Tiny Visitor

I was recently back in the woods trying to take some wildlife photos. Sadly, I barely came across any birds that day and whenever I did, they were gone before I could even focus on them.

Purple Finch

I like playing with these photos of Purple Finches where I make their reddish/purple color stand out.

Downy woodpeckers courting

I watched this pair as they circled each other all around the tree limbs, then they settled down and the female opened her mouth. The male then made feeding motions.

The Crows

They are waiting for the weather to change.

The crows

Of course, a group of crows could be silhouettes but the viewer should not confuse them with other birds

Canadian Wild Geese

Canadian Wild Geese were out with the young birds. It was later in the afternoon, and the parents were out showing off thier newborns.

House Finch with Odd Coloring

This guy flew in with a flock of house finches, but I've never seen such yellow on a finch before. I'm assuming he's getting in his adult feathers, but that yellow is surprising. Oak Ridge, TN.

Northern Mockingbird

The cropped, closeup photo I took a couple of days ago really shows the odd eyelash-like feathers at the base of the bird's beak.

Sleepy

There were a family of Canadian Wild Geese walking down the road one spring afternoon, the older geese were leading these two little geese and stopped for a rest.

Osprey

An Osprey was flying searching for food, He circled a few times before flying away.

Eagle

perched on a beam...watching the traffic drive by in the light rain

Eagle - 3

Ok, so you cannot see the light rain falling, but the eagle is trying to catch the rain drops.

Eagle

I was driving down the road and seen this eagle covering a meal that he had found in the water. Out of no where, a seagull dropped out of the sky and started attacking the eagle.

Blue Heron hangin out

I came upon this Blue Heron sitting on the side of a small cliff trying to stay warm. It was a blistery cold winter day last winter.

"Open Wide"

As the sun warmed the sandy beach, a tern stood lazily in the sand, with its dark eyes slowly scanning the shoreline.

Eagle

This eagle had a Cormorant which the seagulls tried to take from him.

Eagle shots

This eagle had a cormorant and was vending off the seagulls who kept coming in attacking him trying to take his prize.