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Birds, SF Bay Area - LATEST

My recently posted pictures of birds near to home, latest first. Other recent pictures, for instance from a trip, are in galleries appearing before this one in http://www.pbase.com/tgrey .

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Swainson's Thrush
Swainson's Thrush		 Purple Finch, female-type
Purple Finch, female-type		 Song Sparrow, juvenile
Song Sparrow, juvenile		 Bank Swallow, flying
Bank Swallow, flying
Bank Swallow, flying
Bank Swallow, flying		 Bank Swallows
Bank Swallows		 Big Ocean, Little Bird (Pigeon Guillemot)
Big Ocean, Little Bird (Pigeon Guillemot)		 Warbling Vireo, singing male
Warbling Vireo, singing male
Lesser Goldfinch, male
Lesser Goldfinch, male		 Band-tailed Pigeon
Band-tailed Pigeon		 Common Merganser, female
Common Merganser, female		 Great Egrets, passing nesting material
Great Egrets, passing nesting material
American Avocets, mating ritual
American Avocets, mating ritual		 American Avocets, mating ritual
American Avocets, mating ritual		 American Avocets, mating ritual
American Avocets, mating ritual		 American White Pelicans
American White Pelicans
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Ash-throated Flycatcher		 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, singing male
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, singing male		 American Avocet downy chicks
American Avocet downy chicks		 American Avocets, mating
American Avocets, mating
American Avocets, post-mating dance
American Avocets, post-mating dance		 American Avocets, post-mating dance and courting pair
American Avocets, post-mating dance and courting pair		 Forster's Tern, taking off with fish 1
Forster's Tern, taking off with fish 1		 Forster's Tern, taking off with fish 2
Forster's Tern, taking off with fish 2
Forster's Tern, taking off with fish 3
Forster's Tern, taking off with fish 3		 Black Skimmers
Black Skimmers		 Double-crested Cormorant, carrying nesting material
Double-crested Cormorant, carrying nesting material		 Black Skimmer, skimming
Black Skimmer, skimming
Black Skimmer
Black Skimmer		 American Avocets, courting pair
American Avocets, courting pair		 American Avocets, courting pair
American Avocets, courting pair		 American Avocets, courting pair
American Avocets, courting pair
Forster's Terns, three pairs mating simultaneously
Forster's Terns, three pairs mating simultaneously		 Forster's Terns, three pairs mating simultaneously
Forster's Terns, three pairs mating simultaneously		 Long-billed Dowitcher, breeding plumage.
Long-billed Dowitcher, breeding plumage.		 Short-billed Dowitcher, breeding plumage
Short-billed Dowitcher, breeding plumage
Common Yellowthroat, male
Common Yellowthroat, male		 Canada Goose, with chicks
Canada Goose, with chicks		 Ash-throated Flycatcher
Ash-throated Flycatcher		 House Wren, singing male
House Wren, singing male
Bullock's Oriole, male
Bullock's Oriole, male		 American Avocets, nesting
American Avocets, nesting		 Killdeer, broken wing display
Killdeer, broken wing display		 Oak Titmouse, carrying food to nest
Oak Titmouse, carrying food to nest
Bald Eagle, immature
Bald Eagle, immature		 Swainson's Hawk
Swainson's Hawk		 Swainson's Hawk
Swainson's Hawk		 Swainson's Hawk, immature
Swainson's Hawk, immature
Swainson's Hawk, immature
Swainson's Hawk, immature		 Least Sandpiper, breeding plumage
Least Sandpiper, breeding plumage		 Western Sandpiper, breeding plumage
Western Sandpiper, breeding plumage		 American Avocets, pre-mating ritual
American Avocets, pre-mating ritual
American Avocets, mating
American Avocets, mating		 American Avocets, post-mating dance
