Short-eared Owl Takeoff
Short-eared Owl Takeoff
See a LARGER IMAGE in my Bird Photography gallery. Short-eared Owls winter in Western Washington and every year I photograph them. So I have many photos of these owls but…
Brown Pelicans and Sea Stacks
Brown Pelicans at Rialto Beach
Brown Pelicans are one of my favorite birds to photograph. I had photographed them previously in Florida and California but until recently, didn't know you could find them in Washington…
Two baby Pied-billed Grebes leaving their nest at Union Bay in Seattle, WA. Photo by Michael McAuliffe.
Pied-billed Grebe Babies at Union Bay
Spring is a great time for baby animal photography. Here are a few shots of Pied-billed Grebe babies at Union Bay Natural Area in Seattle. In the shot above two…
A Male Red Crossbill in a pine tree at the Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery in Leavenworth, Washington.Photo by Michael McAuliffe.
Male Red Crossbill
Above is a photo of a male Red Crossbill in a pine tree at the Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery last weekend. Crossbills are a type of finch and have an…
A male Western Tanager at the Leavenworth Fish Hatchery in Leavenworth, WA.
Colorful Western Tanager
I photographed this colorful Western Tanager this weekend at the Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery in Leavenworth, WA. What a beautiful bird! This was my first time photographing one of these…
Marbled Murrelets
Marbled Murrelets At The Edmonds Fishing Pier
Marbled Murrelets are one of the more interesting water birds that I photograph on Puget Sound. The photo above is of two Marbled Murrelets at the Edmonds fishing pier in…