These photos run the gamut of my evolution as a bird photographer, ranging from some early efforts that are in poor focus to excellent shots in crisp focus and good lighting.
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Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers) Eastern Wood Pewee (Contopus virens) Hammond's Flycatcher (Empidonax hammondii) Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) Ash-throated Flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens) Brown-crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus tyrannulus) Great Kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus) Vermillion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus) Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans) Say's Phoebe (Sayornis saya) Couch's Kingbird (Tyrannus couchi) Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus) Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melanocholicus) Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrranus) Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis) Laniidae (Shrikes) Common Fiscal (Lanius collaris) Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) Malaconotidae (Bush-shrikes) Black-backed Puffback (Dryoscopus cubla) Crimson-breasted Shrike (Laniarius atrococcineus) Brown-crowned Tchagra (Tchagra australis) Vireonidae (Vireos) Black-capped Vireo (Vireo atricapilla) Bell's Vireo (Vireo bellii) Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus) White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus) Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) Corvidae (Crows & Jays) Western Scrub Jay (Aphelocoma californica) Mexican Jay (Aphelocoma ultramarina) Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) Stellar's Jay (Cyanocitta stellari) Green Jay (Cyanocorax yncas) Fish Crow (Corvus ossifragus) Northern Raven (Corvus corax) Chihuahuan Raven (Corvus cryptoleucus) Clark's Nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana) Gray Jay (Perisoreus canadensis) Alaudidae (Larks) Sabota Lark (Calendulauda sabota) Hirudinidae (Swallows) Purple Martin (Progne subis) Barn Swallow (Hirundo fulva) Cave Swallow (Pterochelidon fulva) Cliff Swallow (Pterochelidon pyrrhonota) Dicruridae (Drongos) Fork-tailed Drongo (Dicrurus adsimilis) Timaliidae (Babblers) Southern Pied Babbler (Turdoides bicolor) Paridae (Chickadees & Titmice) Tufted Titmouse (Baelophus bicolor) Black-crested Titmouse (Baeolophus atricristatus) Ashy Tit (Parus cinerascens) Great Tit (Parus major) Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) Chestnut-backed Chickadee (Poecile rufescens) Remizidae (Penduline-Tits) Cape Penduline-Tit (Anthoscopus minutus) Sittidae (Nuthatches) Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) Troglodytidae (Wrens) Cactus Wren (Camplyorhynchus brunneicapillus) Canyon Wren (Catherpes mexicanus) Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris) Sedge Wren (Cistothorus platensis) Rock Wren (Salpinctes obsoletus) Bewick's Wren (Thyromanes bewickii) Carolina Wren (Thyrothorus ludovicianus) Winter Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) Regulidae (Kinglets) Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) Sylviidae (Gnatcatchers & Old World Warblers) Gray-backed Camaroptera (Camaroptera brevicaudata) Yellow-bellied Eromomela (Eromomela icteropygialis) Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) Black-chested Prinia (Prinia flavicans) Long-billed Crombec (Sylvietta rufescens) Cisticolidae (Cisticoloas) Tinkling Cisticola (Cisticola rufilatus) Platysteiridae (Batises) Pririt Batis (Batis pririt) Muscicapidae (Old World Flycatchers) Marico Flycatcher (Bradornis mariquensis) Turdidae (Thrushes) Hermit Thrush (Cartharus guttatus) Swainson's Thrush (Cartharus ustulatus) Familiar Chat (Cercomela familiaris) Kalahari Scrub-robin (Cercotrichas paena) European Robin (Erithacus rubecula) Short-toed Rockthrush (Monticola brevipes) Townsend's Solitaire (Myadestes townsendi) Southern Anteating Chat (Myrmecocichla formicivora) Mountain Wheatear (Oenanthe monticola) Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) Groundscraper Thrush (Psophocichla litsitsirupa) Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides) Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicana) Clay-colored Robin (Turdus grayi) Blackbird (Turdus merula) American Robin (Turdus migratorius) Mimidae (Mimic Thrushes) Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottus) Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufrum) Long-billed Thrasher (Toxostoma longirostre) Curve-billed Thrasher (Toxostoma curvirostre) Pycnonotidae (Bulbuls) African Red-eyed Bulbul (Pyconotus nigricans) Sturnidae (Starlings) Burchell's Starling (Lamprotornis australis) Cape Glossy Starling (Lamprotornis nitens) Motacilliade (Pipits & Wagtails) African Grassveld Pipit (Anthus cinnamomeus) American Pipit (Anthus rubescens) Bombycillidae (Waxwings) Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) Ptilogonatidae (Silky Flycatchers) Phainopepla (Phainopepla nitens) Parulidae (Wood Warblers) Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dendroica coronata) Blackburnian Warbler (Dendroica fusca) Magnolia Warbler (Dendroica magnolia) Pine Warbler (Dendroica pinus) Palm Warbler (Dendroica palmarum) Chestnut-sided Warbler (Dendroica pennsylvanica) Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia) Black-throated Green Warbler (Dendroica virens) Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) Northern Parula (Parula americana) Orange-crowned Warbler (Vermivora celata) Tennessee Warbler (Vermivora peregrina) Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora pinus) Wilson's Warbler (Wilsonia pusilla) Louisiana Waterthrush (Seirus motacilla) Northern Waterthrush (Seirus noveboracensis) Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens) Worm-eating Warbler (Helmitheros vermivorum) Thraupidae (Tanagers) Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra) Nectariniidae (Sunbirds) Scarlet-chested Sunbird (Chalcomitra senegalensis) Dusky Sunbird (Cinnyris fuscus) Marico Sunbird (Cinnyris mariquensis) White-bellied Sunbird (Cinnyris talatala) Viduidae (Wydahs, Indigobirds) Shaft-tailed Wydah (Vidua regia) Estrillidae (Waxbills) Black-faced Waxbill (Estrilda erythronotus) Violet-eared Waxbill (Granatina granatina) Blue Waxbill (Uraeginthus angolensis) Green-winged Pytilia (Pytilia melba) Emberizidae (Buntings & Sparrows) Bachman's Sparrow (Aimophila aestivalis) Cassin's Sparrow (Aimophila cassinii) Rufous-crowned Sparrow (Aimophila ruficeps) Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodrammus savannarum) Black-throated Sparrow (Amphispiza bilineata) Olive Sparrow (Arremonops rufivirgatus) Lark Bunting (Calamospiza melanocorys) Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) Golden-breasted Bunting (Emberiza flaviventris) Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hymenalis) Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolni) Eastern Towhee (Papilio erythrophthalmus) Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida) Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) White-collared Seedeater (Sporophila torqueola) White-crowned Sparrow (Zoonotrichia leucophrys) Cardinalidae (Cardinals & Grosbeaks) Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) Pyrrhuloxia (Cardinalis sinuatus) Lazuli Bunting (Passerina amoena) Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea) Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris) Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) Black-headed Grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus) Dicksissel (Spiza americana) Icteridae (Orioles & Blackbirds) Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) Brewer's Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus) Hooded Oriole (Icterus guttatus) Altamira Oriole (Icterus gularis) Scott's Oriole (Icterus parisorum) Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius) Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscala) Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus)Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) Fringillidae (Finches) Red-headed Finch (Amadina erythrocephala) Lesser Goldfinch (Carduelis saltria) American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) Black-throated Canary (Serinus atrogularis)Yellow Canary (Serinus flaviventris) Passeridae (Weaver Finches) Red-billed Buffalo Weaver (Bubalornis niger) Southern Grey-headed Sparrow (Passer diffusus) Cape Sparrow (Passer melanurus) Great Sparrow (Passer motitensis) White-browed Sparrow-weaver (Plocepasser mahali) Ploceidae (Weavers) Sociable Weaver (Philetairus socius) Southern Masked Weaver (Ploceus velatus) Red-billed Quelea (Quelea quelea)
