Sheesh! It's been too long. How about some birds? [View All]

Here are some Dickcissels. They are about the size of sparrows and inhabit the middle US states from Canada to Mexico. I wrote them off as sparrows at one time, but they are quite different. Instead of just documenting the birds I see, I have really begun to work on actually composing the shot and taking into account the rule of thirds. Sometimes, I can, other times I can't because the subject doesn't play nice. :)
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This next set is of a lone Loggerhead Shrike.
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And finally, ever seen a Common Nighthawk? These guys are evening birds that are more related to owls than anything else. They are insect eaters. I found this guy on one of my bike rides. I went back to where he was and he was still there.
1. This one was perched on some metal awning that was an old entrance way to a ranch.

2. This is a juvenile nighthawk I photographed at dusk. It was almost completely dark and I actually got too close so now the angle is bad, but hey, at least it's perched on a limb and not a ugly, rusted pole.


And did you know that common birds are disappearing at an alarming rate according to an Audubon report?