Welcome to Birds Up Close.

Sometimes I’m close enough to take a portrait photo.

And sometimes a branch (or other object) blocks part of the bird. So I save a close up.

All these photos show views of birds that few people see. Enjoy!

Note: Some of these photos appeared in blog posts. Links to those blogs appear under their photos.

American Avocet, © Photo by Steve Kaye

American Avocet

California Towhee, © Photo by Steve Kaye

California Towhee

See: Connection With Life

Red-tailed Hawk, in Birds Up Close, (c) Photo by Steve Kaye

Red-tailed Hawk

Rock Pigeon, © Photo by Steve Kaye

Rock Pigeon

See: Rock Pigeon Movie

California Towhee, (c) Photo by Steve Kaye, in birds up close

California Towhee

See: Good Bird

Elegant Trogon, © Photo by Steve Kaye

Elegant Trogon Male

See: How to Find an Elegant Trogon

Pyrrhuloxia, Male, (c) Photo by Steve Kaye, in Birds Up Close

Pyrrhuloxia, Male

Pyrrhuloxia, Female, (c) Photo by Steve Kaye, in Birds Up Close

Pyrrhuloxia, Female

Northern Cardinal, Female, (c) Photo by Steve Kaye, in Birds Up Close

Northern Cardinal, Female

Egyptian Goose, Male, (c) Photo by Steve Kaye, in Birds Up Close

Egyptian Goose, Male

See: Meet Father Goose

Egyptian Goose, Juvenile, © Photo by Steve Kaye, in Birds Up Close

Egyptian Goose, Juvenile

See: Feathers Make the Goose

Pine Siskin, (c) Photo by Steve Kaye, in Birds Up Close

Pine Siskin

Lazuli Bunting, Male, (c) Photo by Steve Kaye, in Birds Up Close

Lazuli Bunting, Male

Mexican Jay, (c) Photo by Steve Kaye, in Birds Up Close

Mexican Jay

California Scrub-Jay, in Birds Up Close, (c) Photo by Steve Kaye

California Scrub-Jay

See: This Really Made the Birds Mad

Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay, (c) Photo by Steve Kaye, in Birds Up Close

Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay

See: This Really Made the Birds Mad

Snowy Egret, in Birds Up Close, (c) Photo by Steve Kaye

Snowy Egret

Great Egret, © Photo by Steve Kaye, in Birds Up Close

Great Egret

Great Egret, © Photo by Steve Kaye

Great Egret

Band-tailed Pigeon, © Photo by Steve Kaye

Band-tailed Pigeon

See: Instead of Regulations

Pelagic Cormorant, in Birds Up Close, (c) Photo by Steve Kaye

Pelagic Cormorant

Brandt’s Cormorant, (c) Photo by Steve Kaye, in Birds Up Close

Brandt’s Cormorant

Double-crested Cormorant, Juvenile, (c) Photo by Steve Kaye, in Birds up Close

Double-crested Cormorant, Juvenile

Double-crested Cormorant, (c) Photo by Steve Kaye, in Birds Up Close

Double-crested Cormorant, Adult in Breeding Plumage

See: Gular Fluttering Is for the Birds

Common Raven, in Birds Up Close, (c) Photo by Steve Kaye

Common Raven

California Thrasher, in Birds Up Close, (c) Photo by Steve Kaye

California Thrasher

Curve-billed Thrasher, (c) Photo by Steve Kaye, in Birds Up Close

Curve-billed Thrasher

Allen's Hummingbird, Male, in Birds Up Close, (c) Photo by Steve Kaye

Allen’s Hummingbird, Male

See: Uncommon Hummingbird Photos

Hooded Oriole, Male, © Photo by Steve Kaye

Hooded Oriole, Male

See: Are Birds Happy?

California Quail, Male

Gambel's Quail, Male, (c) Photo by Steve Kaye

Gambel’s Quail, Male

See: Life Lesson from a Quail

White-headed Woodpecker, Male, (c) Photo by Steve Kaye

White-headed Woodpecker, Male

See: Endangered Birds

Lesser Goldfinch, © Photo by Steve Kaye

Lesser Goldfinch, Male

See: Earth Day 2022

Allen's Hummingbird, female, © Photo by Steve Kaye,

Allen’s Hummingbird, Female

See: Uncertainty

Mourning Dove, © Photo by Steve Kaye

Mourning Dove

See: March

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