American Avocets, post-mating dance		 Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk		 Dunlin, breeding plumage
Dunlin, breeding plumage
Bullock's Oriole, male
Bullock's Oriole, male		 Bullock's Oriole, female
Bullock's Oriole, female		 Anna's Hummingbird, male
Anna's Hummingbird, male		 Forster's Tern
Forster's Tern
Forster's Tern
Forster's Tern		 Bullock's Oriole, male
Bullock's Oriole, male		 Bullock's Oriole, female
Bullock's Oriole, female		 Lesser Goldfinch, male
Lesser Goldfinch, male
Short-billed Dowitcher, molting to breeding plumage
Short-billed Dowitcher, molting to breeding plumage		 American Pipit
American Pipit		 Savannah Sparrow, singing male
Savannah Sparrow, singing male		 Western Grebes, courting display
Western Grebes, courting display
Western Grebes, courting display
Western Grebes, courting display		 Western Grebes, courting display
Western Grebes, courting display		 Western Grebes, copulating at the nest
Western Grebes, copulating at the nest		 Clark's Grebes, pair at nest
Clark's Grebes, pair at nest
Bald Eagle
Bald Eagle		 Western Grebe, displaying
Western Grebe, displaying		 Western Grebes, courting display
Western Grebes, courting display		 Western Grebes, courting display
Western Grebes, courting display
Clark's Grebes, courting
Clark's Grebes, courting		 Clark's Grebes, courting display
Clark's Grebes, courting display		 Clark's Grebes, courting display
Clark's Grebes, courting display		 Clark's Grebe, incubating
Clark's Grebe, incubating
Common Merganser, male
Common Merganser, male		 Lazuli Bunting, male
Lazuli Bunting, male		 Violet-green Swallow, male
Violet-green Swallow, male		 Lincoln's Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
House Wren, male
House Wren, male		 Wilson's Warbler, male
Wilson's Warbler, male		 Hutton's Vireo
Hutton's Vireo		 Canada Geese, adult pair and chicks
Canada Geese, adult pair and chicks
Cliff Swallows, nesting pair
Cliff Swallows, nesting pair		 Anna's Hummingbird, male
Anna's Hummingbird, male		 House Finch, male
House Finch, male		 Merlin
Merlin
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Pacific-slope Flycatcher		 Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Pacific-slope Flycatcher		 California Thrasher
California Thrasher		 Golden-crowned Sparrow, breeding plumage
Golden-crowned Sparrow, breeding plumage
Horned Grebe, breeding plumage
Horned Grebe, breeding plumage		 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, singing male
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, singing male		 House Wren, singing male
House Wren, singing male		 Pine Siskin
Pine Siskin
Cooper's Hawk, overhead
Cooper's Hawk, overhead		 Bushtit, female
Bushtit, female		 Grasshopper Sparrow, singing
Grasshopper Sparrow, singing		 Grasshopper Sparrow
Grasshopper Sparrow
Bullock's Oriole, male
Bullock's Oriole, male		 Bullock's Orioles, pair
Bullock's Orioles, pair		 Anna's Hummingbird, male
Anna's Hummingbird, male		 Eared Grebe, molting to breeding plumage
Eared Grebe, molting to breeding plumage
Cedar Waxwings and Robin
Cedar Waxwings and Robin		 Hermit Thrush
Hermit Thrush		 Western Scrub-Jay
Western Scrub-Jay		 American Avocet, female
American Avocet, female
American Avocets, pair courting
American Avocets, pair courting		 European Starling
European Starling		 Grasshopper Sparrow
Grasshopper Sparrow		 Western Bluebird, male
Western Bluebird, male
Red-tailed Hawk, juvenile
Red-tailed Hawk, juvenile		 Red-winged Blackbird, Bicolored male, singing
Red-winged Blackbird, Bicolored male, singing		 Black Phoebe
Black Phoebe		 Rock Wren, blinking!
Rock Wren, blinking!
Acorn Woodpeckers
Acorn Woodpeckers		 Turkey Vulture
Turkey Vulture		 Hermit Thrush
Hermit Thrush

