Different Looks
Sometimes our bird photographers capture images that are humorous, ironic, or cute. Today’s showcase provides a bit of each. Enjoy! We start out with an awwww pic with a Sandhill…
Nome BIFs
One of the aspects of the Alaskan Tundra I haven’t mentioned is that it makes BIF photography easier and the rest of the shots harder. Recall that the tundra is…
Great Bird Pics’ Bird Photograph of the Week – 9/11/26
Ok, perhaps it’s not the best I’ve seen lately, but I couldn’t resist featuring this shot of a Black Vulture perched atop a road sign that says, “Vulture View”. Sometimes…
Great Bird Pics Member’s Showcase – 9/10/26
Here we go again with Members’ Showcase – a selection of recently shared bird photographs from our loyal members. Here are four that caught my eye: You know by now…
Which One Wednesday – Sandpiper Results
As you recall, we were with our good friends the Mannings while visiting Holland, MI and six Least Sandpipers were bathing in Lake Michigan. Below are three shots I took…
Wandered Very Far
We were in the middle of our annual visit to Holland, Michigan (Karen lived there for many years so we have to visit all her relatives and watch sunsets over…
Birds Found Around Nome
I’ve given reports recently about Nome’s environs, Nome’s Tundra, and Nome’s mammals so I guess it’s time to tell you about Nome’s birds. There are three (gravel) roads that radiate…
Great Bird Pic’s Bird Photograph of the Week – 9/4/26
This has been a week of Great Bird Pics with the Winner and seven Honorable Mention photographs in the Birds of Prey With Prey Contest over the last three days.…
“Birds of Prey With Prey” Honorable Mentions.2
Thanks again to all the photographers who submitted their Great Bird Pics for the contest – I very much enjoyed viewing each and every one of them. We narrowed down…
“Birds of Prey With Prey” Contest Honorable Mentions.1
Yesterday the winner of our “Birds of Prey With Prey” Contest was announced. Thanks again to all the photographers who submitted their Great Bird Pics for the contest – I…
“Birds of Prey With Prey” Contest Winner!
We had 82 entries in our “Birds of Prey With Prey” bird photography contest. Xwinger and I worked very hard to narrow down the field because there were so many…
Mammals Seen Around Nome
We spent almost four days in the Nome, Alaska area searching for birds (which I’ll start featuring next week) but today I want to share some pics of the mammals…