Steven Smethurst (Bird photos)

White-Crowned Sparrow

White-Crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia Leucophrys)

Photographed at Burnaby, BC, Canada on 2024-July-21 by @abluestar.com using #Sony A6700 with a #Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 lens

#Sparrow #Burnaby
#birds #🐦 #photography #wildlife #nature #birdphotos #birding

Pileated Woodpecker

Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus Pileatus)

Photographed at Eagle Bay, BC, Canada on 2023-September-12 by @abluestar.com using #Sony A6700 with a #Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 lens

#Woodpecker #PileatedWoodpecker
#birds #🐦 #photography #wildlife #nature #birdphotos #birding

Barred Owl

Barred Owl

Barred Owl (Strix Varia)

Baby owls, the mother was flying around delivering food

Photographed at Tynehead Regional Park, BC, Canada on 2023-June-12 by @abluestar.com using #Sony A6700 with a #Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 lens

#birds #🐦 #photography #wildlife #nature #birdphotos #birding

Downy Woodpecker

Downy Woodpecker

Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates Pubescens)

Photographed at Qualicum, BC, Canada on 2023-July-27 by @abluestar.com using #Sony A6700 with a #Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 lens

#Woodpecker
#birds #🐦 #photography #wildlife #nature #birdphotos #birding

Brown-headed Cowbird

Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus Ater)

Photographed at Qualicum, BC, Canada on 2023-July-29 by @abluestar.com using #Sony A6700 with a #Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 lens

#birds #🐦 #photography #wildlife #nature #birdphotos #birding

American Coot

American Coot

American Coot (Fulica Americana)

Photographed at Deer Lake Park, BC, Canada on 2024-Feb-06 by @abluestar.com using #Sony A6700 with a #Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 lens

#Duck
#birds #🐦 #photography #wildlife #nature #birdphotos #birding

Black-Necked Stilt

Black-Necked Stilt

Black-Necked Stilt (Himantopus Mexicanus)

Photographed at Keālia Pond National Wildlife Refuge, Hawaii, USA on 2024-Feb-06 by @abluestar.com using #Sony A6700 with a #Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 lens

#Hawaii
#birds #🐦 #photography #wildlife #nature #birdphotos #birding

Black-Crowned Night Heron

Black-Crowned Night Heron

Black-Crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax Nycticorax)

Photographed at Kaanapali Beach, Hawaii, USA on 2024-Feb-06 by @abluestar.com using #Sony A6700 with a #Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 lens

#Heron #Hawaii
#birds #🐦 #photography #wildlife #nature #birdphotos #birding

Western Cattle-Egret

Western Cattle-Egret

Western Cattle-Egret (Ardea Ibis)

Photographed at Kaanapali Beach, Hawaii, USA on 2023-Dec-26 by @abluestar.com using #Sony A6700 with a #Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 lens

#Egret #Hawaii
#birds #🐦 #photography #wildlife #nature #birdphotos #birding

Hooded Merganser

Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes Cucullatus)

Male and Female pair

Photographed at Esquimalt Lagoon, BC, Canada on 2024-Feb-06 by
@abluestar.com
using #Sony A6700 with a #Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 lens

#HoodedMerganser #Merganser
#birds #🐦 #photography #wildlife #nature #birdphotos #birding

Sandpiper

Sandpiper

Sandpiper (Actitis Hypoleucos)

Photographed at Burnaby Lake, BC, Canada on 2024-March-18 by @abluestar.com using #Sony A6700 with a #Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 lens

#Sandpiper
#birds #🐦 #photography #wildlife #nature #birdphotos #birding

Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron (Ardea Herodias)

In flight

Photographed at Burnaby Lake, BC, Canada on 2024-March-18 by @abluestar.com using #Sony A6700 with a #Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 lens

#SongSparrow #Sparrow
#birds #🐦 #photography #wildlife #nature #birdphotos #birding

Song Sparrow

Song Sparrow (Melospiza Melodia)

Photographed at Burnaby Lake, BC, Canada on 2024-March-18 by @abluestar.com using #Sony A6700 with a #Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 lens

#SongSparrow #Sparrow
#birds #🐦 #photography #wildlife #nature #birdphotos #birding

Bufflehead

Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)

Photographed at Burnaby Lake, BC, Canada on 2024-March-18 by @abluestar.com using #Sony A6700 with a #Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 lens

#Bufflehead #Duck
#birds #🐦 #photography #wildlife #nature #birdphotos #birding

Brown Creeper

Brown Creeper

Brown Creeper (Certhia Americana)

Photographed at Burnaby Lake, BC, Canada on 2024-March-18 by @abluestar.com using #Sony A6700 with a #Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 lens

#BrownCreeper #Creeper
#birds #🐦 #photography #wildlife #nature #birdphotos #birding