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Paul Keates29-Mar-2013 23:26
Great Gallery with superb images.... V
harveywall11-Feb-2013 04:25
...continue to enjoy and respect your patience, skill, and brilliance in this medium...thank you
Hennie07-Dec-2012 21:13
Beautiful gallery Tom. BV
Tom Merigan07-Dec-2012 18:33
You just keep doing it better even when I think you have done it as good as possible Tom Merigan V
Ege Gumus06-Nov-2012 06:48
amazing gallery
andy08-Oct-2012 22:13
Nice work as always, Tom

Cheers, Andy Wright
leesf 08-Oct-2012 20:57
Your photos are so helpful with seeing the field marks. Appreciate the high quality pics in American Bird Conservancy magazine, too.
Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)20-Aug-2012 21:04
Excellent in all ways! V
Paolo
Barbara Harkleroad 06-Jul-2012 20:35
Awesome pictures of the Grebes!!
Dirk Thiele-guest 07-Apr-2012 02:22
Great photography, as usual.
Terri 02-Apr-2012 00:29
Thanks for these great and detailed photos! We stumbled upon your website in an attempt to identify a wounded bird -- a male Townsend's warbler -- we found today in our front yard in Orinda, CA. He was hanging out in one of our salvias and as we approached him for a photo, he didn't move much. We were able to get close enough to see his right wing was out away from his body. He hopped away and we followed him, trying to get him to hop into a box so we could take him to Lindsay Wildlife Museum where they likely would be able to repair him. He easily eluded us, though, and I'm afraid he'll find himself dinner for some crow or other predator. ~ Terri
John G Reed01-Feb-2012 13:26
Great Gallery. You are very talented. Best J
joseantonio15-Sep-2011 19:59
Very nice collection
Jimmy Kall19-Nov-2010 02:46
Beautiful gallery Tom. We shoot a lot of the same birds.
Mike Mills 11-Nov-2010 19:48
I liked your photos of the acorn woodpecker. This is the only way that they should be shown, with an acorn.
Guest 01-Nov-2010 01:20
Thank you very much Tom. Your pictures are both beautiful and inspiring.
William Hartshorn02-Dec-2009 23:02
Amazing Gallery & True Patience!! ~VV~
Guest 19-Jul-2009 05:29
Thanks for sharing your beautiful photos and the helpful information with them.
nicolebouglouan12-Jun-2009 19:27
Beautiful gallery Tom! I love the terns and the chick! V
Guest 30-May-2009 17:38
Lovely lovely photos!
Guest 23-Apr-2009 21:58
Thank you very much for posting these beautiful pictures. They are a joy to look at!
Heidi Abele 17-Feb-2009 22:37
Wow! Fantastic photos - You've helped my 7 year old and I identify a couple visitors to our backyard bird feeder - now we feel so smart talking about our Eastern Phoebe! Heidi
jean-yves chamberland11-Feb-2009 01:43
beautiful collection.
Anne Creevy 30-Jan-2009 04:09
I immensely enjoy your wonderful photographs and encourage my birding class to view them, also. The pictures are so skillfully done. Thanks very much for sharing them with everyone.
Anne Creevy
Ron van Rossum17-Jan-2009 17:44
What an impressive gallery....keep up the good work,Tom V
Doug Jones06-Jan-2009 21:17
You are very good with that camera!! What an amazing gallery of bird photos, thanks for sharing and keep it up! Voted
Scott Cox 22-Dec-2008 00:23
Wow, beautiful photos!! I especially liked your first Worm-eating Warbler shot, your second male Hooded Merganser shot, and the Cedar Waxwing amongst fall colors shot! Thanks so much for sharing!
yoram shpirer25-Oct-2008 21:00
Beautiful gallery, excellent work! V
Susan Kritzik 18-Sep-2008 14:59
Fantastic photos, as always. Note that the Chestnut-backed Chickadee is not the local type, but the northern type with chestnut flanks as well. Maybe a migrant?
Karen Hoyt26-Jul-2008 22:08
Awesome gallery
Michal Leszczynski11-Jun-2008 09:08
Amazing gallery, wonderful collection of beautiful birds. V.
Guest 24-May-2008 02:10
Tom, I agree with your observations about red patches. In all of my files of Nuttall's chicks, every single one has the red patch, and I have serious doubt that 100% of all Nuttall's chicks are male. The only question is this: when does a female chick drop the red patch? (Bob Gross)
kenindfw11-Apr-2008 02:53
Impressive Gallery v
LARRY PETRIE 10-Apr-2008 21:05
TOM:
YOUR PHOTOS ARE GREAT! WHAT KIND OF CAMERA DO YOU USE?
Betty W. 06-Apr-2008 21:01
Checking your site on Sialia is one of highlights of my day. A former birder-
chaser I am now limited to own yard. However, your photos still take me
out in the field every day. Thank you
gunes18-Mar-2008 21:59
Excellent shots!
Cindy Mead06-Mar-2008 22:39
excellent as always my friend- will have to visit more often..
mart s05-Mar-2008 22:51
great bird gallery...v
jean-yves chamberland06-Feb-2008 02:36
wonderful gallery. very sharp.
virginia 15-Jan-2008 19:31
Tom, your gift is appreicated. A mysterious travelor joined today's quorum of jays and robins -- all balanced on twig tips, high in the upper most branches of our persimmon tree. Your beautiful pictures helped me identify the guest as a Cedar Waxwing. How serendipitous that you included the same fruit in your beautiful composition! The fruit we could not reach with our highest ladder is now bringing in a different harvest -- a feast for my curious eyes.
Jan 27-Sep-2007 05:36
Awesome photos! Thanks so much for sharing them.
Tom Merigan19-Sep-2007 19:06
Better and better every year
patty boyle 16-Sep-2007 02:19
the portrait of the black oystercatchers and the elegant terns at Pillar Point was
an extraordinary composition and moment in time.
Karen Hoyt02-Sep-2007 23:23
Awesome Gallery.
k l chowdhury 02-Aug-2007 17:51
fabulous
Joy Aspenall 30-Apr-2007 15:03
Tom,
The shots of the Calliope are just breathtaking! Thank you.
Joy and Gary Aspenall
Roaming Gnome09-Apr-2007 15:40
Simply awesome. Love it. V.
Soni Romera 04-Apr-2007 20:45
Tom:
Your photos are spectacular. I was feeling down today and your pictures helped me to get through it. Please continue to take these beautiful pictures. They are so much better than the field guides and really help novices like me. Thanks again.
priscilla Elias 29-Mar-2007 19:51
i love the bay area...and the birds
:D
Guest 14-Mar-2007 16:51
Nice gallery.
yoram shpirer06-Mar-2007 22:07
Excellent gallery ........ very well done. V
Dennis Ancinec05-Mar-2007 03:48
Enoyed looking over your galleries and visiting your personal website.
Steve B 16-Feb-2007 04:51
Tom- Thanks for your great great photos! I'm in awe at your ability to capture so many in such distinctive behavioral postures. If you're in need of a good shot of a Varied Thrush, I have one visiting my Cupertino backyard daily since 2/6!
Matt Latham13-Feb-2007 20:45
Excellent gallery Tom
Mary and Dick Rorty 29-Dec-2006 00:59
Dear Tom,

