More bird photos by Joe Turner

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2012 Louisiana Warblers

After learning warbler photography last year in Ohio, I decided to try to photograph each of the 8 warbler species that nest in southern Louisiana close to home. Finding them is easy...getting a photo has proven to be very challenging. So far I have managed to get fairly professional shots of 3 species: Northern Parula, Prothonotary and Common Yellowthroat. 3 others (American Redstart, Swainson's and Kentucky) I have what I call "snapshots", and 2 others (Hooded and Yellow-breasted Chat) I haven't been able to get even a single photo, even though I see them every trip out!

Northern Parula Northern Parula Northern Parula Prothonotary Warbler Prothonotary Warbler Prothonotary Warbler Swainson's Warbler American Redstart American Redstart

Ohio Warbler trip, May 2011

Spectacular trip led by Matthew Studebaker. On past birding trips during migration I sometimes struggled to get a glimpse of 6-8 Warbler species through binoculars, much less have a chance to photograph them. On this trip I saw 17 Warbler species and photographed 9 of them! For those of you who have never seen them, Warblers are amazingly beautiful and very tiny, some as small as 4 1/2 inches long.  My primary target was the Cerulean Warbler which I had never seen before. Within 5 minutes of setting up the first day, I had my first photograph of a Cerulean Warbler! Following the Warblers, I have posted 8 other bird species photos taken on this trip. Click on the first photo to start.

Cerulean Warbler\nMy first time ever seeing this spectacular bird! Cerulean Warbler Cerulean Warbler Worm-eating Warbler Worm-eating Warbler Northern Parula Northern Parula Northern Parula American Redstart American Redstart Yello-throated Warbler Yello-throated Warbler Blue-winged Warbler Blue-winged Warbler Blue-winged Warbler Black-and-White Warbler Black-and-White Warbler Pine Warbler Pine Warbler Prairie Warbler Prairie Warbler Prairie Warbler Prairie Warbler

Red-eyed Vireo Chipping Sparrow Field Sparrow Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Indigo Bunting Indigo Bunting Eastern Towhee Eastern Towhee Eastern Bluebird Carolina Wren Carolina Wren

The photos in this section are from my Feb, 2011 trip to Florida to photograph the endangered Snail Kite. Click on first photo for more details.

Male Snail Kite Male Snail Kite Female Snail Kite Female Snail Kite Male Snail Kite Male Snail Kite Male Snail Kite starting courtship dive Male Snail Kite Female Snail Kite Male Snail Kite Male Snail Kite Composite of Snail Kite courtship dive at 10 frames per second Barred Owl Pileated Woodpecker Great Egret Immature Bald Eagle Great Blue Heron Great Blue Heron Male and female Anhinga Osprey Osprey with nesting material Osprey with large fish

I know, this one belongs in my heron's index. Two reasons it is here: 1) I've only seen this bird fishing with the shorebirds. Its behavior is very different from the others of its genus. In contrast to their methodical, stealthy, quiet stalking, this bird constantly jumps wildly around, spinning while lunging at fish. It is so much fun to watch. 2) I was lazy. It's a lot easier to add a large batch to a single index page!

Some shots from April 2007:

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