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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Recent updates in RED
Meropidae (Bee-eaters) Swallow-tailed Bee-eater (Merops hirundineus) Coraciidae (Rollers) Purple Roller (Coracias naevius) NEW! photos added 9/6/10 Bucerotidae (Hornbills) Bradfield's Hornbill (Tockus bradfieldi) Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill (Tockus leucomelas) photos added 9/3/10 Red-billed Hornbill (Tockus erythrorhynchus) Capitonidae (Barbets) Acacia Pied Barbet (Tricholaema leucomelas)Picidae (Woodpeckers) Golden-fronted Woodpecker (Melanerpes aurifrons) Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)Ladder-backed Woodpecker (Picoides scalaris) Red-cockaded Woodpecker (Picoides borealis) Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus) Golden-tailed Woodpecker (Campethera abingoni) NEW! photos added 9/6/10 Bearded Woodpecker (Dendropicos namaquus)Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers) Eastern Wood Pewee (Contopus virens) NEW! photos added 9/6/10 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) NEW! photos added 9/6/10 Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrranus) Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis) Laniidae (Shrikes) Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) Crimson-breasted Shrike (Laniarius atrococcineus) Malaconotidae (Bush-shrikes) Black-backed Puffback (Dryoscopus cubla)Brown-crowned Tchagra (Tchagra australis) Vireonidae (Vireos) White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus) Corvidae (Crows & Jays) Western Scrub Jay (Aphelocoma californica) Mexican Jay (Aphelocoma ultramarina) Stellar's Jay (Cyanocitta stellari) Green Jay (Cyanocorax yncas) Fish Crow (Corvus ossifragus) Northern Raven (Corvus corax) Alaudidae (Larks) Sabota Lark (Calendulauda sabota) Hirudinidae (Swallows) Purple Martin (Progne subis) Barn Swallow (Hirundo fulva) Cliff Swallow (Pterochelidon pyrrhonota) Dicruridae (Drongos) Fork-tailed Drongo (Dicrurus adsimilis) Timaliidae (Babblers) Southern Pied Babbler (Turdoides bicolor) photos added 9/2/10 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) NEW! photos added 8/28/10 Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) Sittidae (Nuthatches) White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) Troglodytidae (Wrens) Bewick's Wren (Thyromanes bewickii) Cactus Wren (Camplyorhynchus brunneicapillus)Canyon Wren (Catherpes mexicanus) Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris) Regulidae (Kinglets) Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) Sylviidae (Gnatcatchers & Old World Warblers) Yellow-bellied Eromomela (Eromomela icteropygialis) Black-chested Prinia (Prinia flavicans)Gray-backed Camaroptera (Camaroptera brevicaudata) Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) Platysteiridae (Batises) Pririt Batis (Batis pririt) photos added 9/3/10 Muscicapidae (Old World Flycatchers) Marico Flycatcher (Bradornis mariquensis) Turdidae (Thrushes) Kalahari Scrub-robin (Cercotrichas paena) photos added 9/2/10 European Robin (Erithacus rubecula) Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicana) Townsend's Solitaire (Myadestes townsendi) Hermit Thrush (Cartharus guttatus) Short-toed Rockthrush (Monticola brevipes) Groundscraper Thrush (Psophocichla litsitsirupa) photos added 9/6/10 Blackbird (Turdus merula) American Robin (Turdus migratorius) Clay-colored Robin (Turdus grayi) Mimidae (Mimic Thrushes) 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) Motacilliade (Pipits & Wagtails) African Grassveld Pipit (Anthus cinnamomeus) Bombycillidae (Waxwings) Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) Ptilogonatidae (Silky Flycatchers) Phainopepla (Phainopepla nitens) Parulidae (Wood Warblers) Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora pinus) Orange-crowned Warbler (Vermivora celata) Northern Parula (Parula americana) photos added 8/28/10 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dendroica coronata) Blackburnian Warbler (Dendroica fusca) Black-throated Green Warbler (Dendroica virens) Pine Warbler (Dendroica pinus) Palm Warbler (Dendroica palmarum) Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) NEW! photos added 8/28/10 Wilson's Warbler (Wilsonia pusilla) Louisiana Waterthrush (Seirus motacilla) Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens) Thraupidae (Tanagers) Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra) Nectariniidae (Sunbirds) 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) Golden-breasted Bunting (Emberiza flaviventris) White-collared Seedeater (Sporophila torqueola) Olive Sparrow (Arremonops rufivirgatus) Eastern Towhee (Papilio erythrophthalmus) Rufous-crowned Sparrow (Aimophila ruficeps) Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla)Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida)Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodrammus savannarum) Lark Bunting (Calamospiza melanocorys) Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolni) Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) White-crowned Sparrow (Zoonotrichia leucophrys) Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hymenalis) Cardinalidae (Cardinals & Grosbeaks) Black-headed Grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus) Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) Pyrrhuloxia (Cardinalis sinuatus) Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea) Lazuli Bunting (Passerina amoena) Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris) Icteridae (Orioles & Blackbirds) Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscala) Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus)Brewer's Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus) Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius) Hooded Oriole (Icterus guttatus) Altamira Oriole (Icterus gularis) Scott's Oriole (Icterus parisorum) Fringillidae (Finches) Red-headed Finch (Amadina erythrocephala) NEW! photos added 9/2/10 House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) Lesser Goldfinch (Carduelis saltria) Black-throated Canary (Serinus atrogularis)Yellow Canary (Serinus flaviventris) Passeridae (Weaver Finches) Red-billed Buffalo Weaver (Bubalornis niger) Southern Grey-headed Sparrow (Passer diffusus) Great Sparrow (Passer motitensis) Ploceidae (Weavers) Sociable Weaver (Philetairus socius) NEW! photos added 9/7/10 Southern Masked Weaver (Ploceus velatus) Red-billed Quelea (Quelea quelea)
