Index to Recent Photos

This index shows recent photos only. Many more photos (as well as these recent ones) are available using the other indexes (upper right).

"Recent photos" begin February/2008. Most recent at top. (Click thumbnails below to display full-size photos.)

Black-billed Magpie
Cove East, South Lake Tahoe, CA
9/3/10

Arctic Tern
Pyramid Lake, NV
9/1/10

Common Nighthawk
Pyramid Lake, NV
9/1/10

Wilson's Warbler
Marlette Lake, NV
8/9/10

Ruddy Turnstone
Ballona Creek (L.A.), CA
7/23/10

Reddish Egret
Bolsa Chica Reserve, CA
7/22/10

Elegant Tern (imm)
Just who has caught whom here??
Bolsa Chica Reserve, CA
7/22/10

Tree Swallows
Glenshire (Truckee), CA
7/10/10

Black-billed Magpie (juvenile)
Cove East
South Lake Tahoe, CA
7/10/10

Lewis's Woodpecker
Loyalton, CA
7/5/10

Green-tailed Towhee
Glenshire (Truckee), CA
7/4/10

Thick-billed (Sierra) Fox Sparrow
Tahoe Rim Trail, Tahoe City, CA
7/3/10

Gallery
Alberta Road Trip 2010
78 photos
6/11/10 -- 6/27/10

Going to the Sun Highway
Glacier National Park, Montana
6/25/10

Western Winter Wren
Fledgeling
Glacier National Park, Montana
6/26/10

Yellow-rumped Warbler
Intergrade Myrtle X Audubon's
Note yellowish wash on throat
Water Valley, Alberta
6/24/10

Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Banff National Park, Alberta
6/24/10

Icefield Parkway
Banff/Jasper National Parks
6/23/10

Harlequin Duck
Jasper National Park, Alberta
6/22/10

Mountain Goats
Jasper National Park, Alberta
6/22/10

Black Bear
Jasper National Park, Alberta
6/22/10

Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep
South of Hinton, Alberta
6/21/10

Beaver
Hinton, Alberta
6/21/10

Ruddy Ducklings
Lesser Slave Lake Provincial Park
Alberta
6/19/10

Snowshoe Hare
Lesser Slave Lake Provincial Park
Alberta
6/19/10

Mourning Warbler
Lesser Slave Lake Provincial Park
Alberta
6/19/10

Common Loon
Carson-Pegasus Regional Park, Alberta
6/17/10

American White Pelicans
Elk Island National Park, Alberta
6/16/10

Red-necked Grebe
Elk Island National Park, Alberta
6/16/10

Clay-colored Sparrow
Rosedale, Alberta
6/14/10

Marbled Godwit
Little Fish Lake Provincial Park, Alberta
6/14/10

Merlin (Prairie race)
Drumheller, Alberta
6/13/10

Western Meadowlark
First Peoples Buffalo Jump
Montana, 6/12/10

Common Black-hawk
Meadow Valley Wash, NV
5/30/10

American Robin
Dyer, NV
5/29/10

Gallery
Florida 2010
Dry Tortugas, Everglades, etc.
114 photos
4/25/10 -- 5/10/10

Anhinga (Snake Bird)
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
5/10/10

Little Blue Heron
Everglades N.P., FL
5/9/10

Swallow-tailed Kite
Everglades N.P., FL
5/9/10

Shiny Cowbird
Everglades N.P., FL
5/9/10

Roseate Spoonbill
Everglades N.P., FL
5/9/10

Great Blue Heron
Everglades N.P., FL
5/9/10

Halloween Pennant
Everglades N.P., FL
5/9/10

Green Heron
Everglades N.P., FL
5/9/10

Anhingas (juvenile)
Everglades N.P., FL
5/9/10

Common Myna
Homestead, FL
5/9/10

Cave Swallow (Caribbean race)
Cutler Ridge, FL
5/9/10

White-crowned Pigeon
No Name Key, FL
5/8/10

Black-whiskered Vireo
No Name Key, FL
5/7/10

Key Deer
No Name Key, FL
5/7/10

Red-shouldered Hawk (Florida race)
Corkscrew Swamp, FL
5/6/10

White Ibis
Ft. Myers Beach, FL
5/5/10

Dunlin
Ft. Myers Beach, FL
5/5/10

Laughing Gulls
Ft. Myers Beach, FL
5/5/10

Sandwich Tern
Fort Desoto Park
St. Petersburg, FL
5/5/10

Fiddler Crab
Fort Desoto Park
St. Petersburg, FL
5/5/10

Wilson's Plover
Fort Desoto Park
St. Petersburg, FL
5/5/10

Pileated Woodpecker
Crystal River, FL
5/4/10

Pileated Woodpeckers
Young bird begging for food.
Crystal River, FL
5/4/10

Everglades Racer
Doing his best to imitate a Cobra
Cocoa Beach, FL
5/2/10

Atlantic Hawksbill
Cocoa Beach, FL
5/2/10

West Indian Manatees
Haulover Canal Manatee Viewing Area
Cape Canaveral, FL
5/2/10

