GreenHeron120301 — Green Heron UNITED STATES: June 28, 2018; Black Skimmer, Rynchops niger, Ocracoke Island North Carolina. Photo by Douglas Graham/WLP Eastern Bluebird :: Sialia sialis Purple Finch; Carpodacus purpureus Yellow-bellied Sapsucker :: Sphyrapicus varius Birds10/021202 — Savannah Sparrow Barred owl; Strix varia Yellow-billed Cuckoo :: Coccyzus americanus Cooper’s Hawk :: Accipiter cooperii A male juvenile cooper’s hawk after killing a white-throated sparrow. Red-winged Blackbird :: Agelaius phoeniceus Cedar waxwings :: Bombycilla cedrorum 3Kingfisher081801 — Belted Kingfisher UNITED STATES: July 15, 2019; American oystercatcher :: Haematopus palliatus on Ocracoke Island North Carolina. (Photo by Douglas Graham) Pergrine Falcon UNITED STATES: APRIL 13, 2015; Louisiana waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla),is a New World warbler, that breeds in eastern North America and winters in the West Indies and Central America. Plain brown above, it is white below, with black streaks and with buff flanks and undertail, distinguishing it from the closely related northern waterthrush. The habitats it prefers are streams and their surroundings, and other wet areas. (PHOTO BY DOUGLAS GRAHAM) UNITED STATES – NOV 16; Eastern Screech Owl :: Otus asio (Photo by Douglas Graham / WLP) Eastern Screech Owl :: Otus asio UNITED STATES: June 25, 2015; White Ibis :: Eudocimus albus feeds in the north pond at Ocracoke Island, North Carolina. (Photo By Douglas Graham/WLP) UNITED STATES: 060115: Yellow-breasted Chat, (male) Icteria virens . Despite its bright yellow chest, loud song, and conspicuous display flights, the Yellow-breasted Chat is easily overlooked because of its skulking nature and the denseness of its brushy haunts. (Photo by Douglas Graham / WLP) UNITED STATES: June 23, 2015; White Ibis :: Eudocimus albus and Great Egret :: Ardea alba, feed in the north pond at Ocracoke Island, North Carolina. (Photo By Douglas Graham/WLP) UNITED STATES: June 23, 2015; White Ibis :: Eudocimus albus and Great Egret :: Ardea alba, feed in the north pond at Ocracoke Island, North Carolina. (Photo By Douglas Graham/WLP) Blue jay :: Cyanocitta cristata Eastern Phoebe; Sayornis phoebe Eastern Bluebird :: Sialia sialis UNITED STATES: June 23, 2015; White Ibis :: Eudocimus albus and Great Egret :: Ardea alba, feed in the north pond at Ocracoke Island, North Carolina. (Photo By Douglas Graham/WLP) UNITED STATES: June 23, 2015; Willet :: Tringa semipalmata feed in the north pond at Ocracoke Island, North Carolina. (Photo By Douglas Graham/WLP) UNITED STATES: June 23, 2015; White Ibis :: Eudocimus albus and Glossy Ibis :: Plegadis falcinellus feed in the north pond at Ocracoke Island, North Carolina. (Photo By Douglas Graham/WLP) UNITED STATES – NOV 16; Barn Owl :: Tyto alba (Photo by Douglas Graham / WLP) American Robin :: Turdus migratorius Black-Necked Stilt :: Himantopus mexicanus and Glossy Ibis :: Plegadis falcinellus UNITED STATES – NOV 16; Eurasian eagle-owl (Bubo bubo) is a species of eagle-owl resident in much of Eurasia. (Photo by Douglas Graham / WLP) UNITED STATES: June 25, 2015; Glossy Ibis :: Plegadis falcinellus feed in the north pond at Ocracoke Island, North Carolina. (Photo By Douglas Graham/WLP) UNITED STATES: June 25, 2015; Snowy egret :: Egret hula, Great Egret :: Ardea alba and Tricoloed heron :: Ardea hernias feeds in the north pond at Ocracoke Island, North Carolina. (Photo By Douglas Graham/WLP) UNITED STATES: June 23, 2015; White Ibis :: Eudocimus albus and Glossy Ibis :: Plegadis falcinellus feed in the north pond at Ocracoke Island, North Carolina. (Photo By Douglas Graham/WLP) Black-Necked Stilt :: Himantopus mexicanus Common Merganser :: Aix sponsa Downey Woodpecker :: Picoides pubescens UNITED STATES – March 21: Eastern Bluebird :: Sialia sialis (Photo by Douglas Graham/WLP) White-breasted Nuthatch :: Sitta carolinensis UNITED STATES – June 14 : Semipalmated Plover :: Charadrius semipalmatus. (Photo By Douglas Graham/Wild Light Photos) Northern Flicker :: Colaptes auratus UNITED STATES – April 29 : Indigo Bunting :: Passerina cyane . (Photo By Douglas Graham/WLP) UNITED STATES: April 8, 2018: Great horned owlets sit in the sun to warm themselves as they wait for parents to return with food. (Photo by Douglas Graham/Loudoun