Tern photo gallery: A dozen beauties
A highlight of our June 2016 issue was Peter Paton’s article about the Common Terns and Roseate Terns that breed on Great Gull Island, at … Read More “Tern photo gallery: A dozen beauties”
Featured Galleries
Collections of photos selected by the editors that tell stories, show bird families, or explain the fine points of bird ID.
Photo gallery: Six views of Mountain Bluebird
Just imagine: How would you feel if, after discovering a cavity in a tree containing a nest full of baby Mountain Bluebirds, you saw a … Read More “Photo gallery: Six views of Mountain Bluebird”
A photo gallery of Noah Strycker’s Big Year birds
In 2015, birder and author Noah Strycker undertook the ultimate birding adventure: Between January and December, he traveled through 41 countries and recorded 6,042 birds … Read More “A photo gallery of Noah Strycker’s Big Year birds”
Spring gallery: Seven photos of Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Few migrants are as beloved and eagerly anticipated as Rose-breasted Grosbeak, the pretty songbird shown in the photo above and the six below. After spending … Read More “Spring gallery: Seven photos of Rose-breasted Grosbeak”
Flycatcher gallery: Photos of Great Crested and Ash-throated Flycatchers
If you like Great Crested Flycatcher, you’ll enjoy our June 2016 issue. Available on newsstands May 3, it contains a fascinating article about Great Crested … Read More “Flycatcher gallery: Photos of Great Crested and Ash-throated Flycatchers”
Photo gallery: Six pictures of Yellow-rumped Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler spends the winter in large numbers farther north than any other warbler. It also migrates earlier in spring and later in fall than … Read More “Photo gallery: Six pictures of Yellow-rumped Warbler”
Photo gallery: Five pictures of American Bittern
Paul A. Johnsgard knows a thing or two about American Bittern. He’s Foundation Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the … Read More “Photo gallery: Five pictures of American Bittern”
Photo gallery: Seven pictures of vivid Scarlet Tanager
We love Scarlet Tanager, and we know David Flaspohler does too. His first-person account of an extremely close encounter with the bird is a highlight … Read More “Photo gallery: Seven pictures of vivid Scarlet Tanager”
Five views of dazzling Harlequin Duck, and how to identify it
Now is the time to see wintering Harlequin Ducks, the subject of Cheryl Lyn Dybas’s cover story of our February 2016 issue. Winter strongholds for … Read More “Five views of dazzling Harlequin Duck, and how to identify it”