Photography by Gary Woods

Recent Additions

Rednecked Phalarope-May, Fresno, CA
Added: Tue - Apr 23, 2024
Evening Grosbeak-March, Madera Co, CA
Added: Tue - Apr 23, 2024
Rufouscapped Warbler-August, Pima Co, AZ
Added: Tue - Apr 23, 2024
White tailed Kite-January, Kings Co, CA
Added: Thu - Apr 11, 2024
Doublecrested Cormorant-March, Kings Co, CA
Added: Thu - Apr 11, 2024
Merlin(tiaga)-February, Madera Co, CA
Added: Tue - Mar 26, 2024
Blackcrowned Night heron-March, Kings Co, CA
Added: Tue - Mar 26, 2024
Northern Flicker-June, Fresno Co, CA
Added: Sat - Mar 23, 2024
Wild Turkey(Rio Grande)-March, Fresno Co, CA
Added: Sat - Mar 23, 2024
Lucy's Warbler-August, California Gulch, AZ
Added: Sat - Mar 23, 2024
Mountain Quail-April, Kern Co, CA
Added: Fri - Mar 15, 2024
Costa's Hummingbird-February, Kern Co, CA
Added: Fri - Mar 15, 2024
Lewis's Woodpecker-February, Madera Co, CA
Added: Fri - Mar 15, 2024
Longbilled Curlew-February, Madera Co, CA
Added: Fri - Mar 01, 2024
Orangecrowned Warbler(leutescens)-September, Fresno, CA
Added: Fri - Mar 01, 2024
Hooded Oriole-August, Pima Co, AZ
Added: Fri - Mar 01, 2024
Northern Pygmyowl-March, Black Mt., Fresno Co, CA
Added: Sat - Feb 24, 2024
Stilt Sandpiper-August, Madera, CA
Added: Fri - Feb 23, 2024



