Birds (120 images)
Birds - they're everywhere. A ready subject but not always cooperative. Easily found but not always easily photographed.
Our salute to Birds.
Our salute to Birds.
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Brown Pelican Over Wa...JPG
A Brown pelican casts a shadow on the waves as...
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Gull with Rodent IMG_...JPG
A gull flies by with a rodent in its bill at a...
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Gull Profile IMG_2864.JPG
Close-up of gull at Pomponio State Beach south...
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Inspector on Duty IMG...JPG
There is a new "Use Pass Inspector" on duty at...
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What Ya Doin? IMG_955...JPG
From its position on the car's hood, a gull...
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Coot Race 5-The Winne...JPG
The winner in a race between two American Coots...
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Coot Race 4-IMG_2729.JPG
An American Coot nails a come-from-behind lead...
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Coot Race 3-IMG_2728.JPG
Securing the lead - American Coots compete -...
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Coot Race 2-IMG_2727.JPG
Pulling ahead - American Coots racing at the...
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Coot Race 1-IMG_2726.JPG
Race ON! American Coots touch down then race...
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Unperturbed Gull IMG_...JPG
A Western gull perched on a post was unfazed by...
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Brown Pelican Back IM...JPG
A Brown pelican from the back at Pillar Point...
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Brown Pelican Posing ...JPG
Close-up of a Brown pelican's head and bill at...
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Brown Pelican Posing ...JPG
Close-up of a Brown pelican posing with boats...
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Brown Pelican Posing ...JPG
Close-up of a Brown pelican posing with boats...
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Bird Eye Glint IMG_10...JPG
A bird, with a catchlight glint in its eye, on...
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This is MINE IMG_1015.JPG
A Snowy egret surveys its domain - the...
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Brown Pelicans in Fli...JPG
A squadron of Brown Pelicans, one of their...
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Black Oystercatcher w...JPG
A Black oystercatcher stands on rocks facing...
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Heron and Eel in Flig...JPG
A great blue heron flies off with an eel, soon...
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Great Blue Heron and ...JPG
Prowling the rocks at Bean Hollow State Beach,...
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Great Blue Heron and ...JPG
Prowling the rocks at Bean Hollow State Beach,...
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Great Blue Heron and ...JPG
Prowling the rocks at Bean Hollow State Beach,...
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Heron and Reflection ...JPG
A great blue heron is reflected in the water at...
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Two Hawks - B IMG_973...JPG
Two hawks perched high in a tree survey a field...
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Two Hawks - A IMG_973...JPG
Two hawks perched high in a tree survey a field...
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Gull Portrait Cut Out...JPG
A California gull at Pescadero State Beach,...
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Brown Pelican over Sp...JPG
A Brown pelican flies over the glistening,...
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Whimbrels Stepping Th...JPG
Whimbrels at Pomonio State Beach wander through...
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Snowy Plover Watching...JPG
Only the size of a sparrow, the western snow...
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Snowy Plover Fluff - ...JPG
All done - a snowy plover has setteled into a...
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Snowy Plover Fluffs -...JPG
A snowy plover has just found a new spot to...
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Snowy Plover Fluff - ...JPG
A snowy plover has just found a new spot to...
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Snowy Plover - Into t...JPG
This banded snowy plover treks into the wind at...
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Snowy Plovers and Dri...JPG
Three western snowy plovers on the beach at...
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Snowy Plover - Left S...JPG
A Western snowy plover on the beach at Pigeon...
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A Red-tailed hawk sits on a power line pole at...
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Leucistic Black Oyste...jpg
A leucistic (pale, though not albino) Black...
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Gull with Night Sky (...jpg
In Photoshop, the background behind a Western...
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Birds in Fog CRW_6250...jpg
Canada geese and sandhill cranes wade, shrouded...
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Safe Perch IMG_4169.jpg
A juvenile Black-crowned night heron safely...
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Snowy Egret Reflectio...jpg
At sunset, a Snowy egret and its reflection...
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Brown Pelican in Flig...jpg
A brown pelican soars by along the Pacific...
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Good Evening IMG_1987.jpg
What Alfred Hitchcock might look like...
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Good Evening IMG_1986.jpg
What Alfred Hitchcock might look like...
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An immature Western gull, one of the many gulls...
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Brown Pelican with Fa...jpg
A brown pelican poses on a piling in San...
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Peli Grooming IMG_123...jpg
On a piling in San Francisco's Mission Creek, a...
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Through the Branches ...jpg
A Brown pelican captured in flight over Mission...
