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Here I want to represent what are some of my 1) favorite photos, 2) best photos (not necessarily the same as favorite!), and 3) recent photos.  Here's an archive with links to previous featured photos. Click on the small image for a larger view.

Photo

Species

   

Location

Harris's Sparrow - Zonotrichia querula

Harris's Sparrow

     

Near Corson, South Dakota

Whooping Crane - Grus americana

Whooping Crane

 

Sully County, South Dakota

Blue Grosbeak - Passerina caerulea

Blue Grosbeak

 

Minnehaha County, South Dakota

Hudsonian Godwit - Limosa haemastica

Hudsonian Godwit

     

Western Minnehaha County, South Dakota

Great Horned Owl - Bubo virginianus

Great Horned Owl

 

Palisades State Park, South Dakota

Bald Eagle - Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Bald Eagle

     

Gavin's Point Dam, South Dakota / Nebraska Border

Short-eared Owl - Asio flammeus

Short-eared Owl

     

Brookings, South Dakota

Mandarin Duck - Aix galericulata Mandarin Duck      

Yankton, South Dakota

Western Grebe - Aechmophorus occidentalis

Western Grebe

     

Lake Whitewood, South Dakota

Common Nighthawk - Chordeiles minor

Common Nighthawk

     

Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota

Ruby-throated Hummingbird - Archilochus colubris

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

     

Brandon, South Dakota

Bobolink - Dolichonyx oryzivorus

Bobolink

     

Minnehaha County, South Dakota

Blackburnian Warbler - Setophaga fusca

Blackburnian Warbler

     

Beaver Creek Nature Area, South Dakota

Spotted Sandpiper - Actitis macularius

Spotted Sandpiper

     

Newton Hills State Park, South Dakota

Marbled Godwit - Limosa fedoa

Marbled Godwit

     

Lake Thompson, South Dakota

Long-billed Curlew - Numenius americanus

Long-billed Curlew

     

Near LaCreek National Wildlife Refuge, South Dakota

Hooded Merganser - Lophodytes cucullatus

Hooded Merganser

     

Lake Thompson, Kingsbury County, South Dakota

Rough-legged Hawk - Buteo lagopus

Rough-legged Hawk

     

Fort Pierre National Grasslands, South Dakota

Golden Eagle - Aquila chrysaetos

Golden Eagle

     

Lyman County, South Dakota

Sedge Wren - Cistothorus platensis

Sedge Wren

     

Lincoln County, South Dakota

Yellow-breasted Chat - Icteria virens

Yellow-breasted Chat

     

Roby Canyon, Black Hills, South Dakota

American Three-toed Woodpecker - Picoides dorsalis

American Three-toed Woodpecker

     

Black Hills, South Dakota

Rainbow Lorikeet - Trichoglossus moluccanus

Rainbow Lorikeet

     

Near Bellingen, New South Wales, Australia

Magnolia Warbler - Setophaga magnolia

Magnolia Warbler

     

Good Earth State Park, South Dakota

American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) and Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus)

American Bittern and Friend

     

Western Minnehaha County, South Dakota

Whooping Crane - Grus americana

Whooping Crane

     

Near Fort Thompson, South Dakota

American Avocet - Recurvirostra americana

American Avocet

     

Weisensee Slough, South Dakota

Yellow-headed Blackbird - Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus

Yellow-headed Blackbird

     

Minnehaha County, South Dakota

Redhead - Aythya americana

Redhead

 

Minnehaha County, South Dakota

Bald Eagle - Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Bald Eagle

     

Near Brandon, South Dakota

Ferruginous Hawk - Buteo regalis

Ferruginous Hawk

     

Fort Pierre National Grasslands, South Dakota

Prairie Falcon - Falco mexicanus Prairie Falcon      

Fort Pierre National Grasslands, South Dakota

 
American White Pelican - Pelecanus erythrorhynchos American White Pelican      

Gain's Point Dam, NE/SD border

 
Pied-billed Grebe - Podilymbus podiceps

Pied-billed Grebe

     

Minnehaha County, South Dakota

Sialia currucoides - Mountain Bluebird

Mountain Bluebird

     

Custer State Park, South Dakota

Bobolink - Dolichonyx oryzivorus

Bobolink

     

Lincoln County, South Dakota

Black Tern - Chlidonias niger - Smoky Day

Black Tern (and smoke!)

   

Brookings County, South Dakota

Sedge Wren - Cistothorus stellaris

Sedge Wren

     

Brookings County, South Dakota

White-faced Ibis - Plegadis chihi

White-faced Ibis

     

Alamosa National Wildlife Refuge, Colorado

American Bittern - Botaurus lentiginosus

American Bittern

     

Weisensee Slough, Minnehaha County, South Dakota

Broad-tailed Hummingbird - Selasphorus platycercus

Broad-tailed Hummingbird

     

Winter Park, Colorado

Sage Thrasher - Oreoscoptes montanus

Sage Thrasher

     

Alamosa National Wildlife Refuge, Colorado

           
Blatimore Oriole - Icterus galbula

Baltimore Oriole

     

Brandon, South Dakota

Yellow Warbler - Setophaga petechia

Yellow Warbler

     

Beaver Creek Nature Area, South Dakota

Orchard Oriole - Icterus spurius

Orchard Oriole

     

