Photography by Gary Woods

Recent Additions

Lazuli Bunting-July, Fresno Co, CA
Added: Fri - Mar 21, 2025
Northern Roughwinged Swallow-March, Los Banos, CA
Added: Fri - Mar 21, 2025
House Wren (parkmanii)-December, Madera Co, CA
Added: Wed - Mar 12, 2025
Wilson's Snipe-December, Fresno, CA
Added: Wed - Mar 12, 2025
Longtailed Jaeger-September, Fresno, CA
Added: Thu - Feb 27, 2025
Greentailed Towhee-June, Fresno Co, CA
Added: Thu - Feb 27, 2025
American Golden Plover-September, Los Banos, CA
Added: Thu - Feb 27, 2025
Bewick's Wren-March, Kern Co, CA
Added: Sat - Feb 15, 2025
Redbreasted Sapsucker-January, Fresno Co, CA
Added: Sat - Feb 15, 2025
Greater Scaup-January, O'Neil Forebay, CA
Added: Sat - Feb 15, 2025
River Otter-November, Merced Co, CA
Added: Sat - Feb 15, 2025
House Wren-'cahooni' ssp.-August, Santa Cruz Co, AZ
Added: Mon - Feb 10, 2025
House Wren- August, Cochise Co, AZ 'cahooni' ssp
Added: Mon - Feb 10, 2025
House Wren- June, Fresno Co, CA 'parkmanii' ssp.
Added: Mon - Feb 10, 2025
House Wren- July, Kerman, Fresno Co, CA'parkmanii' ssp
Added: Mon - Feb 10, 2025
Northern Harrier-April, Merced Co, CA
Added: Wed - Jan 29, 2025
Brown Pelican-November, Monterey, CA
Added: Wed - Jan 29, 2025
Palm Warbler-November, Monterey, CA
Added: Wed - Jan 29, 2025



Birds



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

Otter, Sea (2)

Pika

Prairie Dog, Black-tailed (2)

Sheep, Bighorn

Squirrel, Abert's

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

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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.

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