This year I traveled mostly around Nevada with one trip to Santa Cruz where I did find a very rare Red-footed Booby. Here are a few of my favorite photos I captured in 2018. One I really like is the one below of an interaction between a Northern Harrier and a Red-tailed Hawk. At the beginning of the walk around Diamond Creek pond in Reno, NV, I saw 2 hawks interacting and my first reaction was to bring up my camera and start shooting. I thought I was seeing 2 Harriers in a territorial dispute but it turned out that the Harrier really wanted the Red-tailed out of his space. I hope you enjoy some of my favorites from 2018.
Featured Photo: Battle between Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius) and Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
EQ: D800, 500mm f/4 Taken: 5-1-2018 at 14:28
Settings: 500mm, 1/1250s, f/6.3, ISO100, 1/3EV Conditions: sunny with some clouds
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) tossing a berry
Plateau Road, WAS (NV) Jan-2018
Washoe Valley view from Franktown Creek Rd, CAR (NV) Sep-2018
American Black Bear (Ursus americanus) Sep-2018, Timberline Rd, WAS (NV)
I think it’s a female and she went up the tree when dogs began to bark.
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) - Washoe Valley, WAS (NV) Apr-2018
Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans) - Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve, CLA (NV) Oct-2018
Bushtit, Interior (Psaltriparus minimus plumbeus) - Hunter Creek Canyon, WAS (NV) May-2018
Common Raven (Corvus corax) - Silver Saddle Ranch, CAR (NV) Jun-2018
Costa's Hummingbird (Calypte costae) - Yard, WAS (NV) Juy-2018
Last year I had 4 species of hummingbirds coming to my feeders but in 2018 I had 5 with this rare male Costa’s.
Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) - Davis Creek RP, WAS (NV) Nov-2018
Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) - Sheep Spring, WAS (NV) Apr-2018
I was out early and this herd of Proghorns were wandering around until there was enough light and then they noticed me. They didn’t stick around and were off.
Mustang (Equus ferus) - Hidden Valley, WAS (NV) Jan-2018
Mustang Colt (Equus caballus) - Hidden Valley, WAS (NV) Apr-2018
Pacific Wren (Troglodytes pacificus) - Davis Creek RP, WAS (NV) Mar-2018
Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) - Boynton Slough, WAS (NV) Jan-2018
Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus) - Yard, WAS (NV) Jul-2018
There were numerous hummingbirds flying all over and this one perched in a tree as the sun rose.
Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus) - Hunter Creek Canyon, WAS (NV) May-2018
Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola) - Rancho San Rafael, WAS (NV) Jun-2018
A rare sighting of a Rail that gave me only seconds before heading back into the reeds.
Your comments are welcomed and if you have any questions about these photos or any other leave me a message.