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Hello Good Looking IM...jpg
A shorebird thought to be a Black Turnstone...
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Squadron of Pelicans ...jpg
As a group, brown pelicans can be called a...
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Prowling Great Blue H...jpg
Cloaked by early morning fog, a Great Blue...
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Cooper's Hawk with Ba...jpg
Held by GGRO Hawk Bander Nick Villa, a Cooper's...
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American Kestrel Back...jpg
An American Kestrel is held to display its...
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Ready for Takeoff IMG...jpg
A Golden Gate Raptor Observatory volunteer...
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Cooper's Hawk Back IM...jpg
A Cooper's Hawk held to display its back, wings...
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Cooper's Hawk Front I...jpg
A Cooper's Hawk held to display its talons,...
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American Kestrel Back...jpg
American Kestrel held to display its wings,...
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GBH Wings, Waves and ...jpg
Great Blue Heron flies over Pescadero State...
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GBH Wings and Waves I...jpg
Great Blue Heron flies over Pacific waves at...
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Gull Cocks Its Head I...jpg
A California gull cocks its head and peers at...
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Gull Posing IMG_8233.jpg
A California gull at Pescadero State Beach,...
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Gull Profile IMG_8232.jpg
A California gull at Pescadero State Beach,...
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Goofy Scary Birds IMG...jpg
Scary stuff, or just fun stuff, this hometown...
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Pelican in Fog IMG_79...jpg
A brown pelican in flight with the fog covered...
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Pelican Take-off IMG_...jpg
A brown pelican dives, eats then flies on at...
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Pelican with Full Bil...jpg
A brown pelican dives, eats then flies on at...
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Pelican Dive IMG_7898.jpg
A brown pelican dives, eats then flies on at...
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Hummingbird and Agapa...jpg
A hummingbird, possibly an Anna's Hummingbird,...
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Black-crowned Night H...jpg
A black-crowned night heron stands and surveys...
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Snowy Egret Portrait ...jpg
A snowy egret faces the camera for its...
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Time to Get Out IMG_4...jpg
An adult Avocet with the chick it's been...
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Avocet IMG_4258.jpg
Adult Avocet at the Hayward Marsh near the east...
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Avocet and Wet Chick ...jpg
An adult Avocet with the chick it's been...
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Avocet Chick All Wet ...jpg
A cropped version zooming in on the wet Avocet...
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Avocet Warming Chick ...jpg
An extra pair of legs is the only evidence that...
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Four Legs IMG_4249-1.jpg
A cropped, close-up of the extra legs giving...
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GBH Faces the Rising ...jpg
A Great Blue Heron faces the rising sun on a...
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Red-tailed Alert IMG_...jpg
Perched on a post, this Red-tailed Hawk was...
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A Perch Near the Tabl...jpg
A Great Blue Heron lands on the rocky outcrop...
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Great Blue Heron Land...jpg
A Great Blue Heron coming in for a landing...
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Black Oystercatchers ...jpg
Their red bills identify two Black...
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Sanderlings in Format...jpg
In a tight formation that appears almost...
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All in a Row IMG_6017.jpg
Part of a larger group, these sanderlings were...
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On Gossamer Wings IMG...jpg
A snowy egret in flight over the reclaimed...
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GBH with Prey IMG_566...jpg
Primarily a fish eater, the Great Blue Heron...
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Stalking IMG_5663-4.jpg
Its identifying S-shaped neck is evident while...
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Surf Scoter IMG_5197-...jpg
The multicolored bill of the surf scoter...
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Whimbrel Retreat IMG_...jpg
Two whimbrels retreating from the incoming tide...
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A Fling of Whimbrels...jpg
Collective nouns for a group of whimbrels...
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Whimbrels Foraging IM...jpg
Long, elegant legs and gently curved bills help...
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Whimbrel Breakfast IM...jpg
A whimbrel with a beak-full at Pomponia State...
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Sun and Pelican Silho...jpg
Just after sunrise a pelican flies by creating...
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Dive-Dive-Dive-IMG_45...jpg
A Brown pelican captured a fraction of a second...
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Pelican Silhouette IM...jpg
Just after sunrise a pelican flies by creating...
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Pelican at Sunrise IM...jpg
Catching the first rays from the rising sun, a...
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Waves and Wings Froze...jpg
Brown Pelicans off the California coast,...
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Black Oystercatcher C...jpg
On the rocks near Pigeon Point Lighthouse this...
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Western gull with a m...JPG
This Western Gull, trying to make lunch of a...
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Bufflehead IMG_2507.jpg
A Bufflehead duck floating in the lagoon at...