Birds on the hunt
Birds in love
Insects on the hunt
Birds in flight
American Herring Gull
catches Freshwater Drum
Larus smithsonianus
Jan 11, 2022
Fox River South Elgin
Caspian Tern
catches Goldfish
Hydroprogne caspia
Apr 18, 2017
Danada: Rice Lake
Great Black-backed Gull
swallows Acadian Rockfish
Larus marinus
Jun 30, 2017
Fish Pier
Horned Grebe
swallows Yellow Perch
Podiceps auritus
Mar 18, 2016
Chicago Monroe Harbor
Great Blue Heron
catches Black Bullhead
Ardea herodias
Jul 6, 2020
Morton Arboretum
Great Egret
swallows Green Sunfish
Ardea alba
May 30, 2020
Naperville
Mallard
synchronized mooning
Anas platyrhynchos
Mar 28, 2015
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
Northern Shoveler
male mooning
Spatula clypeata
Jan 7, 2023
Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch
Northern Shoveler
male foraging
Spatula clypeata
Jan 30, 2023
Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch
Common Pochard
male diving
Aythya ferina
Mar 27, 2018
Delta del Llobregat
Common Goldeneye
female fish
Bucephala clangula
Feb 19, 2016
Chicago Monroe Harbor
Red-breasted Merganser
female diving
Mergus serrator
Apr 8, 2016
Chicago Monroe Harbor
Red-breasted Merganser
male diving
Mergus serrator
Apr 8, 2016
Chicago Monroe Harbor
Red-breasted Merganser
male diving
Mergus serrator
Feb 10, 2017
Chicago Monroe Harbor
Red-breasted Merganser
female diving
Mergus serrator
Feb 11, 2017
Chicago Monroe Harbor
Red-breasted Merganser
female plunging
Mergus serrator
Feb 11, 2017
Chicago Monroe Harbor
Red-breasted Merganser
female diving
Mergus serrator
Apr 7, 2017
Chicago Monroe Harbor
Anna's Hummingbird
female nectaring downstroke
Calypte anna
Feb 1, 2025
Tecolote Canyon Natural Park
Anna's Hummingbird
female nectaring upstroke
Calypte anna
Feb 1, 2025
Tecolote Canyon Natural Park
Anna's Hummingbird
male hovering nectaring
Calypte anna
Feb 1, 2025
Tecolote Canyon Natural Park
Costa's Hummingbird
male feeding
Calypte costae
May 23, 2021
Desert Botanical Garden
Costa's Hummingbird
male nectaring
Calypte costae
May 23, 2021
Desert Botanical Garden
Costa's Hummingbird
male nectaring
Calypte costae
Nov 23, 2022
Desert Botanical Garden
Costa's Hummingbird
male hovering nectaring
Calypte costae
Jan 3, 2023
Encore at Eastmark
White-breasted Nuthatch
female feeding
Sitta carolinensis
Dec 4, 2015
Danada Forest Preserve
Cactus Wren
feeding chick
Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
May 23, 2021
Desert Botanical Garden
Semipalmated Plover
foraging
Charadrius semipalmatus
May 29, 2016
Chicago Montrose Harbor
Killdeer
foraging
Charadrius vociferus
May 29, 2016
Chicago Montrose Harbor
Andean Lapwing
eating
Vanellus resplendens
Jul 23, 2015
Sacsayhuaman
American Oystercatcher
foraging
Haematopus palliatus
Apr 16, 2018
Bodie Island Light Station
American Oystercatcher
foraging
Haematopus palliatus
Apr 29, 2019
Cape May Point State Park
Black-headed Gull
snatching
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Jun 18, 2017
Moscow
Caspian Tern
diving
Hydroprogne caspia
Apr 22, 2014
Danada: Rice Lake
Caspian Tern
diving down
Hydroprogne caspia
Apr 28, 2015
Danada: Rice Lake
Caspian Tern
fishing
Hydroprogne caspia
May 2, 2016
Danada: Rice Lake
Caspian Tern
flies with fish
Hydroprogne caspia
Apr 16, 2017
Danada: Rice Lake
Caspian Tern
snags fish
Hydroprogne caspia
Apr 16, 2017
Danada: Rice Lake
Caspian Tern
swallows fish
Hydroprogne caspia
Apr 16, 2017
Danada: Rice Lake
Caspian Tern
swallows fish
Hydroprogne caspia
Apr 17, 2017
Danada: Rice Lake
California Gull
feeding
Larus californicus
Jun 3, 2017
Anza Lagoon
California Gull
juvenile foraging
Larus californicus
Jun 3, 2017
Anza Lagoon
Ring-billed Gull
diving
Larus delawarensis
May 13, 2016
Chicago 12th Street Beach
Ring-billed Gull
juveniles squabbling
Larus delawarensis
May 13, 2016
Chicago 12th Street Beach
