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Links

In both my armchair and real-life travels, I've come across enthusiastic souls and organizations that enjoy sharing the love of birds and nature. Click the titles/hyperlinks to enter each site. Enjoy!

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Bird Families

Owling.com
This fun site features identification tips, multimedia, and biology sections about North and Central American owls as well as taxonomic checklists.

Owl Pages.com
This site is jam-packed with owl information. It includes pages on physiology, habitats, food, breeding, ranges, etc. It has an extensive photo library, and a section on owls in culture and art.

Trochilids.com - Winter Hummingbirds
For range maps, pictures, and exhaustive statistics, I recommend Stacy Jon Peterson's site, which is a labor of hummingbird love.

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Bird Songs & Calls

Naturesongs.com
This site is essential for those interested in learning and hearing bird songs from the United States and Costa Rica. It also includes nature photography as well as sounds of insects, mammals, reptiles and amphibians.

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Nature & Conservancy Organizations

Audubon
Audubon is an organization that is devoted to conserving and restoring natural ecosystems, focusing on birds, other wildlife and their habitats, for the benefit of humanity and the earth's biological diversity. Consult their action pages, info on various bird counts, etc.

The American Littoral Society
This is not a book club, but an environmental organization concerned about the littoral zone: the area on the beach between low and high tide. Learn more about the organization, read extensive info on beach cleanups, and plan your next local or international field trip.

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Photography: Birds, Nature & Sometimes More

Here is a detailed list of photographers that have been or are currently featured in Bird Joy. Treat yourself to looking through these sites.

Bird Pictures by Bill Schmoker
Bill Schmoker is an Earth Science Teacher from Colorado with a passion for birds. Check out his photo gallery, which includes photos of Great Gray Owls that have irrupted in unprecedented numbers in Northern Minnesota. Bill took the pictures in the famous Sax-Zim Bog in St. Louis County, Minnesota. (Schmoker's Spotted Towhee photo appears in the January 2005 issue of Bird Joy.)

Birds of Manitoba
Ann Cook, a master digiscoper, has often given me permission to include her stunning photos in my reports. To see her collection of digiscoped images -- and to learn what this means -- click the link above. Her web site hooks you the moment you see the opening shot of a Great Gray Owl. (Cook's Red-tailed Hawk picture appears in the November 2004 issue of Bird Joy.)

Critterlight.com
Mark Robinson, who only started photographing in 1999, has already created a stunning and technically beautiful gallery. Another fun fact is that Robinson is a "local" who hails from Long Island, NY. (Robinson's Blue Jay photo appears in the December 2004 issue of Bird Joy.)

Dale & Marian Zimmerman's Photography Gallery
Dale & Marian Zimmerman are bird enthusiasts and travelers who like to share their love of birds through their photos. See their small gallery at eNature.com, a web site of the National Wildlife Federation. (The Zimmerman's Townsend's Solitaire photo appears in the January 2005 issue of Bird Joy.)

George Grant's Photo Galleries
Four years ago, George Grant moved from the Big Apple to Sunny Florida. Since then, photographing wildlife and nature has grown into his number one hobby and passion. During this brief time, he has amassed fifty-five galleries mostly of avian species with some other wildlife photos mixed in. (Grant's American Alligator, Barred Owl, Bald Eagle, Northern Shrike, Wood Stork, White Ibis, Common Moorhen and Cattle Egret photos appear in my Davie, Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, & Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge, Florida, report.)

Glen Tepke's Photo Galleries
Glen Tepke has a passion for birds, which shows in his pictures. Amongst his galleries, he has a collection of "New England Notables" including a few shots of the famous Red-footed Falcon that made avian history in Martha's Vineyard last year. (Tepke's Thick-billed Murre photo appears in the January 2005 issue of Bird Joy.)

Janet Zinn's Bird Photography Gallery
Janet Zinn has a wonderful gallery of bird photos. Her images are well selected and sharp. Zinn's galleries feature mostly local species with a sprinkling of regional favorites from Costa Rica, St. Lucia, etc. (Janet Zinn's Cackling Goose photo appears in the January 2005 issue of Bird Joy.)

Jimmy G's Nature Photography
Jimmy G is a relatively new photographer who has created a stunning gallery of photos, particularly of Snowy Owls in Jones Beach, NY. Also see his photos of New Foundland, which intriguingly capture the rugged spirit of this remote Canadian region. (Jimmy Galleto's Snowy Owl photos appear in January 2005 issue of Bird Joy.)

