Photography by Gary Woods

Recent Additions

Orangecrowned Warbler(leutescens)-September, Fresno, CA
Added: Fri - Nov 15, 2024
Lesser Yellowlegs-April, Fresno, CA
Added: Fri - Nov 15, 2024
Lazuli Bunting(female)-July, Markwood Meadow, CA
Added: Fri - Nov 15, 2024
Bufflehead(female)-October, Huntington Lake, CA copy
Added: Tue - Nov 12, 2024
Broadbilled Hummingbird-August, Santa Cruz Co, AZ
Added: Tue - Nov 12, 2024
Pomeraine Jaeger-August, Morro Bay, CA
Added: Tue - Nov 12, 2024
Cassin's Vireo-May, Fresno Co, CA
Added: Sat - Nov 09, 2024
Western Woodpewee-July, Fresno Co, CA
Added: Sat - Nov 09, 2024
Great Blue Heron-March, Madera, CA
Added: Sat - Nov 09, 2024
Prothonotary Warbler-October, Monterey, CA
Added: Tue - Nov 05, 2024
Ladderbacked Woodpecker-November, Kern Co, CA
Added: Tue - Nov 05, 2024
Palm Warbler-March, Merced Co, CA
Added: Tue - Nov 05, 2024
Redeyed Vireo-October, Kings Co, CA
Added: Mon - Oct 28, 2024
Rusty Blackbird-October, Monterey, CA
Added: Mon - Oct 28, 2024
Abert's Squirrel-August, Cochise Co, AZ
Added: Mon - Oct 28, 2024
Snowy Plover-July, Kings Co, CA
Added: Mon - Oct 21, 2024
Swainson's Hawk-July, Fresno Co, CA
Added: Mon - Oct 21, 2024
Scissortailed Flycatcher-September, Kings Co, CA
Added: Mon - Oct 21, 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 (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 (2)
  18. Bunting, Lazuli (7)
  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. Curlew, Long-billed (3)
  38. D
  39. Dipper, American (4)
  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 (4)
  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 (4)
  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 (5)
  79. Flycatcher, Least
  80. Flycatcher, Olive-sided (2)
  81. Flycatcher, Pacific-slope (4)
  82. Flycatcher, Pine
  83. Flycatcher, Scissor-tailed
  84. Flycatcher, Sulphur-bellied
  85. Flycatcher, Tufted
  86. Flycatcher, Vermilion (8)
  87. Flycatcher, Willow (2)
  88. G
  89. Gadwall (4)
  90. Gallinule, Common (2)
  91. Gnatcatcher, Black-tailed
  92. Gnatcatcher, Blue-gray (5)
  93. Gnatcatcher, California
  94. Godwit, Bar-tailed (3)
  95. Godwit, Hudsonian (3)
  96. Godwit, Marbled (2)
  97. Goldeneye, Barrow's (4)
  98. Goldeneye, Common (4)
  99. Goldfinch, American (4)
  100. Goldfinch, Lawrence's (6)
  101. Goldfinch, Lesser (7)
  102. Goose, Cackling (4)
  103. Goose, Canada (4)
  104. Goose, Ross's (11)
  105. Goose, Snow (11)
  106. Goose, White-fronted (6)
  107. Goshawk, Northern
  108. Grackle, Common
  109. Grackle, Great-tailed (2)
  110. Grebe, Clark's (2)
  111. Grebe, Eared (6)
  112. Grebe, Horned (5)
  113. Grebe, Least
  114. Grebe, Pied-billed (3)
  115. Grebe, Red-necked (3)
  116. Grebe, Western (2)
  117. Grosbeak, Black-headed (3)
  118. Grosbeak, Blue (7)
  119. Grosbeak, Evening (4)
