Birds

A Cooper's Hawk who hung around just long enough for me to snap this picture... he swooped down on a feeder, hoping to make a meal of a Finch or two

A Sharp-Shinned Hawk at the Rio Grande Nature Center

A Cooper's Hawk, as seen at the Rio Grande Nature Center

Liked that this Peacock posed with the Sandia Mountains in the background

Judging by the ring around the eye, this appears to be a young female Wood Duck

This is an adult female Wood Duck

Another shot of a Roadrunner... taken at the Rio Grande Nature Center

White Crowned Sparrow

Dark-Eyed (Oregon) Junco

Canadian Geese... some flying, some swimming

Green Heron

Summer Tanager... first one of these I'd ever seen

Female Mallard who seemed to be a bit lost... was wandering away from the water and appeared confused

Snowy Egret

Black Phoebe

Cassin's Finch

Looks like a Bewick's Wren to me... if I'm wrong on this, please let me know

Female Lesser Goldfinch

Female House Finch

Taken in the Foothills... the Hummingbirds were very active this morning

A Roadrunner... the New Mexico state bird

What appears to be a Lesser Goldfinch, who was feeding on a sunflower

Western Scrub-Jay, as seen in far NE Albuquerque

Not 100% certain, but this appears to be an Ash-throated Flycatcher

After months of trying, finally captured the New Mexico state bird... the Roadrunner

Northern Cardinal... captured at the St. Louis Zoo

An American Robin... spotted her in my parents' back yard

A Cactus Wren... caught this one mid chirp

Not 100% certain on this, but it appears to be a Canyon Towhee

A hummingbird, taken in the Foothills.

The geese go for a swim.

Mama with her babies at Tingley Beach.

Baby Canadian Geese, at Tingley Beach.

A Lesser Scaup, taken at the Rio Grande Nature Center

A House Finch in the cholla... taken in the Sandia Mountain Foothills

Thought this duck had an interesting look.

A Pigeon, taking a nap, at Tingley Beach.

One of many Mallards at Tingley Beach.

Northern Flicker, taken at the Rio Grande Nature Center

A Canadian Goose, taken at the Rio Grande Nature Center.

This was one of the first bird photos I took... sort of got "addicted" after capturing this one.