Monday, December 23, 2013

Birds


I bought a new camera for taking pictures of birds.  It's a Canon SX50 which has a big zoom lens.  I'm going to use this post to document the different species I encounter in alphabetical order.  Most of the photos are just for identification but some of them are ok.

American Coot (Hoboken):


American Robin (and worm) (Dumbarton Oaks):


Andean Flicker (La Paz, 1/8/14):



Andean Gull, Male (La Paz, 1/14/14):


Ash-breasted Sierra-Finch (La Paz, 1/26/14):



Band-tailed Seedeater (La Paz, 1/14/14):


Bare-faced Ground Dove (La Paz, 1/14/14):




Black Capped Chickadee (Canaan Valley Wildlife Refuge, 12/27/13):


Blue-and-yellow Tanager (La Paz, 1/14/14):


Blue Jay (Dumbarton Oaks):


Brown-backed Mockingbird (La Paz, 1/8/14):



Buffleheads (Hoboken):


Canada Goose:


Chiguanco Thrush (La Paz, 1/10/14):



Dark-Eyed Junco (Spruce Knob, 1/2/14):




Double Crested Cormorent (Hoboken):




Downy Woodpecker (Canaan Valley Wildlife Refuge, 12/27/13):




Eared Dove (La Paz, 1/9/14):


Eared Dove (La Paz, 1/8/14):



European Starling (Central Park):


Gadwalls (Hoboken):



Golden-billed Saltador (La Paz, 1/14/14):



Gray-hooded Parakeet (La Paz, 1/14/14):



Greenish-yellow Finch (La Paz, 1/11/14):



House Finch (Dumbarton Oaks):


House Sparrow (Dumbarton Oaks):


House Sparrow (Central Park):


House Wren (La Paz, 1/14/14):



Mallards (Hoboken):


Mountain Caracara (La Paz, 1/10/14):




Northern Cardinal (Dumbarton Oaks):


Northern Cardinal (Central Park):


Peruvian Sierra Finch (La Paz, 1/9/14):


Red Bellied Woodpecker (Central Park):


Red Bellied Woodpecker (Spruce Knob, 1/2/14):




Red Shouldered Hawk (Central Park):




Red-tailed Comet (La Paz, 1/20/14):




Ring-billed Gull (Hoboken):





Rufous-collared Sparrow (La Paz, 1/8/14):


Sayaca Tanager (La Paz, 1/20/14):



Sierra Mourning Finch, Female (La Paz, 1/20/14):



Sparkling Violetear (La Paz, 1/9/14):




Sparkling Violetear (La Paz, 1/14/14):



White Breasted Nuthatch (Dumbarton Oaks):



White-browed Ground-Tyrant (La Paz, 1/11/14):



White-tipped Plantcutter (La Paz, 1/14/14):


White-tipped Plant Cutter (La Paz, 1/20/14):



Yellow-bellied Siskin (La Paz, 1/14/14):