  120. Grosbeak, Pine
  121. Gull, Bonaparte's (6)
  122. Gull, California (6)
  123. Gull, Franklin's (4)
  124. Gull, Glaucous (3)
  125. Gull, Glaucous-winged (7)
  126. Gull, Heermann's (4)
  127. Gull, Herring (3)
  128. Gull, Iceland (Thayer's) (3)
  129. Gull, Lesser Black-backed
  130. Gull, Ring-billed (2)
  131. Gull, Sabine's (3)
  132. Gull, Short-billed (7)
  133. Gull, Western (3)
  134. H
  135. Harrier, Northern (8)
  136. Hawk, Cooper's (2)
  137. Hawk, Ferruginous (3)
  138. Hawk, Gray
  139. Hawk, Red-shouldered (4)
  140. Hawk, Red-tailed (10)
  141. Hawk, Rough-legged
  142. Hawk, Swainson's (8)
  143. Hawk, Zone-tailed
  144. Heron, Black-crowned Night
  145. Heron, Great Blue (2)
  146. Heron, Green (4)
  147. Heron, Little Blue (4)
  148. Hummingbird, Allen's
  149. Hummingbird, Anna's (4)
  150. Hummingbird, Black-chinned (2)
  151. Hummingbird, Broad-billed (3)
  152. Hummingbird, Broad-tailed (2)
  153. Hummingbird, Calliope (6)
  154. Hummingbird, Costa's (6)
  155. Hummingbird, Magnificent
  156. Hummingbird, Ruby-throated
  157. Hummingbird, Rufous (9)
  158. I
  159. Ibis, White-faced (2)
  160. J
  161. Jaeger, Long-tailed (3)
  162. Jaeger, Pomeraine
  163. Jay, California Scrub (4)
  164. Jay, Mexican
  165. Jay, Steller's (2)
  166. Junco, Dark-eyed (2)
  167. Junco, Yellow-eyed (4)
  168. K
  169. Kestrel, American (5)
  170. Killdeer (2)
  171. Kingbird, Cassin's (2)
  172. Kingbird, Couch's
  173. Kingbird, Eastern (2)
  174. Kingbird, Tropical
  175. Kingbird, Western (3)
  176. Kingfisher, Belted (2)
  177. Kinglet, Golden-crowned (2)
  178. Kite, White-tailed (4)
  179. Kittiwake, Black-legged
  180. Knot, Red (2)
  181. L
  182. Lark, Horned (4)
  183. Longspur, Thick-billed
  184. Loon, Arctic (2)
  185. Loon, Common (2)
  186. Loon, Pacific
  187. M
  188. Magpie, Black-billed (2)
  189. Magpie, Yellow-billed (2)
  190. Mallard (2)
  191. Meadowlark, Eastern
  192. Meadowlark, Western (2)
  193. Merganser, Common (2)
  194. Merganser, Hooded (4)
  195. Merlin (8)
  196. Mockingbird, Northern (2)
  197. N
  198. Nene
  199. Night-heron, black-crowned
  200. Nighthawk, Lesser (5)
  201. Nuthatch, Pygmy (3)
  202. Nuthatch, Red-Breasted (2)
  203. Nuthatch, White-breasted (7)
  204. O
  205. Oriole, Baltimore
  206. Oriole, Bullock's (4)
  207. Oriole, Hooded (5)
  208. Oriole, Orchard (2)
  209. Oriole, Scott's
  210. Osprey
  211. Ovenbird (2)
  212. Owl, Barn
  213. Owl, Burrowing (6)
  214. Owl, Great Gray (6)
  215. Owl, Great-horned
  216. Owl, Long-eared (3)
  217. Owl, Northern Pygmy (3)
  218. Owl, Northern Saw-whet
  219. Owl, Short-eared (3)
  220. Owl, Spotted (Mexican)
  221. Owl, Spotted (northern) (5)
  222. Owl, Western Screech (2)
  223. Oystercatcher, Black (2)
  224. P
  225. Palila
  226. Parakeet, Nanday
  227. Peafowl, Indian
