Aaron's Bird Photos
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Red-shouldered Hawk swooping down at Red-tailed Hawk in San Francisco. The Red-tailed Hawk appeared to win the scuffle since it reclaimed its perch.
D5600 + 70-300mm f/4.5-6.3 @ 300mm, ISO 1250, 1/1250, f/6.3

Great Blue Heron at John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge, Philadelphia
D3400 + 70-300mm f/4.5-6.3 @ 300mm, ISO 560, 1/1000, f/6.3

Juvenile Yellow-crowned Night-Heron at Wellfleet Audubon
R7 + 800mm F11, ISO 1000, 1/200

Brewer's Blackbird at Devils's Slide, Pacifica
HX99 4.3-118mm f/3.5-6.4 @ 118mm, ISO 125, 1/250, f/6.4

Anna's Hummingbird in San Francisco
D3400 + 70-300mm f/4.5-6.3 @ 145mm, ISO 125, 1/640, f/4.8

Great Blue Heron nesting in San Francisco
D3400 + Tamron 150-600mm f/5-6.3 G2 @ 500mm, ISO 100, 1/400, f/9

Nuttall's Woodpecker in San Francisco
D3400 + Tamron 150-600mm f/5-6.3 G2 @ 600mm, ISO 1000, 1/1000, f/6.3

California Towhee in Mountain View
D3400 + Tamron 150-600mm f/5-6.3 G2 @ 240mm, ISO 800, 1/800, f/5.3

Northern Gannet near Skellig Michael
D5600 + 70-300mm f/4.5-6.3 @ 300mm, ISO 640, 1/1000, f/6.3

Little Tern at Kilcoole Beach, Ireland
R7 + 800mm F11, ISO 500, 1/1600

Gray Heron in Daegu, Korea
R7 + 800mm F11, ISO 1600, 1/800

Brown Pelican in San Francisco
R5 + 800mm F11, ISO 5000, 1/1600

Green Heron at Wellfleet Audubon
R7 + 800mm F11, ISO 1000, 1/1000

American White Pelicans at Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge
R7 + 800mm F11, ISO 100, 1/1000

American Robin in San Francisco
D5600 + 70-300mm f/4.5-6.3 @ 300mm, ISO 2500, 1/1000, f/6.3

Great Cormorant and Gray Heron north of London
R7 + 800mm F11, ISO 160, 1/125

Black Vulture in Dallas, Texas
R7 + 800mm F11, ISO 320, 1/400

Western Gull on Alcatraz Island, San Francisco
D5600 + 70-300mm f/4.5-6.3 @ 300mm, ISO 125, 1/1000, f/6.3

Red-tailed Hawk in San Francisco. It broke off the branch for nesting material.
D5600 + 70-300mm f/4.5-6.3 @ 300mm, ISO 200, 1/2000, f/6.3

Anna's Hummingbird in San Francisco
D3400 + Tamron 150-600mm f/5-6.3 G2 @ 460mm, ISO 280, 1/1600, f/6.3

Red-tailed Hawk (likely Harlan's subspecies) at Fort Hill, Cape Cod
R7 + 800mm F11, ISO 640, 1/1000

Anna's Hummingbird in San Francisco
D3400 + Tamron 150-600mm f/5-6.3 G2 @ 600mm, ISO 3200, 1/2000, f/6.3

Anna's Hummingbird dancing in the rain in San Francisco
D3400 + 70-300mm f/4.5-6.3 @ 300mm, ISO 2500, 1/2000, f/6.3

Great Blue Heron in San Francisco
R5 + 800mm F11, ISO 1250, 1/1000

Red-shouldered Hawk in San Francisco
D3400 + Tamron 150-600mm f/5-6.3 G2 @ 600mm, ISO 110, 1/1000, f/6.3

Chestnut-backed Chickadee in San Francisco
D3400 + Tamron 150-600mm f/5-6.3 G2 @ 550mm, ISO 4500, 1/1600, f/6.3

House Finches in San Francisco. Although it is less common, they can be orange depending on their diet.
D3400 + Tamron 150-600mm f/5-6.3 G2 @ 550mm, ISO 320, 1/1000, f/6.3

Atlantic Puffins on Skellig Michael, Ireland
D5600 + 70-300mm f/4.5-6.3 @ 70mm, ISO 125, 1/1000, f/4.5

Eurasian Hoopoe at Daegu Arboretum, Korea
R7 + 800mm F11, ISO 3200, 1/320

White-crowned Sparrow in San Francisco
R5 + 800mm F11, ISO 1600, 1/640

Cliff Swallows at Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge
R7 + 100-400mm F5.6-8 @ 400mm, ISO 1000, 1/4000, f/8

Townsend's Warbler in San Francisco
R7 + RF100-400mm F5.6-8 @ 400mm, ISO 2500, 1/1600, f/8

Hermit Thrush at Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, New Jersey
D5600 + @ 270mm, ISO 360, 1/400, f/6

Great Crested Grebes performing a courtship dance north of London
R7 + 800mm F11, ISO 1000, 1/640

Black Redstart in Douro Valley, Portugal
R7 + 800mm F11, ISO 160, 1/320

Pied-billed Grebe in Dallas, Texas
R7 + 800mm F11, ISO 320, 1/800

Great Horned Owl in San Francisco
D5600 + 70-300mm f/4.5-6.3 @ 300mm, ISO 800, 1/50, f/6.3