A World of Birds
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This website documents my life's work and features every species that I have photographed over the past 40+years and on 9 countries, from Canada to Costa Rica and from Scotland to France.
Keel-billed Toucan
in Belize
Snowy Owl
in Canada
Resplendent Quetzal
in Costa Rica
Red Kite
in England
Eurasian Moorhen
in France
Rufous-tailed Jacamar in Mexico
NON-PASSERINE VS PASSERINE SPECIES
NON-PASSERINES: All birds that are not classed as passerines (taxonomic order Passeriformes) are lumped together in the same group called non-passerines. Unlike the passerines, there are no distinguishing features of the non-passerine group. PART 1 of this site features species account links to all of the 466 non-passerines species I have photographs of from Great Tinamou to Crimson-fronted Parakeet in taxonomic order as found in eBird.
PASSERINES: All birds, like the House Sparrow, that have three toes forward, one backward, e.g. when sitting on a perch, belong to the Passeriformes order (Passerines). As a rule of thumb, songbirds are passerines, others are not. PART 2 features species account links to all of the 450 passerines species I have photographs of from Barred Antshrike to to Cinnamon-bellied Saltator also in taxonomic order as found in eBird.
Jim Gain - A Little About me
My first memories of bird watching as a child were of me more as a spectator than participant as I tagged along with my best friend and birder, Richard Taylor. One of my other childhood friends, Scott Litke, was an avid photographer with his own home darkroom. Eventually, I merged these two interests while in college and have been a bird photographer fanatic now for over 40 years. My bird photography has taken me to 8 countries where I have observed 1,066 Native or Naturalized species and photographed 907 of them (85%). It is my goal to help nature enthusiatists become familiar with the birds that can be enjoyed on this interstellar ark called Earth.
Recently Added Non-Passerine Images to Species Accounts
Recently Added Passerine Images to Species Accounts
Random Trivia
Oldest surviving image: Great Gray Owl photo taken on May 1, 1995 at Crane Flat Meadow, Yosemite. Digitally scanned from slide on 3/5/2017.
Most recent "Lifer" image (#907) : California Gnatcatcher @ Newport Back Bay, Orange County, California, US
As of 11/15/2024 my life list including Naturalized Exotics (such as Rose-ringed Parakeet) stands at 1,064. I gained 3 new species with the latest AOS list that split out House Wren (Northern/Southern), Brown Booby (Brown/Cocos) and Herring Gull (American/European).
Breakdown by US states
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