  228. Pelican, American White
  229. Pelican, Brown (3)
  230. Pewee, Eastern Wood
  231. Pewee, Western Wood (4)
  232. Phainopepla (6)
  233. Phalarope, Red (3)
  234. Phalarope, Red-necked (8)
  235. Phalarope, Wilson's (5)
  236. Pheasant, Ring-necked (2)
  237. Phoebe, Black (2)
  238. Phoebe, Eastern
  239. Phoebe, Say's (4)
  240. Pigeon, Band-tailed
  241. Pintail, Northern (9)
  242. Pipit, American
  243. Pipit, Olive-backed
  244. Pipit, Sprague's (2)
  245. Plover, American Golden (3)
  246. Plover, Black-bellied (3)
  247. Plover, Mountain (6)
  248. Plover, Pacific Golden (2)
  249. Plover, Semipalmated (4)
  250. Plover, Snowy (9)
  251. Q
  252. Quail, California (6)
  253. Quail, Gambel's (3)
  254. Quail, Montezuma (2)
  255. Quail, Mountain (7)
  256. Quail, Scaled
  257. R
  258. Rail, Virginia (2)
  259. Raven, Chihuahan
  260. Raven, Common (3)
  261. Redhead (2)
  262. Redstart, American (2)
  263. Redstart, Painted (2)
  264. Redstart, Slate-throated (2)
  265. Roadrunner (4)
  266. Robin, American (5)
  267. Rosy-Finch, Black
  268. Ruff (3)
  269. S
  270. Sanderling (5)
  271. Sandpiper, Baird's (7)
  272. Sandpiper, Buff-breasted (2)
  273. Sandpiper, Curlew (2)
  274. Sandpiper, Least (5)
  275. Sandpiper, Pectoral (5)
  276. Sandpiper, Semipalmated (6)
  277. Sandpiper, Solitary
  278. Sandpiper, Spotted (4)
  279. Sandpiper, Stilt (2)
  280. Sandpiper, Upland (3)
  281. Sandpiper, Western (7)
  282. Sapsucker, Red-breasted (2)
  283. Sapsucker, Red-naped (2)
  284. Sapsucker, Williamson's (2)
  285. Sapsucker, Yellow-bellied (3)
  286. Scaup, Greater (2)
  287. Scaup, Lesser
  288. Scoter, Common (2)
  289. Scoter, Surf
  290. Scoter, White-winged (2)
  291. Shoveler, Northern (2)
  292. Shrike, Loggerhead (5)
  293. Siskin, Pine (2)
  294. Skimmer, Black
  295. Snipe (3)
  296. Solitaire, Townsend's (3)
  297. Sora
  298. Sparrow, Bell's (5)
  299. Sparrow, Black-chinned (2)
  300. Sparrow, Black-throated (2)
  301. Sparrow, Botteri's (3)
  302. Sparrow, Cassin's
  303. Sparrow, Chipping (2)
  304. Sparrow, Clay-colored (3)
  305. Sparrow, Field (2)
  306. Sparrow, Five-striped (2)
  307. Sparrow, Fox (8)
  308. Sparrow, Golden-crowned (3)
  309. Sparrow, Lark (4)
  310. Sparrow, LeConte's (2)
  311. Sparrow, Lincoln's (2)
  312. Sparrow, Rufous-crowned (3)
  313. Sparrow, Rufous-winged
  314. Sparrow, Sagebrush (3)
  315. Sparrow, Savannah (2)
  316. Sparrow, Sharp-tailed (3)
  317. Sparrow, Song (6)
  318. Sparrow, Vesper (2)
  319. Sparrow, White-crowned (6)
  320. Sparrow, White-throated (2)
  321. Starling, European
  322. Stilt, Black-necked
  323. Stint, Little (3)
  324. Storm-petrel, Wedge-rumped
  325. Surfbird (2)
  326. Swallow, Bank
  327. Swallow, Cliff (3)
  328. Swallow, Tree (4)
  329. Swallow, Violet-green (2)
  330. Swan, Mute
