Red-footed Booby
November 2007 – Kaua’i
A number of these Red-footed Boobies were flying around the northern shore of Kaua’i.
Red-footed Booby
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Snow Bunting
Snow Bunting
November 2004 – Mary’s Peak, OR
Right on the summit of Mary’s Peak, this Snow Bunting was pecking around in the gravel for morsels. It almost looks like its bill is deformed, but I think it’s just in “mid-expression”.
Red-tailed Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
April 2004 – Sauvie Island, OR
These are really all over the place, but this particular one was in a tree on Sauvie Island, within view from a “wildlife viewing platform”. Go figure.
Western Wood-Pewee
Western Wood-Pewee
May 2005 – Malheur National Wildlife Refuge
I’m pretty sure this is a Western Wood-Pewee… at least that’s my best guess. It’s a little difficult to identify birds like this, and this is not the best photograph.
Black-crowned Night Heron
Black-crowned Night Heron
May 2005 – Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, OR
This was my first sighting of this species… flying in front of some sagebrush. It’s so distinctive, I didn’t need any book to tell me what it was.