Black-billed Magpie in Flight
Black-billed Magpie in flight in Utah.
Common Merganser
This beautiful merganser, a female Common Merganser, was viewed from kayak on the California side of Lake Havasu in the Lower Colorado River Valley.
Wilson's Phalarope - Phalaropus tricolor
A beautiful bird to watch on the shoreline and in the water. If you are fortunate to see it, the phalarope spins around in shallow water stirring food to the surface.
Brewer's Blackbird - Euphagus cyanocephalus
Blackbird, Brewer's Blackbird, male
Brewer's Blackbird with lunch
Blackbird, Brewer's Blackbird. This Brewer's Blackbird was in a Ponderosa Pine in Grand Canyon Village, GCNP
Red-winged Blackbirds on Cattail
Blackbird, Red-winged Blackbird. These female Red-winged Blackbirds were observed in Coconino County, Arizona
Red-winged Blackbird, female - Agelaius phoeniceus
Blackbird, Red-winged Blackbird. This female Red-winged Blackbird was observed in Mohave County, Arizona
Red-winged Blackbird - Agelaius phoeniceus
Blackbird, Red-winged Blackbird. This male Red-winged Blackbird popped up out of the reeds just long enough for a quick photo before disappearing back into the thick cattails. Along the Colorado River, April 2013
Western Bluebird, juvenile
Bluebird, Western Bluebird. This juvenile Western Bluebird was observed at Grand Canyon National Park, Coconino County, AZ
Western Bluebird in Russian Olive Tree
Bluebird, Western Bluebird. This Western Bluebird was observed in Coconino County, Arizona
Blue-footed Booby
Booby, Blue-footed Booby. This magnificent bird, which is rare for the Lower Colorado River Valley, was observed at the delta of the Bill Williams River National Wildlife Refuge. Viewed from kayak.
Brown Booby at rest
Booby, Brown Booby. It is always fun to see a rare bird in the area. This Brown Booby stayed around Lake Havasu in the Lower Colorado River Valley for a couple of months in 2013
Brown Booby diving at Lake Havasu
Booby, Brown Booby. This incredible view from my kayak was captured near Lake Havasu State Park in the Lower Colorado River Valley
Bushtit at Salem Audubon Nature Reserve
Bushtit. This beautiful little bushtit was observed in West Salem, Oregon
Common Merganser photo taken while kayaking along the Colorado River near Lake Havasu. By diffusing the original image the photo looks more like a drawing.
American Coot at the Moment of Sunrise
Coot, American Coot - Fulica americana The sun was just coming up and the coot took off in front of my kayak on the Bill Williams River one fine morning. Simple things, pure joy. It is peaceful.
Bufflehead in Flight
Duck, Bufflehead Male Buffleheads in flight over the Bill Williams River as viewed from kayak.
Lesser Scaup, female - Aythya affinis
Duck, Scaup, Lesser Scaup. This beautiful female Lesser Scaup was photographed from kayak on the Havasu National Wildlife Refuge near Castle Rock in the Lower Colorado River Valley. December 2015
Dove & Egret
Eurasian Collared-Dove and Great Egret
Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus
Falcon, Peregrine Falcon. This beautiful peregrine was on a gravel bar in shallow waters near Windsor Beach, Lake Havasu City, AZ. Photographed from kayak. 14 February 2014
Great-tailed Grackle
Female Great-tailed Grackle at Site 6, Lake Havasu City, Arizona
Lesser Goldfinch - Carduelis psaltria
Goldfinch, Lesser Goldfinch. This bird was observed near Portland, Oregon
Great Blue Heron hiding in the reeds
Great Blue Heron along the shoreline of Lake Havasu in the Lower Colorado River Valley
Great Blue Heron
Havasu National Wildlife Refuge at Topock Marsh
Mallards in Flight
Kayaking presents many opportunities to see waterfowl. This Mallard pair was viewed in Havasu National Wildlife Refuge as they lifted of backwaters of the Colorado River, Mohave County, Arizona
Common Loon
Loon, Common Loon - Gavia immer I watched this loon preen from a respectable distance while paddling Lake Havasu in my kayak. Lower Colorado River Valley #WaterIsLife
Black-billed Magpie - Pica hudsonia
Magpie, Black-billed Magpie. Photographed in South Central Utah
Mallard in Flight
Mallard in flight in the Lower Colorado River Valley
Mallards in Flight on Havasu National Wildlife Refuge
Mallard pair in flight as viewed from kayak on backwaters of the Colorado River, Havasu National Wildlife Refuge north of Lake Havasu.
Mallard Preening
Mallard preening
Marsh Wren
Marsh Wrens are secretive, elusive, quck and tiny making it a real treat to get a close-up photo. This cute little wren came out into the open for just a moment. Bill Williams River National Wildlife Refuge, Mohave County, AZ
Mourning Dove
Mourning Dove -
Happy Duck
Redhead duck during bath/preening in a cove on Havasu National Wildlife Refuge in Mohave County, Arizona
Ring-necked Duck, male
Ring-necked Duck
Ring-necked Duck, female
Ring-necked Duck at Lake Havasu in the Lower Colorado River Valley
Greater Roadrunner Closeup
The Greater Roadrunner - Geococcyx californianus - is one of the funnest birds to watch in the desert. Here's a closeup for your viewing enjoyment :)
This male mallard was taking off from the Colorado River near Laughlin, Nevada
Common Merganser in Flight
This photo makes me smile as I remember floating in my kayak in a bay on Lake Havasu in the Lower Colorado River Valley.
Baby Mallards
This photo of juvenile mallards was taken from my kayak while paddling in Willamette Slough, Willamette River near Minto Brown Park in Salem, Oregon.
Orange-crowned Warbler - Vermivora celata
Warbler, Orange-crowned Warbler. It is one of the "Wood-warblers - Genus Vermivora" This photo was taken in Mohave County, AZ along Pima Wash near Lake Havasu
Wilson's Phalarope
Mallard
Mallard in flight
Northern Pintail in Flight
This Northern Pintail photo was taken from kayak while floating down the Colorado River at Blankenship Bend, Havasu National Wildlife Refuge.
Northern Pintail at Blankenship Bend
This Northern Pintail was hanging around the sandbar island on the Colorado River at Blankenship Bend which is downriver from Topock Gorge. Havasu National Wildlife Refuge. This is a favorite.
Coots in Flight in Black & White
This pair of coots took off on a misty morning along the Bill Williams River.
Togetherness
Mallard Pair under the London Bridge as viewed from kayak at Lake Havasu City, Arizona.
Happy Song Sparrow
The Audubon Nature Reserve in West Salem, Oregon is a fun place to visit. It's many trails and varied vegetation provides wonderful habitat for birds and other critters. This Song Sparrow seemed to pose for me. Thank you.
Song Sparrow
Song Sparrow. Photo taken at Salem Audubon Nature Reserve, West Salem, OR