Birds

  1. A
  2. Avocet, American (3)
  3. B
  4. Bittern, American (2)
  5. Blackbird, Brewer's (2)
  6. Blackbird, Red-winged (4)
  7. Blackbird, Rusty
  8. Blackbird, Tricolored (9)
  9. Blackbird, Yellow-headed (4)
  10. Bluebird, Eastern (2)
  11. Bluebird, Mountain (6)
  12. Bluebird, Western (5)
  13. Bobolink
  14. Booby, Blue-footed
  15. Brant, Black (2)
  16. Bufflehead (2)
  17. Bunting, Indigo (2)
  18. Bunting, Lazuli (6)
  19. Bunting, Snow
  20. Bunting, Varied (3)
  21. Bushtit (3)
  22. C
  23. Canvasback
  24. Cardinal, Northern
  25. Catbird, Gray
  26. Chat, Yellow-breasted (4)
  27. Chickadee, Chestnut-backed (2)
  28. Chickadee, Mountain (2)
  29. Chukar (5)
  30. Coot, American
  31. Cormorant, Brandt's
  32. Cormorant, Double-crested (2)
  33. Cormorant, Neotropic (3)
  34. Cowbird, Brown-headed (2)
  35. Crane, Sandhill (7)
  36. Creeper, Brown
  37. Curlew, Long-billed (3)
  38. D
  39. Dipper, American (3)
  40. Dove, Common Ground (2)
  41. Dove, Eurasian Collared (3)
  42. Dove, Inca (2)
  43. Dove, Mourning (2)
  44. Dove, Ruddy Ground- (2)
  45. Dove, White-winged
  46. Dowitcher, Long-billed (7)
  47. Dowitcher, Short-billed (3)
  48. Duck, Black-bellied Whistling
  49. Duck, Falcated
  50. Duck, Harlequin (2)
  51. Duck, Long-tailed
  52. Duck, Mandarin (2)
  53. Duck, Mexican
  54. Duck, Ring-necked (4)
  55. Duck, Ruddy (3)
  56. Duck, Wood (5)
  57. Dunlin (4)
  58. E
  59. Eagle, Bald (4)
  60. Eagle, Golden (3)
  61. Egret, Cattle (5)
  62. Egret, Great (3)
  63. Egret, Reddish
  64. Egret, Snowy (2)
  65. Eider, Common
  66. F
  67. Falcon, Peregrine (5)
  68. Falcon, Prairie (2)
  69. Finch, Cassin's (3)
  70. Finch, Purple (3)
  71. Flicker, Northern (2)
  72. Flycatcher, Ash-throated (5)
  73. Flycatcher, Brown-crested (2)
  74. Flycatcher, Cordilleran (3)
  75. Flycatcher, Dusky (4)
  76. Flycatcher, Dusky-capped
  77. Flycatcher, Gray (2)
  78. Flycatcher, Hammond's (4)
  79. Flycatcher, Least
  80. Flycatcher, Olive-sided (2)
  81. Flycatcher, Pacific-slope (4)
  82. Flycatcher, Pine
  83. Flycatcher, Sulphur-bellied
  84. Flycatcher, Tufted
  85. Flycatcher, Vermilion (8)
  86. Flycatcher, Willow (2)
  87. G
  88. Gadwall (4)
  89. Gallinule, Common (2)
  90. Gnatcatcher, Black-tailed
  91. Gnatcatcher, Blue-gray (5)
  92. Gnatcatcher, California
  93. Godwit, Bar-tailed (3)
  94. Godwit, Hudsonian (3)
  95. Godwit, Marbled (2)
  96. Goldeneye, Barrow's (4)
  97. Goldeneye, Common (2)
  98. Goldfinch, American (4)
  99. Goldfinch, Lawrence's (6)
  100. Goldfinch, Lesser (7)
  101. Goose, Cackling (4)
  102. Goose, Canada (4)
  103. Goose, Ross's (11)
  104. Goose, Snow (11)
  105. Goose, White-fronted (6)
  106. Goshawk, Northern
  107. Grackle, Common
  108. Grackle, Great-tailed (2)
  109. Grebe, Clark's (2)
  110. Grebe, Eared (6)
  111. Grebe, Horned (5)
  112. Grebe, Least
  113. Grebe, Pied-billed (3)
  114. Grebe, Red-necked (3)
  115. Grebe, Western (2)
  116. Grosbeak, Black-headed (3)
  117. Grosbeak, Blue (7)
  118. Grosbeak, Evening (4)
  119. Grosbeak, Pine
  120. Gull, Bonaparte's (5)
  121. Gull, California (6)
  122. Gull, Franklin's (4)
  123. Gull, Glaucous (3)
  124. Gull, Glaucous-winged (7)
  125. Gull, Heermann's (4)
  126. Gull, Herring (3)
  127. Gull, Iceland (Thayer's) (3)
  128. Gull, Lesser Black-backed
  129. Gull, Ring-billed (2)
  130. Gull, Sabine's (2)
  131. Gull, Short-billed (7)
  132. Gull, Western (3)
  133. H
  134. Harrier, Northern (7)
  135. Hawk, Cooper's (2)
  136. Hawk, Ferruginous (3)
  137. Hawk, Gray
  138. Hawk, Red-shouldered (4)
  139. Hawk, Red-tailed (10)
  140. Hawk, Rough-legged
  141. Hawk, Swainson's (7)
  142. Hawk, Zone-tailed
  143. Heron, Black-crowned Night
