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Menu Home Subjects Covers About Contact The Great Gray Owl (Strix nebulosa) is the largest owl by length. It is a bird of the far north, inhabiting taiga forests, usually near bogs, but ranges further south in western mountain ranges. Its biggest threat is timber harvesting. GREAT GRAY OWL (Strix nebulosa) click on picture to […]
Home Subjects Covers About Contact The Eastern Screech Owl (Otus asio),with a range of eastern North America, from Mexico to Canada, it the most adapted to man-made development, yet seldom seen because of its nocturnal habits. There are red morphs and gray ones. EASTERN SCREECH OWL (Otus asio) IMAGES MOVED, CLICK BUTTON TO SEE Click
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Home Subjects Covers About Contact The Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia), nest in burrows, usually excavated by Prairie Dogs. They prey mainly on smaller rodents though, and insects, and have been known to place cow patties near their burrows to attract dung beetles. When threatened they retreat to their burrows and make rattling and hissing sounds
Home Subjects Covers About Contact The Boreal Owl (Aegolius funereus) breeds in dense coniferous forests in North America and the Palearctic. There are 7 subspecies, with only one represented in North America. Banding has shown ones living up to 16 years. BOREAL OWL (Aegolius funereus) IMAGES MOVED, CLICK BUTTON TO SEE Click here for images
Menu Home Subjects Covers About Contact The Barred Owl (Strix varia) lived mainly in the Eastern United States, but has expanded its range to the West Coast, where they are considered invasive and displacing endangered Spotted Owls. Brown eyes are distinctive as other Eastern owls have yellow eyes. Photos in this gallery show many adults,
Menu Home Subjects Covers About Contact The Barn Owl (Tyto alba) has the widest range worldwide of any owl, and is the most widespread of all landbirds, having many subspecies. While in the Order Strigiformes, it is a different family from most owls, namely Tytonidae. click on the image to open a gallery of photos
Menu Home Subjects Covers About Contact Anna’s Hummingbird (Calypte anna) was named after Anna Massena, Duchess of Rivoli, in France. It is the only North American Hummingbird with a red crown. Females can have an iridescent red gorget, like the males but it is usually smaller and less brilliant. They range along the West Coast
Menu Home Subjects Covers About Contact Allen’s Hummingbird (Selasphorus sasin) breeds in California and Oregon and some subspecies migrate to Mexico. The males has an iridescent throat, while the female and immatures don’t. Immatures look like female Rufous Hummingbirds. ALLEN’S HUMMINGBIRD (Selasphorus sasin) click picture for photo gallery ALLEN’S HUMMINGBIRD (Selasphorus sasin) video below https://youtu.be/Qt4prmpyXUYhttps://youtu.be/lHi1kKJyKu0
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Menu Home Subjects Covers About Contact The Sharp-tailed Grouse is a member of the family Phasianidae in the Order Galliformes, which includes other chicken-like birds such as quail, pheasants, peacocks and domestic chickens. Originally it had a much larger range, reduced now to from Canada and Alaska to midwestern boundary states and further south in
Home Subjects Covers About Contact Family Corvidae (Crows, Ravens, Jays,Magpies Click on the thumbnail to see more of each species. California Scrub Jay Woodhouse’s Scrub Jay Mexican Jay W.T. Magpie Jay Florida Scrub Jay American Crow Northwestern Crow Northern Raven Chihuahuan Raven Blue Jay Steller’s Jay Green Jay Pinyon Jay Clark’s Nutcracker Gray Jay Black-billed
