peafowl and chick...

I love how this one turned out!
the original wasn't bad but I used an aged photo technique in Photo Shop
that gave it so much more depth and character.
it made the birds in the forefront pop out, while the background remains muted.

I shot these birds at the Pioneer Park Aviary in Walla Walla.
they have about 20 exotic birds, consisting of 50 different varieties.

heavenly heron...

you'll find Great Blue Herons all up and down the Mill Creek. where ever you see water, you see them.
they also have a nesting ground that fills a large cluster of trees right outside Whitman Mission.

this heron was beautifully backlit by the high noon sun lighting the clouds. it makes for a vibrant background to his dark form.