Birds

A bath with a view. A Seagull balances on a slippery rock as the tide pushes in around him at East Shore State Park, California, September 2011. Photo by Michael Stitt.

A duck collects the warmth of filtered sunlight along the edges of a small lake in Santa Rosa, California. 2011. Photo by Michael Stitt.
A Snowy Egret takes flight after a morning of hunting for small crab in the Pacific Ocean. 2011. Photo by Michael Stitt.



A Red Tail Hawk swoops down along the Pacific shores of Berkeley, California and grabs himself a mid-afternoon snack. 2011. Photo by Michael Stitt.
A Pacific Gull misjudges the distance of his landing on a windy day in Port Orchard, Washington. March 2012. Photo by Michael Stitt.

An American Bald Eagle glides in the breeze blowing through the antennas of the USS Turner Joy in Bremerton, Washington. March 2012. Photo by Michael Stitt.

A seagull rests in the fine sands of Lake Eerie, Pennsylvania. October 2011. Photo by Michael Stitt.
Waiting for movement and ready to pounce, a falcon perches in a pine tree along the Berkeley coastline in California. November 2011. Photo by Michael Stitt.