Birds

“I pray to the birds because they remind me of what I love rather than what I fear. And at the end of my prayers, they teach me how to listen.” –Terry Tempest Williams

These are photographs I’ve taken of various birds from my travels. Click on a photo to view larger slideshow. Please observe: all images are copyright protected, ©2020, Marc Beaudin, all rights reserved – do not use without permission. New birds added often – check back frequently to see who else has shown up in my lens. Thanks!

“It is very hard to give birds advice. / They are already members of eternity.” –Jim Harrison

: American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos), North Dakota.

: Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga), Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge, FL

: Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), Assateague Island, Virginia.

: Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), Yellowstone River, south of Livingston, Montana.

: Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) near Glacier National Park, Montana.

: Black-billed Magpie (Pica hudsonia), Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.

: Black-billed Magpie (Pica hudsonia), Emigrant, Montana.

: Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans), Mountain Winery, Saratoga, California.

: Brewer’s Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus), Big Sur, California.

: Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) at Fisherman’s Wharf, Monterey, California.

: Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) along North Dakota’s Enchanted Highway.

: Canada Goose (Branta canadensis), near Yellowstone River, Livingston, MT

: Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia), Chincoteague, Virginia.

: Cedar waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum), Paradise Valley, near Livingston, Montana.

: Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula), Glacier National Park, MT

: Common Merganser (Mergus merganser), Yellowstone River, east of Livingston, Montana.

: Common Merganser, f. (Mergus merganser), Glacier National Park, MT

: Common Raven (Corvus corax), Yellowstone National Park, WY

: Common Raven (Corvus corax), Yellowstone National Park, WY

: Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias), Chincoteague, Virginia.

: Dark-eyed Junco, Oregon pop. (Junco hyemalis), Mountain Winery, Saratoga, California.

: Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus), Lake Superior, Michigan.

: Forster’s Tern (Sterna forsteri), non-breeding plumage, Chincoteague, Virginia.

: Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias), Manasota Key, Florida.

: Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) at Cape Henlopen State Park, Delaware.

: Green Heron (Butorides virescens), Delaware Seashore State Park, Delaware.

: Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida meleagris), Broadkill Beach, Delaware.

: Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla), non-breeding plumage, Delaware Seashore State Park, Delaware.

: Mallard, perhaps Mallard X Black Duck hybrid (Anas platyrhynchos), Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, Maryland.

: Monk Parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus), Sarasora, Florida.

: Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura), Old Town Saginaw, Michigan.

: Osprey (Pandion haliaetus). Dailey Lake, Montana

: Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) at Cape May Wetlands State Natural Area, New Jersey.

: Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus), Camp Rotary, MI

: Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus), Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, Maryland.

: Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis), Shiloh Conservation Area, Billings, MT

: Sanderling (Calidris alba), Ocean City, Maryland.

: Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis), Upper Peninsula, Michigan.

: Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis), Yellowstone River, east of Livingston, Montana.

: Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus), Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, Maryland.

: Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) at Lake McDonald, Glacier National Park, Montana.

: Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor), Chincoteague, Virginia.

: Western Gull (Larus occidentalis), Pacific Grove, California.

: Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta), Livingston, Montana.

: Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana), Livingston, Montana.

: White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys), Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.

: White Ibis (Eudocimus albus), Chincoteague, Virginia.

: Willet (Tringa semipalmata), Manasota Key, Florida.

: Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata), West Bridger Creek, MT

: Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) Finca Lérida, Boquete, Panama.

: Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster) flying alongside our ferry going from Isla Taboga to Panama City.

: Juvenile Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) in Sian Ka’an Biosphere Reserve, Quintana Roo, Mexico.

: Cactus Wren (Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus), Todos Santos, Baja California Sur, Mexico.

: Common Ground Dove (Columbina passerina), Tulum, Mexico.

: Crested Caracara (Caracara cheriway) on the road to Adolfo López Mateos in Baja California Sur, Mexico.

: Crested Caracara (Caracara cheriway), Baja California Sur

: Fiery-billed Araçari (Pteroglossus frantzii) at Parque Nacional Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica.

: Flame-colored Tanager (Piranga bidentata) (male) Finca Lérida, Boquete, Panama.

: Flame-colored Tanager (Piranga bidentata) (female) Finca Lérida, Boquete, Panama.

: Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias), Sian Ka’an Biosphere Reserve, Quintana Roo, Mexico.

: Great-tailed Grackle at El Ultimo Maya, Sian Ka-an, Quintana Roo, Mexico.

: Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus), Sian Ka’an Biosphere Reserve, Quintana Roo, Mexico.

: Garden Emerald (Chlorostilbon assimilis), Finca Lérida, Boquete, Panama.

: Garden Emerald (Chlorostilbon assimilis), Isla Taboga, Panama.

: Golden-crowned Warbler (Basileuterus culicivorus), Finca Lérida, Boquete, Panama.

: Golden-fronted Woodpecker (Melanerpes aurifrons), Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico.

: Lesser Violetear (Colibri cyanotus), Finca Lérida, Boquete, Panama.

: Magnificient Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) at Sian Ka’an Biosphere Reserve, Quintana Roo, Mexico.

: Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens), Isla Taboga, Panama.

: Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis), Isla Taboga, Panama.

: Plain Chachalaca (Ortalis vetula), Sian Ka’an Biosphere Reserve, Quintana Roo, Mexico.

: Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis) at Finca Lérida, Boquete, Panama.

: Rufous-tailed Hummingbird (Amazilia tzacatl) at Finca Lérida, Boquete, Panama.

: Slaty Flowerpiercer (Diglossa plumbea), Finca Lérida, Boquete, Panama.

: Thick-billed Euphonia (Euphonia laniirostris), female and male, at Finca Lérida, Boquete, Panama.

: Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus), Isla Taboga, Panama.

: Tropical Mockingbird (Mimus gilvus), Finca Lérida, Boquete, Panama.

: Turquoise-browed Motmot (Eumomota superciliosa), Coba Ruins, Quintana Roo, Mexico.

: Juvenile White Ibis (Eudocimus albus), Sian Ka’an Biosphere Reserve, Quintana Roo, Mexico.

: White-naped Brushfinch (Atlapetes albinucha), Finca Lérida, Boquete, Panama.

: Yellow-backed Oriole (Icterus chrysater), Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico.

: Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea), Monkey River, Belize

: Yellowish Flycatcher (Empidonax flavescens), Finca Lérida, Boquete, Panama.

: African Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus), Parc Ornitholgique Pont du Gau, Camargue, France (introduced from Africa in 1976).

: Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax), Parc Ornitholgique Pont du Gau, Camargue, France

: Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus), non-breeding plumage, at Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, France.

: Black-headed Gull at Vondelpark, Amsterdam.

: Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) at the Keukenhof Park, Netherlands.

: Common Blackbird (Turdus merula) at the Keukenhof Park, Netherlands.

: Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) at Vondelpark, Amsterdam.

: Common Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus), Amsterdam.

: Common Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus), Keukenhof, Netherlands

: Common Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus), Keukenhof, Netherlands

: Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca) at Vondelpark, Amsterdam.

: Egyptian Vulture (Neophron percnopterus), Parc Ornithologique Pont de Gau, Camargue, France.

: Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra) in an Amsterdam canal.

: Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra) at Vondelpark, Amsterdam.

: Eurasian Jackdaw (Corvus monedula), Amsterdam.

: European Robin (Erithacus rubecula) at the Keukenhof Park, Netherlands.

: European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) at the Keukenhof Park, Netherlands.

: Gray Heron (Ardea cinerea), Petite Rhone River, Camargue, France.

: Graylag Goose (Anser anser) (with Mallards), Parc Ornithologique Pont du Gau, Camargue, France.

: Great-creasted Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) in the Nieuwe Keizersgracht Canal, Amsterdam, at the Shadow Wall Holocaust Memorial.

: Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus), Parc Ornithologique Pont de Gau, Camargue, France.

: Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus), Parc Ornithologique Pont de Gau, Camargue, France.

: Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus), Parc Ornithologique Pont de Gau, Camargue, France.

: Herring Gull (Larus argentatus), Amsterdam.

: Little Egret (Egretta garzetta), Parc Ornithologique Pont du Gau, Camargue, France.

: Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), Keukenhof Park, Netherlands.

: Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), Vondelpark, Amsterdam

: Mallard (Domestic) (Anas platyrhynchos) Vondelpark, Amsterdam

: Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata), Keukenhof, Netherlands

: Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) at the Keukenhof Park, Netherlands.

: Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) at the Keukenhof Park, Netherlands.

: Female Rose-ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri) in Amsterdam.

: Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) at the Keukenhof Park, Netherlands.

: White Stork (Ciconia ciconia), Parc Ornithologique Pont du Gau, Camargue, France.

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