Thursday, July 22, 2010

Canada Goose - Meadowlark Gardens, Vienna VA
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Canada_Goose/id


Northern Cardinal - Meadowlark Gardens, Vienna VA
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Northern_Cardinal/id


American Goldfinch - Meadowlark Gardens, Vienna VA
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/American_Goldfinch/id


Mandarin Duck (female) - Meadowlark Gardens, Vienna VA
http://www.avianweb.com/mandarinduck.html


Great Blue Heron - Meadowlark Gardens, Vienna VA
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Great_Blue_Heron/id


Barn Swallow - Meadowlark Gardens, Vienna VA
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Barn_Swallow/id


Eastern Bluebird - Meadowlark Gardens, Vienna VA
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Eastern_Bluebird/id


American Robin - Meadowlark Gardens, Vienna VA
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/American_Robin/id


Saturday, July 10, 2010

Red-tailed Hawk - Great Falls, VA
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Red-tailed_Hawk/id
This Red-tailed Hawk was way high and I don't have a zoom lens yet. Hopefully I'll get some better shots soon.




Turkey Vulture - Great Falls, VA
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Turkey_Vulture/id
Snapped this sequence as one of the Vultures buzzed the overlook. They were doing it repeatedly, clearly just having fun.























Friday, July 9, 2010

Green Heron - Sunrise Valley Park - Reston, VA
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Green_Heron/id
A few pics from a short visit to Sunrise Valley Park, a small natural/man-made wetlands park with a little boardwalk, surrounded by office buildings. I spotted this Green Heron who posed for me before flying off and landing in the brush along the shore. I also saw this family of deer from across the marsh, about 150 yards.











Turkey Vulture - Everglades, FL
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Turkey_Vulture/id

Monday, July 5, 2010

Red-shouldered Hawk - Difficult Run, VA
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Red-shouldered_Hawk/id
As I walked along the creek, I saw this hawk swoop across the water and up into the tree. He sat there for a moment and then swooped down right over the footpath ahead and into the treeline, out of sight. It looked like he was getting ready to land so I quietly hurried down the path and creeped around a tree. There he was on the dead tree trunk so I took this shot. The sound of the shutter was enough for him so that was the only one.


Lilac Breasted Roller - National Zoo, Washington DC
http://www.avianweb.com/lilacbreastedrollers.html


Nicobar Pigeon - National Zoo, Washington DC
http://www.avianweb.com/nicobarpigeons.html


Wood Duck - National Zoo, Washington DC
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Wood_Duck/id


Mandarin Duck - National Zoo, Washington DC
http://www.avianweb.com/mandarinduck.html


White Cheeked Pintail - National Zoo, Washington DC
http://www.avianweb.com/whitecheekedpintail.html


Smew - National Zoo, Washington DC
http://www.avianweb.com/smew.html


Indian Peahen - National Zoo, Washington DC
http://www.avianweb.com/indianpeafowlpheasants.html


Indian Peacock - National Zoo, Washington DC
http://www.avianweb.com/indianpeafowlpheasants.html


Burrowing Owl - National Zoo, Washington DC
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Burrowing_Owl/id


Western Crowned Pigeon - National Zoo, Washington DC
http://www.avianweb.com/westerncrownedpigeons.html

Malaysian Great Argus Pheasant - National Zoo, Washington DC
http://www.avianweb.com/greatarguspheasants.html


Killdeer - Dulles, VA
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/killdeer/id


Osprey - Key Largo, FL
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/osprey/id


Tricolored Heron - Everglades, FL
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Tricolored_Heron/id


Black Vulture - Everglades, FL
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Black_Vulture/id



Broad Winged Hawk - Hyner, PA



Downy Woodpecker - Riverbend Park, VA

Turkey Vulture - Great Falls, VA.
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