Backlit Birds and Silhouettes
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Sunset portrait on the western cliffs of Grimsey Island, Iceland.
atlantic puffinFratercula arcticabirdalcidgrimseyiceland
From Atlantic Puffin
American Avocet
An American Avocet takes to flight at sunrise on Lake Bowdoin, Montana.
american avocetRecurvirostra americanabirdlake bowdoinmontanawildlife
White Faced Ibis
A White - faced Ibis at sunrise, Lake Bowdoin, Montana.
whitefaced ibisPlegadis chihibirdlake bowdoinmontanawildlife
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Silhouette Dancer
At sunrise, a Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis) dances across the water in anticipation to fly. Although large and heavy, Cranes are surprisingly elegant and nimble.
sandhill cranegrus canadensisbosque del apachenew mexicobirdwildlifesilhouette
From BIRDS
Puffin Express
In July I was fortunate to visit Grímsey Island, Iceland, and experience 10 days of total immersion in the life of the Atlantic Puffin. On the last evening of the trip, severe wind and dark skies nearly drove me inside. But I decided to remain on the cliffs and was rewarded with an unexpected break in the clouds and an unobstructed view of a backlit, sand-eel-toting puffin hurrying to its burrow.
https://www.audubon.org/magazine/summer-2019/the-2019-audubon-photography-awards-top-100atlantic puffinFratercula arcticabirdalcidgrimseyiceland
From Atlantic Puffin
Eared Grebe
A Black-necked or Eared Grebe, Lake Bowdoin, Montana 2018.
eared grebePodiceps nigricollisbirdlake bowdoinmontana
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Yellow Headed Blackbird
Each spring I visit my favorite wetland areas to photograph Yellow-headed Blackbirds and listen to their raucous calls. On a particularly cold May morning at sunrise, the birds and cattails were backlit and glowing like miniature lanterns. One landed very close to me, and through my lens I could see a burst of breath rolling in the cold wind with each call. I returned every day for more than a week trying to create a similar image, but the same conditions didn’t occur again.
https://www.audubon.org/magazine/summer-2019/the-2019-audubon-photography-awards-top-100yellow headed blackbirdXanthocephalus xanthocephalusbirdmontana
Marbled Godwit
At sunset a Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa) probes the surf for unsuspecting prey.
marbled godwitlimosa fedoamorro baycaliforniabirdwildlifesilhouette
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Atlantic Puffin
Sunset Puffins graced by the day's last rays of light, on the west cliffs of Grimsey Island, Iceland, July 2018.
atlantic puffinFratercula arcticabirdalcidgrimseyiceland
From Atlantic Puffin
Marbled Godwit
At sunset a Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa) at Morro Bay, California.
marbled godwitlimosa fedoamorro baycaliforniabirdwildlifesilhouette
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Curlew
A Curlew (Numenius americanus), Morro Bay, California.
curlewnumenius americanusmorro baycaliforniabirdwildlifesilhouette