How To Identify Birds Using An Apple Watch
Sometimes I leave my phone behind <GASP!>. If you have not been scared away by that shocking opening line, let me expound. While you might need you phone and the Continue Reading →
Tag: birding
Osprey Nest And Mount Shasta
Description: Hello there! It’s been a while, huh? Let me make no promises about posting more. Frankly, I’ve been not feeling a pull to photography since Nepal and Bhutan. It’s something Continue Reading →
There Are More Birds In Your Backyard Than You Realize
I love birds and I enjoy birding. And yet, I’m lazy at times. I also really enjoy citizen science. Now there is a tool to help lazy birders, or people Continue Reading →
Eyerings Are All The Rage In The Galapagos
Description: Here’s a gull that I can finally appreciate (and identify, unlike some of our West Coast seagulls). That distinct eyeing makes the Swallow-tailed Gull a stand out in any crowd. Continue Reading →
Perched Red-footed Booby
Description: These birds just aren’t afraid of humans. A long lens helps to get even closer, safely. Location: Galapagos, Ecuador, South America Photograph Copyright Peter West Carey. Image Available For Commercial Licensing Continue Reading →
Nest Building Booby
Description: While one red-footed booby comes in with nest making material, can you spot the female in the brush? Location: Galapagos, Ecuador, South America Photograph Copyright Peter West Carey. Image Available For Continue Reading →
Frigatebird Flaunting It
Description: Puffing up his large, red neck pouch, hoping to attract a mate, this frigatebird scans the skies for a likely companion. Location: Galapagos, Ecuador, South America Photograph Copyright Peter West Carey. Continue Reading →
Penguins At The Equator? Heck Yeah!
Description: The Galapagos are not as warm as you might think. For one thing, they have their own penguins, named Galapagos Penguins (Spheniscus mendiculus). Like the other animals I’ve highlighted this Continue Reading →
Juvenile Lava Heron
Description: It sure looks like a lot of other herons I’ve seen, but I have to admit that Lava Heron (Butorides sundevalli) is a pretty cool name. It’s not made of Continue Reading →
Violet-green Swallow at Mono Lake
Description: It’s hard to catch the Swallows at Mono Lake while they take a break, but patience is rewarded. Here a Violet-green Swallow takes a pause before darting away. Location: Mono Continue Reading →
Great Egret Looking Great
Description: Believe it or not, this Great Egret ‘photo’ is a frame grab from a video. An 8K video to be precise. The extra pixels used by the 8K frame (7680×4320 Continue Reading →
California Scrub Jays Can Be Bullies
Description: Often simply called ‘bluebirds’ by those not in the know, California Scrub Jays, like the one pictured here, tend to scare all the birds away from the feeder. Then they Continue Reading →
Double-crested Cormorant
Description: While cormorants are divers for their meals, they don’t have the oils to keep their feathers dry like a penguin. Thus you can find them sunning themselves to dry Continue Reading →
White-Tailed Kite – Photo Of The Day
Description: A new bird on my life list and a cool one at that! (more photos below) Beautiful white bird that was over a marsh and then flew out to hunt. Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – Owls Have The Best Catch Light In Their Eyes
Title: Owls Have The Best Catch Light In Their Eyes Location: Langley, Whidbey Island, Washington, USA, North America Description: It’s not every day you see one of these Barred Owls hanging Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – American White Pelicans
Title: American White Pelicans Location: Deer Lagoon, Whidbey Island, Washington, USA, North America Description: They aren’t seen a lot in Washington, but Deer Lagoon seems to be a good attractant for Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – Eurasian Eagle Owl
Title: Eurasian Eagle Owl Location: Seward Park, Seattle, Washington, USA, North America Description: Today was a good day with the Seward Park Audubon Center and Canon USA for a morning of Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – Leucistic Bald Eagle
Title: Leucistic Bald Eagle Location: Deer Lagoon, Whidbey Island, Washington, USA, North America Description: You might remember my previous post about a leucistic bald eagle from a few weeks back. Those Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – Spotted Towhee
Title: Spotted Towhee Location: Earth Sanctuary, Whidbey Island, Washington, USA, North America Description: Birds will often stand on one leg to conserve heat. Or maybe just to show off. Find me on Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – Great Blue Heron Hunting
