Birds, NAz
FemaleMallardShot"DeNoised"; OWCRPonds; 20Oct2021; PA207091
Double Crested Cormorant Landing; (Photo #P8160743)
Double Crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum) Making A Splash Landing; Old Walnut Canyon Road Ponds, Flagstaff, Arizona; 16 August 2021
Order SuliformesFamily PhalacrocoracidaeWaterfowlOpen spacesRiparian habitat in arid region
PiedBilledGrebe (Photo #P8099214)
Pied Billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps
); Kachina Wetlands Preserve; 9 August 2021WaterfowlOrder PodicipediformesFamily PodicipedidaeOpen spacesRiparian areas in arid regionsNorthern Arizona Audubon Society and the Kachina Wetlands Sanctuary
FemaleMallard (Photo #P8099138)
Female Mallard ( Anas platyrhynchos); Kachina Wetlands, greater Flagstaff area, northern Arizona; 9 August 2021;
WaterfowlDucks and geeseOrder AnseriformesFamilyAnatidaeOpen spacesRiparian areas in arid regionsNorthern Arizona Audubon Society and the Kachina Wetlands SanctuaryOlympus photography
MountainChickadeeInSpruce (Photo #P8140340)
Mountain Chickadee (Poecile gambeli) In Spruce Tree; Cheshire neighborhood, Flagstaff, Arizona; 14 August 2021
Family ParidaeFamily of tischickadeesand titmiceMountainous Northern ArizonaOlympus photography
CommonMergansersSwimmingTogether; (Photo #P8026379)
Common Mergansers (Mergus merganser) Swimming in Pond At Old Walnut Canyon Road, Flagstaff, Arizona; 2 August 2021
Order AnseriformesFamily AnatidaeWaterfowlRiparian Areas in Arid RegionsOpen spacesDucks and Geese
CommonMergansersOnBanksOfPond (Photo #P8026505)
Common Mergansers (Mergus merganser) On Banks Of Pond at Old Walnut Canyon Road, Flagstaff, Arizona; 2 August 2021
Order AnseriformesFamily AnatidaeWaterfowlRiparian Areas in Arid RegionsOpen spacesDucks and Geese
GreatBlueHeronInFlight (Photo #P7148409)
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) In Flight Over Pond; Frances Short Pond, Flagstaff, Arizona; 14 July 2021
Order PelecaniformesFamily ArdeidaeWaterfowlOpen SpacesPublic ParksRiparian areas in arid regionsNorthern Arizona
OspreyAtopTree(Photo #P7075660)
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) Perched Atop Ponderosa Pine; Frances Short Pond; 7 July 2021
Bald Eagle In Flight (Photo #P7200733)
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) In Flight; Kachina Wetlands, Kachina Village, Arizona; 20 July 2021
Endangered speciesRaptorsBirds of PreyOrder AccipitriformesFamily AccipitridaeBirds as symbols
Lincoln's Sparrow (Photo #0390)
Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii); Picture Canyon; 2 March 2021
SparrowsPasseriformes Perching birdsPublic spacesRiparian areas in arid regions
LarkSparrowInTree; PictureCanyon; 6June2021; P7065112
Spotted Sandpiper (Photo #P5203108)
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius); Old Walnut Canyon Road Ponds, Flagstaff, Arizona; 20 May 2021;
Order CharadriiformesFamily ScolopacidaeArtificial PondsRiparian Areas In Arid ZonesNorthern Arizona
OspreyDescends(FishBeware); FSPond; 6May2021; 15MayEdit; P5064616
GreatBlueHeronsAtPond; 11May2021; P5118385
TwoMallardsSwimmingInReflection (Photo #P5118534)
Mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) Swimming In Reflection; Frances Short Pond, Flagstaff, Arizona; 11 May 2021
