Birds

Northern Shoveler – Female | Alamosa, Colorado | May, 2010

Northern Shoveler – Female | Alamosa, Colorado | May, 2010

MC37-0194

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Red-tailed Hawk – Juvenile | Bosque del Apache | December, 2011

Red-tailed Hawk – Juvenile | Bosque del Apache | December, 2011

MC52-0332

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Snow Geese | Bosque del Apache | December, 2011

Snow Geese | Bosque del Apache | December, 2011

MC52-0241

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White-faced Ibis | Bosque del Apache | April, 2011

White-faced Ibis | Bosque del Apache | April, 2011

MC36-0029

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Cattle Egret | Bosque del Apache | April, 2011

Cattle Egret | Bosque del Apache | April, 2011

MC36-0082

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Swainson’s Hawk – Immature | Alamosa, Colorado | September, 2010

Swainson’s Hawk – Immature | Alamosa, Colorado | September, 2010

MC24-0368

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Bald Eagle | Haines, Alaska | June, 2011

Bald Eagle | Haines, Alaska | June, 2011

MC48-0008

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Pyrrhuloxia – Male | Roswell, New Mexico | April, 2011

Pyrrhuloxia – Male | Roswell, New Mexico | April, 2011

MC35-0067

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Black-necked Stilt – Male | Bosque del Apache | June, 2010

Black-necked Stilt – Male | Bosque del Apache | June, 2010

MC24-0050

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Vermilion Flycatcher – Male | Carlsbad, New Mexico | April, 2011

Vermilion Flycatcher – Male | Carlsbad, New Mexico | April, 2011

MC35-0206

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Wild Turkey – Male | Carlsbad, New Mexico | April, 2011

Wild Turkey – Male | Carlsbad, New Mexico | April, 2011

MC35-0159

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Wild Turkey – Male | Carlsbad, New Mexico | April, 2011

Wild Turkey – Male | Carlsbad, New Mexico | April, 2011

MC35-0168

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Cooper’s Hawk | Albuquerque, New Mexico | October, 2011

Cooper’s Hawk | Albuquerque, New Mexico | October, 2011

This picture was taken in our backyard in Albuquerque. |MC51-0006

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Long-tailed Duck – Male | Dawson City, Yukon Territory | June, 2011

Long-tailed Duck – Male | Dawson City, Yukon Territory | June, 2011

MC46-0047

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Long-tailed Duck – Male | Dawson City, Yukon Territory | June, 2011

Long-tailed Duck – Male | Dawson City, Yukon Territory | June, 2011

MC46-0041

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Lesser Prairie-Chicken – Male | Roswell, New Mexico | April, 2011

Lesser Prairie-Chicken – Male | Roswell, New Mexico | April, 2011

MC34-0292

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Lesser Prairie-Chicken – Male | Roswell, New Mexico | April, 2011

Lesser Prairie-Chicken – Male | Roswell, New Mexico | April, 2011

MC34-0252

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Wilson’s Snipe | Bosque del Apache | March, 2011

Wilson’s Snipe | Bosque del Apache | March, 2011

MC33-0163

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Mallard – Male | Albuquerque, New Mexico | March, 2011

Mallard – Male | Albuquerque, New Mexico | March, 2011

MC33-0060

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Wood Duck – Male | Albuquerque, New Mexico | March, 2011

Wood Duck – Male | Albuquerque, New Mexico | March, 2011

MC34-0054

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Wood Duck – Male | Albuquerque, New Mexico | March, 2011

Wood Duck – Male | Albuquerque, New Mexico | March, 2011

MC34-0039

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Wood Duck – Male | Albuquerque, New Mexico | March, 2011

Wood Duck – Male | Albuquerque, New Mexico | March, 2011

MC33-0124

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Canvasback – Female | Albuquerque, New Mexico | March, 2011

Canvasback – Female | Albuquerque, New Mexico | March, 2011

MC33-0080

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American White Pelican | Bear River Bird Refuge | September, 2010

American White Pelican | Bear River Bird Refuge | September, 2010

MC27-0072

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American White Pelican | Bear River Bird Refuge | September, 2011

American White Pelican | Bear River Bird Refuge | September, 2011

MC27-0065

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Black-crowned Night-Heron | Walden, Colorado | June, 2011

Black-crowned Night-Heron | Walden, Colorado | June, 2011

MC48-0258

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Great Egret | Bosque del Apache | July, 2010

Great Egret | Bosque del Apache | July, 2010

MC24-0106

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Great Egret | Bosque del Apache | July, 2010

Great Egret | Bosque del Apache | July, 2010

MC24-0099

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Gadwalls – Males | Albuquerque, New Mexico | December, 2010

Gadwalls – Males | Albuquerque, New Mexico | December, 2010

MC28-0123

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Great Blue Heron | Bosque del Apache | January, 2010

Great Blue Heron | Bosque del Apache | January, 2010

MC29-0325

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Western Grebe | Bosque del Apache | September, 2009

Western Grebe | Bosque del Apache | September, 2009

MC11-0106

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Ring-necked Pheasant – Male | Bosque del Apache | October, 2009

