Photography by Gary Woods

Recent Additions

Varied Bunting-August, Pena Blanca Lake, AZ
Added: Sat - May 10, 2025
Cackling Goose-December, Madera Co, CA
Added: Sat - May 10, 2025
Northern Roughwinged Swallow-April, Merced Co, CA
Added: Sat - May 10, 2025
Horned Grebe-April, Merced Co, CA
Added: Sat - May 03, 2025
Western Screech Owl-April, Kings Co, CA
Added: Fri - May 02, 2025
Darkeyed Junco(slate colored)-January, Kern Co, CA
Added: Fri - May 02, 2025
Yellowthroated Vireo-June, McHenry Co, ND
Added: Fri - May 02, 2025
Whitecrowned Sparrow(gambelii)-December,Madera Co, CA
Added: Sat - Apr 26, 2025
Vermilion Flycatcher-January, Yosemite Lake, CA
Added: Sat - Apr 26, 2025
Fox Sparrow(sinuosa)-December, Madera Co, CA
Added: Sat - Apr 26, 2025
Dunlin-April, Kings Co, CA
Added: Mon - Apr 21, 2025
Bald Eagle, March, Merced Co, CA
Added: Wed - Apr 16, 2025
Yellowbreasted Chat-June, Kidder Co, ND
Added: Wed - Apr 16, 2025
American Bittern-March, San Luis NWR, CA
Added: Wed - Apr 16, 2025
American White Pelican-December, Fresno Co, CA
Added: Sun - Apr 06, 2025
Lark Bunting-June, Kidder Co, ND
Added: Sun - Apr 06, 2025
Blackcapped Chickadee-June, McHenry Co, ND
Added: Sun - Apr 06, 2025
Snow Goose-December, Merced Co, CA
Added: Fri - Mar 28, 2025



Birds



  1. A
  2. Avocet, American (4)
  3. B
  4. Bittern, American (3)
  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, Lark
  19. Bunting, Lazuli (8)
  20. Bunting, Snow
  21. Bunting, Varied (4)
  22. Bushtit (3)
  23. C
  24. Canvasback
  25. Cardinal, Northern
  26. Catbird, Gray (2)
  27. Chat, Yellow-breasted (5)
  28. Chickadee, Black-capped
  29. Chickadee, Chestnut-backed (3)
  30. Chickadee, Mountain (2)
  31. Chukar (5)
  32. Coot, American
  33. Cormorant, Brandt's
  34. Cormorant, Double-crested (3)
  35. Cormorant, Neotropic (3)
  36. Cowbird, Brown-headed (2)
  37. Crane, Sandhill (7)
  38. Creeper, Brown
  39. Crow, American
  40. Curlew, Long-billed (3)
  41. D
  42. Dipper, American (5)
  43. Dove, Common Ground (2)
  44. Dove, Eurasian Collared (3)
  45. Dove, Inca (2)
  46. Dove, Mourning (2)
  47. Dove, Ruddy Ground- (2)
  48. Dove, White-winged
  49. Dowitcher, Long-billed (7)
  50. Dowitcher, Short-billed (3)
  51. Duck, Black-bellied Whistling
  52. Duck, Falcated
  53. Duck, Harlequin (2)
  54. Duck, Long-tailed
  55. Duck, Mandarin (2)
  56. Duck, Mexican
  57. Duck, Ring-necked (4)
  58. Duck, Ruddy (3)
  59. Duck, Wood (5)
  60. Dunlin (4)
  61. E
  62. Eagle, Bald (5)
  63. Eagle, Golden (4)
  64. Egret, Cattle (5)
  65. Egret, Great (3)
  66. Egret, Reddish
  67. Egret, Snowy (2)
  68. Eider, Common
  69. F
  70. Falcon, Peregrine (5)
  71. Falcon, Prairie (2)
  72. Finch, Cassin's (4)
  73. Finch, House
  74. Finch, Purple (3)
  75. Flicker, Northern (2)
  76. Flycatcher, Ash-throated (5)
  77. Flycatcher, Brown-crested (2)
  78. Flycatcher, Cordilleran (3)
  79. Flycatcher, Dusky (4)
  80. Flycatcher, Dusky-capped
  81. Flycatcher, Gray (2)
  82. Flycatcher, Hammond's (5)
  83. Flycatcher, Least
  84. Flycatcher, Olive-sided (2)
  85. Flycatcher, Pacific-slope (5)
  86. Flycatcher, Pine
  87. Flycatcher, Scissor-tailed
  88. Flycatcher, Sulphur-bellied
