Photos of Birds

amateur bird photography blog (the photos are amateur, not the birds)

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Welcome to my blog!

I recently got into birding and bird photography and wanted to share some of the pictures and video I take. I am very new to all of this so hopefully I can look back at this blog later to see how much my photography has improved over time.

All photos, video, and art on here is my own.

Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ80D

Most Recent Lifer: #101 Stilt Sandpiper

Blog Life List

American Crow

Canada Goose

Black-billed Magpie

Cedar Waxwing

American White Pelican

Red-winged Blackbird

American Avocet

Swainson's Thrush

American Robin

Blue-winged Teal

Clay-coloured Sparrow

Mallard

Lesser Scaup

Common Grackle

American Coot

Gadwall

Red-necked Grebe

Redhead

Osprey

American Wigeon

Rock Pigeon

House Sparrow

House Finch

Franklin's Gull

Northern Flicker

Barn Swallow

Savannah Sparrow

Common Goldeneye

Black-capped Chickadee

Ring-billed Gull

Pileated Woodpecker

Ruddy Duck

Franklin's Gull

Other Animals

Common Muskrat

White-tailed Jackrabbit

Richardson's Ground Squirrel

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Photographed Seen Heard Only

Black-billed Magpie

Canada Goose

House Sparrow

Rock Pigeon

American Crow

Ring-billed Gull

Mallard

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Dark-eyed Junco

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Black-capped Chickadee

Blue Jay

Franklin's Gull

Red-winged Blackbird

Cedar Waxwing

American White Pelican

Red-necked Grebe

American Coot

Ruddy Duck

Common Merganser

Common Goldeneye

Lesser Scaup

Song Sparrow

American Robin

Swainson's Hawk

Killdeer

Common Grackle

Double-crested Cormorant

Redhead

Northern Yellow Warbler

Swamp Sparrow

Barn Swallow

Tree Swallow

American Wigeon

Northern Shoveller

Pileated Woodpecker

Barrow's Goldeneye

White-throated Sparrow

American Avocet

Vesper Sparrow

Clay-coloured Sparrow

Red-tailed Hawk

Blue-winged Teal

Savannah Sparrow

Least Flycatcher

Swainson's Thrush

Gadwall

Cooper's Hawk

Osprey

Forster's Tern

House Finch

Northern Flicker

American Goldfinch

European Starling

Bald Eagle

American Herring Gull

Mourning Dove

Great Blue Heron

Bank Swallow

Great Cormorant

Northern Gannet

Common Tern

Great Black-backed Gull

Black-legged Kittiwake

Common Murre

Razorbill

Black Guillemont

Common Eider

Atlantic Puffin

Spotted Sandpiper

Mourning Warbler

Common Yellowthroat

Cliff Swallow

Magnolia Warbler

Northern Parula

American Redstart

Northern Harrier

Common Loon

Harlequin Duck

Blackburnian Warbler

Bay-breasted Warbler

Cape May Warbler

Nashville Warbler

Tenessee Warbler

Black-and-white Warbler

Pine Siskin

Purple Finch

Evening Grosbeak

Hermit Thrush

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Blue-headed Vireo

Alder Flycatcher

American Black Duck

Northern Cardinal

Northern Mockingbird

Chestnut-sided Warbler

Common Raven

Eastern Wood-Pewee

Lesser Yellowlegs

Stilt Sandpiper

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House Sparrow • Passer domesticus

Um, hello? This is the most artistic shot I've ever gotten. Look at that blurred background!

Image Info:

22 June 2026 • 21:33 Panasonic Lumix FZ80D f/5.6 • 1/125 sec • ISO 320 Edited from raw

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Rock Pigeon • Columba livia

Image Info:

22 June 2026 • 21:34 Panasonic Lumix FZ80D f/5.6 • 1/100 sec • ISO 500 Edited from raw

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White-tailed Jackrabbit • Lepus townsendii

Not to flood the bird photo blog with rabbits but this guy was just too cute. He didn't care that I was there but was really interested in the sounds my camera was making.

Image Info:

22 June 2026 • 21:14 Panasonic Lumix FZ80D f/5.5 • 1/80 sec • ISO 500 Edited from raw

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Franklin's Gull • Leucophaeus pipixcan

Image info:

22 June 2026 • 21:14 Panasonic Lumix FZ80D f/5.6 • 1/250 sec • ISO 80 Edited from raw

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House Sparrow • Passer domesticus

Image Info:

22 June 2026 • 20:44 Panasonic Lumix FZ80D f/5.6 • 1/100 sec • ISO 125 Edited from raw

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Common Goldeneye • Bucephala clangula

Image Info:

22 June 2026 • 21:03 Panasonic Lumix FZ80D f/5.6 • 1/160 sec • ISO 80 Edited from raw

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Mallard • Anas platyrhynchos

Image Info:

22 June 2026 • 21:00 Panasonic Lumix FZ80D f/5.9 • 1/250 sec • ISO 80 Edited from raw

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House Sparrow • Passer domesticus

Image Info:

22 June 2026 • 20:44 Panasonic Lumix FZ80D f/5.6 • 1/125 sec • ISO 80 Edited from raw

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Lesser Scaup • Aythya affinis

Image Info:

18 June 2026 • 14:10 Panasonic Lumix FZ80D f/5.7 • 1/1300 sec • ISO 200 Edited from raw

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Ruddy Duck • Oxyura jamaicensis

Saw my first female ruddy duck at the constructed wetland and got a great photo of her!

Image Info: 18 June 2026 • 14:05 Panasonic Lumix FZ80D f/5.7 • 1/1300 sec • ISO 400 Edited from raw

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Red-necked Grebe • Podiceps grisegena

Image Info:

18 June 2026 • 14:05 Panasonic Lumix FZ80D f/5.9 • 1/1300 sec • ISO 640 Edited from raw

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Lesser Scaup • Aythya affinis

At least I'm pretty sure it's a lesser scaup... She is missing the white marking by the beak though. Either way I love this shot.

Image Info:

18 June 2026 • 14:04 Panasonic Lumix FZ80D f/5.9 • 1/1300 sec • ISO 400 Edited from raw

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Mallard • Anas platyrhynchos

Image Info:

18 June 2026 • 14:04 Panasonic Lumix FZ80D f/5.7 • 1/1300 sec • ISO 400 Edited from raw

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Lesser Scaup • Aythya affinis

Image Info:

18 June 2026 • 14:04 Panasonic Lumix FZ80D f/5.9 • 1/1300 sec • ISO 320 Edited from raw

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Red-necked Grebe • Podiceps grisegna

Image Info:

18 June 2026 • 13:59 Panasonic Lumix FZ80D f/5.6 • 1/1300 sec • ISO 640 Edited from raw

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Canada Goose • Branta canadensis

Image Info:

18 June 2026 • 14:00 Panasonic Lumix FZ80D f/5.6 • 1/1300 sec • ISO 800 Edited from raw