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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.
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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.
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Nature Photographer
Fred Hurteau |
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.
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Peregrin
Falcon, Corolla, Outer Banks, October, 2009
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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, OuterBanksGuidebook.com,
along with a great variety of scenic and nature photography.
For a quick overview of my bird photos, you can watch
my "Preview
Gallery", a self-playing slideshow (2 min.-15 sec., with
soft music) that highlights some of my favorite photos.
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 by e-mail.
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