ODD SHOTS are simply "interesting" photos (at least to me) that don't seem to fit anywhere else. I hope you enjoy them.
![]() | GOING SOLO - The first day away from home was an uneasy experience for this fledgling bald eagle. GOING AWAY - The wary Common Merganser is definitely anti-social. | ![]() | |
![]() | KILLDEER HANKY-PANKY - Fooling around has serious consequences. TERRIBLE TWOS - Two days old and Junior already wants to see the world. | ![]() | |
![]() | SURVIVAL INSTINCT - With no place to run or hide Mother Goose and goslings freeze to remain invisible. SURVIVAL RESULTS - These happy goslings are the product of protective parents. | ![]() | |
![]() | DERELICT DAD - The male Rufous Hummingbird lets Momma raise the family while he's enjoying the life of leisure. FATHER OF THE YEAR - The male California Quail will sacrifice his life for the family. | ![]() | |
![]() | SHOPPING SPREE - The female Redwing Blackbird just got back from Home Depot with nest-building materials. CROW MAGNON - Two Crows discuss the sorry state of world affairs caused by humans. | ![]() | |
![]() | THE OUTCAST - The juvenile Bald Eagle must fend for itself while its parents prepare for a new family. FIVE STAR DINNER - It's hard to imagine, but the Gull just opens its throat ... | ||
| THE MASKED RIDER? - No, it's just a Bonaparte Gull in breeding plumage. LEAVE ME ALONE - How's a Redtail Hawk supposed to hunt with photographers all around? | ![]() | ||
![]() | HIGH FIBRE DIET? Actually, this Chestnut-backed Chickadee is just building her Mt. Washington chalet. DOLPHIN LAKE DINNER - Dragonfly a la carte was the special of the day for Mr. Merlin | ![]() | |
![]() | BATTLE OF THE BILLS Longest bill category - the Long-billed Dowitcher Most Festive Bill category - The dandy Caspian Tern | ![]() | |
![]() | RIGHT GUARD ANYONE? The Double-crested Cormorant is is just drying its wings, but a little deodorant might help with the ladies THE COMMON LOON can use all the help available to attract the ladies. | ![]() | |
![]() | BIRDIE DAYCARE The baby Bushtit is one of the tiniest birds. It's waiting for Mommy in the willow daycare. The baby Redwing adapts readily to life in its bullrush daycare. . | ![]() | |
![]() | FRIENDS Who's hanging out with who? Semipalmated Plover,Black Turnstone, and Western Sandpipers Short-billed Dowitchers, Black-bellied Plovers, and Black Turnstone . | ![]() |