  331. Swan, Tundra (2)
  332. T
  333. Tanager, Hepatic
  334. Tanager, Summer (3)
  335. Tanager, Western (2)
  336. Tattler, Wandering (2)
  337. Teal, Blue-winged (3)
  338. Teal, Cinnamon (2)
  339. Teal, Green-winged
  340. Tern, Black (3)
  341. Tern, Caspian (5)
  342. Tern, Common (2)
  343. Tern, Elegant (6)
  344. Tern, Forster's (6)
  345. Tern, Royal
  346. Thrasher, Brown
  347. Thrasher, California
  348. Thrasher, Curve-billed
  349. Thrasher, Le Conte's
  350. Thrasher, Sage (2)
  351. Thrush, Hermit (2)
  352. Thrush, Swainson's (3)
  353. Thrush, Varied (2)
  354. Titmouse, Oak (2)
  355. Towhee, California (2)
  356. Towhee, Green-tailed (3)
  357. Towhee, Spotted (3)
  358. Trogon, Elegant (2)
  359. Turkey, Wild (8)
  360. Turnstone, Black
  361. Turnstone, Ruddy (4)
  362. Tyrannulet, Northern Beardless (2)
  363. U
  364. V
  365. Veery (2)
  366. Verdin (3)
  367. Vireo, Bell's
  368. Vireo, Cassin's (3)
  369. Vireo, Gray
  370. Vireo, Hutton's (2)
  371. Vireo, Plumbeous
  372. Vireo, Red-eyed (2)
  373. Vireo, Warbling (3)
  374. Vulture, Turkey (4)
  375. W
  376. Wagtail, White
  377. Warbler, Arctic
  378. Warbler, Black-and-white (2)
  379. Warbler, Black-throated Gray (4)
  380. Warbler, Blackpoll (3)
  381. Warbler, Grace's (2)
  382. Warbler, Hermit (2)
  383. Warbler, Lucy's
  384. Warbler, MacGillivray's (2)
  385. Warbler, Nashville (3)
  386. Warbler, Olive
  387. Warbler, Orange-crowned (7)
  388. Warbler, Palm (2)
  389. Warbler, Prairie
  390. Warbler, Prothonotary (2)
  391. Warbler, Red-faced (3)
  392. Warbler, Rufous-capped (2)
  393. Warbler, Tennessee (3)
  394. Warbler, Townsend's (7)
  395. Warbler, Virginia's
  396. Warbler, Wilson's (3)
  397. Warbler, Yellow (4)
  398. Warbler, Yellow-rumped (Audubon's) (4)
  399. Warbler, Yellow-rumped (Myrtle) (4)
  400. Warbler, Yellow-rumped (intergrade)
  401. Waterthrush, Louisiana (2)
  402. Waterthrush, Northern (2)
  403. Waxwing, Bohemian
  404. Waxwing, Cedar (2)
  405. Whimbrel (3)
  406. Wigeon, American (3)
  407. Wigeon, Eurasian
  408. Willet (4)
  409. Woodpecker, Acorn (3)
  410. Woodpecker, Arizona
  411. Woodpecker, Black-backed (2)
  412. Woodpecker, Gila
  413. Woodpecker, Hairy (4)
  414. Woodpecker, Ladder backed (2)
  415. Woodpecker, Lewis's (5)
  416. Woodpecker, Nuttal's
  417. Woodpecker, Pileated
  418. Woodpecker, White-headed (3)
  419. Wren, Bewick's
  420. Wren, Cactus (2)
  421. Wren, Canyon (3)
  422. Wren, House (4)
  423. Wren, Marsh (2)
  424. Wren, Pacific (3)
  425. Wren, Rock (3)
  426. Wrentit
  427. X
  428. Y
  429. Yellowlegs, Greater
  430. Yellowlegs, Lesser (5)
  431. Yellowthroat, Common (8)
  432. 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, 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

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.