Spotted Towhee – Apr, 2010 – Los Angeles, CA
The Spotted Towhee is a large New World sparrow, roughly the same size as a robin. It has a long, dark, fan-shaped tail with white corners on the end. It…
Red-Tailed Hawk – Mar, 2010- Sherman Oaks, CA
The Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) is a bird of prey that breeds throughout most of North America, from the interior of Alaska and northern Canada to as far south as…
American Widgeon – Feb, 2010 – Los Angeles, CA
The American Wigeon (Mareca americana), also known as the baldpate, is a species of dabbling duck found in North America. Formerly assigned to Anas, this species is classified with the other wigeons in the dabbling duck genus Mareca. It…
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…