Birding My Way Forward ☰

Hummingbirds

Anna's Hummingbird (Henderson, NV) Anna's Hummingbird (Henderson, NV)
Costa's Hummingbird (Las Vegas, NV) Anna's Hummingbird (Henderson, NV)
Anna's Hummingbird (Henderson, NV) Costa's Hummingbird (Las Vegas, NV)

Raptors

Red-shouldered Hawk (Las Vegas, NV) American Kestrel (Las Vegas, NV) Red-shouldered Hawk (Las Vegas, NV)
Red-tailed Hawk (Las Vegas, NV) American Kestrel (Las Vegas, NV) Common Raven (left), Red-tailed Hawk (right) (Las Vegas, NV)
Red-shouldered Hawk (Las Vegas, NV) Cooper's Hawk (Las Vegas, NV) Red-shouldered Hawk (Las Vegas, NV)

Owls

juvenile Great-horned Owl (Las Vegas, NV)
Great-horned Owl (Henderson, NV)
Barred Owl (Renton, WA)

Woodpeckers

Ladder-backed Woodpecker (Las Vegas, NV) Northern Flicker (Henderson, NV)
Ladder-backed Woodpecker (Las Vegas, NV)
Ladder-backed Woodpecker (Las Vegas, NV)

Corvids

Common Raven (Las Vegas, NV)
American Crow (Renton, WA)
Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay (Zion National Park, UT)

Waterbirds

Double-crested Cormorant (Las Vegas, NV) Lesser Scaup Black-crowned Night Heron (Las Vegas, NV) Bonaparte's Gull (Birch Bay, WA) Black-necked Stilt (Henderson, NV) Black-crowned Night Heron (Las Vegas, NV)
Pied-billed Grebe (Las Vegas, NV) Ruddy Duck (Henderson, NV) Black-crowned Night Heron (Las Vegas, NV) American Avocet (Henderson, NV) Northern Shoveler (Henderson, NV) Belted Kingfisher (Las Vegas, NV)
unknown (Las Vegas, NV) Double-crested Cormorant (Las Vegas, NV) Great Blue Heron (Birch Bay, WA) Spotted Sandpiper (Las Vegas, NV) Snowy Egret glistening in the sun (Henderson, NV)

Songbirds

Northern Mockingbird (Las Vegas, NV) Verdin (Las Vegas, NV) White-crowned Sparrow (Las Vegas, NV) House Finch (left), Northern Mockingbird (right) (Las Vegas, NV) Brown-headed Cowbird (Bellingham, WA) House Sparrow (Birch Bay, WA)
Northern Mockingbird (Las Vegas, NV) Verdin (Las Vegas, NV) White-crowned Sparrow (Las Vegas, NV) House Finch (left), Northern Mockingbird (right) (Las Vegas, NV) Black-headed Grosbeak (Las Vegas, NV)
juvenile Northern Mockingbird (Las Vegas, NV) Yellow-rumped Warbler (Las Vegas, NV) Say's Phoebe (Las Vegas, NV) Wilson's Warbler (Las Vegas, NV) Great-tailed Grackle eating a Blue Dasher (Henderson, NV)

Other

Greater Roadrunner (Henderson, NV) Rock Pigeon (Las Vegas, NV)
Greater Roadrunner (Henderson, NV) Rock Pigeon (Las Vegas, NV)
Greater Roadrunner (Las Vegas, NV)

