Focusing on Wildlife
  • About Us
  • Support
  • Log In
  • Home
  • News
  • Polls
  • Contact
  • Petitions
  • WildFocus
  • Competitions
Skip to main content

Focusing on Wildlife

  • Resting by Candy McManiman
  • Harpy Eagle (Harpia Harpyja) by Glenn Bartley
  • Curious Puma by Paamul Jack
  • When the Fruit Falls in Your Mouth by Lieve Snellings
  • Macaws True Love by Paamul Jack
  • Great Horned Owl by Glenn Perrigo
  • About Us
  • Support
  • Log In
  • Home
  • Petitions
  • WildFocus
  • Photo Competition

Author: Larry Jordan

Larry Jordan is an avid birder and amateur photographer living on the Pacific Flyway near the Central Valley of Northern California. He is a board member of his local Audubon Society and is a bird and wildlife conservationist. Larry contributes to several wildlife conservation organizations and is a BirdLife International "Species Champion." He is also Habitat Manager for the Burrowing Owl Conservation Network, an organization dedicated to the protection and restoration of the Western Burrowing Owl population in the United States. Larry has been blogging about birds since September of 2007 at TheBirdersReport.com
International Vulture Awareness Day 2017

International Vulture Awareness Day 2017

September 14, 2017December 23, 2019 Larry Jordan 1 Comment

The first Saturday in September each year is International Vulture Awareness Day. Vultures are an ecologically vital group of birds that face a range of threats in many areas that they occur. Populations of many species are under pressure and some species are facing extinction. The International Vulture Awareness Day has grown from Vulture Awareness […]

Read More

Northern Red-shafted Flickers and Nestlings

Northern Red-shafted Flickers and Nestlings

June 22, 2016December 23, 2019 Larry Jordan Leave a comment

The proud father of five Northern Flicker (Red-shafted) nestlings perches near the entrance of the nestbox. See the full post which includes a video of the adults and the nestlings inside the box at 10000 Birds.          

Read More

Marbled Godwit at Seal Rock Beach

Marbled Godwit at Seal Rock Beach

December 21, 2015December 23, 2019 Larry Jordan Leave a comment

I recently spent some time watching birds on the beach near Seal Rock below the Cliff House in San Francisco. This Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa) was one of the many shorebird species I observed. Check out my latest West Coast Beat Writer post over at 10000 Birds to see all the avifauna I encountered.   […]

Read More

Mountain Bluebirds at Lassen Volcanic National Park

Mountain Bluebirds at Lassen Volcanic National Park

August 7, 2015December 23, 2019 Larry Jordan 1 Comment

Don’t miss the Mountain Bluebird spotted at Lassen Volcanic National Park I posted over at 10000 Birds. There are several other birds pictured in the piece as well as some cool mammals like the Marmot!            

Read More

Water Ouzel Nest Found at Lassen Volcanic National Park

Water Ouzel Nest Found at Lassen Volcanic National Park

July 21, 2015December 23, 2019 Larry Jordan Leave a comment

One of the best things about our annual Audubon chapter’s Lassen Park campout is that we get to see several species of mountain birds that we don’t normally see in the Sacramento Valley. I know for a certainty that I will be able to see one of my favorites, the American Dipper whenever I visit […]

Read More

Proposal to Expand Hunting and Fishing Opportunities on National Wildlife Refuges

Proposal to Expand Hunting and Fishing Opportunities on National Wildlife Refuges

June 23, 2015December 23, 2019 Larry Jordan 3 Comments

Please head on over to 10000 Birds to read my latest post on the Expansion of Hunting and Fishing Opportunities on National Wildlife Refuges. You might also want to read my latest post, and join me in urging congress to End Cruel Trapping on National Wildlife Refuges. Did you know that an estimated 300 refuges […]

Read More

Fishing at the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge

Fishing at the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge

April 1, 2015December 23, 2019 Larry Jordan 2 Comments

I photographed and shot video of this Snowy Egret fishing at Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge recently.                    

