Birds of New Mexico

-2024-

These pages include photographs of birds I've been taking since June 2004, in the backyard in the Sandia foothills, up in the Sandias, along the Rio Grande, other places in New Mexico, and a few from trips elsewhere in the country. There are lots more bird pictures on my travel page from trips to Central and South America, Asia, and one of these days, Africa. Earlier pictures were taken with an Olympus D-490 Zoom, then a Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ10 (loved that camera!), a Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18, and Canon Powershot SD450. Pictures since April 2009 were taken with a Nikon D90 usually with a 70-300 mm lens, and a few with an 18-105 mm lens, then in August, 2013, I kicked it up a notch with a Nikon D7100, and a couple of new lenses including an 80-400 mm. Next, in early 2021, a Sony RX10iv was added to the mix.

In March, 2011, I also started a blog since there's a lot more time these days to get out birding and taking some pictures. The address is http://joeschelling.wordpress.com if you're interested in taking a look.

This page shows photos from the current year, entered basically in reverse chronological order. Photos saved from previous years, organized taxonomically, are shown on a series of pages starting at the following link:

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Click on any of the thumbnails for a larger version.

Recent New Mexico Bird Photographs

Acorn
Woodpecker

Acorn
Woodpecker

Acorn
Woodpecker

Acorn
Woodpecker

Pygmy
Nuthatch

Sagebrush
Sparrow

Sagebrush
Sparrow

Rock
Wren

Rock
Wren

Rock
Wren

Downy
Woodpecker

Downy
Woodpecker

Song
Sparrow

Song
Sparrow

Cooper's
Hawk

Cooper's
Hawk

Great Blue
Heron

Wilson's
Snipe

Wilson's
Snipe

Wilson's
Snipe

Eastern
Bluebird

Rufous
Hummingbird

Ladder-backed
Woodpecker

Sagebrush
Sparrow

Sagebrush
Sparrow

Sagebrush
Sparrow

Crissal
Thrasher

Cooper's
Hawk

Loggerhead
Shrike

Loggerhead
Shrike

Bonaparte's
Gull

Bufflehead
 

Prairie
Falcon

Prairie
Falcon

Prairie
Falcon

Sandhill
Crane

Sandhill
Crane

Sandhill
Crane

Sandhill
Crane

Sandhill
Crane

Sandhill
Crane

Sandhill
Crane

Sandhill
Crane

Wilson's
Snipe

Wilson's
Snipe

Wilson's
Snipe

Bufflehead
 

Wood
Duck

Curve-billed
Thrasher

Black-throated
Sparrow

Bushtit
 

Song
Sparrow

Cooper's
Hawk

Say's
Phoebe

Say's
Phoebe

Northern
Harrier

Northern
Harrier

White-tailed
Kite

White-tailed
Kite

Great Blue
Heron

Greater
Yellowlegs

Greater
Yellowlegs

Dunlin
 

Killdeer
 

Northern
Shrike

Northern
Shrike

Northern
Shrike

Eastern
Phoebe

American
Kestrel

Northern
Harrier

Canyon
Towhee

Bushtit
 

Bushtit
 

Townsend's
Warbler

Townsend's
Warbler

Green-tailed
Towhee

Steller's
Jay

Steller's
Jay

Pine
Siskin

Yellow-rumped
Warbler

Say's
Phoebe

Great Horned
Owl [Piedras Marcadas Basin]