Red-footed Booby
Released after rehabilitation.
Pelican Island, FL
5/1/10

Glossy Ibis
Wakodahatchee Wetlands, FL
4/30/10

Black-bellied Whistling-duck
Wakodahatchee Wetlands, FL
4/30/10

Raccoon
Okeeheelee Nature Center, FL
4/30/10

Common Grackle
Okeeheelee Nature Center, FL
4/30/10

Bachman's Sparrow
Jonathan Dickinson Park, FL
4/30/10

Flying Fish
Pelagic trip from Dry Tortugas to Stock Island
FL, 4/28/10

Fort Jefferson
Garden Key
Dry Tortugas N.P., FL, 4/28/10

Prairie Warbler
Garden Key
Dry Tortugas N.P., FL, 4/28/10

Black-and-white Warbler
Garden Key
Dry Tortugas N.P., FL, 4/28/10

Bella Moth
Garden Key
Dry Tortugas N.P., FL, 4/27/10

Bay-breasted Warbler
Garden Key
Dry Tortugas N.P., FL, 4/27/10

Sooty Tern
Dry Tortugas N.P., FL, 4/27/10

Spotted Dolphin
Dry Tortugas N.P., FL, 4/27/10

Brown Boobies
Try not to be the guy on the left.
Dry Tortugas N.P., FL, 4/27/10

Loggerhead Key
Dry Tortugas N.P., FL, 4/27/10

Ghost Crab
Loggerhead Key
Dry Tortugas N.P., FL, 4/27/10

Dickcissel
Loggerhead Key
Dry Tortugas N.P., FL, 4/27/10

Red-eyed Vireo
Garden Key
Dry Tortugas N.P., FL, 4/26/10

Blackburnian Warbler
Garden Key
Dry Tortugas N.P., FL, 4/26/10

Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Garden Key
Dry Tortugas N.P., FL, 4/26/10

Black-throated Green Warbler
Garden Key
Dry Tortugas N.P., FL, 4/26/10

American Crocodile
Everglades N.P. FL,, 4/24/10

Wood Stork
Everglades N.P., FL, 4/24/10

Eared Grebe
Ballona Creek, L.A. County, CA
4/22/10

Cattle Egret
First record for Nevada County.
Glenshire (Truckee), CA
4/19/10

Red Crossbills (adult male and juvenile)
Glenshire (Truckee), CA
4/19/10

Red Crossbill (juvenile)
Glenshire (Truckee), CA
4/19/10

Evening Grosbeak (female)
Glenshire (Truckee), CA
4/19/10

Red-breasted Merganser
Virginia Lake, Reno, NV
4/16/10

Peregrine Falcon
Virginia Lake, Reno, NV
4/14/10

Pine Siskin
Glenshire (Truckee), CA
4/10/10

Cinnamon Teal
Damonte Wetlands, Reno, NV
4/3/10

American Coot
Lemmon Valley, NV
3/27/10

American Coots
Lemmon Valley, NV
3/27/10

Cooper's Hawk
Glenshire (Truckee), CA
2/22/10

Lesser Black-backed Gull
Virginia Lake, Reno, NV
2/19/10

Barrow's Goldeneyes
Idlewild Park, Reno, NV
2/3/10

Western Gull
Sparks Marina, Sparks, NV
1/5/10

Thayer's Gull (second cycle)
Sparks Marina, Sparks, NV
1/3/10

King Eider
Cabrillo Beach, San Pedro, CA
12/29/09

Surf Scoter
Ballona Creek, L.A. County, CA
12/29/09

"Brewer's" Duck with Gadwall
Hybrid Mallard X Gadwall
Damonte Wetlands, Reno, NV
12/19/09

Prairie Falcon
Damonte Wetlands, Reno, NV
12/19/09

Unidentified Pale Gull
This link takes you to a page with multiple photos of this bird.
Comments appreciated.
Sparks Marina, Sparks, NV
December, 2009

