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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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Pied-billed Grebe, with filament
Pied-billed Grebe, with filament		 Surf Scoter, female, with clam
Surf Scoter, female, with clam		 Long-billed Curlew, landing
Long-billed Curlew, landing		 Long-billed Curlew, landing
Long-billed Curlew, landing
Double-crested Cormorant
Double-crested Cormorant		 Glaucous-winged Gull with shellfish, first cycle
Glaucous-winged Gull with shellfish, first cycle		 Snowy Egret
Snowy Egret		 American Crow
American Crow
American Bittern
American Bittern		 Barrow's Goldeneye, male
Barrow's Goldeneye, male		 Common Goldeneye, pair
Common Goldeneye, pair		 Canvasback, male
Canvasback, male
Pacific Loon
Pacific Loon		 Pacific Loon
Pacific Loon		 Red-throated Loon
Red-throated Loon		 Red-throated Loon
Red-throated Loon
White-tailed Kites, courting flight
White-tailed Kites, courting flight		 White-tailed Kite, flying
White-tailed Kite, flying		 Bufflehead, male
Bufflehead, male		 Bufflehead, male diving
Bufflehead, male diving
Bufflehead, male diving
Bufflehead, male diving		 Green Heron
Green Heron		 Great Egret with prey
Great Egret with prey		 Purple Finch, male
Purple Finch, male
Fox Sparrow, Slate-colored?
Fox Sparrow, Slate-colored?		 Harris's Sparrow
Harris's Sparrow		 Lincoln's Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow		 Lincoln's Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Common Yellowthroat, first-winter male
Common Yellowthroat, first-winter male		 Northern Shoveler, male
Northern Shoveler, male		 Nuttall's Woodpecker, male
Nuttall's Woodpecker, male		 Pine Siskin
Pine Siskin
Wild Turkey
Wild Turkey		 Harris's Sparrow
Harris's Sparrow		 White-throated Sparrow, white-striped
White-throated Sparrow, white-striped		 Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Common Yellowthroat, male
Common Yellowthroat, male		 Common Yellowthroat, female
Common Yellowthroat, female		 Hermit Thrush
Hermit Thrush		 Fox Sparrow, Sooty
Fox Sparrow, Sooty
Lincoln's Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow		 Falcated Duck, male
Falcated Duck, male		 Greater White-fronted Goose, first cycle
Greater White-fronted Goose, first cycle		 Greater White-fronted Geese, flying
Greater White-fronted Geese, flying
Snow Geese, landing
Snow Geese, landing		 American Wigeon, male
American Wigeon, male		 Surf Scoter, male taking off
Surf Scoter, male taking off		 Bufflehead, male flying
Bufflehead, male flying
Green-winged Teal, male
Green-winged Teal, male		 Green-winged Teal pair, copulating
Green-winged Teal pair, copulating		 Wrentit
Wrentit		 California Thrasher
California Thrasher
Townsend's Warbler, female, with persimmon
Townsend's Warbler, female, with persimmon		 Nelson's Sparrow
Nelson's Sparrow		 Nelson's Sparrow
Nelson's Sparrow		 White-throated Sparrow, tan-striped
White-throated Sparrow, tan-striped
Townsend's Warbler, female, eating persimmon
Townsend's Warbler, female, eating persimmon		 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, first-cycle
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, first-cycle		 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, first-cycle
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, first-cycle		 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, first-cycle
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, first-cycle
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, first-cycle
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, first-cycle		 Hermit Thrush
Hermit Thrush		 Townsend's Warbler, female
Townsend's Warbler, female		 Downy Woodpecker, female
Downy Woodpecker, female
Wrentit
Wrentit		 Northern Flicker, female Red-shafted
Northern Flicker, female Red-shafted		 Northern Flicker, male intergrade
Northern Flicker, male intergrade		 Northern Flicker, male intergrade
Northern Flicker, male intergrade
Northern Flicker, female intergrade
Northern Flicker, female intergrade		 Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet		 White-tailed Kites, pair
White-tailed Kites, pair		 Harris's Sparrow
Harris's Sparrow
Harris's Sparrow
Harris's Sparrow		 White-throated Sparrow, first cycle
White-throated Sparrow, first cycle		 Swamp Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow		 Lincoln's Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Fox Sparrow		 Townsend's Warbler, male, with prey
Townsend's Warbler, male, with prey		 Ferruginous Hawk, juvenile
Ferruginous Hawk, juvenile		 Ferruginous Hawk, juvenile
Ferruginous Hawk, juvenile
Red-shouldered Hawk, juvenile
Red-shouldered Hawk, juvenile		 American Kestrel, female
American Kestrel, female		 White-tailed Kite
White-tailed Kite		 Say's Phoebe
Say's Phoebe

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John G Reed PM reply 01-Feb-2012 13:26
Great Gallery. You are very talented. Best J
joseantonio PM reply 15-Sep-2011 19:59
Very nice collection
Jimmy Kall PM reply 19-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 Hartshorn PM reply 02-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.
nicolebouglouan PM reply 12-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 chamberland PM reply 11-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 Rossum PM reply 17-Jan-2009 17:44
What an impressive gallery....keep up the good work,Tom V
Doug Jones PM reply 06-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 shpirer PM reply 25-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 Hoyt PM reply 26-Jul-2008 22:08
Awesome gallery
Michal Leszczynski PM reply 11-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)
kenindfw PM reply 11-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
gunes PM reply 18-Mar-2008 21:59
Excellent shots!
Cindy Mead PM reply 06-Mar-2008 22:39
excellent as always my friend- will have to visit more often..
mart s PM reply 05-Mar-2008 22:51
great bird gallery...v
jean-yves chamberland PM reply 06-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 Merigan PM reply 19-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 Hoyt PM reply 02-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 Gnome PM reply 09-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
Carlton Larson PM reply 14-Mar-2007 16:51
Nice gallery.
yoram shpirer PM reply 06-Mar-2007 22:07
Excellent gallery ........ very well done. V
Dennis Ancinec PM reply 05-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 Latham PM reply 13-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. Kaufman PM reply 12-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 Hockenberry PM reply 20-Nov-2006 16:39
A+ on this gallery. Very well done

Ashley
Toronto
Pbase.com/ahockenberry
Tom Merigan PM reply 11-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 Larsen PM reply 08-Oct-2006 12:10
Great gallery. Stunning bird shots.
philippe carpentier PM reply 04-Sep-2006 18:05
splendid work.
a pleasure for the eyes.
voted
philippe
nicolebouglouan PM reply 20-Jun-2006 09:56
Beautiful gallery! Great shots!
Nicole
Nigwel PM reply 17-Jun-2006 20:17
Great Galleries and Imagination....

http://www.pbase.com/nigwel

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/nigel.ritchie/
ritter PM reply 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 Weusten PM reply 23-Apr-2006 18:38
great gallery
Can Balcioglu PM reply 25-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 Jeng PM reply 04-May-2005 15:43
FantasticˇILove them all.
Clayton Esterson PM reply 02-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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