Allen's hummingbird (Selasphorus sasin)

Bird Photography

Overview

When I’m not designing you might find me looking into the trees. One of my creative pursuits is bird photography. It is an exercise in research, patience, observation, timing, and luck. This collection showcases some of my favorite shots and reflects my approach to creating high-quality images through composition, photography, and thoughtful editing.

red tailed hawk is flying after taking off from a chain link fence 
Red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
Greater Roadruuner faces to the right and stands amongst grass and scrub, in the foreground is an out of focus chain link fence. The roadrunner occupies the majority of the frame. 
Greater roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus)
Close up photo of a Cooper's hawk sitting in a tree, it's back is facing the view but it is looking over its' shoulder towards the viewer. 
Cooper’s hawk (Astur cooperii)
A yellow rumped warbler sits in a tree of yellow seed balls against a plain gray sky. 
Yellow-rumped warbler (Setophaga coronata)
White-tailed kite (Elanus leucurus)
Close up, side-profile of brown-pelican landing in front of a background of reeds. It's wings are stretched behind it's body. 
Brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)
House sparrow perched on some dry grass in front of a hill of cactus 
House finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)
Black-Crowned Night Heron stands in an evergreen tree it's back is towards the camera but it looks over it's shoulder. Heron takes up the center composition of the image. 
Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
White crowned sparrow landing on a bush with seed pods 
White-crowned sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
A hummingbird perched on a thin branch of a leafy plant against a bright blue sky. 
Allen's hummingbird (Selasphorus sasin)