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North American Nature Photography

Birds 36 galleries

Images of birds found and photographed across North America by nature photographer Rich Leighton.

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  • Birds of Prey
    Birds of Prey
    4 galleries
  • Cranes, Limpkins and Rails
    Cranes, Limpkins and Rails
    3 galleries
  • Ducks and Geese
    Ducks and Geese
    3 galleries
  • Finches and Old World Sparrows
    Finches and Old World Sparrows
    2 galleries
  • Wading Birds
    Wading Birds
    7 galleries
  • Anhingas
    Anhingas
    25 images
    Anhingas have a number of nicknames including snakebird and water turkey, and are found all around the world in shallow warm water where fish are plentiful. They are known collectively as the darter family - Anhingidae.
  • Blackbirds,  Cowbirds, and Allies
    Blackbirds, Cowbirds, and Allies
    11 images
    Icterids are a group of medium-sized songbirds in the family Icteridae, that include New World orioles, meadowlarks, New World blackbirds, cowbirds and grackles.
  • Chickadees, Nuthatches and Allies
    Chickadees, Nuthatches and Allies
    20 images
    Chickadees, Nuthatches and their Allies - This group of passerine families (Aegithalidae, Certhiidae, Paridae, Remizidae, Sittidae) collectively make up the large group of small songbirds often seen at bird feeders and flying together in mixed flocks around the world.
  • Cormorants
    Cormorants
    8 images
    Cormorants (family Phalacrocoracidae) are medium to large fish-eating waterbirds found throughout most of the world. Because their feathers do not repel water or aid in buoyancy as in most other kinds of birds, cormorants use this to their advantage by being able to swim swiftly and adeptly underwater to catch fish. Once above the water, cormorants must "dry out" - meaning their wings must air-dry in order for them to fly again.
  • Crows, Ravens, Magpies & Jays
    Crows, Ravens, Magpies & Jays
    28 images
    Corvids (crows, ravens, magpies & jays) are known to be not only the smartest of birds, but are also known to be among the most intelligent of animals, even expressing self-awareness. These large songbirds (family Corvidae) tend to be very social and while being omnivorous, they tend to favor a particular type of seed(s) unique to their species.
  • Dippers and Wrentits
    Dippers and Wrentits
    1 image
    Found primarily in the Western Half of North and Central America, Dippers are found in Mountain or coastal streams with rocky bottoms, sometimes dipping under ice in search of aquatic larvae. Wrentits prefer the more arid coastal scrub and chaparral.
  • Grebes
    Grebes
    2 images
  • Gulls
    Gulls
    14 images
  • Hummingbirds
    Hummingbirds
    12 images
  • Kinglets, Old World Warblers and Gnatcatchers
    Kinglets, Old World Warblers and...
    12 images
    This gallery is dedicated to the smallest of the passerine or songbird family. These often tiny, fast insectivorous forest-dwellers can be found all through the Americas.
  • Larks
    Larks
    2 images
    Larks are a large family of songbirds found around the world with the most species occurring in Africa. In North America, we've only got one species: the horned lark which lives in just about every part of the continent except for the southern half of Florida.
  • Loons
    Loons
    2 images
  • Mockingbirds, Catbirds and Thrashers
    Mockingbirds, Catbirds and Thrashers
    8 images
  • New World Sparrows and Allies
    New World Sparrows and Allies
    19 images
  • Owls
    Owls
    12 images
  • Parrots and their Allies
    Parrots and their Allies
    1 image
  • Pelicans
    Pelicans
    7 images
  • Pigeons and Doves
    Pigeons and Doves
    6 images
  • Plovers, Oystercatchers, Stilts and Avocets
    Plovers, Oystercatchers, Stilts and...
    2 images
  • Sandpipers
    Sandpipers
    17 images
  • Shrikes and Vireos
    Shrikes and Vireos
    1 image
  • Swallows
    Swallows
    6 images
  • Tanagers, Cardinals and their Allies
    Tanagers, Cardinals and their Allies
    5 images
  • Terns and Skimmers
    Terns and Skimmers
    6 images
  • Thrushes
    Thrushes
    2 images
  • Tyrant Flycatchers
    Tyrant Flycatchers
    13 images
  • Upland Game Birds
    Upland Game Birds
    10 images
  • Waxwings, Silky-Flycatchers and Starlings
    Waxwings, Silky-Flycatchers and...
    3 images
  • Wood-Warblers
    Wood-Warblers
    16 images
  • Woodpeckers
    Woodpeckers
    16 images
    Woodpeckers photographed in their natural environment in the wild beauty of North America.
  • Wrens
    Wrens
    9 images