Tanagers, Cardinal & Allies

Winter Male Purple Finch Images Plus A Fun Bonus Photo

By |February 20th, 2025|Categories: Arkansas, Birds, Northern Cardinals, Purple Finches, Sebastian County|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

After the sleet, ice, and snow from the recent winter storm, I was thrilled to have a Purple Finch in my viewfinder for a bit—even though it was bitter cold.

Fall Colors And A Few Birds

By |November 8th, 2024|Categories: Arkansas, Birds, Black-capped Chickadees, Northern Cardinals, Sebastian County, Tufted Titmouses|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday, I took images of several bird species with fall colors in the background—or at least as much fall color as I'm likely to see here this year.

Young Northern Cardinal Photos From Summer

By |July 17th, 2024|Categories: Arkansas, Birds, Northern Cardinals, Sebastian County|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

After I shared images of an immature Tufted Titmouse yesterday, I realized I hadn't yet shared photos of this young Northern Cardinal, taken earlier in July.

Female Or Possible Immature Male Indigo Bunting At Sequoyah NWR

By |July 12th, 2024|Categories: Birds, Indigo Buntings, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

When I was at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge two days ago, I was thrilled to have this female/immature Indigo Bunting in my viewfinder for a few seconds.

Male Northern Cardinal In An Oak Tree Images

By |May 25th, 2024|Categories: Arkansas, Birds, Northern Cardinals, Sebastian County|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Even though they are abundant in Arkansas and Oklahoma, I can't seem to see or take enough Northern Cardinal images. I sure missed them when I lived in Utah.

Male Northern Cardinal Photos

By |May 9th, 2024|Categories: Arkansas, Birds, Northern Cardinals, Sebastian County|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I've been wanting to share a few more of the male Northern Cardinal photos I took from my friend Steve Creek's deck in his very birdy yard and garden.

Birds and Wildlife From Arkansas And Sequoyah NWR In Oklahoma

By |May 6th, 2024|Categories: Arkansas, Birds, Blue-winged Teals, Carolina Chickadees, Common Five-lined Skinks, Coyotes, Fox Squirrels, Great Horned Owls, House Finches, Northern Cardinals, Northern Flickers, Oklahoma, Painted Lady Butterflies, Pine Siskins, Sebastian County, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Three-toed Box Turtles, Tufted Titmouses|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I'm sharing a bunch of bird and wildlife photos that I have recently photographed in my friend Steve's yard in Arkansas, and from Sequoyah NWR in Oklahoma.

Male Rose-breasted Grosbeak On Migration Through Arkansas

By |April 27th, 2024|Categories: Arkansas, Birds, Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, Sebastian County|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This Rose-breasted Grosbeak that I photographed in Steve Creek's yard, isn't a lifer for me, but these images are the best I have taken so far of this species.

Film Days: Carolina Wrens And a Northern Cardinal

By |March 12th, 2024|Categories: Birds, Carolina Wrens, Northern Cardinals, Virginia|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I was going through old photos taken with film and decided to share this image of Carolina Wrens and a female Northern Cardinal on my suet feeder in Virginia.

2023 – That’s A Wrap

By |December 31st, 2023|Categories: American Robins, Birds, Indigo Buntings|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I'm breaking from my own tradition this year and simply calling 2023 a wrap. Typically, I share photos from each month of the year and write about my journeys.

My Lifer Dickcissel Photos At Sequoyah NWR

By |June 19th, 2023|Categories: Birds, Dickcissels, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The subject today is my lifer Dickcissel photos taken at Sequoyah NWR in Oklahoma. Huge thanks go to my friend Steve for putting me on this male.

Juvenile Lazuli Bunting Images

By |July 26th, 2022|Categories: Birds, Lazuli Buntings, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday I had fun taking juvenile Lazuli Bunting images as several of these young birds rested and moved around eating grass seeds for breakfast.

Young Lazuli Bunting In A Serviceberry

By |July 21st, 2022|Categories: Birds, Lazuli Buntings, Summit County, Utah, Utah Serviceberry, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I escaped into the coolness of the Wasatch Mountains yesterday morning for a few hours. While I was there I photographed this young Lazuli Bunting.

Lazuli Bunting Male – Small In Frame

By |July 17th, 2022|Categories: Birds, Lazuli Buntings, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I shared so many images yesterday that today I am keeping it simple with one image of a Lazuli Bunting male I photographed high in the Wasatch Mountains last week.

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