Pictorial Antonyms of Solitary

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(an·to·nym /an(t)nim/ noun - a word opposite in meaning to another (e.g. bad and good).
(sɑː.lə.ter.i) - adjective - being the only one; single and isolated from others

American Avocets, North Jetty Bolivar Peninsula, TX - November, 2016
Nikon D500 with 50mm f1.8 lens, 1/1000 sec at f/13, ISO 1600

Panorama of Snow Geese, Bosque del Apache NWR, NM - January, 2018
A composite of several shots
Nikon D500 with 50mm f/1.8 lens, 1/800 sec, ISO 1250

Snow Geese, Bosque del Apache NWR, NM - January, 2018
Nikon D500 with 50mm f/1.8 lens, 1/1250 sec, ISO 2200

Snow Geese, Bosque del Apache NWR, NM - January, 2018
Nikon D500 with 50mm f/1.8 lens, 1/1250 sec, ISO 2200

Snow Geese, Bosque del Apache NWR, NM - January, 2018
Nikon D500 with 50mm f/1.8 lens, 1/1250 sec, ISO 1600

Snow Geese, Bosque del Apache NWR, NM - January, 2018
Nikon D500 with 50mm f/1.8 lens, 1/2500 sec, ISO 100

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David Sparks

I retired in 2005 after 40 years of research and teaching at the University of Alabama in Birmingham (24 years), the University of Pennsylvania (8 years) and the Baylor College of Medicine (8 years). Photography is my retirement hobby.

Nature photography, especially bird photography, combines a number of things that I really enjoy: bird-watching, being outdoors, photography, travel, messing about with computers, and learning new skills and concepts.  I now spend much of my time engaged in these activities.

David Sibley in the preface to The Sibley Guide to Birds wrote "Birds are beautiful, in spectacular as well as subtle ways; their colors, shapes, actions, and sounds are among the most aesthetically pleasing in nature."  My goal is to acquire images that capture the beauty and uniqueness of selected species as well as images that highlight the engaging behaviors the birds exhibit.