The Teen Photographer Capturing Bay Area Avocets on Camera (and Where You Can See Them Too)

A close-up of the avocet’s mating kiss. (Parham Pourahmad) If you’re a Bay Area wildlife watcher, you might be familiar with the American Avocet — slender shorebirds with a talent not just for color changes but also their elegant courting that’s been described as a “love dance.”

This year, Bay Area teen wildlife photographer Parham Pourahmad was able to capture the beauty of these native California shorebirds in a series of stunning photographs. An avocet walks on a muddy island. (Parham Pourahmad) “I’ve been trying to capture their mating ritual for, like, two years now,” said Pourahmad, 14, who also shared that it can be “really challenging” given the available light and the positioning of the birds themselves.

In 2023, Pourahmad won the California Watchable Wildlife, a photography competition with a photo of a red-shouldered hawk in Santa Cruz. He then started his Instagram account to showcase his images of Bay […]

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