Reader Colin Franks (website here, Facebook page here, Instagram page here) has sent a dollop of his spectacular bird photographs. His IDs are indented.
Common Loon (Gavia immer):
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus):
Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides):
Bonaparte’s Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia):
Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor):
Juvenile Great Grey Owl (Strix nebulosi):
Barred Owl (Strix varia):
Western Sandpipers (Calidris mauri):
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferous):









Superb photos. Thanks!
Nice loon and chick!
Beautiful photos Colin, thanks for sharing these!
+1
Really good.
Thank you so much for sharing your work!
Absolutely Awesome/Georgeous pic’s! 👍❣️👏😁🐦
All fantastic photos. I wish I had taken the picture of the western sandpipers!
That’s my favorite too. And the loon feeding its baby. Excellent work.
Amazing.
Great stuff! Thank you for sharing these.
I do like the Sandpipers waiting in line for tickets. Off-Broadway play perhaps?
Where is the Barred Owl’s other foot?
Really good with breakfast… thanks.
Amazing pictures. Thank you!
Beauty!