birds & wildlifeBirds and wildlife, wherever I can find them.
Most of these weren’t planned shoots. They happened because the camera came along for the ride.
The night heron by the water was taken at a golf tournament. The whales came from a whale watching trip with my parents. Others are from the national wildlife refuge outside Willows, and from Oso Flaco Lake while I was visiting my daughter at college. The hummingbirds were taken near my mom’s feeders, and I might have inherited my love of birds from her.
Wherever I am, I’m always looking for a few good shots.
Night heron, taken on a golf course on Oahu.
Hummingbird at the nut farm in Orland, CA.
Hummingbird on a Christmas light strand, Orland, CA.
A tremendous number of geese near the wildlife refuge outside Willows, CA.
Northern pintail (female) at the national wildlife refuge in Willows, CA.
Geese landing in a rice field, Willows, CA.
Humpback whales doing whale things. Hoping to get breaching photos this year.
Humpback whales doing whale things. Hoping to get breaching photos this year.
Humpback whales doing whale things. Hoping to get breaching photos this year.
Java sparrows, undeterred by the rain.
Likely a red-footed booby, near Kailua, HI.
Varied thrush near Whistler Village, BC, Canada.
Seagull, just as tagged and tracked as you or I. Check out the legs.
The aeʻo (Hawaiian stilt, Himantopus mexicanus knudseni) is a graceful, long-legged waterbird endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. Taken from the side of the road in Kihei, Maui.
Another aeʻo.
One of my favorite genres, yard birds: a mynah.
More yard birds: a red-crested cardinal.
Mallard ducks at Oso Flaco Lake near Pismo Beach, CA.
Great blue heron at Oso Flaco Lake.
Barn swallow at Oso Flaco Lake.