Reflections of the Natural World

Travel with me as I explore the wild things and wild places of our planet. – Jim Gain

  • YUCATAN BIRD WALLPAPERS #2 – Keel-billed Toucan

    YUCATAN BIRD WALLPAPERS #2 – Keel-billed Toucan

    I will be posting one image a day from my Yucatan Birds Gallery. I decided to try and present an extra-wide format (21×9) to show more of the habitat surrounding each bird. Keel-billed Toucan – Tucán Pico Canoa IMAGE DETAILSLocation: Chunyaxché (Pueblo), Quintana Roo, MexicoDate: 2021-12-02Camera: Canon EOS R5Lens: Canon RF 100-500mmFocal Length: 500.0 mm Aperture: Read more

  • YUCATAN BIRD WALLPAPERS #1 – Yucatan Jay

    YUCATAN BIRD WALLPAPERS #1 – Yucatan Jay

    I will be posting one image a day from my Yucatan Birds Gallery. I decided to try and present an extra-wide format (21×9) to show more of the habitat surrounding each bird. Yucatan Jay – Chara yucateca IMAGE DETAILSLocation: Chunyaxché (Pueblo), Quintana Roo, MexicoDate: 2021-12-02Camera: Canon EOS R5Lens: Canon RF 100-500mm Focal Length: 500.0 mmAperture: f/8Exposure Read more

  • Black Phoebe

    Black Phoebe

    Sayornis nigricans By Jim Gain Learn 100 Common Valley Birds is a photo blog series highlighting the 100 most common Valley bird species. Post #15 in the Learn 100 Common Valley Birds series. (Species 20/100.) INTRODUCTION The Black Phoebe is a dapper flycatcher of the Central Valley with a sooty black body and crisp white Read more

  • Wild Turkey

    Wild Turkey

    Meleagris gallopavo By Jim Gain Learn 100 Common Valley Birds is a photo blog series highlighting the 100 most common Valley bird species. Post #14 in the Learn 100 Common Valley Birds series. (Species 19/100.) INTRODUCTION The Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) is the heaviest upland ground bird native to North America. It is the ancestor Read more

  • Western Meadowlark

    Western Meadowlark

    Sturnella neglecta By Jim Gain Learn 100 Common Valley Birds is a photo blog series highlighting the 100 most common Valley bird species. Post #13 in the Learn 100 Common Valley Birds series. (Species 18/100.) INTRODUCTION The buoyant, flutelike melody of the Western Meadowlark ringing out across a field can brighten anyone’s day. The Western Read more

  • Our Wintering “White” Geese – Part II

    Our Wintering “White” Geese – Part II

    By Jim Gain Learn 100 Common Valley Birds is a photo blog series highlighting 100 of the most common Valley bird species. Post #12 in the Learn 100 Common Valley Birds series. (Species 16 and 17/100.) In Part I of the Our Wintering “White” Geese post, we learned about the larger “white Goose with the Read more