Loggerhead Shrike – IUCN Conservation Status: Near Threatened A tomial tooth is not actually a tooth, but a sharp tooth-like projection located on the end of the bill You would never guess that this bird is nicknamed the “butcherbird”. Looks can be deceiving. The loggerhead shrike is a small bird measuring between eight and nine inches long […]
Common Eider – IUCN Conservation Status: Near Threatened Mature male common eiders have an orangish-yellow wedge-shaped bill The common eider is not as common as the name suggests. Common eider are considered a large sea duck, occupying Arctic coastline in North America, Greenland, Northern Europe, and parts of Russia. Their breeding areas are farther north than their […]
Royal Tern – IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern Some of the species of shorebirds that could be seen there, included skimmers, willets, ibis, cranes, gulls, terns, sandpipers, and more I had never seen so many birds in my life when I took the photo of this royal tern. My wife and I were staying on […]
Phainopepla – IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern It was here that I saw the phainopepla fly overhead and land in a tree I was so excited to spot this bird while at Saguaro National Park in Arizona. I was traveling there with Matt and Nick. One of my main aspirations for the trip was to […]
American Kestrel – IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern The beak is yellow at the nostrils, while the remainder of the beak is blue While on a hike through a wash in Saguaro National Park, we came across an American kestrel that was being pestered by a northern mockingbird. Presumably, the mockingbird was trying to scare […]
White-Faced Ibis – IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern The white-faced ibis has a long gray cured bill No matter what age you are, there is something amazing about seeing a creature for the first time. That was the case with this bird, the white-faced ibis. I was not looking for this bird. I came across it by […]
Hairy Woodpecker – IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern The hairy woodpecker and the downy woodpecker have almost identical plumage There are a variety of woodpecker species in the United States and many of them look very similar to each other. There are a few critical features that can help you identify what type of woodpecker you […]
Eastern Towhee – IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern A fully grown eastern towhee will weigh less than two ounces This photograph was taken in Salisbury Beach State Park in coastal Massachusetts. These colorful sparrows are called eastern towhees. They can be found in the eastern half of the United States. Interestingly, the eyes are red for most eastern […]
American robin – IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern The scientific name for the America robin is Turdus migratorius Pictured here are several robin eggs sitting in a tree about four feet off the ground. I chose this picture because when I think Midwest bird, I immediately think of the American robin. I wanted to use this […]
Laughing Gull – IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern One flew by that had obviously caught something Every October, Wild Boyz Photography celebrates the weird and wild side of nature. This is a series of photographs of a laughing gull capturing and eating a starfish. I had walked out on the rocks at a jetty near where I […]