Author Archives: Laura Meyers

Yellow-crowned Night-heron Juvenile

Yellow-crowned Night-heron  Juvenile

               Yellow-crowned Night-heron Juvenile

Yellow-crowned Night-heron Juvenile

The picture of this very pretty juvenile Yellow-crowned Night-heron was photographed at Big John’s Pond at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in Queens, New York. The photograph of this Yellow-crowned Night-heron was taken with the Canon 5D Mark III Canon 300mm f2.8 IS II with the 2X extender.

 

To hear the sounds of the Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, click on the arrow above.

American Redstart Female

American Redstart Female

American Redstart Female

American Redstart Female

The photograph of this female American Redstart was taken at Greenwood-Cemetery with the Canon 5D Mark III and the Canon 300mm f2.8 lens. To see the meta data on the settings and camera information used to take photograph, you can visit my flickr site – https://www.flickr.com/photos/laurameyers/14449685572/ – to view this information for this photo as well as the many other pictures that are up on this site.

Eastern Kingbird

Eastern Kingbird

Eastern Kingbird

Eastern Kingbird

The Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) is a sturdy, medium-sized songbird with a large head, upright posture, square-tipped tail, and a relatively short, straight bill. The picture of this Eastern Kingbird was taken in the Green-wood Cemetery.

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Male Rose-breasted Grosbeak

During the breeding season Rose-breasted Grosbeaks eat a lot of insects, as well as wild fruit and seeds. Grosbeaks usually glean their food from dense foliage and branches.The picture of this male Rose-breasted Grosbeak was taken at the Greenwood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York near the Dell Water using the Canon 5D MarkIII with the Canon 300mm lens with a 2X extender.

Baltimore Oriole Male

Baltimore Oriole Male

Baltimore Oriole Male

Baltimore Oriole

The picture of this beautiful male Baltimore Oriole was taken at the Green-wood Cemetery in the Dell Water area. The camera I used to photograph this Baltimore Oriole was the Canon 5D MarkIII with the Canon 300mm lens with a 2x extender.

White-eyed Vireo

White-eyed Vireo

White-eyed Vireo

White-eyed Vireo

The picture of this beautiful White-eyed Vireo was taken at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in Queens, New York during spring migration. The White-eyed Vireo is a small and secretive bird of shrubby areas of the eastern and southern United States, the White-eyed Vireo is more noticeable for its explosive song than its looks.

Canada Warbler

Canada Warbler Male

Canada Warbler Male

Canada Warbler

The picture of this lovely male Canada Warbler was photographed at the Green-wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York. The Canada Warbler is a colorful, active warbler of northern forests, the Canada Warbler spends little time on its breeding grounds. It is one of the last warblers to arrive north in the spring.