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The Visual Life List

Every bird I have photographed, in the order it entered my life. Each record remains open—growing through return visits, behavior, habitat, and time.

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77 birds in this view

Great Horned Owl with open yellow eyes perched against a rough tree trunk and partly framed by bare branches.

Great Horned Owl

Bubo virginianus

Tucson, Arizona, United States Visually documented

Pygmy Nuthatch perched on a lichen-covered conifer branch in Colorado Springs.

Pygmy Nuthatch

Sitta pygmaea

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States Portfolio in progress

Spotted Towhee with a black hood, white-spotted wings, and rufous sides among dense winter brush.

Spotted Towhee

Pipilo maculatus

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States Portfolio in progress

American Robin with warm orange underparts perched on a branch against soft green foliage.

American Robin

Turdus migratorius

Fountain, Colorado, United States Portfolio in progress

Dark-eyed Junco with a gray head and white belly perched among bare winter branches against a blue sky.

Dark-eyed Junco

Junco hyemalis

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States Visually documented

Clark’s Nutcracker with pale gray plumage and a long black bill perched on a dead tree branch against a deep blue sky.

Clark’s Nutcracker

Nucifraga columbiana

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States Visually documented

Northern Flicker perched among bare branches against a clear blue sky, with reddish-orange tail feathers visible.

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus

Golden, Colorado, United States Portfolio in progress

Black-capped Chickadee perched among green leaves in Fountain, Colorado.

Black-capped Chickadee

Poecile atricapillus

Fountain, Colorado, United States Visually documented

Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

Fountain, Colorado, United States Portfolio in progress

Light-morph Ferruginous Hawk perched on a wooden utility pole beneath a clear blue sky near Alamosa, Colorado.

Ferruginous Hawk

Buteo regalis

Alamosa, Colorado, United States Visually documented

Bushtit perched on an angled branch among green leaves in Fountain, Colorado.

Bushtit

Psaltriparus minimus

Fountain, Colorado, United States Visually documented

House Finch

Haemorhous mexicanus

Colorado, United States Visually documented

Song Sparrow

Melospiza melodia

Colorado, United States Visually documented

Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

Colorado, United States Visually documented

Downy woodpecker in a puddle near Divide, Colorado.

Downy Woodpecker

Dryobates pubescens

Colorado, United States Visually documented

Male american wigeon standing near a pond in winter near Colorado Springs, Colorado.

American Wigeon

Mareca americana

Colorado, United States Visually documented

Male mallard standing in a creek in Fountain, Colorado.

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Colorado, United States Visually documented

Canada goose on a frozen city pond in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Canada Goose

Branta canadensis

Colorado, United States Visually documented

Female american coot in a marsh in Utah.

American Coot

Fulica americana

Colorado, United States Visually documented

Male northern shoveler swimming in a pond in Fountain, Colorado.

Northern Shoveler

Spatula clypeata

Colorado, United States Visually documented

Juvenile white morph snow goose standing on a frozen pond amongst canada geese in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Snow Goose

Anser caerulescens

Colorado, United States Visually documented

Woodhouse's scrub jay perched on a dead tree in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay

Aphelocoma woodhouseii

Colorado, United States Visually documented

Blue Jay

Cyanocitta cristata

Colorado, United States Visually documented

White-breasted nuthatch clinging to a tree in Fountain, Colorado.

White-breasted Nuthatch

Sitta carolinensis

Colorado, United States Visually documented

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