Red-Winged Blackbird

Red-Winged Blackbird (Agelaius Phoeniceus)

Photographed at Burnaby Lake, BC, Canada on 2024-March-18 by @abluestar.com using #Sony A6700 with a #Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 lens

#RedWingedBlackbird #Blackbird
#birds #🐦 #photography #wildlife #nature #birdphotos #birding

Double-Crested Cormorant

Double-Crested Cormorant

Double-Crested Cormorant (Nannopterum Auritum)

Photographed at Iona Beach Regional Park, BC, Canada on 2024-March-25 by @abluestar.com using #Sony A6700 with a #Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 lens

#DoubleCrestedCormorant #Cormorant
#birds #🐦 #photography #wildlife #nature #birdphotos #birding

American Barn Owl

American Barn Owl

American Barn Owl (Tyto Furcata)

Photographed at Iona Beach Regional Park, BC, Canada on 2024-March-25 by @abluestar.com using #Sony A6700 with a #Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 lens

#AmericanBarnOwl #BarnOwl #Owl
#birds #🐦 #photography #wildlife #nature #birdphotos #birding

Vermilion Flycatcher

Vermilion Flycatcher

Vermilion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus obscurus)

Photographed at Bob Wentz Park, Texas, USA on 2024-April-8 by @abluestar.com using #Sony A6700 with a #Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 lens

#Flycatcher #Vermilion #VermilionFlycatcher
#birds #🐦 #photography #wildlife #nature #birdphotos #birding

Turkey Vulture

Turkey Vulture

Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)

Photographed at Bob Wentz Park, Texas, USA on 2024-April-8 by @abluestar.com using #Sony A6700 with a #Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 lens

#TurkeyVulture #Vulture
#birds #🐦 #photography #wildlife #nature #birdphotos #birding

Great Horned Owl

Great Horned Owl

Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)

Photographed at Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Texas, USA on 2024-April-13 by @abluestar.com using #Sony A6700 with a #Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 lens

One eye on us

#Owl #GreatHornedOwl
#birds #🐦 #photography #wildlife #nature #birdphotos #birding

Eastern Bluebird

Eastern Bluebird (Sialia Sialis)

Photographed at Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Texas, USA on 2024-April-13 by @abluestar.com using #Sony A6700 with a #Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 lens

Bird on a wire

#EasternBluebird #Bluebird
#birds #🐦 #photography #wildlife #nature #birdphotos #birding

Purple Martin

Purple Martin with a worm

Purple Martin (Progne subis)

Photographed at Caverns of Sonora, Texas, USA on 2024-April-13 by @abluestar.com using #Sony A6700 with a #Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 lens

Brining a worm to its nest

#PurpleMartin #BirdsWithWorms #worms
#birds #🐦 #photography #wildlife #nature #birdphotos #birding

Barn Swallow

Barn Swallow

Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)

Photographed at Caverns of Sonora, Texas, USA on 2024-April-12 by @abluestar.com using #Sony A6700 with a #Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 lens

Building a nest

#BarnSwallow #Swallow #nest
#birds #🐦 #photography #wildlife #nature #birdphotos #birding

House Finch

House Finch

House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)

Photographed at Carlsbad, New Mexico, USA on 2024-April-13 by @abluestar.com using #Sony A6700 with a #Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 lens

Building a nest

#Finch #HouseFinch
#birds #🐦 #photography #wildlife #nature #birdphotos #birding

California Quail

California Quail baby birds

California Quail (Callipepla californica)

Photographed at Latoria Creek Park, BC, Canada on 2024-August-03 by @abluestar.com using #Sony A6700 with a #Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 lens

#Quail #BabyBirds
#birds #🐦 #photography #wildlife #nature #birdphotos

Yellow Warbler

Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia)

Photographed at Oak Creek Canyon, AZ, USA on 2024-April-15 by @abluestar.com using #Sony A6700 with a #Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 lens

#Warbler #YellowWarbler
#birds #🐦 #photography #wildlife #nature #birdphotos

Acorn Woodpecker

Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes Formicivorus)

Photographed at Oak Creek Canyon, AZ, USA on 2024-April-15 by @abluestar.com using #Sony A6700 with a #Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 lens

#Woodpecker
#birds #🐦 #photography #wildlife #nature #birdphotos

Yellow-Rumped Warbler

Yellow-Rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata)

Photographed at Cornville, AZ, United States on 2024-April-17 by @abluestar.com using #Sony A6700 with a #Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 lens

#Warbler
#birds #🐦 #photography #wildlife #nature #birdphotos

Vermilion Flycatcher

Vermilion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus obscurus)

Photographed at Cornville, AZ, United States on 2024-April-17 by @abluestar.com using #Sony A6700 with a #Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 lens

First time seeing this species

#VermilionFlycatcher #Flycatcher
#birds #🐦 #photography #wildlife #nature #birdphotos