Allen’s Hummingbird – Jan 2010 – Los Angeles, CA
Allen's hummingbird (Selasphorus sasin) is a species of hummingbird that breeds in the western United States. It is one of seven species in the genus Selasphorus. Allen's hummingbird is a…
Northern Flicker – Dec. 2009 – Santa Fe, NM
The Northern Flicker or common flicker (Colaptes auratus) is a medium-sized bird of the woodpecker family. It is native to most of North America, parts of Central America, Cuba,…
Marbled Godwit – Dec, 2009 – Venice, CA
The marbled godwit (Limosa fedoa) is a large migratory shorebird in the family Scolopacidae. On average, it is the largest of the four species of godwit. My Charadriformes Album
Olive-Backed Sunbird – October, 2009 – Ubud, Bali
The Olive-backed Sunbird (Cinnyris jugularis), formerly known as Olive-backed Sunbird, is a species of sunbird endemic to the Philippines except the Palawan island group.Subspecies obscurior is found in Northern Philippines…
Red-Breasted Nuthatch – Sep, 2009 – Yosemite, CA
The Red-Breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) is a small songbird. The adult has blue-grey upperparts with cinnamon underparts, a white throat and face with a black stripe through the eyes,…
Rock Wren – Sep, 2009 – Yosemite, CA
The Rock Wren (Salpinctes obsoletus) is a small songbird of the wren family native to western North America, Mexico and Central America. It is the only species in the genus…
California Quail – Sep, 2009 – Napa Valley, CA
The California Quail (Callipepla californica), also known as the California valley quail or Valley quail, is a small ground-dwelling bird in the New World quail family. These birds have a…
Bald Eagle – July, 2007 – Seatle, WA
The Bald Eagle(Haliaeetus leucocephalus) is a bird of prey found in North America. A sea eagle, it has two known subspecies and forms a species pair with the white-tailed eagle…
Mallard – Glendale, CA
The Mallard or wild duck (Anas platyrhynchos) is a dabbling duck that breeds throughout the temperate and subtropical Americas, Eurasia, and North Africa, and has been introduced to New Zealand,…
Gambel’s Quail – May, 2009 – Yosemite, CA
Gambel's quail (Callipepla gambelii) is a small ground-dwelling bird in the New World quail family. It inhabits the desert regions of Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, Texas, and…
California Scrub Jay – Nov 2008 – Santa Barbara, CA
The California scrub jay (Aphelocoma californica) is a species of scrub jay native to western North America. It ranges from southern British Columbia throughout California and western Nevada near Reno…
Red-Masked Parakeet – Aug 2008 – San Francisco, CA
The red-masked parakeet (Psittacara erythrogenys is a medium-sized parrot from Ecuador and Peru. It is popular as a pet and are better known in aviculture as the cherry-headed conure or…