May 2015 – Fernhill Wetlands, Forest Grove, Oregon
Not the prettiest Snow Goose, but there it was… a solo representative wandering amongst other species of geese.
Snow Goose
Snow Goose
Greater White-fronted Goose
May 2015 – Fernhill Wetlands, Forest Grove, Oregon
A few of these were hanging out at Fernhill.
Greater White-fronted Goose
Black-legged Kittiwake
September 2014 – Kachemak Bay, Alaska
These numerous birds are seen throughout the south-central Alaskan coast.
Black-legged Kittiwake
Long-tailed Duck
September 2014 – near Seward, Alaska
Once called Oldsquaw, these diving ducks often sport a long tail… though, this one looked a bit shabby… getting ready for a long winter.
Long-tailed Duck
Horned Puffin
September 2015 – Kenai Fjords, Alaska
This was right around the end of the season for seeing puffins in the Alaskan waters. Soon, they would all be headed for the open ocean for winter.
Horned Puffin
Tufted Puffin
September 2014 – Kenai Fjords, Alaska
Not the greatest photo of a Tufted Puffin, but all I could manage in the conditions… I’m sure a better photo is in my future, somewhere… sometime.
Tufted Puffin
Trumpeter Swan
September 2014 – Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
Largest swan in the world… A pair was floating through misty waters on a lake in the Kenai highlands.
Trumpeter Swan
Belted Kingfisher
July 2015 – Fernhill Wetlands, Forest Grove, Oregon
These are very skittish birds… I was happy to even get this quick fly-by.
Belted Kingfisher
September 2014 – Near Valdez, Alaska
This one stayed put for all of 10 seconds before spotting me & fluttering away.
Belted Kingfisher
Gray-crowned Rosy Finch
August 2015 – Sierra Nevada Highlands
I’m still not 100% certain this is a Gray-crowned Rosy Finch, but it seems to be an immature bird. Those can be pretty hard to identify, but the list of suspects in an environment like this is small. (Alpine terrain above 10,000ft elevation).
Gray-crowned Rosy Finch
White-throated Sparrow
July 2014 – Lake Superior shoreline
This one was poking around some roadside shrubs along the north shore of Lake Superior.
White-throated Sparrow
Another shot of another bird, in the same vicinity.
White-throated Sparrow