Today we have another batch of gorgeous bird photos from Reader Colin Franks (website here, Instagram page here, and Facebook page here). The IDs are his.
I requested the loon chick photo for this site when I saw it on Colin’s Facebook page:
Common Loon (Gavia immer):
Chestnut-backed Chickadee (Poecile rufescens):
Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus):
Anna’s Hummingbird (Calypte anna):
Red-breasted Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus ruber):
Hairy Woodpecker (Leuconotopicus villosus):
Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani):
Bewick’s Wren (Thryomanes bewickii):
Northern Pintail (Anas acuta): [Colin’s note: “The Northern Pintail that looks like it was dipped in shellac had just brought its head up from under water a nano-second before the water had a chance to run off.”]
Eurasian Wigeon (Mareca penelope):
Beautiful.
Wow
Great photos!
Wow!! These are great!!
Lovely as always. Thanks!!
Fan-tastic. It does not get better. Thank you for sharing.
Common loon? Is that what I’d call the Great Northern Diver? Lovely!
Yes, In Eurasia it is known as a Great Northern Diver; Common Loon in North America.
And, like some of Jerry’s linguistic pet peeves, this brings up one of mine. North America is not the northern US states like many seem to think. North America is comprised of Canada, United States and Mexico, and technically, even more broadly including Greenland, Central American countries northward from the Columbia/Panama border, and the Caribbean Islands.
Nice work!
Wonderful photographs.
Stunning photos Colin! Thanks for sharing these!
The props are almost as photogenic as the subjects, nice work.
I love the waterspout. Those are fantastic. I imagine the wonderful time spent just sitting around getting those pictures too.
Great pics. Something for us lesser mortals to aim for 🙂
These are all awesome. I don’t consider myself a bird guy, but photos like these almost make me want to take up bird watching.
+1
Lovely photographs.
Wonderful images. I love the Red-breasted Sapsucker.
Some of the best bird photos I’ve ever seen. Bravo!