Read More

My Favorite Bird Photos of 2014

My Favorite Bird Photos of 2014

January 7, 2015December 23, 2019 Larry Jordan 2 Comments

At the end of each year I like to go back and look at the bird photographs I have taken and choose the ones I like the best for a “favorite bird photo” post. I try to pick at least one photograph from each month however some months were photographically prolific, others not so much. […]

Read More

Posts navigation

1 2 … 13 Older posts

Most Viewed

  • This Giant Grizzly Bear In Canada Named “The Boss” Has Survived Being Hit By A Train, Fathered 70% Of The Cubs In His Area This Giant Grizzly Bear In Canada Named ... 346 views
  • Ballo was quite badly hurt and required treatment (Image: SSPCA) Otter left for dead after being hit ... 346 views
  • The snakes were found dead among the rubbish (Image: SSPCA) Three huge Boa Constrictors found dead at ... 262 views
  • Baby foxes, raccoon dogs and minks are being slaughtered for fashion items in China Inside cruel China fur farms where animals ... 250 views
  • Aristo the lion pounced on the woman within seconds (Image: ussurzoo, /e2w) Drunk woman’s miracle escape as she’s mauled ... 239 views
  • The polar was killed by a member of the public, authorities said (stock) (Image: Getty Images) Rampaging polar bear kills woman and boy ... 239 views
  • Results of the Best Photo of the Month December 2022 Results of the Best Photo of the ... 228 views
  • PIXABAY/COUNSELLING Florida Man Injured When Huge Iguana Drops ... 154 views
  • VOTE for the Best Photo of the Month December 2022 VOTE for the Best Photo of the ... 150 views
  • Bowmar and body of bear he butchered (Image: YouTube) Sick couple who gloated as they slaughtered ... 144 views

Most Commented

  • Volunteer wildlife carer Leonie Burt found the five emu chicks scattered alongside and in the middle of a dead end road Five baby emus are DELIBERATELY run over ... 6 comments
  • Volunteers Continue to Risk Their Lives to Save Animals Amid Ongoing War in Ukraine Volunteers Continue to Risk Their Lives to ... 3 comments
  • This Giant Grizzly Bear In Canada Named “The Boss” Has Survived Being Hit By A Train, Fathered 70% Of The Cubs In His Area This Giant Grizzly Bear In Canada Named ... 2 comments
  • Syed Rizwan posing with a lion he gunned down Trophy hunter poses with dead lions and ... 2 comments
  • Petition: Urge French Authorities to Enforce Bans on Ortolan Bunting Hunting Petition: Urge French Authorities to Enforce Bans ... 2 comments
  • Bua Noi has spent 30 years in captivity at the privately-run Pata Zoo (Image: Daily Mirror) World’s loneliest gorilla doomed to die in ... 2 comments
  • People were devastated looking at the fox curled up all alone (Image: James Warwick) Londoners heartbroken after fox sleeps curled up ... 2 comments
  • Elvis is a territorial croc, his keepers say (file) (Image: AFP/Getty Images) Crocodile takes revenge on noisy zoo employee ... 2 comments
  • A Dove 2 comments
  • German Authorities Will Kill Hybrid Wolf-Dog Pups to Protect Wolf Population German Authorities Will Kill Hybrid Wolf-Dog Pups ... 2 comments

Galleries

  • Ducks
  • Swans
  • Insects
  • Large Landbirds
  • Mammals
  • Seabirds
  • Small Landbirds
  • Waders
  • Geese
Top 25 Blogs of 2021

Threatened Bird Species

  • Species Champions
  • CR: Critically Endangered
  • EN: Endangered
  • VU: Vulnerable
  • NT: Near Threatened
  • Threatened Bird Species
Top Zoo and Wildlife Photography Blogs
Top 10 UK Wildlife Photography Blogs

Categories

  • Blogs
  • Books
  • Competitions
  • Editorials
  • News
  • Petitions
  • Polls
  • Videos
  • Wildlife
Top Photography Blogs
Outdoor Photography

Mount one of our logos on your website

Focusing on Wildlife
Fatbirder's Top 1000 Birding Websites

  • About Us
  • Support
  • Subscribe
  • Privacy Policy
  • WordPress Hosting
  • Contact
  • Exchange Links
  • Want to Join Us
  • Species Champions
  • Promote Our Logos
  • Galleries
  • WildFocus
  • Upload an Image
  • Members Galleries
  • Photo Competition
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
sparkling Theme by Colorlib Powered by WordPress