  89. Flycatcher, Tufted
  90. Flycatcher, Vermilion (9)
  91. Flycatcher, Willow (2)
  92. G
  93. Gadwall (4)
  94. Gallinule, Common (2)
  95. Gnatcatcher, Black-tailed
  96. Gnatcatcher, Blue-gray (5)
  97. Gnatcatcher, California
  98. Godwit, Bar-tailed (3)
  99. Godwit, Hudsonian (3)
  100. Godwit, Marbled (2)
  101. Goldeneye, Barrow's (4)
  102. Goldeneye, Common (4)
  103. Goldfinch, American (4)
  104. Goldfinch, Lawrence's (6)
  105. Goldfinch, Lesser (7)
  106. Goose, Cackling (5)
  107. Goose, Canada (4)
  108. Goose, Ross's (11)
  109. Goose, Snow (12)
  110. Goose, White-fronted (6)
  111. Goshawk, Northern
  112. Grackle, Common
  113. Grackle, Great-tailed (2)
  114. Grebe, Clark's (2)
  115. Grebe, Eared (6)
  116. Grebe, Horned (6)
  117. Grebe, Least
  118. Grebe, Pied-billed (3)
  119. Grebe, Red-necked (3)
  120. Grebe, Western (2)
  121. Grosbeak, Black-headed (3)
  122. Grosbeak, Blue (7)
  123. Grosbeak, Evening (4)
  124. Grosbeak, Pine
  125. Gull, Bonaparte's (6)
  126. Gull, California (6)
  127. Gull, Franklin's (4)
  128. Gull, Glaucous (3)
  129. Gull, Glaucous-winged (7)
  130. Gull, Heermann's (4)
  131. Gull, Herring (4)
  132. Gull, Iceland (Thayer's) (3)
  133. Gull, Lesser Black-backed
  134. Gull, Ring-billed (2)
  135. Gull, Sabine's (3)
  136. Gull, Short-billed (7)
  137. Gull, Western (3)
  138. H
  139. Harrier, Northern (9)
  140. Hawk, Cooper's (2)
  141. Hawk, Ferruginous (3)
  142. Hawk, Gray
  143. Hawk, Red-shouldered (4)
  144. Hawk, Red-tailed (10)
  145. Hawk, Rough-legged
  146. Hawk, Swainson's (8)
  147. Hawk, Zone-tailed
  148. Heron, Black-crowned Night
  149. Heron, Great Blue (2)
  150. Heron, Green (4)
  151. Heron, Little Blue (4)
  152. Hummingbird, Allen's
  153. Hummingbird, Anna's (4)
  154. Hummingbird, Black-chinned (2)
  155. Hummingbird, Broad-billed (3)
  156. Hummingbird, Broad-tailed (2)
  157. Hummingbird, Calliope (7)
  158. Hummingbird, Costa's (7)
  159. Hummingbird, Magnificent
  160. Hummingbird, Ruby-throated
  161. Hummingbird, Rufous (9)
  162. I
  163. Ibis, White-faced (2)
  164. J
  165. Jaeger, Long-tailed (4)
  166. Jaeger, Pomeraine
  167. Jay, California Scrub (4)
  168. Jay, Mexican
  169. Jay, Steller's (2)
  170. Junco, Dark-eyed (3)
  171. Junco, Yellow-eyed (4)
  172. K
  173. Kestrel, American (5)
  174. Killdeer (2)
  175. Kingbird, Cassin's (4)
  176. Kingbird, Couch's
  177. Kingbird, Eastern (2)
  178. Kingbird, Tropical
  179. Kingbird, Western (3)
  180. Kingfisher, Belted (2)
  181. Kinglet, Golden-crowned (2)
  182. Kite, White-tailed (4)
  183. Kittiwake, Black-legged
  184. Knot, Red (2)
  185. L
  186. Lark, Horned (5)
  187. Longspur, Thick-billed
  188. Loon, Arctic (2)
  189. Loon, Common (2)
  190. Loon, Pacific
  191. M
  192. Magpie, Black-billed (2)
  193. Magpie, Yellow-billed (2)
  194. Mallard (2)
  195. Meadowlark, Eastern
  196. Meadowlark, Western (2)
  197. Merganser, Common (3)
  198. Merganser, Hooded (4)
  199. Merlin (8)
  200. Mockingbird, Northern (2)
  201. N
  202. Nene
  203. Night-heron, black-crowned
  204. Nighthawk, Lesser (5)
  205. Nuthatch, Pygmy (3)
  206. Nuthatch, Red-Breasted (2)
