFebruary 1, 2015
AbstractBirds Ghost Cormorant A cormorant speeds home to its nest in the La Jolla seacliffs, flying just above…adminJanuary 1, 2014
BirdsBosque del Apache Sandhill Cranes at Sunset, Bosque Del Apache NWR Sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis) arrive at the "crane pools" at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife…adminMarch 19, 2011
Birds Northern Shoveler, Anas clypeata I photographed this Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) Sunday morning at Santee Lakes. The coast near…adminOctober 20, 2009
ArizonaBirds Northern Cardinal Photo Northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis). This was the other small songbird that I hoped to see…adminJune 13, 2009
ArizonaBirds Pyrrhuloxia Photo Pyrrhuloxia (Cardinalis sinuatus). This was one of the two birds I was hoping to see…adminJune 12, 2009
ArizonaBirds Roadrunner Photo Greater roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus). Greater roadrunner.Image ID: 22902Species: Greater roadrunner, Geococcyx californianusLocation: Amado, Arizona, USA…adminJune 11, 2009
ArizonaBirds Gila Woodpecker Photo A Gila woodpecker (Melanerpes uropygialis). Gila woodpecker, female.Image ID: 22928Species: Gila woodpecker, Melanerpes uropygialisLocation: Amado,…adminJune 10, 2009
ArizonaBirds Gambel’s Quail Photo A Gambel's quail (Callipepla gambelii). Bill told me to expect a quail family, complete with…adminJune 9, 2009
ArizonaBirds White-winged Dove Photo A white-winged dove (Zenaida asiatica). There were lots of these birds around Bill Forbes' pond,…adminJune 4, 2009
ArizonaBirds Curve-Billed Thrasher Photo Curve-billed thrasher (Toxostoma curvirostre). Wow, this guy is a THRASHER! Sounds like one serious kick-ass…adminJune 3, 2009
ArizonaBirds House Finch Photo You might guess, given its name, that the house finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) is a common…adminJune 2, 2009
ArizonaBirds House Sparrow Photo A little house sparrow (Passer domesticus), male in breeding coloration. House sparrow, breeding male.Image ID:…adminJune 1, 2009
ArizonaBirds Mexican Jay Photo I'm posting one last photo from Upper Madera Canyon, this time a photo of a…adminMay 26, 2009
ArizonaBirds Acorn Woodpecker Photo Another photo from Upper Madera Canyon, this time a photo of a male Acorn woodpecker…adminMay 25, 2009
ArizonaBirds Black-Headed Grosbeak Photo This male Black-headed grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus) is one of many that flitted among the trees…adminMay 23, 2009
ArizonaBirds Brown-Headed Cowbird Photo The Brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater) is rather plain, but I really liked this image of…adminMay 21, 2009
ArizonaBirdsWisdom Photographing Birds at Bill Forbes Place, The Pond at Elephant Head I recently spent a couple days photographing southern Arizona critters at the Pond at Elephant…adminMay 20, 2009
BirdsCaliforniaSan Diego Black Skimmer, San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge The last light of the day caught the underside of this black skimmer (Rynchops niger):…adminSeptember 23, 2006
BirdsCaliforniaSan Diego Photo of a Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger), San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge Don Hill recommended a few spots in San Diego for me to see fall seabirds.…adminSeptember 17, 2006
BirdsCaliforniaSan Diego Avian Surfer, Black Skimmer, San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge This black skimmer (Rynchops niger) was photographed in the San Diego Bay. Black skimmer forages…adminSeptember 16, 2006
BirdsCaliforniaSeabirdWildlife Western Gull, Larus occidentalis The Western gull, Larus occidentalis, is a large white-headed gull common along the western coast…adminApril 18, 2006
BirdsGalapagos DiariesSeabird Boobie Photos For some reason many visitors to this web site have been searching for boobie photos.…adminMarch 2, 2005
Birds Photos of Atlantic Puffins at Machias Seal Island Machias Seal Island is one of the best places in the world to observe Atlantic…adminFebruary 27, 2005