WaterfowlOrder AnseriformesFamily AnatidaeNorthern ArizonaOpen spacesRiparian areas in arid zones
OspreyEmergesWithFish (Photo #P4210481)
OspreyEmergesWithFish; FSPond; 21April2021;
RaptorsOrder AccipitriformesFamily PandionidaeFish EagleFishing By Diving And ReemergingBirds Of Northern ArizonaOpen SpacesArtificial LakesRiparian areas in arid regions
CootInGoldenWater (Photo #P5064634)
American Coot (Fulica americana) In Pond Reflecting Golden Leaves; Frances Short Pond, Flagstaff, Arizona; 6 May 2021
WaterfowlOrder GruiformesFamily RallidaeNorthern ArizonaRiparian habitatArtificial pondsPublic parksOpen spaces
ChickadeeOnPine (Photo #P5012053)
Chickadee (Poecile gambeli) OnPine; Cheshire neighborhood, Flagstaff, Arizona; 1 May 2021
Order PasseriformesPerching birdsFamily ParidaeFamily of titschickadeesand titmiceNorthern Arizona
OspreysMating (Photo #P4145780)
Ospreys Mating (Pandion haliaetus); Old Walnut Canyon Road Ponds, Flagstaff, Arizona, 14 April 2021
RaptorsOrder AccipitriformesFamily PandionidaeFish EagleFishing By Diving And ReemergingBirds Of Northern ArizonaOpen SpacesArtificial LakesRiparian areas in arid regions
Boat-tailed Grackle (Photo #6267)
Boat-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus major); Old Walnut Canyon Road Ponds; 2 April 2021
Family IcteridaeBirds of Northern ArizonaSuburban wildlifeRiparian areas. Artificial ponds and lakes
GreatBlueHeron (Photo #0573)
Great Blue Heron On Island; Frances Short Pond, Flagstaff, Arizona; 4 March 2021;
Waterfowl And ShorebirdsOrder PelecaniformesFamily ArdeidaeHerons and EgretsPublic spacesFlagstaffNorthern ArizonaRiparian areasWinter visitors bird species
Male Common Merganser (Photo# 1038)
Male Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) InFlight; Frances Short Pond, Flagstaff, Arizona; 4 March 2021;
WaterfowlDucksOrder AnseriformesFamily AnatidaePublic spacesFlagstaffNorthern ArizonaRiparian areasWinter visitors bird species
Raven Vocalizing (Photo #3596)
Common Raven (Corvus corax) Vocalizing; Cheshire neighborhood, Flagstaff, Arizona; 12 February 2021
RedWingedBlackbirdInTree; FSPond; 6Feb2021; 1684
CorvidFliesWithSeedsInBeak; SPRM; 1Feb2021; 9765
MallardInWaterReflectingFoliage; FSPond; 14Oct2020; 9668
BIF-CorvidsFlyingNearEachOther; 14Jan2021; 7103
Female Ring Necked Duck (Photo #1568)
Female Ring Necked Duck (Aythya collaris); Frances Short Pond, Flagstaff, Arizona; 6 February 2021
Geese At Dawn (Photo #3270)
Canada Geese (Branta canadensis) At Dawn; Old Walnut Canyon Road Ponds, Flagstaff, Arizona; 20 November 2020
WaterfowlDucks and geeseOrder AnseriformesFamilyAnatidaeNorthern ArizonaArtificial lakes and pondsAlpine area
MotionBlurOfGeese; OWCRPonds; 20Nov2020; 3030
Ravens On Lightpost (Photo #5901)
Ravens (Corvus Corax) On Lightpost; Flagstaff, Arizona; 30 November 2020
Order PasseriformesFamily CorvidaeFamily of Jays Crows and RavensBirds In Human Environment
Female Mallard (Photo #1642)
Female Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos); Francis Short Pond, Flagstaff, Arizona; 17 November 2020
WaterfowlDabbling DucksOrder AnseriformesFamily AnatidaeNorthern ArizonaWetlands in Dry RegionsPublic ParksArtificial PondsOpen Spaces
FemaleNorthernShoveler(Photo #7463)
Female Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata); Old Walnut Canyon Road Ponds, Flagstaff, Arizona; 4 November 2020