Thanks very much for the gorgeous pictures. They are tremendously helpful to people like us trying to puzzle out, for instance, the difference between Common and Barrow's, or Eared and Horned.
Bob D. Kaufman12-Dec-2006 02:43
Excellent photos..each one of them!
Dan 26-Nov-2006 02:04
You were just on KCRA channel 3 in Sacramento so I thought I would type your name in Google and sure enough, I found your website.

Great photos!!!!!!!!!!!
Ashley Hockenberry20-Nov-2006 16:39
A+ on this gallery. Very well done

Ashley
Toronto
Pbase.com/ahockenberry
Tom Merigan11-Nov-2006 04:08
Tom You not only get the bird right but you are great on BGs which off your material very well. Inspirational stuff!! Tom Merigan
Gunnar Larsen08-Oct-2006 12:10
Great gallery. Stunning bird shots.
philippe carpentier04-Sep-2006 18:05
splendid work.
a pleasure for the eyes.
voted
philippe
nicolebouglouan20-Jun-2006 09:56
Beautiful gallery! Great shots!
Nicole
Nigwel17-Jun-2006 20:17
Great Galleries and Imagination....

http://www.pbase.com/nigwel

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/nigel.ritchie/
Guest 26-Apr-2006 21:05
your photos have an amazing clarity to them. Great work.
Christian
Guest 24-Apr-2006 05:53
Tom;
We always enjoy your wonderful photos so much! Thank you.
Hope you are recovering well, and that the knee is healing quickly!
Gary and Joy Aspenall
Mario Weusten23-Apr-2006 18:38
great gallery
Can Balcioglu25-Nov-2005 22:22
Great photos!
Barbara Harkleroad 14-Nov-2005 20:46
What can I say???? More fantastic pictures.
yvonne Micko 28-Aug-2005 20:21

WE are so lucky to have your wonderful photos!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Chuck Petters 19-Jul-2005 18:07
Some excellent shots. Thank you for sharing them.
Pietro Jeng04-May-2005 15:43
Fantastic¡ILove them all.
Clayton Esterson02-May-2005 22:52
Nice pictures of our feathered friends, especially the lighting.
Barbara Harkleroad 23-Apr-2005 21:08
Fantastic! Love the 'eye lights.'
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