Reminds Me Of “A Christmas Carol”
I was reviewing Paul Demkovich’s MANY pics (thanks, Paul) from his trip to Argentina and came across several shots of male and female Upland Geese. As I looked at them…
Snow Bird
I got up this morning to find a couple of inches of fluffy snow covering my backyard. It was a beautiful way to wake up! The snow reminded me…
GBP Bird Photograph of the Week – 12/19/24
I was pleased to see this wonderful shot of a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker from Burning Nature Photography, as we haven’t heard from him lately. Note the detail in the bird and…
Never Heard Of Them
One of the great things about GreatBirdPics is that when our members travel they bring back pictures of birds I’ve never heard of before. It’s a learning experience every time…
More From Argentina
Yesterday I shared some pics Paul Demkovich took on his trip to Argentina. During the same period of time asteinmann was in Argentina and Chile. Today I want to feature…
So Many Pics From Argentina!
Two of our most prolific posters were recently (perhaps still are) in Argentina and they have been sharing lots of shots of birds I’ve never seen before. Today let’s look…
Birder Birthday Card
It was my birthday this past weekend and I received a card from one of my oldest friends (or should I say some whom I’ve know a long time). I…
GBP Bird Photograph of the Week – 12/13/24
Although a lot of great shots came in this past week I had to go with asteinmann’s action pic of Chinstrap Penguins dolphining alongside the ship off of Deception Island…
Three Little Coots In Focus
Last week I shared Birder2011’s shot of three American Coots with all three birds in focus. Usually one bird is in focus and the other birds are not. How would…
South American Birds
Recently we’ve had three of our members posting bird photographs from Ecuador and two different areas of Argentina. Considering it is about 20º right now in Chicagoland, it is spring…
Harlequin Duck Rookie Mistake
Yesterday I told you about how we searched for a Harlequin Duck all over tarnation and finally found it after two-and-a-half hours. It flew into the Prairie Harbor Channel on…
Right Place, Right Time
Last week Karen and I were chasers, meaning we drove about an hour-and-a-half in search of a rare bird. In this case it was a male Harlequin Duck in breeding…