Birds, fun but challenging

I do not often set out to photograph birds, but when the moment is right, they can be some of the most rewarding subjects in the field. This gallery is a collection of those opportunities, with a special nod to birds of prey.

Birds Gallery

Young Eurasian jay perched on a tree limb, Yoroushi, Hokkaido

Bald eagle in Kachemak Bay, Homer, Mar. 2025 - Alaska

Red-crowned crane grooming feathers, Akancho, Hokkaido

Red-crowned crane dancing in snow, Tsurui, Hokkaido

Red-crowned crane landing on a snow-covered hillside, Tsurui, Hokkaido

Bald eagle in Kachemak Bay, Homer, Mar. 2025 - Alaska

Bald eagle in Kachemak Bay, Homer, Mar. 2025 - Alaska

Two red-crowned cranes greeting each other, Tsurui, Hokkaido

Bald eagle in Kachemak Bay, Homer, Mar. 2025 - Alaska

Red-crowned crane singing with wings spread, Tsurui, Hokkaido

Red-crowned cranes in morning frost, Tsurui, Hokkaido

Bald eagle in Kachemak Bay, Homer, Mar. 2025 - Alaska

Steller's sea eagles fishing from drift ice, Rausu, Hokkaido

Bald eagle in Kachemak Bay, Homer, Mar. 2025 - Alaska

White-tailed eagle resting on drift ice, Rausu, Hokkaido

Bald eagle in Kachemak Bay, Homer, Mar. 2025 - Alaska

Giant kingfisher perched on a limb, Botswana

Juvenile bald eagle in Kachemak Bay, Homer, Mar. 2025 - Alaska

Northern hawk-owl perched on tree in Homer Alaska

Steller's sea eagle feeding on drift ice, Rausu, Hokkaido

Bald eagle in Kachemak Bay, Homer, Mar. 2025 - Alaska

White-tailed eagle flying over drift ice, Rausu, Hokkaido

Mallard ducks swimming on Reflection Lake, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington

Steller's sea eagle spreading its wings on drift ice, Rausu, Hokkaido

White-fronted bee-eaters perched along the Chobe River, Kasane, Botswana

White-tailed eagle at sunrise on drift ice, Rausu, Hokkaido

Giant kingfisher perched, Botswana

Little bee-eater perched along the Chobe River, Kasane, Botswana

Steller's sea eagle perched on drift ice, Rausu, Hokkaido

Lilac-breasted roller perched near Etosha Pan, Namibia

Malachite kingfisher perched near Flower Creek, Botswana

Steller's sea eagle flying over mountains, Rausu, Hokkaido

Senegal coucal in flight, Botswana

African jacana on the Chobe River, Botswana

African jacana on the Chobe River, Botswana

Goliath heron sunning on the Chobe River, Botswana

Pied kingfisher eating a fish on the Chobe River, Kasane, Botswana

African openbill stork on the Chobe River, Botswana

Lesser jacana on the Chobe River, Botswana

Brown-hooded kingfisher perched on a stump, Botswana

Double-crested Cormorants on the beach of the Skelton Coast near Swakopmund Namibia

New Zealand, South Island, Black swan, Kellands pond

New Zealand, South Island, mallard, duck

New Zealand, South Island, Black swan, Lake Hayes

New Zealand, South Island, South Island Robin, Lake Gunn