Magnificent Frigatebird
February 2013 – Cahuita National Park, Costa Rica
Not the most interesting picture of these sometimes flamboyant & graceful birds… They’re fairly common along the coast of Costa Rica.
Magnificent Frigatebird
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Red-legged Honeycreeper
Red-legged Honeycreeper
February 2013 – Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica
These birds were seen regularly in the mid-canopy in the Carate Beach area. This image was taken along the trail in Corcovado National Park.
Brown Jay
Brown Jay
February 2013 – Monteverde, Costa Rica
Just another one of those random birds you see in a tree in a meadow in the cloud forest in Costa Rica…
Collared Redstart
Collared Redstart
February 2013 – Monteverde, Costa Rica
These were somewhat common in the cloud forest areas. I also saw some further to the south at upwards of 9000ft elevation.
Collared Redstart
Another photo of this neat little bird…
Common Bush-Tanager
Common Bush-Tanager
February 2013 – Monteverde, Costa Rica
This is a fairly common bird, and I wish I had a better photo of one than this. But they’re very active, and the forest understory is pretty dark. So, this will have to do.
Western Scrub Jay
Scrub Jay
December 2012 – Eugene, OR
These are pretty common birds throughout the Willamette Valley in Oregon. This one was a regular visitor to a backyard.
Northern Shoveler
Northern Shoveler
October 2012 – Fern Hill – Forest Grove, Oregon
This female Norther Shoveler only paused for a second before resuming her relentless search for morsels on the water’s surface. Those big flat bills are handy tools.
Northern Shoveler
A small group of males spent a good deal of time preening their feathers. After the preening, they flapped around a bit, getting all their feathers back into place.
Long-billed Dowitcher
Long-billed Dowitcher
October 2012 – Fern Hill – Forest Grove, Oregon
A group of 3 Long-billed Dowitchers were probing the shallows in a corner of Fern Hill. We spotted them when we first arrived… and when we left an hour or so later, they were still there… still probing.
Long-billed Dowitcher
These birds spent the summer on the Arctic coast, but by mid-autumn, are in their wintering grounds from the Oregon coast down to Mexico.
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Red-breasted Nuthatch
September 2012 – Lilliwaup, WA
These are common in the forests near Lilliwaup, WA. Though, they spend most of their time high in the canopy. This one came down to a slightly lower limb just for a few moments.
Common Merganser
Common Merganser
September 2012 – Hood Canal, Washington
A group of 4-5 female Common Mergansers were floating on small protected bay near the Hamma Hamma River on Hood Canal.