GreatBirdPics Members’ Showcase – 6/4/26
Here are some shots that were recently posted and caught my eye: Docshaf got a nice closeup of a Clapper Rail. I’ve tried to find them many times and never…
Which One Wednesday – 6/3/26
Welcome to another Which One Wednesday! I had a lot of responses to our last one (with the Prothonotary Warbler and the redbuds) and I hope I’ll get even more…
A Fernbird Study
Rebecca Bowater, our New Zealand naturalist, captured several pictures of the elusive Fernbird and shared them with us. The Fernbird is more often heard than seen so it was a…
GreatBirdPics Contest Tips
Our latest contest, “In and Around Water” was a great success with over 170 entries submitted by many of our artists. Thanks again to all who shared their Great Bird…
GreatBirdPics’ Bird Photograph of the Week – 6/29/26
Congratulations to Birder2011 for this Great Bird Pic of a male Blue Grosbeak. It looks like she was able to get pretty close to the bird and captured some of…
Thursday’s Which One Wednesday
Last week I presented four variations of the same shot of a Prothonotary Warbler, each one reframed and/or edited a bit differently. I received many responses (thanks!). Here’s how you…
In And Around Water Contest Honorable Mentions.2
Monday the winner of our “In and Around Water” Conest was announced. We narrowed down the 176 entries to eleven shots, and after selecting the winner, the remaining ten were…
In and Around Water Contest Honorable Mentions.1
Yesterday the winner of our “In and Around Water” Conest was announced. Thanks again to all the photographers who submitted their GreatBirdPics for the contest – I very much enjoyed…
“In And By The Water” Contest Winner!
Wow! We had 176 entries in our “In And By The Water” bird photography contest. Xwinger and I agonized over which shots to keep or set aside – even after…
GreatBirdPics’ Bird Photograph of the Week – 5/22/26
Our Bird Photograph of the Week is of a Red-eyed Vireo taken by docshaf. Nicely framed and sharp as a tack – it also captured that red eye better than…
GreatBirdPics Members’ Showcase – 5/21/26
Good Morning and welcome to another Members’ Showcase. Let’s take a look at some of the recently shared pics that caught my eye: Docshaf has been sharing a lot of…
Which One Wednesday – 5/20/26
Here we go again with another edition of “Which One Wednesday”! Karen and I were over at Elsen’s Hill looking for a rare Western Tanager (found it!). As we headed…