Bird photos

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Royal tern in flight, winter adult phase, Sterna maxima, Thalasseus maximus, La Jolla, California

Royal tern in flight, winter adult phase.
Species: Royal tern, Sterna maxima, Thalasseus maximus
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 30307

Willet, Catoptrophurus semipalmatus, La Jolla, California

Willet.
Species: Willet, Catoptrophurus semipalmatus
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 30308

Spotted sandpiper, Actitis macularius, La Jolla, California

Spotted sandpiper.
Species: Spotted sandpiper, Actitis macularius
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 30318

California Brown Pelican flying over a breaking wave, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus, La Jolla

California Brown Pelican flying over a breaking wave.
Species: Brown Pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 30364

Juvenile bald eagle, second year coloration plumage, closeup of head and shoulders, looking directly at camera, snowflakes visible on feathers. Immature coloration showing white speckling on feathers, Haliaeetus leucocephalus, Haliaeetus leucocephalus washingtoniensis, Kachemak Bay, Homer, Alaska

Juvenile bald eagle, second year coloration plumage, closeup of head and shoulders, looking directly at camera, snowflakes visible on feathers. Immature coloration showing white speckling on feathers.
Species: Bald eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus, Haliaeetus leucocephalus washingtoniensis
Location: Kachemak Bay, Homer, Alaska
Image ID: 22589

Two bald eagles in flight, wings spread, soaring, aloft, Haliaeetus leucocephalus, Haliaeetus leucocephalus washingtoniensis, Kachemak Bay, Homer, Alaska

Two bald eagles in flight, wings spread, soaring, aloft.
Species: Bald eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus, Haliaeetus leucocephalus washingtoniensis
Location: Kachemak Bay, Homer, Alaska
Image ID: 22590

Five bald eagles stand together on wooden perch, Haliaeetus leucocephalus, Haliaeetus leucocephalus washingtoniensis, Kachemak Bay, Homer, Alaska

Five bald eagles stand together on wooden perch.
Species: Bald eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus, Haliaeetus leucocephalus washingtoniensis
Location: Kachemak Bay, Homer, Alaska
Image ID: 22591

Bald eagle in flight, snow covered beach and Kachemak Bay in background, Haliaeetus leucocephalus, Haliaeetus leucocephalus washingtoniensis, Homer, Alaska

Bald eagle in flight, snow covered beach and Kachemak Bay in background.
Species: Bald eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus, Haliaeetus leucocephalus washingtoniensis
Location: Kachemak Bay, Homer, Alaska
Image ID: 22592

Bald eagle in flight spreads its wings and raises its talons as it prepares to grasp a fish out of the water, Haliaeetus leucocephalus, Haliaeetus leucocephalus washingtoniensis, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska

Bald eagle in flight spreads its wings and raises its talons as it prepares to grasp a fish out of the water.
Species: Bald eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus, Haliaeetus leucocephalus washingtoniensis
Location: Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
Image ID: 22593

Pyrrhuloxia, male, Cardinalis sinuatus, Amado, Arizona

Pyrrhuloxia, male.
Species: Pyrrhuloxia, Cardinalis sinuatus
Location: Amado, Arizona
Image ID: 22894

Bullock's oriole, first year male, Icterus bullockii, Amado, Arizona

Bullock's oriole, first year male.
Species: Bullock's oriole, Icterus bullockii
Location: Amado, Arizona
Image ID: 22895

Northern cardinal, female, Cardinalis cardinalis, Amado, Arizona

Northern cardinal, female.
Species: Northern cardinal, Cardinalis cardinalis
Location: Amado, Arizona
Image ID: 22897

Greater roadrunner, Geococcyx californianus, Amado, Arizona

Greater roadrunner.
Species: Greater roadrunner, Geococcyx californianus
Location: Amado, Arizona
Image ID: 22902