Now) Carolina Wren; Thryothorus ludovicianus Carolina Wren; Thryothorus ludovicianus Hermit Thrush :: Catharus guttatus UNITED STATES – March 7: Tundra Swan :: Cygnus columbianus (Photo By Douglas Graham/WLP) Red-winged Blackbird :: Agelaius phoeniceus Eastern Meadowlark :: Sturnella magna Boat-tailed Grackle :: Quiscalus mexicanus Brown Thrasher :: Toxostoma rufum Eastern Bluebird :: Sialia sialis; Juvenile Black Skimmer :: Rynchops niger UNITED STATES – 01-04-20: Tufted Titmouse :: Parus bicolor. (Photo By Douglas Graham) Northern Cardinal :: Cardinalis cardinalis Hermit Thrush :: Catharus guttatus Red-Breasted Nuthatch :: Sitta canadensis Short-Billed Dowitcher :: Limnodromus grieus Black-Necked Stilt :: Himantopus mexicanus UNITED STATES – June 14 : Black-Bellied Plover :: Pluvialis squatarola. (breeding pair male & female). (Photo By Douglas Graham/Wild Light Photos) Pine siskin :: Carduelis pinus Winter Wren; Troglodytes troglodytes Eastern Bluebird :: Sialia sialis Pileated Woodpecker :: Dryocopus pileatus Sharp-shinned Hawk :: Accipiter striatus Red-Breasted Nuthatch :: Sitta canadensis Great Blue Heron :: Ardea herodias Carolina Wren; Thryothorus ludovicianus and Northern Cardinal :: Cardinalis cardinalis Ruby-crowned Kinglet :: Regulus calendula Pine siskin :: Carduelis pinus An Eastern Gray Squirrel and a juvenile Red Tailed Hawk face off in the Upper Senate Park on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. The end result was a face off between the two and the hawk moving on without lunch. Eastern Bluebird :: Sialia sialis UNITED STATES: 03-20-2017; It’s been said that robins are a harbinger of spring. Here an American Robin, turdus migratorius, looks for food with some signs of winter still hanging on in Waterford. (Photo by Douglas Graham/Loudoun Now) Fox Sparrow :: Passerella iliaca Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Sphyrapicus varius Red-winged Blackbird :: Agelaius phoeniceus Rose-Breasted Grosbeak Birds21_010503 — Pileated Woodpecker UNITED STATES – 04-20-2017: Spring is in full swing at G. Thompson Wildlife Management Area were there is one of the largest stands of Large-flowered and Painted Trillium in the Mid-Atlantic. Here an Eastern Towhee sings and looks for a mate. (Photo By Douglas Graham/WLP) UNITED STATES:April 21, 2018: A pair of Eastern Blue Birds were busying feeding and building a nest after selecting a nesting box on the first warm days of spring. (Photo by Douglas Graham/Loudoun Now) Snow Goose, Chen caerulescens UNITED STATES – Dec 12: Song Sparrow, Melospiza melodia. (Photo By Douglas Graham/Wild Light Photos) Tufted Titmouse :: Parus bicolor Prairie Warbler :: Dendroica discolor UNITED STATES – May 1, 2016: An American Red Start :: Setophaga reticule during migration along the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia’s G. Thompson Wildlife Management Area in Warren County. (Photo By Douglas Graham/WLP) UNITED STATES – May 27: Cedar waxwing :: Bombycilla cedrorum. (Photo By Douglas Graham/WLP) housewren071901 — House Wren kestrel051696 — Young Kestrel feeding on a mole. UNITED STATES: June 26, 2018; Great Egret :: Ardea alba, Ocracoke Island North Carolina. Photo by Douglas Graham/WLP UNITED STATES: APRIL 13, 2015; Louisiana waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla),is a New World warbler, that breeds in eastern North America and winters in the West Indies and Central America. Plain brown above, it is white below, with black streaks and with buff flanks and undertail, distinguishing it from the closely related northern waterthrush. The habitats it prefers are river bottom land and streams and their surroundings, and other wet areas. (Photo by Douglas Graham/Loudoun Now) UNITED STATES – Jan 14: A small rainbow appears on the horizon and fog sweeps in over the Potomac River near Brunswick Maryland as temps where on the rise after sub-zero weather last week. (Photo By Douglas Graham/Wild Light Photos) UNITED STATES: June 28, 2018; Common Tern, Sterna hirundo, Ocracoke Island North Carolina. Photo by Douglas Graham/WLP UNITED STATES: June 28, 2018; Common Tern, Sterna hirundo, Ocracoke Island North Carolina. Photo by Douglas Graham/WLP UNITED STATES: June 28, 2018; Common Tern, Sterna hirundo, Ocracoke Island North Carolina. Photo by Douglas Graham/WLP