Non-Feathered Friends

Horned Nudibranch (Cannon Beach, OR) Royal Poinciana Graphic (Las Vegas, NV) A boy surrounded by beautiful nature Common Sagebrush Lizard (Mt. Charleston, NV) Queen butterfly (Las Vegas, NV) Yellow-backed Spiny Lizard (Las Vegas, NV) White-tailed Antelope Squirrel (Las Vegas, NV) Pallid-winged Grasshopper (Birch Bay, WA) Mediterranean Mantis (Las Vegas, NV)
By-the-wind Sailor (Cannon Beach, OR) Royal Poinciana Graphic (Las Vegas, NV) White-lined Sphinx (Las Vegas, NV) Common Sagebrush Lizard (Mt. Charleston, NV) Painted Lady (Las Vegas, NV) Tule Bluet (Las Vegas, NV) Flame Skimmer (St. George, UT) Comanche Green Lacewing (Las Vegas, NV) European Paper Wasp (Birch Bay, WA)
Bald-faced Hornet (Moscow, ID) Western Side-blotched Lizard (Desert National Wildlife Refuge, NV) Pond Slider (Henderson, NV) Sonoran Bumble Bee (Las Vegas, NV) Fulvous Pocket Gopher (Las Vegas, NV) cat (Las Vegas, NV) White-tailed Antelope Squirrel (Las Vegas, NV) Painted Lady (Birch Bay, WA) Desert Cottontail (Las Vegas, NV)

In Captivity

I only photograph captive animals in AZA-accredited zoos and aquariums. Learn about the harm of photography game farms.

Von Der Decken's Hornbill, Woodland Park Zoo (Seattle, WA) Red-legged Seriema, Woodland Park Zoo (Seattle, WA) Hawaiian Goose, Woodland Park Zoo (Seattle, WA) Sunbittern, Woodland Park Zoo (Seattle, WA) Spangled Cotinga, Woodland Park Zoo (Seattle, WA) Kea, Woodland Park Zoo (Seattle, WA) Pacific Sea Nettle, Vancouver Aquarium (Vancouver, BC) Stellar Sea Lion, Vancouver Aquarium (Vancouver, BC) Goeldi's Monkey, Vancouver Aquarium (Vancouver, BC) Komodo Dragon, Woodland Park Zoo (Seattle, WA) Red Ruffed Lemur, Woodland Park Zoo (Seattle, WA) Victoria Crowned Pigeon, Woodland Park Zoo (Seattle, WA)
Palm Cockatoo, Woodland Park Zoo (Seattle, WA) Red-crowned Crane, Woodland Park Zoo (Seattle, WA) Woodland Park Zoo (Seattle, WA) Sunbittern, Woodland Park Zoo (Seattle, WA) Ring Tailed Lemur, Woodland Park Zoo (Seattle, WA) Vancouver Aquarium (Vancouver, BC) Sea Otter, Vancouver Aquarium (Vancouver, BC) Scarlet Ibis, Vancouver Aquarium (Vancouver, BC) Spur-winged Lapwing, Woodland Park Zoo (Seattle, WA) Tiger, Woodland Park Zoo (Seattle, WA) Scaly-sided Merganser, Woodland Park Zoo (Seattle, WA)
Nicobar Pigeon, Woodland Park Zoo (Seattle, WA) Chilean Flamingo, Woodland Park Zoo (Seattle, WA) Blue-capped Motmot, Woodland Park Zoo (Seattle, WA) Woodland Park Zoo (Seattle, WA) Gorilla, Woodland Park Zoo (Seattle, WA) Vancouver Aquarium (Vancouver, BC) Northern Fur Seal, Vancouver Aquarium (Vancouver, BC) Moon Jelly, Vancouver Aquarium (Vancouver, BC) Sailfin Dragon, Woodland Park Zoo (Seattle, WA) Red Ruffed Lemur, Woodland Park Zoo (Seattle, WA) Red-crested Turaco, Woodland Park Zoo (Seattle, WA)

Bird Art

Anna's Hummingbird (Henderson, NV)
Great-horned Owl (Henderson, NV)
Great-tailed Grackle (Las Vegas, NV)

Zoomed Out

Red-shouldered Hawk (Las Vegas, NV) Red-shouldered Hawk (Las Vegas, NV)
Barred Owl (Renton, WA)
unidentified gull (Birch Bay, WA)

Random Scenes

Northern Mockingbird chasing a cat away (Las Vegas, NV) children's drawing (Henderson, NV) Floyd Lamb Park during autumn (Las Vegas, NV)
Elf on the Shelf (Henderson, NV) remote desert warning (Henderson, NV)
Roadrunner Crossing sign (Henderson, NV) desert (Henderson, NV)
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