Sunday 28 June 2015

Ohio Bird Photos

Here are a few pictures from my c2 weeks in Ohio for The Biggest Week in American Birding. It wasn't non-stop birding, most mornings I was guiding, sometimes guiding most of the day, then working on the Birding Ecotours stand all afternoon into the evening. We were based at Magee Marsh, on the shore of Lake Eire.

Saw some cracking birds, the highlights being the American Wood Warblers all in their stunning summer plumage. To be part of an impressive spring passage was also great fun. More on The Biggest Week later. For now some photos. Again Trip report will come, eventually!

Acadian Flycatcher © Andy Walker 2015

American Redstart (female) © Andy Walker 2015

American Robin © Andy Walker 2015

Baltimore Oriole © Andy Walker 2015

Bay-breasted Warbler © Andy Walker 2015

Black-and-White Warbler © Andy Walker 2015

Blackburnian Warbler © Andy Walker 2015

Canada Warbler © Andy Walker 2015

Cedar Waxwing © Andy Walker 2015

Cerulean Warbler © Andy Walker 2015

Chestnut-sided Warbler © Andy Walker 2015

Eastern Kingbird © Andy Walker 2015

Eastern Screech-Owl © Andy Walker 2015

Grey Catbird © Andy Walker 2015

Henslow's Sparrow © Andy Walker 2015 (Phone-scoped)

Hooded Warbler © Andy Walker 2015

House Finch © Andy Walker 2015

Lark Sparrow © Andy Walker 2015 (Phone-scoped)

Palm Warbler © Andy Walker 2015

Red-breasted Nuthatch © Andy Walker 2015

Red-headed Woodpecker © Andy Walker 2015

Rose-breasted Grosbeak © Andy Walker 2015

Scarlet Tanager © Andy Walker 2015

Veery © Andy Walker 2015

Virginia Rail © Andy Walker 2015

Warbling Vireo © Andy Walker 2015

White-breasted Nuthatch © Andy Walker 2015

Wood Thrush © Andy Walker 2015

Yellow Warbler © Andy Walker 2015

Yellow-throated Vireo © Andy Walker 2015

Sunday 21 June 2015

Florida Bird Photos

It's taken a while to find the time to get these online, but here is a selection of some of my photos from a wonderful 3.5 days birding in Florida out of Miami. Massive thanks to Carlos Sanchez (http://www.ecoavian.com/) for showing us these birds on a whistle-stop tour of southern Florida. Highlights included and range of quality ABA birds such as: Mangrove Cuckoo, Bachman's Sparrow, Snail Kite, Spot-breasted Oriole, Red-whiskered Bulbul, Egyptian Goose, Limpkin, loads of herons and egrets and a few tickable parrots!

If you want guiding in Florida get in touch with Carlos! I'll need to put a trip report for my US trip together when I can, but I've got to get my Spain and last years Australia ones finished first!

American Swallow-tailed Kite © Andy Walker 2015 (record shot - unfortunately all I got!)

American Coot © Andy Walker 2015

American Purple Gallinule © Andy Walker 2015

Bachman's Sparrow © Andy Walker 2015

Bald Eagle © Andy Walker 2015

Barred Owl © Andy Walker 2015

Black-and-white Warbler © Andy Walker 2015

Black-bellied Whistling Duck © Andy Walker 2015

Black-whiskered Vireo © Andy Walker 2015

Brown Pelican © Andy Walker 2015

Brown-headed Nuthatch © Andy Walker 2015

Cuban 'Golden Yellow' Warbler © Andy Walker 2015

Double-crested Cormorant © Andy Walker 2015

Egyptian Goose © Andy Walker 2015 - ABA Mega!

Glossy Ibis © Andy Walker 2015

Great Blue Heron © Andy Walker 2015

Green Heron © Andy Walker 2015

Grey Kingbird © Andy Walker 2015

Laughing Gull © Andy Walker 2015

Least Tern © Andy Walker 2015

Limpkin © Andy Walker 2015

Loggerhead Shrike © Andy Walker 2015

Magnificent Frigatebird © Andy Walker 2015

Mangrove Cuckoo © Andy Walker 2015

Mottled Duck © Andy Walker 2015

Nanday Parakeet © Andy Walker 2015

Northern Bobwhite © Andy Walker 2015

Northern Cardinal © Andy Walker 2015

Osprey © Andy Walker 2015

Ovenbird © Andy Walker 2015

Palm Warbler © Andy Walker 2015

Pileated Woodpecker © Andy Walker 2015

Prothonotary Warbler © Andy Walker 2015

Red-shouldered Hawk © Andy Walker 2015

Red-whiskered Bulbul © Andy Walker 2015

Red-winged Blackbird (male) © Andy Walker 2015

Red-winged Blackbird (female) © Andy Walker 2015

Ring-billed Gull © Andy Walker 2015

Roseate Tern © Andy Walker 2015

Sandhill Crane © Andy Walker 2015

Short-billed Dowitcher and Willet © Andy Walker 2015

Spot-breasted Oriole © Andy Walker 2015

Summer Tanager © Andy Walker 2015

Tri-coloured Heron © Andy Walker 2015

Tufted Titmouse © Andy Walker 2015

Turkey Vulture © Andy Walker 2015 

Great Egret © Andy Walker 2015

White-crowned Pigeon © Andy Walker 2015

Wild Turkey © Andy Walker 2015

Wilson's Plover © Andy Walker 2015

Wood Stork © Andy Walker 2015

Ohio and Michigan bird photos, and other wildlife etc pictures coming soon......