The world as I see it
Although the eared grebe is the most abundant grebe in the world, I had never seen one before. The breeding adult has golden feathers that fan out behind their bright red eye. In the fall, in the United States, the entire population of eared grebes flies to Mono Lake, California or Great Salt Lake, Utah …
This bird is the one I had the most difficulty photographing. It hid in the tall grasses and when it was in flight the contrast of the dark bird against the brighter sky made for more silhouette photos than bird photos. I'm hoping next time I get to the Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuge I …
This is another black-crowned night heron that flew in and posed for us. He perched on this post, showed us different angles, and after we'd taken enough photos, he flew off. Maralee
At one point when we stopped to take photos of some birds, we were near a concrete bridge where we found these cliff swallow nests. The first ones we saw were just a few birds living in the suburbs. But just a short distance away were the city swallows who had built intricate condominiums. And …
I wasn't sure if this was a Forster's Tern or a Common Tern. I'm still not 100% certain but after reading about both, I'm inclined to think it's a Forster's Tern. These birds are FAST. I had a hard time tracking and photographing them. I had many, many out of focus photos and these were …
Through My Lens 