Tim Avery Birding.com

Utah Bird Photos

Since 1996 I have taken nearly 1,000,000 photos. Of those about 14,000 have made it to this website, including over 1,000 species of birds that have been viewed more than 400,000 times.



Birds of North America This gallery is the reason I created this site back in 2004, to house a growing collection of bird photographs. Six years later, there are now more than 5000 images of 450 species in this gallery.

499 Albums
9,410 Photos
World Travel and BIRDS As I have started traveling to other countries in search of birds I need to restructure how I am showing things, so I have moved all my foreign travel adventures to this folder to try and organize. Currently I have photos from Costa Rica, Mexico, Peru, France, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Botswana.



131 Albums
4,616 Photos
U.S. Travel & Places I'm going to start reorganizing my Scenery, Cities, Etc Folder and create sub cats for different places in this folder!

41 Albums
880 Photos
Other Wildlife Images This gallery contains images of mammals, reptiles, amphibians, insects, and anything else wild that isn't a bird.

22 Albums
678 Photos
Scenery, Cities, Art, Etc. This gallery contains images of scenery and everything else not related to wildlife.

19 Albums
1,106 Photos
Tim and Sam This gallery contains images of my wife, and myself.

3 Albums
277 Photos
New Images These are the latest Images I have uploaded to my site.

1 Albums
8 Photos


Last additions
  • Jaeger_haha_01.jpg
    porbable Parasitic Jaeger147 viewsThis bird was probably a Parasitic Jaeger, but was pretty far out. It was seen from a boat by Colby Neuman and relocated by me a short time later from shore. Great Salt Lake State Park, Saltair Marina, Salt Lake County, Utah. September 2007Dec 12, 2007
  • under_Wing_01.jpg
    Parasitic Jaeger100 viewsUnderwing detail. Willard Spur of the Great Salt Lake, Box Elder County, Utah. September 11, 2005Dec 12, 2007
  • under_tail_coverts_01.jpg
    Parasitic Jaeger69 viewsUndertail coverts detail. Willard Spur of the Great Salt Lake, Box Elder County, Utah. September 11, 2005Dec 12, 2007
  • tail_01.jpg
    Parasitic Jaeger87 viewsTail detail, this was the key to eliminating LTJA, as our bird lacked a pale fringe on the tail feathers on a LTJA. Willard Spur of the Great Salt Lake, Box Elder County, Utah. September 11, 2005Dec 12, 2007
  • skin_02.jpg
    Parasitic Jaeger106 viewsI had returned two days after seeing the bird to look at it again, only to find it dead. I collected the specimen, photographed and finally got a positive ID, then donated the skin to the University of Utah. Willard Spur of the Great Salt Lake, Box Elder County, Utah. September 11, 2005Dec 12, 2007
  • skin_01.jpg
    Parasitic Jaeger107 viewsI had returned two days after seeing the bird to look at it again, only to find it dead. I collected the specimen, photographed and finally got a positive ID, then donated the skin to the University of Utah. Willard Spur of the Great Salt Lake, Box Elder County, Utah. September 11, 2005Dec 12, 2007


  • Random files
    • air_fight_01.jpg
      Parasitic Jaeger138 viewsBeing chased by a Peregrine Falcon. Willard Spur of the Great Salt Lake, Box Elder County, Utah. September 11, 2005
    • jaeger_13.jpg
      Parasitic Jaeger83 viewsPreening showing the undertail coverts. Willard Spur of the Great Salt Lake, Box Elder County, Utah. September 11, 2005
    • jaeg_04.jpg
      Parasitic Jaeger104 viewsWillard Spur of the Great Salt Lake, Box Elder County, Utah. September 11, 2005
    • primaries_01.jpg
      Parasitic Jaeger83 viewsUnderwing detail. Willard Spur of the Great Salt Lake, Box Elder County, Utah. September 11, 2005
    • jaeg_01.jpg
      Parasitic Jaeger97 viewsOne of the only flight shots showing its lanky appearance, as a Parasitic should have. Willard Spur of the Great Salt Lake, Box Elder County, Utah. September 11, 2005
    • Jaeger_haha_01.jpg
      porbable Parasitic Jaeger147 viewsThis bird was probably a Parasitic Jaeger, but was pretty far out. It was seen from a boat by Colby Neuman and relocated by me a short time later from shore. Great Salt Lake State Park, Saltair Marina, Salt Lake County, Utah. September 2007