R. Fraley

Birds

Perching BirdsIn a series of quick, deliberate movements, a song sparrow shifts, balances, and surveys the clearing — part vigilance, part rhythm.

Perching Birds Perching Birds
The songbirds and sitters of branches and fences.
Perching birds - or passerines - bring color and melody to woodlands, fields and backyards.

Raptors
Raptors
Hunters of the open sky and silent forests.
Raptors command the air with precision and power.

Tree Clinging Birds
Tree Clinging
Specialists of bark and vertical motion.
Woodpeckers, nuthatches, and creepers hammering and probing in search of insects.

Wading Birds
Wading Birds
Poise and reflection at the water’s edge.
Wading birds inhabit the boundaries between land and water.