  144. Heron, Great Blue
  145. Heron, Green (3)
  146. Heron, Little Blue (4)
  147. Hummingbird, Allen's
  148. Hummingbird, Anna's (4)
  149. Hummingbird, Black-chinned (2)
  150. Hummingbird, Broad-billed
  151. Hummingbird, Broad-tailed (2)
  152. Hummingbird, Calliope (6)
  153. Hummingbird, Costa's (6)
  154. Hummingbird, Magnificent
  155. Hummingbird, Ruby-throated
  156. Hummingbird, Rufous (9)
  157. I
  158. Ibis, White-faced (2)
  159. J
  160. Jaeger, Long-tailed (3)
  161. Jay, California Scrub (4)
  162. Jay, Steller's (2)
  163. Junco, Dark-eyed (2)
  164. Junco, Yellow-eyed (4)
  165. K
  166. Kestrel, American (5)
  167. Killdeer (2)
  168. Kingbird, Cassin's
  169. Kingbird, Couch's
  170. Kingbird, Eastern (2)
  171. Kingbird, Tropical
  172. Kingbird, Western (3)
  173. Kingfisher, Belted (2)
  174. Kinglet, Golden-crowned (2)
  175. Kite, White-tailed (4)
  176. Kittiwake, Black-legged
  177. Knot, Red
  178. L
  179. Lark, Horned (4)
  180. Longspur, Thick-billed
  181. Loon, Arctic (2)
  182. Loon, Common (2)
  183. Loon, Pacific
  184. M
  185. Magpie, Black-billed (2)
  186. Magpie, Yellow-billed (2)
  187. Mallard (2)
  188. Meadowlark, Eastern
  189. Meadowlark, Western (2)
  190. Merganser, Common (2)
  191. Merganser, Hooded (4)
  192. Merlin (8)
  193. Mockingbird, Northern (2)
  194. N
  195. Nene
  196. Night-heron, black-crowned
  197. Nighthawk, Lesser (5)
  198. Nuthatch, Pygmy (3)
  199. Nuthatch, Red-Breasted (2)
  200. Nuthatch, White-breasted (7)
  201. O
  202. Oriole, Baltimore
  203. Oriole, Bullock's (4)
  204. Oriole, Hooded (4)
  205. Oriole, Orchard (2)
  206. Oriole, Scott's
  207. Osprey
  208. Ovenbird (2)
  209. Owl, Barn
  210. Owl, Burrowing (6)
  211. Owl, Great Gray (5)
  212. Owl, Great-horned
  213. Owl, Long-eared (3)
  214. Owl, Northern Pygmy (2)
  215. Owl, Northern Saw-whet
  216. Owl, Short-eared (3)
  217. Owl, Spotted (Mexican)
  218. Owl, Spotted (northern) (4)
  219. Owl, Western Screech (2)
  220. Oystercatcher, Black (2)
  221. P
  222. Palila
  223. Peafowl, Indian
  224. Pelican, American White
  225. Pelican, Brown (3)
  226. Pewee, Eastern Wood
  227. Pewee, Western Wood (3)
  228. Phainopepla (6)
  229. Phalarope, Red (3)
  230. Phalarope, Red-necked (8)
  231. Phalarope, Wilson's (5)
  232. Pheasant, Ring-necked (2)
  233. Phoebe, Black (2)
  234. Phoebe, Eastern
  235. Phoebe, Say's (4)
  236. Pigeon, Band-tailed
  237. Pintail, Northern (9)
  238. Pipit, American
  239. Pipit, Olive-backed
  240. Pipit, Sprague's (2)
  241. Plover, American Golden (3)
  242. Plover, Black-bellied (3)
  243. Plover, Mountain (6)
  244. Plover, Pacific Golden (2)
  245. Plover, Semipalmated (4)
  246. Plover, Snowy (8)
  247. Q
  248. Quail, California (6)
  249. Quail, Gambel's (3)
  250. Quail, Montezuma (2)
  251. Quail, Mountain (7)
  252. Quail, Scaled
  253. R
  254. Rail, Virginia (2)
  255. Raven, Chihuahan
  256. Raven, Common (3)
  257. Redhead (2)
  258. Redstart, American
  259. Redstart, Painted (2)
  260. Roadrunner (4)
  261. Robin, American (5)
  262. Rosy-Finch, Black
  263. Ruff (3)
  264. S
  265. Sanderling (5)
  266. Sandpiper, Baird's (7)
  267. Sandpiper, Buff-breasted (2)
  268. Sandpiper, Curlew (2)
  269. Sandpiper, Least (5)
  270. Sandpiper, Pectoral (5)
  271. Sandpiper, Semipalmated (6)
  272. Sandpiper, Solitary
  273. Sandpiper, Spotted (4)
  274. Sandpiper, Stilt (2)
  275. Sandpiper, Upland (3)
  276. Sandpiper, Western (7)
  277. Sapsucker, Red-breasted (2)
  278. Sapsucker, Red-naped (2)
  279. Sapsucker, Williamson's (2)
  280. Sapsucker, Yellow-bellied (3)
  281. Scaup, Greater (2)
  282. Scaup, Lesser
  283. Scoter, Common (2)
  284. Scoter, Surf
  285. Scoter, White-winged (2)
