Songbird Pictures - National Geographic

Scarlet Tanager
Photograph by Mark Lewer, My Shot
A truly “wow” bird. A real treasure to have in your area.
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Brown Shrike
Photograph by Ralf Nabong, My Shot
This photo of the brown shrike (Lanius cristatus) shows a proud look after a successful landing on a bamboo pole. This was taken inside a pond at the University of the Philippines.
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Pyrrhuloxia
Photograph by Tom Dietrich, My Shot
Pyrrhuloxia in cactus
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Cerulean Warbler
Photograph by Wil Hershberger, My Shot
The heart of the breeding population of cerulean warblers occurs where mountaintop removal threatens the very existence of their breeding habitat and thus the future of this beautiful warbler. Neotropical migratory birds from warblers to sparrows are declining at alarming rates—rates that are not sustainable. Unless our culture sees these creatures as necessary, they will vanish into history, remembered only by photographs and paintings.
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Japanese White-Eye
Photograph by Michael Lynch, My Shot
Many parts of the world are celebrating the opening of cherry blossoms as the first sign of spring. Okinawa is the first place in all of Japan to see them bloom. This photo of a bird (Japanese white-eye) in the cherry blossoms was taken January 19, 2009, using a handheld Pentax K10D with a Sigma 50-500mm lens.
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Cedar Waxwing
Photograph by James Galletto, My Shot
Cedar waxwing
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Lark
Photograph by Kishor Gumaste, My Shot
The larks are very interesting and hardworking birds. I admire them for their camouflage and courage with which they defend their nests and raise their young against all odds. Even though they are not colorful, the patterns are beautiful. Overall a very beautiful bird.
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Sparrows
Photograph by Andrew Dillon, My Shot
A pack of sparrows pick anxiously at a cupcake wrapper in New York City. Picture taken in a chess-playing park across the street from Magnolia Bakery (where the cupcake was purchased).
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Thrasher
Photograph by Harry Taylor, My Shot
Thrasher eyeballing organ pipe cactus fruit
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American Goldfinch
Photograph by Phillip Woodward, My Shot
This golden finch is one of a flock feeding in this patch.
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White-Cheeked Bulbuls
Photograph by Behzad Farahanchi, My Shot
Spring 2008, Tehran. White-cheeked bulbul feeds her/his juveniles.
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Blue Jays
Photograph by Jerry Smith, My Shot
This was done on a cloudy, dreary kind of day using flash.
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Dusky Flycatcher
Photograph by Wolf Avni, My Shot
Dusky flycatcher (Muscicapa adusta). Among the 17,000-odd species of plants, invertebrates, and sundry flora and fauna to be found in the Drakensberg are some 290-odd species of bird. This is one of five different species of flycatcher we see in our garden, hawking moths and other small, flying insects. Their nests are much parasited upon by red-chested cuckoos.
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American Robin
Photograph by Mark Lewer, My Shot
Early robin and late snow
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Tree Swallow
Photograph by Kathrine Lloyd, My Shot
I was walking the loop trail at my favorite birding location in Seattle and thought I'd stop near the nest boxes to see if any of the tree swallows were actually using them. I walked past several that appeared vacant and just for fun, I said, "Anybody home?” This tree swallow appeared and looked at me as if he was saying, "Who wants to know?"
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Purple Sunbird
Photograph by Md Abdul Hakim, My Shot
This is a purple sunbird, and I took this picture from Chittagong in Bangladesh. For this picture, I took about 30 minutes. Camera was D80, and lens was 400mm, 2.8. I love this picture; here I can feel the freedom of flight.
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Sparrow Singing
Photograph by Wes Allen, My Shot
Upon reaching the ruins, I quickly deviated from the tour group and set out on my own. I followed this bird around for about a half hour before getting close enough to get this photo. Immediately after I took the shot, a tour group scared him away.
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Honeyeater
Photograph by Casey Argall, My Shot
I took this photo of an Australian bird, a red wattle honeyeater, while he was on the rail of my back verandah.
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Small Songbird
Photograph by Ronald Man Kit Li, My Shot
Bird on the side of a man-made lake. Taken with a D700.
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