Red-winged Blackbird, Pea Island NWR, Outer Banks, September, 2009 NCBirds.com is a collection of original photos by Fred Hurteau. Presently the identification collection and gallery contain well over 700 photos covering over 85 species. All species represented here are frequent or common to North Carolina. This began as a hobby interest, but it has grown into a serious pastime. Some of the best photos are available in the gallery for licensing as stock photos. Sora, Bodie Island, Outer Banks, December, 2010 The photos presented by the three categories - •Songbirds & Garden Birds •Game Birds & Shorebirds and •Field & Forest Wildfowl are meant to help amateur bird enthusiasts identify the birds they see at home. The informal information is meant to help promote interest in learning about birds. It should not be considered as authoritative or scientific, nor is it an all-inclusive collection. Nature Photographer Fred Hurteau www.CarolinaWildPhoto.com All photos are copyrighted. The viewable images on this site are cropped, sized, and shown in low resolution version for web use. The identification photos that appear in the three categories "Songbirds & Garden Birds", "Game Birds & Shorebirds" and "Field & Forest Wildfowl" may be used for bona fide educational purposes without fee, subject to the Copyright Notice and Usage Policy. Images from the "photo gallery" may not be used or duplicated for any purpose without permission. They are preview examples for the higher resolution digital files available for licensing. Peregrin Falcon, Corolla, Outer Banks, October, 2009 Most of the "Songbirds & Garden Birds" were photographed at home, right outside the window. Most of the "wildfowl, waterfowl, gamebirds and shorebirds" were photographed around ponds, lakes and along the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Some of these photos can also be found on another newer "sister site" to this one, CarolinaOuterBanks.com, along with a great variety of scenic and nature photography. Please note that I am NOT an authority on birds. I'm presently using the National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America, 4th Ed., the National Audubon Society's The Sibley Guide to Birds, the Peterson Field Guide Birds of Eastern and Central North America, 5th Ed., and the Peterson Field Guide to Birds of North America as my identification resources. If you find any images you feel are misidentified, I would appreciate hearing about it with an email to: .
	Many more photos are in the Digital Photo Gallery Commercial photo licensing is available - more info Visit these other web sites by Fred Hurteau DragonFantasy.com CarolinaWildPhoto.com CarolinaOuterBanks.com NCWildHorses.com