  207. Nuthatch, White-breasted (7)
  208. O
  209. Oriole, Baltimore
  210. Oriole, Bullock's (4)
  211. Oriole, Hooded (6)
  212. Oriole, Orchard (3)
  213. Oriole, Scott's
  214. Osprey
  215. Ovenbird (3)
  216. Owl, Barn
  217. Owl, Burrowing (7)
  218. Owl, Great Gray (6)
  219. Owl, Great-horned
  220. Owl, Long-eared (3)
  221. Owl, Northern Pygmy (3)
  222. Owl, Northern Saw-whet
  223. Owl, Short-eared (3)
  224. Owl, Spotted (Mexican)
  225. Owl, Spotted (northern) (5)
  226. Owl, Western Screech (3)
  227. Oystercatcher, Black (2)
  228. P
  229. Palila
  230. Parakeet, Nanday
  231. Peafowl, Indian
  232. Pelican, American White (2)
  233. Pelican, Brown (4)
  234. Pewee, Eastern Wood
  235. Pewee, Western Wood (4)
  236. Phainopepla (6)
  237. Phalarope, Red (3)
  238. Phalarope, Red-necked (9)
  239. Phalarope, Wilson's (5)
  240. Pheasant, Ring-necked (2)
  241. Phoebe, Black (2)
  242. Phoebe, Eastern
  243. Phoebe, Say's (4)
  244. Pigeon, Band-tailed
  245. Pintail, Northern (9)
  246. Pipit, American
  247. Pipit, Olive-backed
  248. Pipit, Sprague's (2)
  249. Plover, American Golden (4)
  250. Plover, Black-bellied (4)
  251. Plover, Mountain (6)
  252. Plover, Pacific Golden (2)
  253. Plover, Semipalmated (4)
  254. Plover, Snowy (9)
  255. Q
  256. Quail, California (6)
  257. Quail, Gambel's (4)
  258. Quail, Montezuma (2)
  259. Quail, Mountain (8)
  260. Quail, Scaled
  261. R
  262. Rail, Virginia (2)
  263. Raven, Chihuahan
  264. Raven, Common (3)
  265. Redhead (2)
  266. Redstart, American (3)
  267. Redstart, Painted (2)
  268. Redstart, Slate-throated (2)
  269. Roadrunner (4)
  270. Robin, American (5)
  271. Rosy-Finch, Black
  272. Ruff (3)
  273. S
  274. Sanderling (5)
  275. Sandpiper, Baird's (7)
  276. Sandpiper, Buff-breasted (2)
  277. Sandpiper, Curlew (2)
  278. Sandpiper, Least (5)
  279. Sandpiper, Pectoral (5)
  280. Sandpiper, Semipalmated (6)
  281. Sandpiper, Solitary
  282. Sandpiper, Spotted (4)
  283. Sandpiper, Stilt (2)
  284. Sandpiper, Upland (3)
  285. Sandpiper, Western (7)
  286. Sapsucker, Red-breasted (3)
  287. Sapsucker, Red-naped (2)
  288. Sapsucker, Williamson's (2)
  289. Sapsucker, Yellow-bellied (3)
  290. Scaup, Greater (3)
  291. Scaup, Lesser
  292. Scoter, Common (2)
  293. Scoter, Surf (2)
  294. Scoter, White-winged (2)
  295. Shoveler, Northern (2)
  296. Shrike, Loggerhead (6)
  297. Siskin, Pine (2)
  298. Skimmer, Black
  299. Snipe (4)
  300. Solitaire, Townsend's (3)
  301. Sora
  302. Sparrow, Bell's (5)
  303. Sparrow, Black-chinned (2)
  304. Sparrow, Black-throated (2)
  305. Sparrow, Botteri's (3)
  306. Sparrow, Cassin's
  307. Sparrow, Chipping (2)
  308. Sparrow, Clay-colored (3)
  309. Sparrow, Field (2)
  310. Sparrow, Five-striped (2)
  311. Sparrow, Fox (10)
  312. Sparrow, Golden-crowned (3)
  313. Sparrow, Lark (4)
  314. Sparrow, LeConte's (2)
  315. Sparrow, Lincoln's (3)
  316. Sparrow, Rufous-crowned (3)
  317. Sparrow, Rufous-winged
  318. Sparrow, Sagebrush (3)
  319. Sparrow, Savannah (2)
  320. Sparrow, Sharp-tailed (3)
  321. Sparrow, Song (6)
  322. Sparrow, Vesper (2)
  323. Sparrow, White-crowned (8)
