Back to the Nest

For some reason I never posted this portrait of Auric the American Goldfinch in flight… I shot this last summer … More

My head’s not red. SO WHAT!

Man, I can hear the comments now—how can this be a woodpecker if his head’s not read? Because I’m a … More

This striking young Northern Cardinal… …seems to be keeping company with the lovely Princess Goldie, hiding in the brush as she feeds … More

Carolina Wrens are among my favorite songbirds—pretty, petite, magical minstrels who sing for me all year round. And Carey here … More

Cato is a Cattle Egret, feasting on the insect life that our bovine friends attract and drive out of the … More

How America’s most legendary bird painter did a centuries-old injustice to one of our most beautiful birds Buster, my Blue Jay … More

HELP! I’m a mystery bird. I was photographed on August 27, 2018, in Eastern Pennsylvania, Central States, USA and I … More

Carlina is another pink and peach adolescent, photographed just a few days ago… And, from the state of her plumage, … More

I love the pose and colors of this adolescent female Cardinal, so much that I feel obliged to feature her, … More

No, you say? He’s really a…what? Purple Finch? Really! But where’s the purple? What was the ornithologist smoking? Nevertheless, here … More