Ring-billed Gull
diving angled
Larus delawarensis
May 20, 2016
Chicago 12th Street Beach
Ring-billed Gull
diving vertical
Larus delawarensis
May 20, 2016
Chicago 12th Street Beach
Ring-billed Gull
juvenile diving
Larus delawarensis
May 20, 2016
Chicago 12th Street Beach
Ring-billed Gull
juvenile snatches crab
Larus delawarensis
Apr 8, 2018
Ocean City Sunset Park
Ring-billed Gull
diving
Larus delawarensis
May 24, 2018
Chicago Montrose Harbor
Glaucous-winged Gull
juvenile snatches clam
Larus glaucescens
Jun 28, 2019
West Point Lighthouse
Glaucous-winged Gull
feeding
Larus glaucescens
Jun 28, 2019
West Point Lighthouse
Great Black-backed Gull
snatches fish
Larus marinus
Jun 30, 2017
Fish Pier
Great Black-backed Gull
squabbling
Larus marinus
Jul 1, 2017
Fish Pier
Yellow-legged Gull
juvenile feeding
Larus michahellis
Oct 13, 2023
Nafpaktos
Yellow-legged Gull
snatching
Larus michahellis
Oct 19, 2023
Santorini Black Beach
American Herring Gull
decapitates fish
Larus smithsonianus
May 19, 2016
Danada Forest Preserve
American Herring Gull
swallows fish
Larus smithsonianus
May 19, 2016
Danada Forest Preserve
American Herring Gull
foraging
Larus smithsonianus
May 20, 2016
Chicago 12th Street Beach
Black-winged Stilt
feeding
Himantopus himantopus
Mar 27, 2018
Delta del Llobregat
Spotted Sandpiper
foraging
Actitis macularius
Jun 14, 2016
Chicago Montrose Harbor
Spotted Sandpiper
foraging
Actitis macularius
May 7, 2017
Chicago Montrose Harbor
Spotted Sandpiper
foraging
Actitis macularius
May 17, 2023
Chicago Montrose Harbor
Ruddy Turnstone
feeding
Arenaria interpres
Mar 18, 2018
Alfama
Ruddy Turnstone
feeding
Arenaria interpres
May 17, 2023
Chicago Montrose Harbor
Sanderling
foraging
Calidris alba
May 7, 2017
Chicago Montrose Harbor
Sanderling
breeding foraging
Calidris alba
May 17, 2023
Chicago Montrose Harbor
White-rumped Sandpiper
foraging
Calidris fuscicollis
May 29, 2016
Chicago Montrose Harbor
Pectoral Sandpiper
foraging
Calidris melanotos
May 6, 2021
Des Moines Waterworks Park
Least Sandpiper
feeding
Calidris minutilla
May 11, 2016
Danada: Rice Lake
Least Sandpiper
foraging
Calidris minutilla
May 10, 2018
Danada: Rice Lake
Semipalmated Sandpiper
feeding
Calidris pusilla
May 19, 2016
Danada Forest Preserve
Wandering Tattler
foraging
Tringa incana
Dec 28, 2024
Ha'ena State Park
Willet
foraging
Tringa semipalmata
Apr 17, 2018
Rodanthe Public Beach
Willet
feeding
Tringa semipalmata
Oct 27, 2023
Santa Monica Beach
Solitary Sandpiper
feeding
Tringa solitaria
May 5, 2016
Danada: Rice Lake
Eurasian Collared Dove
feeding
Streptopelia decaocto
Mar 3, 2024
Phoenix Zoo
Greater Roadrunner
foraging
Geococcyx californianus
Dec 1, 2024
Encore at Eastmark
Guira Cuckoo
feeding
Guira guira
Oct 20, 2019
Costanera Sur
American Coot
feeding
Fulica americana
Dec 30, 2016
Chicago Monroe Harbor
American Coot
feeding
Fulica americana
Feb 22, 2025
Sweetwater Wetlands Park
Horned Grebe
nonbreeding diving
Podiceps auritus
Mar 18, 2016
Chicago Monroe Harbor
Horned Grebe
nonbreeding diving down
Podiceps auritus
Mar 18, 2016
Chicago Monroe Harbor
Horned Grebe
nonbreeding diving
Podiceps auritus
Mar 24, 2017
Chicago Monroe Harbor
Horned Grebe
nonbreeding diving down
Podiceps auritus
Mar 24, 2017
Chicago Monroe Harbor
Horned Grebe
nonbreeding diving
Podiceps auritus
Apr 7, 2017
Chicago Monroe Harbor
Little Grebe
diving
Tachybaptus ruficollis
Mar 27, 2018
Delta del Llobregat
Cedar Waxwing
feeding
Bombycilla cedrorum
Feb 19, 2022
Naperville
Chilean Mockingbird
feeding
Mimus thenca
Oct 24, 2019
Santiago
American Robin
feeding
Turdus migratorius
May 18, 2014
Arrowhead Park
American Robin
chicks begging
Turdus migratorius
May 23, 2018
Naperville
American Robin
feeding chick
Turdus migratorius
May 23, 2018
Naperville
American Robin
chicks begging
Turdus migratorius
Jun 9, 2024
Arrowhead Park