Curve-billed thrasher, Toxostoma curvirostre, Amado, Arizona

Curve-billed thrasher.
Species: Curve-billed thrasher, Toxostoma curvirostre
Location: Amado, Arizona
Image ID: 22904

Acorn woodpecker, female, Melanerpes formicivorus, Madera Canyon Recreation Area, Green Valley, Arizona

Acorn woodpecker, female.
Species: Acorn woodpecker, Melanerpes formicivorus
Location: Madera Canyon Recreation Area, Green Valley, Arizona
Image ID: 22906

Black-headed grosbeak, male, Pheucticus melanocephalus, Madera Canyon Recreation Area, Green Valley, Arizona

Black-headed grosbeak, male.
Species: Black-headed grosbeak, Pheucticus melanocephalus
Location: Madera Canyon Recreation Area, Green Valley, Arizona
Image ID: 22911

Brown-headed cowbird, male, Molothrus ater, Amado, Arizona

Brown-headed cowbird, male.
Species: Brown-headed cowbird, Molothrus ater
Location: Amado, Arizona
Image ID: 22916

House finch, male, Carpodacus mexicanus, Amado, Arizona

House finch, male.
Species: House finch, Carpodacus mexicanus
Location: Amado, Arizona
Image ID: 22927

Wild turkey, Meleagris gallopavo, Madera Canyon Recreation Area, Green Valley, Arizona

Wild turkey.
Species: Wild turkey, Meleagris gallopavo
Location: Madera Canyon Recreation Area, Green Valley, Arizona
Image ID: 22935

Bridled titmouse, Baeolophus wollweberi, Madera Canyon Recreation Area, Green Valley, Arizona

Bridled titmouse.
Species: Bridled titmouse, Baeolophus wollweberi
Location: Madera Canyon Recreation Area, Green Valley, Arizona
Image ID: 22941

Canyon towhee, Pipilo fuscus, Amado, Arizona

Canyon towhee.
Species: Canyon towhee, Pipilo fuscus
Location: Amado, Arizona
Image ID: 22943

Hooded oriole, female, Icterus cucullatus, Amado, Arizona

Hooded oriole, female.
Species: Hooded oriole, Icterus cucullatus
Location: Amado, Arizona
Image ID: 22944

House sparrow, breeding male, Passer domesticus, Amado, Arizona

House sparrow, breeding male.
Species: House sparrow, Passer domesticus
Location: Amado, Arizona
Image ID: 22945

Mexican jay, Aphelocoma ultramarina, Madera Canyon Recreation Area, Green Valley, Arizona

Mexican jay.
Species: Mexican jay, Aphelocoma ultramarina
Location: Madera Canyon Recreation Area, Green Valley, Arizona
Image ID: 22959

Cactus wren, Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus, Amado, Arizona

Cactus wren.
Species: Cactus wren, Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
Location: Amado, Arizona
Image ID: 23003

Double-crested cormorant drys its wings in the sun following a morning of foraging in the ocean, La Jolla cliffs, near San Diego, Phalacrocorax auritus

Double-crested cormorant drys its wings in the sun following a morning of foraging in the ocean, La Jolla cliffs, near San Diego.
Species: Double-crested cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 26529

Golden eagle, Aquila chrysaetos

Golden eagle.
Species: Golden eagle, Aquila chrysaetos
Image ID: 12210

Great egret (white egret), Ardea alba, Upper Newport Bay Ecological Reserve, Newport Beach, California

Great egret (white egret).
Species: Great egret, Ardea alba
Location: Upper Newport Bay Ecological Reserve, Newport Beach, California
Image ID: 15657

Wood duck, male, Aix sponsa, Santee Lakes

Wood duck, male.
Species: Wood duck, Aix sponsa
Location: Santee Lakes, California
Image ID: 15694

Double-crested cormorant, breeding plumage showing tufts, Phalacrocorax auritus, La Jolla, California

Double-crested cormorant, breeding plumage showing tufts.
Species: Double-crested cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 15784

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