John Dorsey's Photo Galleries
John Dorsey, a Vancouver, British Columbia resident, enjoys shooting nature particularly birds. Dorsey has a talent for macro and close-up shots that are featured throughout his galleries. (Dorsey's Bewick's Wren photo appears in my Chincoteague Island, Virginia, trip report.)

John Robbins (a.k.a MacPurity) Photo Galleries
John has a growing interest in nature photography, but his passions don't stop there. His galleries span a wide variety of subjects including lighthouses, bridges, trains and railroads. (Robbins' Northern Flicker photo appears in my Chincoteague Island, Virginia, trip report.)

Mike Reshitnyk's Photo Gallery
Mike Reshitnyk hails from beautiful Quebec City, Canada. He has a passion for Mallards and Snow Geese. View his delightful galleries filled with humorous captions and lots of impressive action shots. (Reshitnyk's Mallard photo appears in the January 2005 issue of Bird Joy.)

Phil Jeffrey
Phil Jeffrey's web site includes species profiles, trip reports, links, etc. He is also the list owner and moderator for ebirdsnyc, an e-mail list that gives birders daily news on hot sightings throughout the New York, New England, or anywhere that birds are making news. (Jeffrey's Boreal Owl and Rufous Hummingbird pictures appear in the December 2004 issue of Bird Joy.)

Ron Austing Wildlife Photography
I first discovered Ron's photography while researching Northern Saw-whet Owls. Since then, I've attended his notably humorous workshops/slide shows at the Hawk Mountain Sanctuary in Pennsylvania. (Austing's Barred Owl fledlings photo appears at the top of each Bird Joy page.)

Ron Lutz II's Photography Galleries
In June 2003, Ron Lutz purchased a Canon digital SLR and found his creative expression. Lutz has many galleries, one of the most interesting titled: "Photo a Day for a Year." The breath of his vision is remarkable. (A number of Lutz's Chincoteague Island photos appear in my Chincoteague Island, Virginia, trip report.)

Steve Messick's Birds
This Colorado photographer loves birds. That's why he has amassed a personal gallery of nearly 300 photographs. Steve enjoys creating bird montages, which he includes in his gallery. (Messick's Sharp-shinned Hawk photo appears in the January 2005 issue of Bird Joy.)

Steve Metz's Nature & Wildlife Photography
Steve Metz's galleries include photos of birds from numerous countries including Trindad & Tobago, Mexico, Costa Rica, Spain, Chile, Venezuela… but his site specializes in Oklahoma birds. (Metz's Common Pauraque photo appears in my Corpus Christi & Rio Grande Valley, Texas, trip report.)

Steve Nanz Photography
What would we fellow "bloggers" do without Steve's generosity? I love his credo: "These images are a gift from the subjects and those who protect them. No rights are reserved." That says it all, don't you think? Steve's site proves that there is plenty of nature in Brooklyn, NY. (Nanz's Wood Duck photo appears in the January 2005 issue. Other photos have been featured in Bird Joy since its inception in November 2004.)

Ted Levin's Photo Gallery
Fellow Brooklynite, Ted Levin, has a love of photography and travel. View his galleries for eclectic and intriguing shots that span sports, politics, and travel including world-renowned Brooklyn, New York. (Levin's "Fishing by the Pier" photo appears in the January 2005 issue of Bird Joy.)

Tom Conelly's Photo Galleries
Tom Conelly is a person who enjoys traveling and taking his camera with him. He has a number of galleries that span such destinations as France, Italy, Asia, Africa, and interesting places within the United States. (Conelly's Snow Goose photo appears in my Chincoteague Island, Virginia, trip report.)

Tom Munson's Photo Galleries
Tom Munson definitely has a passion for birds. He has eighteen small galleries devoted two birds and one for mammals. His birds of Christmas Island is fun for the two pictures of a Red-footed Booby. (Munson's Anhinga and Reddish Egret photos appear in my Davie, Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, & Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge, Florida, report.)

Tyrol Russell's Photo Galleries
Tyrol Russell is currently away in Costa Rica. Until then, more of his photos may be found at: www.owlpages.com. (Tyrol Russell's Barred Owl photo appears in the Diet section of Bird Joy.)

Will's Bird Photo Gallery at Tucsonbirds.org
If you're planning to visit Arizona or other parts west, Bill Turner's photos will have you champing the proverbial bit. View his gallery then learn about happenings in Tucson and throughout Arizona. (Turner's Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet's photo appears in the December 2004 issue of Bird Joy.)

"I rejoice that there are owls."
Henry Thoreau

 

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