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Birds in Maryland

I started seriously photographing wild birds during 2005 as a stimulating retirement pastime. The Birds in Maryland gallery has quickly grown to a current 140 different species. A few of the photos were actually taken in VA and DE but all of these birds are occasionally seen in Maryland. I know that I have a long way to go but it is a good start. Nonetheless, it is a constant and rewarding challenge coupled with the immeasurable enjoyment one can only find in the world of nature. One never knows what they might see over the next hill, on the next lake or pond or in the nearby field or forest. And then you hope that the subject fully cooperates in conjunction with your photographic skills. Good luck !!!
Acadian Flycatcher [Empidonax virescens]
Acadian Flycatcher [Empidonax virescens]
American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus)
American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus)
American Black Duck (Anas rubripes)
American Black Duck (Anas rubripes)
American Coot  [Fulica americana]
American Coot [Fulica americana]
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis)
American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis)
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)
American Pipit (Anthus rubescens)
American Pipit (Anthus rubescens)
American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla)
American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla)
American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
American Tree Sparrow
American Tree Sparrow
American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
American Widgeon - Male (Anas americana)
American Widgeon - Male (Anas americana)
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula)
Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula)
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Belted Kingfisher (Ceryle alcyon)
Belted Kingfisher (Ceryle alcyon)
Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus)
Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus)
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)
Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus)
Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus)
Blue Grosbeak - Female (Passerina caerulea)
Blue Grosbeak - Female (Passerina caerulea)
Blue Grosbeak - Male (Passerina caerulea)
Blue Grosbeak - Male (Passerina caerulea)
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)
Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea)
Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea)
Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors)
Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors)
Boat-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus major)
Boat-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus major)
Brant (Branta bernicla)
Brant (Branta bernicla)
Brown Creeper (Certhia americana)
Brown Creeper (Certhia americana)
Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)
Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)
Bufflehead Males (Bucephala albeola)
Bufflehead Males (Bucephala albeola)
Canada Geese (Branta canadensis)
Canada Geese (Branta canadensis)
Canvasback - Female (Aythya valisineria)
Canvasback - Female (Aythya valisineria)
Canvasback - Male (Aythya valisineria)
Canvasback - Male (Aythya valisineria)
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)
Caspian Tern (Sterna caspia)
Caspian Tern (Sterna caspia)
Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)
Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)
Common Golden Eye - Male (Bucephala clangula)
Common Golden Eye - Male (Bucephala clangula)
Common Golden Eye-Female (Bucephala clangula)
Common Golden Eye-Female (Bucephala clangula)
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)
Common Loon (Gavia immer)
Common Loon (Gavia immer)
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)
Coopers Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)
Coopers Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)
Dark-Eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)
Dark-Eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)
Double-Crested Cormorant
Double-Crested Cormorant
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)
Dunlin
Dunlin
Eastern Bluebird - (Female) - (Sialia sialis)
Eastern Bluebird - (Female) - (Sialia sialis)
Eastern Bluebird - Male - (Sialia sialis)
Eastern Bluebird - Male - (Sialia sialis)
Eastern Kingbird.JPG
Eastern Kingbird.JPG
Eastern Meadowlark
Eastern Meadowlark
Eastern Phoebe.JPG
Eastern Phoebe.JPG
Eastern Screech Owl.JPG
Eastern Screech Owl.JPG
Eastern Towhee (Female) - (Pipilo erythrophthalmus)
Eastern Towhee (Female) - (Pipilo erythrophthalmus)
Eastern Towhee (Male) - (Pipilo erythrophthalmus)
Eastern Towhee (Male) - (Pipilo erythrophthalmus)
Eurasian Wigeon
Eurasian Wigeon
European Starling.JPG
European Starling.JPG
Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla)
Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla)
Forster's Tern  (Sterna forsteri)
Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri)
Glossy Ibis
Glossy Ibis
Golden-crowned Kinglet.jpg
Golden-crowned Kinglet.jpg
Gray Catbird.JPG
Gray Catbird.JPG
Great Black-backed Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Great Blue Heron.JPG
Great Blue Heron.JPG
Great Crested Flycatcher.JPG
Great Crested Flycatcher.JPG
Great Egret.JPG
Great Egret.JPG
Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca)
Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca)
Green Heron.JPG
Green Heron.JPG
Green-winged Teal
Green-winged Teal
Hairy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Hermit Thrush.JPG
Hermit Thrush.JPG
Hooded Merganser.jpg
Hooded Merganser.jpg
Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus)
Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus)
House Finch.JPG
House Finch.JPG
House Sparrow.JPG
House Sparrow.JPG
House Wren.JPG
House Wren.JPG
Indigo Bunting.JPG
Indigo Bunting.JPG
Killdeer.JPG
Killdeer.JPG
Laughing Gull (Larus atricilla)
Laughing Gull (Larus atricilla)
Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis)
Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis)
Little Blue Heron  (Egretta caerulea)
Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea)
Little Blue Heron (First Year)
Little Blue Heron (First Year)
Long-tailed Duck - Male
Long-tailed Duck - Male
Louisiana Waterthrush
Louisiana Waterthrush
Magnolia Warbler.JPG
Magnolia Warbler.JPG
Mallard (Female).JPG
Mallard (Female).JPG
Mallard.JPG
Mallard.JPG
Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa)
Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa)
Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris)
Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris)
Mockingbird.JPG
Mockingbird.JPG
Mourning Dove
Mourning Dove
Mute Swan.JPG
Mute Swan.JPG
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
Northern Flicker - Male
Northern Flicker - Male
Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus)
Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus)
Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
Northern Shoveler  - Males (Anas clypeata)
Northern Shoveler - Males (Anas clypeata)
Orchard Oriole (Adult).JPG
Orchard Oriole (Adult).JPG
Orchard Oriole (Immature).JPG
Orchard Oriole (Immature).JPG
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris)
Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris)
Palm Warbler - (Dendroica palmarum)
Palm Warbler - (Dendroica palmarum)
Pied-billed Grebe.JPG
Pied-billed Grebe.JPG
Pileated Woodpecker.JPG
Pileated Woodpecker.JPG
Prairie Warbler.JPG
Prairie Warbler.JPG
Purple Martins (Progne subis)
Purple Martins (Progne subis)
Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima)
Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima)
Red-Bellied Woodpecker.JPG
Red-Bellied Woodpecker.JPG
Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus)
Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus)
Red-shouldered Hawk.JPG
Red-shouldered Hawk.JPG
Red-Tailed Hawk.JPG
Red-Tailed Hawk.JPG
Red-Winged Blackbird.JPG
Red-Winged Blackbird.JPG
Redhead (Aythya americana)
Redhead (Aythya americana)
Ring-Billed Gull.JPG
Ring-Billed Gull.JPG
Ring-Necked Duck (Aythya collaris)
Ring-Necked Duck (Aythya collaris)
Rock Pigeon Dove.JPG
Rock "Pigeon" Dove.JPG
Rose-Breasted Grosbeak
Rose-Breasted Grosbeak
Ruby-crowned Kinglet.jpg
Ruby-crowned Kinglet.jpg
Ruby-Throated Hummingbird (Female)JPG
Ruby-Throated Hummingbird (Female)JPG
Ruby-Throated Hummingbird Male.JPG
Ruby-Throated Hummingbird Male.JPG
Ruddy Duck
Ruddy Duck
Ruddy Turnstone
Ruddy Turnstone
Sanderling
Sanderling
Scarlet Tanager Pair.JPG
Scarlet Tanager Pair.JPG
Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens)
Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens)
Snowy Egret  (Egretta thula).JPG
Snowy Egret (Egretta thula).JPG
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularia )
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularia )
Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra)
Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra)
Tree Swallow
Tree Swallow
Tri-colored Heron - juvenile (Egretta tricolor)
Tri-colored Heron - juvenile (Egretta tricolor)
Trumpeter Swan
Trumpeter Swan
Tufted Titmouse.JPG
Tufted Titmouse.JPG
Tundra 'Whistling' Swan.JPG
Tundra 'Whistling' Swan.JPG
Turkey Vulture.JPG
Turkey Vulture.JPG
White Ibis - immature (Eudocimus albus)
White Ibis - immature (Eudocimus albus)
White-Breasted Nuthatch.JPG
White-Breasted Nuthatch.JPG
White-Eyed Vireo.JPG
White-Eyed Vireo.JPG
White-Throated Sparrow.jpg
White-Throated Sparrow.jpg
White-winged Crossbill - Female (Loxia leucoptera)
White-winged Crossbill - Female (Loxia leucoptera)
White-winged Crossbill - Male       (Loxia leucoptera)
White-winged Crossbill - Male (Loxia leucoptera)
Wild Turkey.JPG
Wild Turkey.JPG
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
Yellow Warbler.jpg
Yellow Warbler.jpg
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius)
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius)
Yellow-breasted Chat .JPG
Yellow-breasted Chat .JPG
Yellow-Rumped Warbler.JPG
Yellow-Rumped Warbler.JPG