Birds, NAz

Birds were the first photographic subjects to captivate me. I photograph birds in hopes that the photo will show their power to inspire awe. I am profoundly grateful to the birds shown here, who let me into their world and tolerated many minutes of human/camera attention.

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus, adult; Old Walnut Canyon Road, Flagstaff, Arizona
Family Accipitridae
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos; Bubbling Ponds, Cornville, Arizona
Hawk
Cheshire neighborhood, Flagstaff, Arizona
Family Accipitridae Raptors Accipiters
Corvid
Cheshire neighborhood, Flagstaff, Arizona
Family Corvidae
Western Bluebird
Sialia mexicana, female; Buffalo Park, Flagstaff, Arizona
Thrushes Family Turidae
Yellow-Rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata; Cheshire neighborhood, Flagstaff, Arizona
Family Parulidae New World warblers
Yellow-Rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata; Cheshire neighborhood, Flagstaff, Arizona
Family Parulidae New World warblers
American Bushtit
Psaltriparus minimus; Cheshire neighborhood, Flagstaff, Arizona
Family Aegithalidae
White-Breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis; Cheshire neighborhood, Flagstaff, Arizona
Order Passeriformes Family Sittidae Nuthatches
Steller's Jay
Cyanocitta stelleri; Cheshire neighborhood, Flagstaff, Arizona
Family Corvidae
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus; Old Walnut Canyon Road, Flagstaff, Arizona
Fish eagle Fish hawk
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus; Old Walnut Canyon Road, Flagstaff, Arizona
Fish hawk Fish eagle Family Pandionidae
Common Merganser
Mergus merganser; Old Walnut Canyon Road, Flagstaff, Arizona
Family Anatidae
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta; Old Walnut Canyon Road, Flagstaff, Arizona
Family Anatidae
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta, Old Walnut Canyon Road, Flagstaff, Arizona
Family Anatinae
Canada Geese
Branta canadensis; Old Walnut Canyon Road, Flagstaff, Arizona
Family Anatidae Subfamily Anserinae
Canada Geese
Branta canadensis; Old Walnut Canyon Road, Flagstaff, Arizona
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura; Flagstaff, Arizona
Family Cathartidae Scavengers
Bird in flight
Flagstaff, Arizona
Order Passeriformes
Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus; Cheshire neighborhood, Flagstaff, Arizona
Family Picidae Woodpeckers
Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus; Cheshire neighborhood, Flagstaff, Arizona
Woodpeckers Order Piciformes Family Picidae
Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus; Cheshire neighborhood, Flagstaff, Arizona
Family Picidae Woodpeckers Order Piciformes
Flycatcher (Dusky-Capped?)
Myiarchus tuberculifer?; Bubbling Ponds, Cornville, Arizona
Tyrant flycatchers Family Tyrannidae Verde Valley Arizona Fish and Game
Yellow-Headed Blackbird
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus; Kinkinnick Lake, northern Arizona
Family Icteridae
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus; Upper Lake Mary, Flagstaff, Arizona
Family Accipitridae Raptors
Hummingbirds
Cheshire neighborhood, Flagstaff, Arizona
Family Trochilidae
Bullock's Oriole
Icterus bullockii, female; Cheshire neighborhood, Flagstaff, Arizona
Family Icteridae
Flycatcher (Cordilleran?)
The Arboretum at Flagstaff, Flagstaff, Arizona
Family Tyrannidae Genus Empidonax Tyrant flycatchers
Pine Siskin
Carduelis pinus; Flagstaff, Arizona
Family Fringillidae
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra; Page Spring Fish Hatchery, Cornville, Arizona
Arizona Fish and Game Family Cardinalidae Verde Valley
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias; Bubbling Ponds, Cornville, Arizona
Family Ardeidae Verde River
Female Hummingbird
On sunflower plant; Cheshire neighborhood, Flagstaff, Arizona
Family Trochilidae
American Pipit
Anthus rubescens; Bubbling Ponds, Cornville, Arizona
Family Motacillidae Buff Bellied Pipit
White-Crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys, female or juvenile; Cheshire neighborhood, Flagstaff, Arizona
Family Emberizidae
White-Crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys, adult male; Cheshire neighborhood, Flagstaff, Arizona
Family Emberizidae
Green Towhee
Cheshire neighborhood, Flagstaff, Arizona
Family Emberizidae
Great-Tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus, female; Sedona Wetlands Preserve, Sedona, Arizona
Western Meadowlark
Sturnella neglecta; Kinkinnick Lake, northern Arizona
Family Icteridae
Acorn Woodpecker
Melanerpes formicivorus; Museum of Northern Arizona, Flagstaff, Arizona
Family Picidae
Red-Tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis; Anasazi Ridge neighborhood, Flagstaff, Arizona
Family Accipitridae
Common Raven
Corvus corax; Flagstaff, Arizona
Family Corvidae
Ravens
Corvus corax, on city light pole; Cheshire neighborhood, Flagstaff, Arizona
Family Corvidae
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina; Cheshire neighborhood, Flagstaff, Arizona
Family Emberizidae
Summer tanager
Piranga rubra; Bubbling Ponds, Cornville, Arizona
Family Cardinalidae Arizona Fish and Game
Swallows
Cheshire neighborhood, Flagstaff, Arizona
Family Hirundinidae
Swallows
Immature swallows awaiting food; Cheshire neighborhood, Flagstaff Arizona
Family Hirundinidae
Steller’s Jay
Cyanocitta stelleri, with crest feathers blown in wind; Flagstaff, Arizona
Family Corvidae
Steller's Jay
Cyanocitta stelleri, with crest feathers blown back in wind; Flagstaff, Arizona
Family Corvidae

James Wilce

Birds, NAz