  286. Shoveler, Northern (2)
  287. Shrike, Loggerhead (5)
  288. Siskin, Pine (2)
  289. Skimmer, Black
  290. Snipe (3)
  291. Solitaire, Townsend's (3)
  292. Sora
  293. Sparrow, Bell's (5)
  294. Sparrow, Black-chinned (2)
  295. Sparrow, Black-throated (2)
  296. Sparrow, Botteri's (3)
  297. Sparrow, Cassin's
  298. Sparrow, Chipping (2)
  299. Sparrow, Clay-colored (3)
  300. Sparrow, Field (2)
  301. Sparrow, Five-striped (2)
  302. Sparrow, Fox (7)
  303. Sparrow, Golden-crowned (3)
  304. Sparrow, Lark (3)
  305. Sparrow, LeConte's (2)
  306. Sparrow, Lincoln's (2)
  307. Sparrow, Rufous-crowned (3)
  308. Sparrow, Rufous-winged
  309. Sparrow, Sagebrush (3)
  310. Sparrow, Savannah (2)
  311. Sparrow, Sharp-tailed (3)
  312. Sparrow, Song (6)
  313. Sparrow, Vesper (2)
  314. Sparrow, White-crowned (4)
  315. Sparrow, White-throated (2)
  316. Starling, European
  317. Stilt, Black-necked
  318. Stint, Little (3)
  319. Storm-petrel, Wedge-rumped
  320. Surfbird (2)
  321. Swallow, Bank
  322. Swallow, Cliff (3)
  323. Swallow, Tree (4)
  324. Swallow, Violet-green (2)
  325. Swan, Mute
  326. Swan, Tundra (2)
  327. T
  328. Tanager, Hepatic
  329. Tanager, Summer (3)
  330. Tanager, Western (2)
  331. Tattler, Wandering
  332. Teal, Blue-winged (3)
  333. Teal, Cinnamon (2)
  334. Teal, Green-winged
  335. Tern, Black (3)
  336. Tern, Caspian (5)
  337. Tern, Common (2)
  338. Tern, Elegant (5)
  339. Tern, Forster's (4)
  340. Tern, Royal
  341. Thrasher, Brown
  342. Thrasher, California
  343. Thrasher, Curve-billed
  344. Thrasher, Le Conte's
  345. Thrasher, Sage (2)
  346. Thrush, Hermit (2)
  347. Thrush, Swainson's (2)
  348. Thrush, Varied (2)
  349. Titmouse, Oak (2)
  350. Towhee, California (2)
  351. Towhee, Green-tailed (3)
  352. Towhee, Spotted (3)
  353. Trogon, Elegant (2)
  354. Turkey, Wild (8)
  355. Turnstone, Black
  356. Turnstone, Ruddy (4)
  357. Tyrannulet, Northern Beardless (2)
  358. U
  359. V
  360. Veery
  361. Verdin (3)
  362. Vireo, Bell's
  363. Vireo, Cassin's (2)
  364. Vireo, Gray
  365. Vireo, Hutton's (2)
  366. Vireo, Plumbeous
  367. Vireo, Red-eyed
  368. Vireo, Warbling (3)
  369. Vulture, Turkey (4)
  370. W
  371. Wagtail, White
  372. Warbler, Black-and-white (2)
  373. Warbler, Black-throated Gray (4)
  374. Warbler, Blackpoll (3)
  375. Warbler, Grace's (2)
  376. Warbler, Hermit (2)
  377. Warbler, Lucy's
  378. Warbler, MacGillivray's (2)
  379. Warbler, Nashville (3)
  380. Warbler, Olive
  381. Warbler, Orange-crowned (6)
  382. Warbler, Palm
  383. Warbler, Prairie
  384. Warbler, Prothonotary
  385. Warbler, Red-faced (3)
  386. Warbler, Rufous-capped
  387. Warbler, Tennessee (3)
  388. Warbler, Townsend's (5)
  389. Warbler, Virginia's
  390. Warbler, Wilson's (3)
  391. Warbler, Yellow (4)
  392. Warbler, Yellow-rumped (Audubon's) (4)
  393. Warbler, Yellow-rumped (Myrtle) (4)
  394. Warbler, Yellow-rumped (intergrade)
  395. Waterthrush, Louisiana (2)
  396. Waterthrush, Northern (2)
  397. Waxwing, Bohemian
  398. Waxwing, Cedar (2)
  399. Whimbrel (3)
  400. Wigeon, American (3)
  401. Wigeon, Eurasian
  402. Willet (4)
  403. Woodpecker, Acorn (3)
  404. Woodpecker, Arizona
  405. Woodpecker, Black-backed (2)
  406. Woodpecker, Gila
  407. Woodpecker, Hairy (4)
  408. Woodpecker, Ladder backed
  409. Woodpecker, Lewis's (5)
  410. Woodpecker, Nuttal's
  411. Woodpecker, Pileated
  412. Woodpecker, White-headed (3)
  413. Wren, Bewick's
  414. Wren, Cactus (2)
  415. Wren, Canyon (3)
  416. Wren, House (4)
  417. Wren, Marsh (2)
  418. Wren, Pacific (3)
  419. Wren, Rock (3)
  420. Wrentit
  421. X
  422. Y
  423. Yellowlegs, Greater
  424. Yellowlegs, Lesser (4)
  425. Yellowthroat, Common (8)
  426. Z