Brandon, South Dakota

Eurasian Tree Sparrow - Passer montanus

Eurasian Tree Sparrow

     

Brandon, South Dakota

Sora - Porzana carolina

Sora

     

Lincoln County, South Dakota

Yellow-headed Blackbird - Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus

Yellow-headed Blackbird

     

Lincoln County, South Dakota

American Woodcock - Scolopax minor (Drawing) 

American Woodcock

     

Colored Pencil Drawing

 
Great Gray Owl - Strix nebulosa

Great Gray Owl

     

Sax-Zim Bog, Minnesota

 

     

Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis Northern Cardinal      

Brandon, South Dakota

Snowy Owl - Bubo scandiacus Snowy Owl      

Fort Pierre National Grasslands, South Dakota

Golden Eagle - Aquila chrysaetos Golden Eagle      

Fort Pierre National Grasslands, South Dakota

Pine Siskin - Spinus pinus Pine Siskin      

Brandon, South Dakota

White-winged Crossbill - Loxia leucoptera

White-winged Crossbill

     

Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Sioux Falls SD

 
Snowy Owl - Bubo scandiacus Snowy Owl      

Near Garretson, South Dakota

Common Redpoll - Acanthis flammea  Common Redpoll      

Brandon, South Dakota

Rough-legged Hawk - Buteo lagopus  Rough-legged Hawk       

Newton Hills State Park, South Dakota 

Red-breasted Nuthatch - Sitta canadensis  Red-breasted Nuthatch       

Newton Hills State Park, South Dakota  

Dark-eyed Junco - Junco hyemalis  Dark-eyed Junco      

Big Sioux Recreation Area, South Dakota 

Common Redpoll - Acanthis flammea

Common Redpoll

     

Brandon, South Dakota

Swamp Sparrow - Melospiza georgiana

Swamp Sparrow

     

Minnehaha County, South Dakota

Sedge Wren - Cistothorus platensis

Sedge Wren

     

Lincoln County, South Dakota

Le Conte's Sparrow - Ammodramus leconteii

Le Conte's Sparrow

     

Minnehaha County, South Dakota

Red-tailed Hawk - Buteo jamaicensis

Red-tailed Hawk

     

Minnehaha County, South Dakota

Osprey - Pandion haliaetus

Osprey

     

Gavin's Point Dam, Nebraska/South Dakota border

Orange-crowned Warbler - Vermivora celata

Orange-crowned Warbler

     

Newton Hills State Park, South Dakota

Costa's Hummingbird - Calypte costae

Costa's Hummingbird

     

Colored Pencil Drawing

Red Crossbill - Loxia curvirostra

Red Crossbill

     

Black Hills, South Dakota 

White-tailed Tropicbird - Phaethon lepturus

White-tailed Tropicbird

    \

Hawai'i

Nene - Branta sandvicensis

Nene

     

Hawai'i

Total Solar Eclipse

Total Solar Eclipse

     

Lusk, Wyoming

Pueo - Asio flammeus sandwichensis

Pueo

     

Hawai'i

Apapane - Himatione sanguinea

Apapane

     

Hawai'i

Saffron Finch - Sicalis flaveola

Saffron Finch

     

Hawai'i

Mourning Dove - Zenaida macroura

Mourning Dove

     

Minnehaha County, South Dakota

Dickcissel - Spiza americana

Dickcissel

     

Minnehaha County, South Dakota

Common Yellowthroat - Geothlypis trichas

Common Yellowthroat

     

Minnehaha County, South Dakota

Common Nighthawk - Chordeiles minor

Common Nighthawk

     

Buffalo Gap National Grasslands, South Dakota

Long-billed Curlew - Numenius americanus

Long-billed Curlew

     

Near Kadoka, South Dakota

Eastern Kingbird - Tyrannus tyrannus

Eastern Kingbird

     

Near Corson, South Dakota

Spotted Sandpiper - Actitis macularius

Spotted Sandpiper

     

Lincoln County, South Dakota

Burrowing Owl - Athene cunicularia

Burrowing Owl

   

Buffalo Gap National Grasslands, South Dakota

Ruby-throated Hummingbird - Archilochus colubris

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

   

Newton Hills State Park, South Dakota

Black-throated Blue Warbler - Setophaga caerulescens Black-throated Blue Warbler    

Newton Hills State Park, South Dakota

Virginia Rail - Rallus limicola

Virginia Rail

 

Lincoln County, South Dakota

Barred Owl - Strix varia

Barred Owl

 

Newton Hills State Park, South Dakota

Eastern Towhee - Pipilo erythrophthalmus

Eastern Towhee

 

Newton Hills State Park, South Dakota

Hudsonian Godwit - Limosa haemastica

Hudsonian Godwit

 

Weisensee Slough, Minnehaha County, South Dakota

White-faced Ibis - Plegadis chihi

White-faced Ibis

     

Western Minnehaha County, South Dakota

Swainson's Hawk - Buteo swainsoni

Swainson's Hawk

     

Western Minnehaha County, South Dakota

Black-necked Stilt - Himantopus mexicanus

Black-necked Stilt

     

Northern Minnehaha County, South Dakota

Lesser Scaup - Aythya affinis

Lesser Scaup

     

Dewey Gevik Nature Area near Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Bufflehead - Bucephala albeola

Bufflehead

 

Dewey Gevik Nature Area near Sioux Falls, South Dakota

 

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