  324. Sparrow, White-throated (2)
  325. Starling, European
  326. Stilt, Black-necked
  327. Stint, Little (3)
  328. Storm-petrel, Wedge-rumped
  329. Surfbird (2)
  330. Swallow, Bank
  331. Swallow, Cliff (3)
  332. Swallow, Northern Roughwinged (2)
  333. Swallow, Tree (4)
  334. Swallow, Violet-green (2)
  335. Swan, Mute
  336. Swan, Tundra (2)
  337. T
  338. Tanager, Hepatic
  339. Tanager, Summer (3)
  340. Tanager, Western (2)
  341. Tattler, Wandering (2)
  342. Teal, Blue-winged (3)
  343. Teal, Cinnamon (2)
  344. Teal, Green-winged
  345. Tern, Black (3)
  346. Tern, Caspian (5)
  347. Tern, Common (2)
  348. Tern, Elegant (6)
  349. Tern, Forster's (6)
  350. Tern, Royal
  351. Thrasher, Brown
  352. Thrasher, California
  353. Thrasher, Curve-billed
  354. Thrasher, Le Conte's
  355. Thrasher, Sage (2)
  356. Thrush, Hermit (2)
  357. Thrush, Swainson's (3)
  358. Thrush, Varied (2)
  359. Titmouse, Oak (2)
  360. Towhee, California (2)
  361. Towhee, Green-tailed (4)
  362. Towhee, Spotted (3)
  363. Trogon, Elegant (2)
  364. Turkey, Wild (8)
  365. Turnstone, Black
  366. Turnstone, Ruddy (4)
  367. Tyrannulet, Northern Beardless (2)
  368. U
  369. V
  370. Veery (2)
  371. Verdin (3)
  372. Vireo, Bell's
  373. Vireo, Cassin's (3)
  374. Vireo, Gray
  375. Vireo, Hutton's (2)
  376. Vireo, Plumbeous
  377. Vireo, Red-eyed (2)
  378. Vireo, Warbling (3)
  379. Vireo, Yellow-throated
  380. Vulture, Turkey (4)
  381. W
  382. Wagtail, White
  383. Warbler, Arctic
  384. Warbler, Black-and-white (2)
  385. Warbler, Black-throated Gray (4)
  386. Warbler, Blackpoll (3)
  387. Warbler, Grace's (2)
  388. Warbler, Hermit (2)
  389. Warbler, Lucy's
  390. Warbler, MacGillivray's (2)
  391. Warbler, Nashville (3)
  392. Warbler, Olive
  393. Warbler, Orange-crowned (7)
  394. Warbler, Palm (3)
  395. Warbler, Prairie
  396. Warbler, Prothonotary (2)
  397. Warbler, Red-faced (3)
  398. Warbler, Rufous-capped (2)
  399. Warbler, Tennessee (3)
  400. Warbler, Townsend's (8)
  401. Warbler, Virginia's
  402. Warbler, Wilson's (3)
  403. Warbler, Yellow (5)
  404. Warbler, Yellow-rumped (Audubon's) (4)
  405. Warbler, Yellow-rumped (Myrtle) (4)
  406. Warbler, Yellow-rumped (intergrade)
  407. Waterthrush, Louisiana (2)
  408. Waterthrush, Northern (2)
  409. Waxwing, Bohemian
  410. Waxwing, Cedar (2)
  411. Whimbrel (3)
  412. Wigeon, American (3)
  413. Wigeon, Eurasian
  414. Willet (4)
  415. Woodpecker, Acorn (3)
  416. Woodpecker, Arizona
  417. Woodpecker, Black-backed (2)
  418. Woodpecker, Gila
  419. Woodpecker, Hairy (4)
  420. Woodpecker, Ladder backed (2)
  421. Woodpecker, Lewis's (5)
  422. Woodpecker, Nuttal's
  423. Woodpecker, Pileated
  424. Woodpecker, White-headed (3)
  425. Wren, Bewick's (2)
  426. Wren, Cactus (2)
  427. Wren, Canyon (3)
  428. Wren, House (5)
  429. Wren, Marsh (2)
  430. Wren, Pacific (3)
  431. Wren, Rock (3)
  432. Wren, Winter
  433. Wrentit
  434. X
  435. Y
  436. Yellowlegs, Greater
  437. Yellowlegs, Lesser (5)
  438. Yellowthroat, Common (8)
  439. 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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