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bird photos, birds, avian, waders, herons, ptarmigan, ducks, shorebirds

 

female white-tailed ptarmigan, Wrangell-St. Elias, Alaska

Whitetailed Ptarmigan, (Lagopus leucurus) Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, Alaska.

 

Tricolored Heron, Breeding plumage, Florida.

Tricolored Heron, breeding plumage, (Egretta tricolor) Florida.

 

Great Egret in flight, Florida

Great Egret in flight, (Ardea alba) Florida.

 

Canada goose, Georgia

Canada Goose, abstract, Chattahoochee River, (Branta canadensis) Georgia.

 

Wandering Tattler, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, Alaska

Wandering Tattler, (Heteroscelus incanus) Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, Alaska.

 

Female Mallard, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska

Female mallard, (Anas platyrhynchos) Kenai Peninsula, Alaska.

 

American Wigeon, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska

American Wigeon, (Anas americana) Alaska.

 

Semi-Palmated plover, Warangell-St. Elias National Park, Alaska

Semi-palmated Plover, (Charadrius hiaticula) Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, Alaska.

 

Rough-Winged Swallow, Georgia

Rough-Winged Swallow, (Stelgidopteryx serripennis) Georgia.

 

Male Willow Ptarmigan, spring plumage, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska

Male Willow Ptarmigan, spring plumage, (Lagopus lagopus) Kenai Peninsula, Alaska.

 

male Willow Ptarmigan, portrait

A male willow Ptarmigan, (Lagopus lagopus) Kenai Peninsula, Alaska.

 

Tricolored Heron portrait, breeding plumage

Tricolored Heron, breeding plumage, (Egretta tricolor) Florida.

 

backlit gulls, Kachemak bay, Alaska

Backlit Gulls, Kachemak Bay, Alaska.

 

 

Female common goldeneye, Alaska

Female Common Goldeneye, Kenai Peninsula, (Bucephala clangula) Alaska.

 

Female White-tailed Ptarmigan, Chugach Mountains, Alaska

Whitetailed Ptarmigan, (Lagopus leucurus) Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, Alaska.

 

Male Wood Duck, Georgia

Male wood duck, Chattahoochee River, (Aix sponsa) Georgia.

 

Backlit Great Egret, Florida

Backlit Great Egret, (Ardea alba) Florida .

 

Green Heron feeding, Georgia

Green Heron with food, (Butorides virescens) Georgia.

 

Gull in flight, Alaska

Gull, Kachemak Bay, Alaska.

 

Breeding plumage Tricolored Heron, headshot, Florida

Tricolored Heron, breeding Plumage, (Egretta tricolor) Florida.

 

baby Great Egrets, Florida

The Trio of Baby Egrets, Ardea alba, Florida.

 

Yellow Crowned Night Heron, Georgia

Yellow Crowned Night Heron, Chattaoochee River, (Nyctanassa violacea ) Georgia.

 

White Ibis, breeding pumage, Florida

White Ibis, (Eudocimus albus) Florida.

Snowy Egret, breeding plumage, preening

Snowy Egret, preening, (Egretta thula) Florida.

Photographing birds is far more difficult than I first thought. They don't stand still, they are often skittish and easily spooked if approached too closely, too loudly or too quickly. And it's amazing how small some of those birds get when you look at them through the viewfinder. But it's an activity that is a never ending quest, as the images never come quite as wonderful as 'the real thing'. That drives me back time and again to improve and make better and better images.

Most of the wading birds in these photos were taken in Florida or Georgia. For the most part, the rest of the birds were photographed in the backcountry of wild Alaska. There the birds are not as easily approached as they are in many of the other places they're more commonly photographed. However, shooting wild birds in the wild is a thrill that can never be matched by shooting from a boardwalk in some metropolitan nature center. When I can find the time, I head to the mountains and seek out my subjects there. When I don't have that kind of freedom, nature centers and local parks will more than suffice.

I'm constantly working towards furthering my stock lists, and improving my portfolio. These images are all of wild subjects, in their natural environment. Each photo is available for stock use, and photographic prints, screensavers, note cards or calendars are also available. To order any of these pictures, or for complete stock photo lists, drop an email.

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