Green-tailed
Towhee

Cooper's
Hawk

Pied-billed
Grebe

American
Coot

American
Coot

American
Coot

American
Coot

American
Coot

American
Coot

Rufous
Hummingbird

Acorn
Woodpecker

Acorn
Woodpecker

Acorn
Woodpecker

Acorn
Woodpecker

Acorn
Woodpecker

Acorn
Woodpecker

Acorn
Woodpecker

Hummingbird
Begging

Red
Crossbill

Canyon
Wren

Cactus
Wren

Cactus
Wren

Western
Meadowlark

Western
Meadowlark

Swainson's
Hawk

Swainson's
Hawk

Swainson's
Hawk

Swainson's
Hawk

Red-tailed
Hawk

Horned
Lark

Horned
Lark

Cassin's
Kingbird

Bullock's
Oriole

Blue
Grosbeak

Blue
Grosbeak

Burrowing
Owl

Burrowing
Owl

Burrowing
Owl

Burrowing
Owl

Burrowing
Owl

Burrowing
Owl

Burrowing
Owl

Lewis's
Woodpecker

Lewis's
Woodpecker

Violet-green
Swallow

Red-naped
Sapsucker

Red-naped
Sapsucker

Red-naped
Sapsucker

Red-naped
Sapsucker

Brewer's
Blackbird

Vesper
Sparrow

Cliff
Swallow

Cliff
Swallow

Mountain
Bluebird

Mountain
Bluebird

Black-throated
Sparrow

Mountain
Bluebird

Great Horned
Owl [Corrales]

Great Horned
Owl [Corrales]

Great Horned
Owl [Corrales]

Great Horned
Owl [Piedras Marcadas Basin]

Great Horned
Owl [Piedras Marcadas Basin]

Great Horned
Owl [Calabacillas]

Great Horned
Owl [Calabacillas]

White-winged
Dove

Acorn
Woodpecker

Acorn
Woodpecker

Yellow-breasted
Chat

Western
Tanager

Vermilion
Flycatcher

Summer
Tanager

Summer
Tanager

Phainopepla
 

Cedar
Waxwing

Great-tailed
Grackle

Brown-crested
Flycatcher

Ash-throated
Flycatcher

Great Horned
Owl[Calabacillas]

Great Horned
Owl[Calabacillas]

Great Horned
Owl[Piedras Marcadas Basin]

Great Horned
Owl[Corrales]

Great Horned
Owl[Corrales]

Great Horned
Owl w/owlet [Willow Creek]

American
Kestrel

Great Horned
Owl[Calabacillas]

Great Horned
Owl[Calabacillas]

Great Horned
Owl[Piedras Marcadas Basin]

Northern
Harrier

Northern
Harrier

Northern
Harrier

Northern
Harrier

Eared
Grebe

Eared
Grebe

Eared
Grebe

Canyon
Towhee

Canyon
Towhee

Woodhouse's
Scrub-Jay

Pygmy
Nuthatch

Acorn
Woodpecker

Acorn
Woodpecker

Lincoln's
Sparrow

Great Horned
Owl [Piedras Marcadas Basin]

Great Horned
Owl [Corrales]

Great Horned
Owl [Corrales]

Great Horned
Owl [Corrales]

Great Horned
Owl [Corrales]

Great Horned
Owl [Calabacillas]

Great Horned
Owl [Calabacillas]

Wood
Duck (f)

Bewick's
Wren

American Robin  
Woodhouse's Scrub Jay

Townsend's
Solitaire

American
Robin

Great Horned
Owl

Great Horned
Owl

Ladder-backed
Woodpecker

Hairy
Woodpecker

Hairy
Woodpecker

Cactus
Wren

Cactus
Wren

Canyon
Towhee

Great
Egret

Great
Egret

Common
Merganser (f)

Common
Merganser (m)

Great Blue
Heron

Great Horned
Owl

White-winged
Dove

Northern
Pintail

White-tailed
Kite

Trumpeter
Swan

Trumpeter
Swan

Sandhill
Crane

Great Horned
Owl

White-crowned
Sparrow

Snow
Goose

Snow
Goose

Bewick's
Wren

Least
Sandpiper

Least
Sandpiper

Bald
Eagle (juv)

Greater
Roadrunner

Greater
Roadrunner

Great Horned
Owl

Great Horned
Owl

Great Horned
Owl

Eurasian
Wigeon

Eurasian
Wigeon

Eurasian
Wigeon

Black-throated
Sparrow

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