Title: Great Blue Heron Hunting Location: Deer Lagoon, Whidbey Island, Washington, USA, North America Description: Don’t worry, I’m not meaning I am the one hunting a Great Blue Heron, except with my Continue Reading →
Audubon Bird Songs On Your Amazon Echo/Alexa
You might have noticed an uptick on this site in regard to postings about birds. I’ve not hidden my recent fondness for all things avian because, quite frankly, birds are Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – Osprey Mating
Title: Osprey Mating Location: Whidbey Island, Washington, USA, North America Description: Continued from yesterday’s post as the male (on the right and above) Osprey approaches a female, here you see the two Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – Meeting Of The Osprey
Title: Meeting Of The Osprey Location: Whidbey Island, Washington, USA, North America Description: I love Osprey. And to have two of them interacting like this while watching them through my lens was Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – Leucistic Bald Eagle On Whidbey Island
Title: Leucistic Bald Eagle On Whidbey Island Location: Whidbey Island, Washington, USA, North America Description: This is a new one for me. I have never heard of a Leucistic Bald Eagle until Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – Great Horned Owl Chilling In A Tree
Title: Great Horned Owl Chilling In A Tree Location: Mayflower County Park, Blythe, California, USA, North America Description: I almost missed this wonderful owl if not for a visitor from Australia who pointed Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – Marsh Wrens Are A Pain To Shoot
Title: Marsh Wrens Are A Pain To Shoot Location: Edmonds Marina Marsh, Edmonds, Washington, USA, North America Description: This week I spotted my first two Marsh Wrens. New to me, but Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – Bald Eagles In The Morning
Title: Bald Eagles In The Morning Location: Whidbey Island, Washington, USA, North America Description: It was a fine, sunny morning and a good chance to catch some birds today. The eagles were Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – Bald Eagle Overhead
Title: Bald Eagle Overhead Location: Langley, Whidbey Island, Washington, USA, North America Description: I love eagles, even on gray days. Camera: Canon EOS 7D Mark II Lens: Sigma 150-600mm Sport ISO: 500 Focal Length: Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – Cormorants In The Cold
Title: Cormorants In The Cold Location: Langley, Whidbey Island, Washington, USA, North America Description: The cold doesn’t seem to phase these birds. I am guessing they their black feathers love the sun Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – Soaring Scarlet Macaws
Title: Soaring Scarlet Macaws Location: Golfito National Wildlife Refuge, Golfo Dulce, Costa Rica, Central America Description: It’s been a good six weeks since we have returned from our UnCruise Adventure Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – White Ibis In Panama
Title: White Ibis In Panama Location: Isla Afuera, Veraguas, Panama, Central America Description: It was a trip to Panama this last July that got me hooked on Birding (with a capital B). Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – Mangrove Hummingbird On Nest
Title: Mangrove Hummingbird On Nest Location: Isla de Coiba, Veraguas, Panama, Central America Description: One of the world’s smallest birds found on Central America’s largest island, Coiba Island, made our guide Jose Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – Select Birds; Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Reserve
Title: Select Birds; Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Reserve Location: Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Reserve, Los Angeles, California, USA, North America Description: It’s remarkable to me that there is an area within LA city Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – Great Horned Owl
Title: Great Horned Owl Location: Whidbey Island, Washington, USA, North America Description: It looks a little sleepy, or stoned, or drunk. I’m banking on sleepy as I found it in the Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – Coming In For A Landing
Title: Coming In For A Landing Location: Deer Lagoon, Whidbey Island, Washington, USA, North America Description: Sometimes the backlighting hits just right. Find me on eBird if you want more bird Continue Reading →