Beaver
Idlewild Park, Reno, NV
12/16/09

Gadwalls
Sparks Marina, Sparks, NV
12/2/09

European Starling
Sparks Marina, Sparks, NV
12/2/09

Lesser Black-backed Gull
Hemenway Harbor,
Lake Mead NRA, NV
11/29/09

Black Oystercatcher
Ballona Creek, L.A. County, CA
11/27/09

Common Loon
Ballona Creek, L.A. County, CA
11/27/09

Moonrise
Near Mt. Baldy, CA
11/26/09

Black-crowned Night-heron
Virginia Lake, Reno, NV
11/18/09

Blackburnian Warbler
California City, CA
11/16/09

Western Meadowlark
Sierra Valley, CA
11/3/09

Palm Warbler
Dyer, NV
10/10/09

Coyote
Circle L Ranch, Dyer, NV
10/10/09

Swamp Sparrow
Miller's Rest Stop, Tonopah, NV
10/17/09

Varied Thrush
Floyd Lamb State Park, Las Vegas, NV
10/17/09

Rhinoceros Auklet
Monterey Bay, CA
10/3/09

Dark-rumped Petrel
Cordell Banks, CA
8/12/09

Pied-billed Grebes
Sierra Valley, CA
8/9/09

American Bittern
Sierra Valley, CA
8/9/09

Common Nighthawk
Pyramid Lake, NV
8/5/09

Brown Pelicans
Long Beach, CA
7/28/09

Cook's Petrel
Santa Barbara Pelagic, CA
7/25/09

Clark's Nutcracker
Ophir Creek Trail
Mt. Rose, NV
7/15/09

Little Blue Heron
Del Rey Lagoon, CA
7/6/09

Western Tanager
Davis Creek Park
Washoe Valley, NV
6/24/09

Calliope Hummingbird
Davis Creek Park
Washoe Valley, NV
6/23/09

Long-tailed Weasel
Sand Harbor (Lake Tahoe), NV
6/7/09

Common Moorhen with chick
Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve, NV
6/4/09

Sinaloa Wren
Lousy photo, great bird!
Patagonia, AZ
6/3/09

Arizona Woodpecker
Madera Canyon, AZ
6/3/09

Ringtail
Madera Canyon, AZ
6/2/09

Yellow-breasted Chat
Patagonia, AZ
6/2/09

Bronzed Cowbird
Patagonia, AZ
6/2/09

Elegant Tern
Bolsa Chica, CA
5/31/09

Western Bluebird at Vasquez Rocks
Vasquez Rocks Natural Area, CA
5/27/09

Mountain Quail chicks
Butterbredt Spring, CA
5/27/09

Orchard Oriole
Miller's Rest Stop, NV
5/23/09

Scarlet Tanager
Miller's Rest Stop, NV
5/23/09

Sora
Miller's Rest Stop, NV
5/23/09

Stilt Sandpiper
Dyer, NV
5/16/09

American White Pelicans
Pyramid Lake, NV
5/7/09

Black-necked Stilts and American Avocet
Dyer, NV
5/5/09

Worm-eating Warbler
Dyer, NV
5/4/09

Hooded Merganser
Reno, NV
5/2/09

Northern Harrier
Beatty, NV
4/30/09

American Avocet
Las Vegas, NV
4/29/09

American Coots
Las Vegas, NV
4/29/09

Elegant Terns
Playa del Rey, CA
4/28/09

Caspian Tern
Playa del Rey, CA
4/28/09

Caspian Terns
Playa del Rey, CA
4/28/09

Long-billed Curlew
Playa del Rey, CA
4/12/09

Long-tailed Duck
Bolsa Chica, CA
4/11/09

White-winged Crossbill
Elko, NV
4/4/09

Evening Grosbeak (m)
Glenshire (Truckee), CA
4/3/09

Evening Grosbeak (f)
Glenshire (Truckee), CA
4/3/09

Sharp-shinned Hawk
Sacramento, CA
3/27/09

American Wigeon
Reno, NV, 3/23/09
Note the all-white face which occurs every now and then.

