Raptors, Owls, Doves, Grouse, and Allies
OF WESTERN NORTH AMERICA
 
Composites of American Kestrel and Red-tailed Hawk in filght.
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The following page is devoted to some of my photographs of RAPTORS, OWLS, DOVES, GROUSE, AND THEIR ALLIES.
(Most of the birds on this page were photographed in Washington or British Columbia, and a few perhaps from my travels around the western United States. However, I have many other bird photos that are not on this page, from AN AMAZING BIRDING ROADTRIP through several birding hotspots across the country I embarked on in Spring 2008.)
Raptors and Owls
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Bald EAGLE, Saturna Island, BC.
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Bald EAGLE, Saturna Island, BC.
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Bald EAGLE (juvenile), Saturna Island, BC.
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Bald EAGLE (juvenile), Reifel Bird Sanctuary, BC.
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Peregrine FALCON in flight, Reifel Bird Sanctuary, BC.
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Northern HARRIERS (male on top, female on bottom), Keystone Ferry Landing, WA.
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Northern HARRIER (female), Boundary Bay, BC.
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Cooper's (?) HAWK, Ladner, BC.
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Red-Shouldered HAWK, Cedar Hill SP, Dallas, TX.
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Red-Tailed HAWK composite, eastern WA.
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Red-Tailed HAWK, Grand Teton NP, WY.
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Red-Tailed HAWK, Saturna Island, BC.
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Rough-legged HAWK, Skagit Flats, WA.
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Rough-legged HAWK, Skagit Flats, WA.
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Sharp-shinned (?) HAWK, Ladner, BC.
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American KESTREL (aka Sparrow Hawk) in hover flight, eastern WA.
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American KESTREL (aka Sparrow Hawk), Ladner, BC.
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OSPREY, Grand Teton NP, WY.
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Barred OWL, Saturna Island, BC.
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Great-Horned OWL, Yosemite, CA.
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Great-Horned OWL, Saturna Island, BC.
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Great-Horned OWL and babies, Reifel Bird Sanctuary, BC.
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Northern Saw-Whet OWL, Reifel Bird Sanctuary, BC.
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Short-eared OWL, Reifel Bird Sanctuary, BC.
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Snowy OWL, Boundary Bay, BC.
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Snowy OWL, Boundary Bay, BC.
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Snowy OWL, Boundary Bay, BC.
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Black VULTURE, Cedar Hill SP, Dallas, TX.
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Turkey VULTURE, Saturna Island, BC.
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Doves, Grouse, and Allies
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CHICKEN (rooster), Reifel Bird Sanctuary, BC.
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CHICKEN (rooster), Olympic Game Farm, Washington.
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Eurasian Collared DOVE, Saturna Island, BC.
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Mourning DOVE, Reno, Nevada.
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White DOVE of some kind, Reifel Bird Sanctuary, BC.
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Blue GROUSE, High Divide, Olympic Mountains, WA.
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Ring-necked PHEASANT, Reifel Bird Sanctuary, BC.
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Ring-necked PHEASANT feathers, Reifel Bird Sanctuary, BC.
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Feral PIGEON aka Rock DOVE (pied adult), Reifel Bird Sanctuary, BC.
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Feral PIGEON aka Rock DOVE (natural adult), Reifel Bird Sanctuary, BC.
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White-tailed PTARMIGAN, Enchantments, WA.
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White-tailed PTARMIGAN (juvenile), Mt. Baker, WA.
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California QUAIL, Malheur NWR, OR.
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Greater ROADRUNNER, Cedar Hill SP, Dallas, TX.
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Every Christmas I make a calendar for my friends and family. This year the theme of the calendar is "Aerial North Cascades," containing 13 carefully selected high-quality aerial images of Washington's rugged and beautiful glaciated North Cascades. Each month is represented by an aerial photo taken during that month. Here is a 