Landscapes

Avenal Ranch-March, Kings Co, CA

Ficklin Vineyards-May, Madera Co, CA

Merced National Wildlife Refuge, CA-February

San Joaquin River @ Gravelly Ford-March, Madera Co, CA

Tulare Lake basin-July, Kings Co, CA

Byers Lake, Alaska

Cosumnes River Preserve- November, Sacramento Co, CA

Courtright Reservoir- June 2017, Fresno Co, CA

Hollister Ranch-April, Santa Barbara Co, CA

Kennedy Table Mountain-April, Madera Co, CA

Cosumnes River Preserve-November, Sacramento Co, CA

Merced National Wildlife Refuge, CA-November

Tulare Lake Basin-August, Kings Co, CA

Merced National Wildlife Refuge-November

Point Pinos-December, Monterey, CA

Pt. Pinos, Monterey, CA

SJER, Madera Co., CA

SJER, Madera Co., CA

SJER, Madera Co., CA

Birdrock-Monterey, CA

Eastern Madera county, CA-mid March

Mt. Denali, Alaska

Nevada mining town

Owens Peak, Sierra Nevada Kern county

Sutter Buttes-Colusa Co, CA




Wildlife

Antelope, Pronghorn

Badger

Bobcat (5)

Chipmunk, Cliff

Chipmunk, Lodgepole (3)

Coyote (2)

Deer, Black-tailed (5)

Deer, Coues (2)

Elk, Tule (2)

Fox, Gray (2)

Jackrabbit

Marmot (2)

Otter, Sea (2)

Pika

Prairie Dog, Black-tailed (2)

Sheep, Bighorn

Squirrel, Antelope Ground (3)

Squirrel, California Ground

Squirrel, Eastern Gray (2)

Squirrel, Golden mantled Ground

Squirrel, Thirteen-lined

Toad, Horned (2)

Turtle, Western Pond (2)

Bio & Contact

Gary Woods has been an agricultural pest control advisor since 1980 in the heart of the San Joaquin Valley of Central California where he visits orchards and vineyards for his clients scattered inside of a 1200 square mile territory. Since he was 7, Gary has had a fascination with birds and getting as close as possible to observe them and their mannerisms. With the advent of digital photography he found a new and better way to capture his experiences with birds and share what he saw with others. He received an accelerated boost in his education by spending a day with noted wildlife photographer Bob Steele in October of 2006 and has continued to draw inspiration from not only Bob but many other bird photographers like Robert Royse, Glenn Bartley, Matthew Studebaker and Brian Small. This website is an attempt to share with everyone the beauty of not only birds, but other natural subjects encountered where birds are found.

All photos on woodshots.com © Gary Woods.