Ring-necked Pheasant – Male | Bosque del Apache | October, 2009

MC15-0195

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Great Blue Heron | Bosque del Apache | May, 2010

Great Blue Heron | Bosque del Apache | May, 2010

MC19-0251

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Gambel’s Quail – Male | Bosque del Apache | May, 2010

Gambel’s Quail – Male | Bosque del Apache | May, 2010

Mc23-0340

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American Wigeon – Female | Albuquerque, New Mexico | March, 2011

American Wigeon – Female | Albuquerque, New Mexico | March, 2011

MC33-0053

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Snow Goose | Bosque del Apache | February, 2009

Snow Goose | Bosque del Apache | February, 2009

MC1-0757

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Barrow’s Goldeneye – Male | Yellowstone National Park | May,2011

Barrow’s  Goldeneye – Male | Yellowstone National Park | May,2011

MC39-0046

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Snow Geese | Bosque del Apache | February, 2009

Snow Geese | Bosque del Apache | February, 2009

Untill recently the dark birds seen in this picture were considered a separate species known as Blue Geese. They are now recognized as merely a dark morph,or color phase, of the Snow Goose. |MC1-0769

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Sandhill Crane | Bosque del Apache | November, 2009

Sandhill Crane | Bosque del Apache | November, 2009

MC15-0291

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Greater Roadrunner | Bosque del Apache | March, 2010

Greater Roadrunner | Bosque del Apache | March, 2010

MC18-0196

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Black-necked Stilt – Male | Bosque del Apache | June, 2010

Black-necked Stilt – Male | Bosque del Apache | June, 2010

MC24-0011

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Cedar Waxwing | Lordsburg, New Mexico | November, 2011

Cedar Waxwing | Lordsburg, New Mexico | November, 2011

MC52-0185

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Cedar Waxwings | Lordsburg, New Mexico | November 2011

Cedar Waxwings | Lordsburg, New Mexico | November 2011

MC52-0054

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Barrow’s Goldeneye – Male and Female | Yellowstone National Park | May, 2011

Barrow’s Goldeneye – Male and Female | Yellowstone National Park | May, 2011

This picture was taken as the ice on Yellowstone Lake was just starting to melt away from the shore with small areas of open water. |MC39-0049

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Barrow’s Goldeneye – Male | Yellowstone National Park | May, 2011

Barrow’s Goldeneye – Male | Yellowstone National Park | May, 2011

MC38-0254

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Willow Ptarmigan – Male | Denali National Park | May, 2009

Willow Ptarmigan – Male | Denali National Park | May, 2009

MC6-0155

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Cedar Waxwing | Lordsburg, New Mexico | November, 2011

Cedar Waxwing | Lordsburg, New Mexico | November, 2011

MC52-0210

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White-faced Ibis | Bosque del Apache | April, 2011

White-faced Ibis | Bosque del Apache | April, 2011

White-faced Ibis are one of my favorite birds to photograph. Unfortunately the majority of these Ibis only stay at Bosque for a few weeks as they migrate north in the spring. |MC36-0034

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Eared Grebe – Male | Walden, Colorado | June, 2011

Eared Grebe –  Male | Walden, Colorado | June, 2011

MC49-0057

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Eared Grebes – Males | Walden, Colorado | June, 2011

Eared Grebes –  Males | Walden, Colorado | June, 2011

MC49-0013

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Blue Grouse – Male | Cody, Wyoming | May, 2011

Blue Grouse –  Male | Cody, Wyoming | May, 2011

We have seen a grouse displaying in this same spot for the past 4 or 5 years. It would be interesting to know if it is the same bird. |MC38-0193

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Blue Grouse – Female | Burgess Junction, Wyoming | May, 2011

Blue Grouse – Female | Burgess Junction, Wyoming | May, 2011

MC40422

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Greater Sage Grouse – Male | Walden, Colorado | April, 2009

Greater Sage Grouse –  Male | Walden, Colorado | April, 2009

This bird is displaying to attract a female. |Mc3-0448

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Greater Sage Grouse – Male | Walden, Colorado | April, 2009

Greater Sage Grouse – Male | Walden, Colorado | April, 2009

This bird is displaying on a lek, or strutting ground, to attract a female. |MC3-0438

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Sharp-tailed Grouse – Male | Craig, Colorado | April, 2010

Sharp-tailed Grouse – Male | Craig, Colorado | April, 2010

MC21-0403

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Bald Eagle | Homer, Alaska | June, 2011

Bald Eagle | Homer, Alaska | June, 2011

MC48-0219

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Bald Eagle | Haines, Alaska | June, 2011

Bald Eagle | Haines, Alaska | June, 2011

This young bird is 2 years old. It will be 2 more years before it will have the distinctive color of an adult bird. | MC48-0014

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Phainopepla – Male | Bosque del Apache | May, 2010

Phainopepla – Male | Bosque del Apache | May, 2010

MC23-0287

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Great Horned Owl | Lordsburg, New Mexico | December, 2011

Great Horned Owl | Lordsburg, New Mexico | December, 2011

MC17-0036

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Turkey Vulture | Lordsburg, New Mexico | September, 2011

Turkey Vulture | Lordsburg, New Mexico | September, 2011

MC49-0181

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