Fieldfare
feeding
Turdus pilaris
Jun 11, 2017
St. Petersburg Hermitage Museum
Juniper Titmouse
foraging
Baeolophus ridgwayi
Jan 14, 2023
Bell Rock Trail
Black-capped Chickadee
caterpillar
Poecile atricapillus
Feb 17, 2016
Hidden Lake Forest Preserve
American Crow
eating crab
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Feb 17, 2017
Chicago Monroe Harbor
American Crow
feeding
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Jun 28, 2019
West Point Lighthouse
Hooded Crow
feeding
Corvus cornix
Jun 10, 2017
St. Petersburg Zosima Shashkov
Common Myna
foraging
Acridotheres tristis
Dec 27, 2024
Kauai
European Starling
juvenile feeding
Sturnus vulgaris
Jun 14, 2016
Chicago Montrose Harbor
Red-winged Blackbird
male feeding chick
Agelaius phoeniceus
Jun 23, 2016
Chicago Monroe Harbor
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
eating fruit
Empidonax flaviventris
May 24, 2016
Chicago Montrose Harbor
Northern Cardinal
male feeding
Cardinalis cardinalis
Jan 28, 2023
Boyce Thompson Arboretum
House Finch
nuptial feeding
Haemorhous mexicanus
Apr 8, 2017
Naperville
House Finch
female eating bud
Haemorhous mexicanus
Apr 15, 2017
Naperville
American Goldfinch
nuptial feeding
Spinus tristis
Sep 5, 2016
Naperville
White Wagtail
feeding
Motacilla alba
Jun 13, 2017
Svir River Mandrogi
Dark-eyed Junco
female feeding
Junco hyemalis
Apr 21, 2017
Chicago Mark Twain Park
Lincoln's Sparrow
feeding
Melospiza lincolnii
May 17, 2023
Chicago Montrose Harbor
Song Sparrow
caterpillar
Melospiza melodia
Jul 9, 2016
Arrowhead Park
California Towhee
feeding
Melozone crissalis
Jun 7, 2017
Huntington Library
White-throated Sparrow
feeding
Zonotrichia albicollis
May 7, 2017
Chicago Montrose Harbor
House Sparrow
female feeding chicks
Passer domesticus
Aug 8, 2016
Chicago Monroe Harbor
Great Egret
feeding chick
Ardea alba
May 13, 2022
Wakodahatchee Wetlands
Great Blue Heron
chick begging
Ardea herodias
May 21, 2015
Great Blue Heron Rookery
Snowy Egret
swallows
Egretta thula
Oct 26, 2018
San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary
Snowy Egret
catches Striped Kelpfish
Egretta thula
Feb 10, 2024
Point Loma Tide Pools
Malayan Night-Heron
foraging
Gorsachius melanolophus
Mar 12, 2024
Da'an Forest Park
American White Pelican
feeding
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Oct 26, 2018
San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary
White Ibis
feeding
Eudocimus albus
Apr 16, 2018
Bodie Island Light Station
Glossy Ibis
foraging
Plegadis falcinellus
Mar 27, 2018
Delta del Llobregat
Downy Woodpecker
female catching grubs
Dryobates pubescens
Nov 24, 2015
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
Downy Woodpecker
male feeding
Dryobates pubescens
May 17, 2018
Chicago Montrose Harbor
Gila Woodpecker
male foraging
Melanerpes uropygialis
Jun 1, 2021
Canyon Lake
Toco Toucan
foraging
Ramphastos toco
Oct 17, 2019
Iguazu Falls Argentina
Monk Parakeet
feeding
Myiopsitta monachus
Mar 22, 2018
Torremolinos
Monk Parakeet
foraging
Myiopsitta monachus
Mar 22, 2018
Torremolinos
Anhinga
feeding
Anhinga anhinga
May 12, 2022
Wakodahatchee Wetlands
Magnificent Frigatebird
female fishing
Fregata magnificens
Oct 14, 2019
Leme
Double-crested Cormorant
diving
Nannopterum auritum
Aug 19, 2016
Chicago Monroe Harbor
Double-crested Cormorant
diving
Nannopterum auritum
Jun 30, 2017
Fish Pier
Pelagic Cormorant
diving
Urile pelagicus
Oct 27, 2023
Santa Monica Beach
Red-footed Booby
beating downstroke
Sula sula
Dec 27, 2024
Kilauea Lighthouse Wildlife Refuge
Red-footed Booby
beating upstroke
Sula sula
Dec 27, 2024
Kilauea Lighthouse Wildlife Refuge
Bushtit
feeding
Psaltriparus minimus
Feb 1, 2025
Tecolote Canyon Natural Park
Barn Swallow
feeding
Hirundo rustica
Aug 24, 2013
Wild Ones Field Trip
Red-vented Bulbul
feeding
Pycnonotus cafer
Dec 25, 2024
Honolulu Airport
