Birds Are Everywhere

Photography by Jay Peretz

These photographs were taken mainly in Northern California where I live, on walks in woods, on beaches and in my garden and around my neighborhood in Sonoma County. I am always amazed at the variety of form and color, songs and behavior of the birds that are everywhere around us. I hope you enjoy my photographs.

Raptors

White Tailed Kite

White-Tailed Kite

Osprey

Osprey

Bald Eagle

Bald Eagle

Cooper's Hawk

Cooper's Hawk

American Kestrel

American Kestrel

Red-Tailed Hawk

Red-Tailed Hawk

Red-Tailed Hawk
Red-Shouldered Hawk

Red-Shouldered Hawk

Red-Shouldered Hawk

Hummingbirds

Anna's Hummingbird

Anna's Hummingbird

Allen's Hummingbird

Allen's Hummingbird

Allen's Hummingbird
Anna's Hummingbird

Anna's Hummingbird

Shorebirds

Marbled Godwit

Marbled Godwit

Snowy Egret

Snowy Egret

Great Egret

Great Egret

Great Egret

Great Egret

White Pelican

White Pelican

Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron

Whimbrel

Whimbrel

Garden Birds

California Quail

California Quail

Wild Turkey

Wild Turkey

Western Bluebird

Western Bluebird

Ruby-Crowned Kinglet

Ruby-Crowned Kinglet

White-Breasted Nuthatch

White-Breasted Nuthatch

Cedar Waxwing

Cedar Waxwing

Woodpeckers

Northern Flicker

Northern Flicker

Downy Woodpecker

Downy Woodpecker

Pileated Woodpecker

Pileated Woodpecker

Butterflies

Monarch Butterfly

Monarch Butterfly

Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly

Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly

Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly

Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly

Gulf Fritillary Butterfly

Gulf Fritillary Butterfly

Honeybees

Honeybee

Honeybee

Honeybee

Honeybee

Spider with honeybee

Spider with Honeybee

Landscapes

Oak Trees

Oak Trees

Oak Trees

Oak Trees

Oak Trees

Oak Trees

Oak Trees

Oak Trees

Photography

I have been taking photographs for fun since the 1970s, starting with 35MM SLR cameras and darkrooms. I've also always found nature to be fascinating and been increasing interested in understanding the lives of birds that we find everywhere we go. Over the past few years I have taken thousands of photographs of birds and I created this website to share some the photographs that I'm most proud of.