A female Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) joins the starlings. Raleigh, North Carolina.
A Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) welcomes Spring. Raleigh, North Carolina.
Serene black and white of a pond shore at Crowder County Park in Apex, North Carolina.
A Hermit Thrush poses in a holly tree. Raleigh, North Carolina.
An Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) perched in the soft morning light.
A Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronatasmall) perches on a pine twig on the forest floor. Raleigh, North Carolina.
The Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) is the world's smallest species of perching bird or passerine . Raleigh, North Carolina.
A Carolina Chickadee perches proud with its feather puffed out on a cool winter day. Raleigh, North Carolina.
A Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) bathes in the pond. Raleigh North Carolina.
Silhouette of A Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) peacefully gliding along the water with a blue monochrome filter. Lake Benson Park, Raleigh, North Carolina.
A single Pie-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) glides along the smooth water. Lake Benson, Garner, North Carolina.
A female Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) fluffs her feathers in the cool winter weather. Raleigh, North Carolina.
A Red-shouldered Hawk scans the winter shrubbery for sparrows. Raleigh, North Carolina.
A newly renovated footbridge across the wetlands at Historic Yates Mill County Park in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Dark image of a White-throated Sparrow in the winter shrubbery in golden hour light. Raleigh, North Carolina.
Peaceful winter time view of the upper lake at Grundy Lakes Park of South Cumberland State Park system. Tracy City, TN.
A small quaint waterall on the creek gurgles along the Fiery Gizzard Trail on the South Cumberland Plateau in Tennessee.
Early morning light filtering through the canopy of hemlocks along the Fiery Gizzard Trail on the South Cumberland Plateau in Tennessee.
Morning golden hour along the Fiery Gizzard Trail on the South Cumberland Plateau in Tennessee.
A male Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) glances back as it swims away. Raleigh, North Carolina.
An Eastern Gray Squirrel happily munches on seeds from a pine cone for a winter snack. Raleigh, North Carolina.
Autumn view above the trees from Little Pinnacle at Pilot Mountain State Park in Pinnacle, NC.
Autumn panorama sunrise view of the knob from Little Pinnacle at Pilot Mountain State Park in Pinnacle, NC.