WaterfowlDucks and GeeseOrder AnseriformesFamily AnatidaeNorthern Arizona
Coots (Photo #2047)
Coots ( Fulica americana) in Francis Short Pond, Flagstaff, Arizona; 23 December 2020
WaterfowlOrderGruiformesFamily RallidaeFamily of rails gallinules and coots
Female White-Crowned Sparrow (Photo #1497)
Female White-Crowned Sparrow; (Zonotrichia leucophrys); Cheshire neighborhood, Flagstaff, Arizona;; 21 December 2020
Raven (probably) In Gray Sky (Photo #9234)
Raven; Cheshire neighborhood, Flagstaff, Arizona; 14 December 2020
Geese Flying In V-Formation (Photo #7611)
Canada Geese ( (Branta canadensis) in V-Formation; Old Walnut Canyon Road Ponds; 9 December 2020
GeeseSplashyTakeOff; (Photo #7959)
Dawn Take-Off of Canada Geese (Branta canadensis);Old Walnut Canyon Road Ponds; 9 December 2020
Mallards Splashed By Another (Photo #2368)
Mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) Splashed By Another; Francis Short Pond, Flagstaff, Arizona; 19 November 2020
WaterfowlDabbling DucksOrder AnseriformesFamily AnatidaeNorthern ArizonaWetlands in Dry RegionsPublic ParksArtificial PondsOpen Spaces
Northern Shoveler (Photo #1363)
Female(?) Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata); Francis Short Pond, Flagstaff, Arizona; 17Nov2020
WaterfowlDabbling DucksOrder AnseriformesFamily AnatidaeNorthern ArizonaWetlands in Dry RegionsPublic ParksArtificial PondsOpen Spaces
Red Tailed Hawk (Photo #4424)
Red Tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis); Near Picture Canyon, Flagstaff, Arizona; 5 August 2020
RaptorsHawks and EaglesOrder AccipitriformesFamily Accipitridae
Mallard Drake swimming in InGoldenReflection (Photo #4715)
Mallard Duck (Anas platyrhynchos) Francis Short Pond, Flagstaff, Arizona 25 November 2020
WaterfowlOrder AnseriformesFamily AnatidaePublic landsPonds and lakesArtificial pondsParks
Mallard Drake (Photo #4639)
Mallard Duck (Anas platyrhynchos); Francis Short Pond, Flagstaff, Arizona 25 November 2020
WaterfowlOrder AnseriformesFamily AnatidaePublic landsPonds and lakesArtificial pondsParks
RavenAgainstEldenClouds (Photo #3545)
Raven (Corvus coral) Flies Among Clouds Over Mt. Elden; Cheshire neighborhood, Flagstaff, Arizona; 27 March 2020;
Family CorvidaeFamily of jayscrowsand ravensNorthern Arizona
Raven Lands On Power Line (Photo #1989)
Raven Spreads Feathers Landing On Power Line RavenTowardPowerLine Schultz Pass Road; 18Nov2020;
RavenOverhead (Photo #2447)
Raven (Corvus corax) On Cloudy Day; Cheshire neighborhood, Flagstaff, Arizona; 26 August 2020
Male Redhead; (Photo #0128)
Male Redhead (Aythya americana); Gilbert Riparian Preserve, Metro Phoenix area, Arizona; 13Nov2020;
DucksWaterfowlOrder AnseriformesFamily AnatidaeArtificial ponds and lakes
Christina Vojta
on May 19, 2017I love the expressiveness of the bird subjects in many of these photos. In particular, the bald eagle with head thrown back and the yellow-dumped warbler on a mullein. For dramatic, I go for the osprey diving into a pond with a red-winged blackbird just off of one wing. For artistic-unusual, I like the totem pole image of the raven on a pole.
Colin Shepley
on April 23, 2016I find many of these shots engrossing because of spectacular timing. I also really love the color context of the Tanger and Ravens in particular.