Sprague's Pipit
Calipatria, CA
3/13/09

Rufous-capped Warbler
Florida Wash (Madeira Canyon area), AZ
3/10/09

Bendire's Thrasher
Sonoran Desert National Monument, AZ
3/12/09

Black-throated Sparrow
Continental, AZ
3/10/09

Blue Mockingbird
Slaughter Ranch (Douglas area), AZ
3/08/09

Lincoln's Sparrow
Slaughter Ranch (Douglas area), AZ
3/08/09

Greater Roadrunner
Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve, NV
3/6/09

Glaucous Gull
Ballona Creek, Los Angeles, CA
3/14/09

Pale Thayer's-type Gull (link is to webpage displaying five photos)
Ballona Creek, Los Angeles, CA, 12/5/08

Allen's Hummingbird
South Coast Botanic Garden, Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA
2/14/09

Anna's Hummingbird (female)
South Coast Botanic Garden, Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA
2/14/09

Bushtit
South Coast Botanic Garden, Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA
2/14/09

Greater White-fronted Geese
Note size and color differences.
Virginia Lake, Reno, NV
2/3/09

Greater White-fronted Geese
Note size and color differences.
Canada Goose (parvipes) for size comparison
Virginia Lake, Reno, NV
2/3/09

Long-tailed Duck
Sunset Park, Las Vegas, NV
1/25/09

Sanderlings
Santa Barbara, CA
1/20/09

Rusty Blackbird
Winnemucca, NV
1/16/09

Rusty Blackbird
Winnemucca, Reno, NV
1/16/09

"Brewer's Duck"
Mallard X Gadwall
Damonte Wetlands, Reno, NV
1/12/09

Canada Goose with "jowls"
This jowly look is usually associated with Cackling Goose,
but in this case, I think it is some sort of deformity. (Mumps?)
Damonte Wetlands, Reno, NV
1/12/09

Green-winged Teal (with punk hairdo)
Damonte Wetlands, Reno, NV
1/12/09

Rough-legged Hawk
Damonte Wetlands, Reno, NV
1/12/09

Yellow-billed Loon
Sparks Marina, Sparks, NV, 1/9/09

Yellow-billed Loon
Sparks Marina, Sparks, NV, 1/3/09

Black Scoters
Ballona Creek, Los Angeles, CA
12/28/08

Lesser Black-backed Gull (link is to webpage displaying several photos)
Reno, NV, 12/18/08

Possible Slaty-backed Gull (link is to webpage displaying eleven photos)
Reno, NV, 12/5/08
Note: The photos displayed on this page are not available from the other photo selection lists on this website.

Orca
Cordell Banks, CA
11/16/08

Humpback Whales
Cordell Banks, CA
11/16/08

Buller's Shearwater
Cordell Banks, CA
11/16/08

Flesh-footed Shearwater
Cordell Banks, CA
11/16/08

Pacific White-sided Dolphin
"Head-slapping"
Cordell Banks, CA
11/16/08

"Red" Fox Sparrow
Pyramid Lake, Washoe County, NV
11/8/08

Pacific Loon
Idlewild Park, Reno, NV
11/7/08

Red-billed Tropicbird
Pelagic trip from San Diego, CA
~~Ventura~~ Los Angeles County , CA
11/2/08

Long-tailed Jaeger (imm)
Pelagic trip from San Diego, CA
~~Ventura~~ Los Angeles County, CA
11/2/08

Mako Shark
Pelagic trip from San Diego, CA
~~Ventura~~ Los Angeles County, CA
11/2/08

Long-beaked Common Dolphin
Pelagic trip from San Diego, CA
~~Ventura~~ Los Angeles County, CA
11/2/08

Juniper Titmouse
Miller's Rest Stop,
Esmeralda County, NV
10/19/08

"Red" Fox Sparrow
Miller's Rest Stop,
Esmeralda County, NV
10/18/08

Horned and Eared Grebes
Virginia Lake, Reno, NV, 10/16/08

Dickcissel
Dyer, NV, 9/27/08

Crested Caracara (link is to webpage displaying two photos)
Dyer, NV, 9/21/08

Stilt Sandpiper
Key Pittman NWR, NV, 9/15/08

Bobolink
South Fork Reservoir, NV, 9/8/08

Pronghorn
Alkali, NV, 9/6/08

Baird's Sparrow (link is to webpage displaying four photos)
Tonopah, NV, 9/6/08

Black-necked Stilts
Soda Lake, NV, 9/5/08

Eared Grebe (juvenile)
Commins Lake, NV, 8/9/08

*** Flickr photo set ***
Gambell, St. Lawrence Island, AK, 6/08
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Some (but not all) of the photos in this Flickr set are also available separately on my website.