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A curated collection of personal favorites chosen for the image itself or the experience behind it. Bird photographs lead the page, followed by favorite wildlife, landscape, and macro images.

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Birds 38 Other Wildlife 9 Landscapes / Other Photos 4 Macro Photography 4

Favorite collection

Birds

38 selections

Mandarin Duck - Aix galericulata

Mandarin Duck

November 15th, 2020Yankton, South Dakota

Western Grebe - Aechmophorus occidentalis

Western Grebe

July 12th, 2020Lake Whitewood, South Dakota

Short-eared Owl - Asio flammeus

Short-eared Owl

January 2nd, 2021Near Brookings, South Dakota

Horned Puffin - Fratercula corniculata

Horned Puffin

August 8th, 2010Near Seward, Alaska

Black-billed Magpie - Pica hudsonia

Black-billed Magpie (and Bison)

January 2017Yellowstone National Park, WY

Marbled Godwit - Limosa fedoa

Marbled Godwit

April 23rd, 2020Lake Thompson

Burrowing Owl - Athene cunicularia

Burrowing Owl

August 22nd, 2008Near Brandon, South Dakota

Ring-necked Pheasant - Phasianus colchicus

Ring-necked Pheasant

December 2008Near

Rough-legged Hawk - Buteo lagopus

Rough-legged Hawk

February 12th, 2011Lyman County, South Dakota

Southern Cassowary - Casuarius casuarius

Southern Cassowary

June 5th, 2019Daintree National Park, Queensland, Australia

Eastern Rosella - Platycercus eximius

Eastern Rosella

June 1st, 2019Near Bellingen, Australia

Rainbow Lorikeet - Trichoglossus moluccanus

Rainbow Lorikeet

June 12th, 2019Centennial Park in Sydney, Australia

Spotted Catbird - Ailuroedus maculosus

Spotted Catbird

June 11th, 2019Near Tarzali, Australia

White-cheeked Honeyeater - Phylidonyris niger

White-cheeked Honeyeater

June 1st, 2019Bongil Bongil National Park, Australia

Superb Fairy-wren - Malurus cyaneus

Superb Fairy-wren

June 1st, 2019Near Coffs Harbour, Australia

Gyrfalcon - Falco rusticolus

Gyrfalcon

February 16th, 2004Near

Gila Woodpecker - Melanerpes uropygialis

Gila Woodpecker

April 20th, 2014Tucson, Arizona

Great Kiskadee - Pitangus sulphuratus

Great Kiskadee

December 2nd, 2015Near Volga, South Dakota (!!)

Le Conte's Sparrow - Ammodramus leconteii

Le Conte's Sparrow

October 21st, 2016Lincoln County, South Dakota

Western Bluebird - Sialia mexicana

Western Bluebird

May 1st, 2008Zion National Park, Utah

Northern Hawk Owl - Surnia ulula

Northern Hawk Owl

December 13th, 2004Sax-Zim Bog, Minnesota

Elf Owl - Micrathene whitneyi

Elf Owl

May 7th, 2008Outskirts of Tucson, Arizona

Blue Grosbeak - Passerina caerulea

Blue Grosbeak

May 30th, 2015Minnehaha County, South Dakota

Black-throated Green Warbler - Setophaga virens

Black-throated Green Warbler

May 24th, 2012Acadia National Park, Maine

Osprey - Pandion haliaetus

Osprey

December 28th, 2007Gavin's Point Dam

Rufous Hummingbird - Selasphorus rufus

Rufous Hummingbird

August 6th, 2013Cannon Beach, Oregon

Roseate Spoonbill - Platalea ajaja

Roseate Spoonbill

December 10th, 2012Everglades Nat'l Park, Florida

Barred Owl - Strix varia

Barred Owl

May 6th, 2017Newton Hills State Park

Cedar Waxwing - Bombycilla cedrorum

Cedar Waxwing

June 28th, 2011Ecola State Park, Oregon

Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis

Northern Cardinal

November 9th, 2007Big Sioux Recreation Area

Long-eared Owl - Asio otus

Long-eared Owl

November 2007Big Sioux Recreation Area

Costa's Hummingbird - Calypte costae

Costa's Hummingbird

November 2015Madera Canyon, Arizona

Snowy Owl - Bubo scandiacus

Snowy Owl

November 2015Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Prairie Falcon - Falco mexicanus

Prairie Falcon

January 2019Fort Pierre National Grasslands

Bald Eagle - Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Bald Eagle

May 18th, 2014Kenai Peninsula, Alaska

Bald Eagle - Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Bald Eagle

May 20th, 2014Kenai Peninsula, Alaska

Northern Rough-winged Swallow - Stelgidopteryx serripennis

Northern Rough-winged Swallow

May 10th, 2020Newton Hills State Park

Elegant Trogon - Trogon elegans

Elegant Trogon

November 2015Florida Canyon, Arizona

Favorite collection

Other Wildlife

9 selections

Mountain Goat - Oreamnos americanus

Mountain Goat

August 2016Glacier National Park, Wyoming

Gray Wolf - Canis lupus

Gray Wolf

March 3rd, 2013Sax-Zim Bog, Minnesota

Grizzly Bear - Ursus arctos

Grizzly Bear

August 2nd, 2016Banff National Park, Canada

Bobcat - Lynx rufus

Bobcat

May 7th, 2008Near Tucson, Arizona

Western Diamondback Rattlesnake - Crotalus atrox

Western Diamondback Rattlesnake

April 17th, 2014Saguaro National Park, Arizona

Dall Sheep - Ovis dalli

Dall Sheep

August 13th, 2010Denali National Park, Alaska

Dingo - Canis lupus dingo

Dingo

June 7th, 2019Near Tarzali, Queensland, Australia

Saltwater Crocodile - Crocodylus porosus

Saltwater Crocodile

June 5th, 2019Near Port Douglas, Queensland, Australia

Grey-headed Flying Fox - Pteropus poliocephalus

Grey-headed Flying Fox

June 3rd, 2019Centennial Park, Sydney, Australia

Favorite collection

Landscapes / Other Photos

4 selections

Saguaro Sky - Arizona

Saguaro Sky

May 5th, 2008Saguaro National Park, Arizona

Lake Louise - "Teahouse Hike"

Lake Louise "Teahouse Hike"

July 2016Banff National Park, Canada

Fly Agaric Mushroom - Photo

Fly Agaric Mushroom

August 2010Kenai Peninsula, Alaska

Lightning Flats - Montana

Lightning Flats

July 2002Eastern Montana

Favorite collection

Macro Photography

4 selections

Long-horned Bee

Long-horned Bee

July 2015Minnehaha County, South Dakota

Meadowhawk

Meadowhawk

August 2015Brandon, South Dakota

Ambush Bug

Ambush Bug

August 2015Brandon, South Dakota

Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee

Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee

September 2019Minnehaha County, South Dakota

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