Monthly Archives: March 2026

Found this while consolidating and moving some old folders. This photo of a Black-throated Sparrow was taken in Las Cruces, New Mexico in 2018. They like open, shrubby deserts and semi-open areas. They are residents of northern Mexico and in the US along its southern border from Baja to the Gulf of Mexico. Some migrateContinue reading “Found in the Clutter: Black-throated Sparrow”

Color is important in bird photographs…normally. But when I photographed a Purple Sandpiper on an overcast winter day, there was almost no color in the scene. This is expected with a mostly gray colored bird on dark rocks in low lighting. I decided to try something that I haven’t tried before and processed the pictureContinue reading “Snapshot: Purple Sandpiper”

A challenge in learning to identify birds is the variability in plumage between sexes and between adults and juveniles. Here are two examples of age differences in plumage. This is an adult Little Blue Heron. It is mostly slate blue with a little purple on the neck. This is a juvenile Little Blue Heron. Where’sContinue reading “Bird ID and Juveniles”

A nice pose by this colorful winter visitor.