Fall plumage. A flock of Tennessees were passing through last night. Peregrina means &qu...

First fall female. This is the subdued but interesting coloration of the fall. The Hallo...

This juvenile bird was at George Wyth State Park, Black Hawk Co., Iowa

Female. George Wyth State Park. Canon 5D/400DO f/4 IS with 1.4

Male. I had a fairly close encounter with a pair of Lesser Scaup at a local state park us...

Female gathering nesting material.

Female gathering nesting material.

The park has several water areas: Brinker Lake (120 acres, open for power boating), George...

Eastern Swainson's ("Olive-backed Thrush") usually show a more conspicuous lore ...

Adult pair with the smaller male on the left. The female also shows a larger and more blo...

Downy woodpeckers almost always have 2 small horizontal black bars in the white outer tail...