Birds
The diversity of bird colors, shapes, behaviors, and habitats in the world is stunning. I have barely scratched the surface imaging some of the more unique birds in the world – all the more reason to keep exploring!
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Oil painting version of Brandt’s cormorant (Urile penicillatus) males displaying
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Shoebill stork (Balaeniceps rex), Mabamba Swamp, Uganda. ©Kathy West
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White-tailed Tropicbird pair in flight (Phaethon lepturus). ©Kathy West
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Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens) hunting
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Reddish egret (Egretta rufescens)
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Rufus tailed hummingbird (Amazilia tzacatl) at Cerro Hoya NP
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Sandhill cranes, evening landing, Consumnes River Preserve
Sandhill cranes, evening landing, Consumnes River Preserve
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White hawk (Pseudastur albicollis)
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Orange chinned Parakeet (Brotogeris jugularis)
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Rufus tailed hummingbird (Amazilia tzacatl) at Cerro Hoya NP
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Long-billed starthroat (Heliomaster longirostris), Mangofish Studios
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Roadside hawk (Rupornis magnirostris)
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Rufus tailed hummingbird (Amazilia tzacatl) at Cerro Hoya NP
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Roadside hawk (Rupornis magnirostris)
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Laughing gulls (Larus artricilla), adults and juveniles on Mangofish Studios beach
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Northern Yellow White-eye (Zosterops senegalensis)
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Nesting ospreys (Pandion haliaetus)
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Rufus tailed hummingbird (Amazilia tzacatl) at Cerro Hoya NP
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Crowded “apartment” living in Monterey
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Variable sunbird, (Cinnyris venustus), Tanzania
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White-faced Ibis (Plegadis chihi), Yolo Bypass Wetlands, California
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African pygmy kingfisher (Ispidina picta), Lake Victoria, Uganda. ©Kathy West
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Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens) hunting
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African pygmy kingfisher (Ispidina picta) feeding chick, Lake Victoria, Uganda. ©Kathy West
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African pygmy kingfisher (Ispidina picta) feeding chick, Lake Victoria, Uganda. ©Kathy West
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White eyed slaty flycatcher, juvenile (Melaenornis fischeri)
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Laughing gulls (Larus artricilla), adults and juveniles on Mangofish Studios beach
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Secretary bird (Sagittarius serpentarius)
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MacKinnon’s shrike (Lanius mackinnoni) female
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Squirrel cuckoo (Piaya cayana)
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Turquoise Jay (Cyanolyca turcosa) in
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Pelagic cormorants nesting (Urile pelagicus)
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Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)
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Common egret (Ardea alba), Pacific Grove, California. ©2021
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White-tailed Tropicbird in flight (Phaethon lepturus). ©Kathy West
White-tailed Tropicbird in flight (Phaethon lepturus). ©Kathy West
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Grey crowned crane (Balearica regulorum)
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Six week old shoebill stork chick (Balaeniceps rex), Mabamba Swamp, Uganda. ©Kathy West
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American oystercatchers (Haematopus palliatus) pair on nest
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Common egret (Ardea alba), Pacific Grove, California. ©2021
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Six week old shoebill stork chick (Balaeniceps rex), Mabamba Swamp, Uganda. ©Kathy West
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Six week old shoebill stork chick (Balaeniceps rex), Mabamba Swamp, Uganda. ©Kathy West
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Six week old shoebill stork chick (Balaeniceps rex), Mabamba Swamp, Uganda. ©Kathy West
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Six week old shoebill stork chick (Balaeniceps rex), Mabamba Swamp, Uganda. ©Kathy West
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White-tailed Tropicbird pair (Phaethon lepturus)
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Brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) harassing a double-crested cormorant (Nannopterum auritum)
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Brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) harassing a double-crested cormorant (Nannopterum auritum)
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Brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) harassing a double-crested cormorant (Nannopterum auritum)
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Anna’s Hummingbird (Calypte anna)
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Brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) with fish
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White-faced ibis (Plegadis chihi) and Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus)
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Sandhill cranes (sandhill crane (Antigone canadensis), Woodbridge Ecological Reserve
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Brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) with an itch
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Lincoln’s sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii)
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Common egret (Ardea alba)
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Sandhill cranes, evening landing, Consumnes River Preserve
Sandhill cranes, evening landing, Consumnes River Preserve
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American avocet (Recurvirostra americana), Jepson Prairie Reserve, California. ©Kathy West
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Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) male preening
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Yellow-throated longclaw (Macronyx croceus)
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White-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus), Bermuda
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Brandt’s Cormorant delivering kelp gift to mate
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Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens) hunting
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Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens) hunting
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Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens) hunting
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White-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus), Bermuda
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Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens) hunting
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Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens) hunting
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Paint filter over photograph of white-faced ibis
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Sanderlings (Calidris alba) feeding in mud flats at sunset, San Igancio Lagoon, Baja
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White-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus)
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Brandt’s cormorant (Urile penicillatus) portrait
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White-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus)
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Common Tern (Sterna hirundo), San Ignacio Lagoon
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green-crowned brilliant (Heliodoxa jacula) male and female
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Common egret (Ardea alba)
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Northern Red bishop (Euplectes franciscanus)
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Vitalline Masked weaver (Ploceus velatus) completing its nest, Oldapai Gorge
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Grey crowned crane (Balearica regulorum)
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Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens) hunting
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Wattled Plover (Vanellus senegallus)
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Secretary bird (Sagittarius serpentarius)
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White faced whistling duck pair (Dendrocygna viduata) preening each other, Madagascar
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Brown footed booby (Sula leucogaster) feeding on giant squid pieces leftover from Risso dolphin feeding
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Anna’s hummingbird (Calypte anna) Elkhorn Slough Reserve
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Grey crowned crane (Balearica regulorum), Lake Bunyonyi, Uganda. ©Kathy West
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White-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus)
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Grey crowned crane (Balearica regulorum)
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White-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus)
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Juvenile green heron (Butorides virescens) hunting
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Brown booby (Sula leucogaster), Sea of Cortez, Baja
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Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens) hunting
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White-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus)
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Swallow-tailed gull (Creagrus furcatus)
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Long tailed Cormorant (Phalacrocorax africanus), Mabamba Swamp
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Wilson’s Storm petrel (Oceanites oceanicus) “dancing” on water to forage
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Andean cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola peruvianus), Bella Vista Cloudforest Reserve, Ecuador
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Secretary bird (Sagittarius serpentarius) nesting pair
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Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) female feeding juvenile
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Common egret (Ardea alba)
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Marico sunbird (Cinnyris mariquensis) northern race
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Yellow warbler (Setophaga petechia)
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Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta)
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White-tailed Tropicbird pair (Phaethon lepturus)
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Crowned hornbill (Tockus alboterminatus),
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Brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)
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Frogmouth, Podargus species, captive, Bermuda Zoo
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Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii) feeding chick
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Common egret (Ardea alba), Elkhorn slough, California. ©Kathy West
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Grey crowned crane (Balearica regulorum)
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Brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)
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Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida melegris)
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Yellow warbler (Setophaga petechia), Galapagos Islands
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American oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) pair on nest
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White-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus)
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Lava heron (Butorides sundevalli) striking fish
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Brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)
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Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) drinking fresh water on the fly
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Juvenile green heron (Butorides virescens) hunting prey
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Marico sunbird (Cinnyris mariquensis) northern race. Lake Bunyonyi, Uganda. ©Kathy West 2022
Marico sunbird (Cinnyris mariquensis) northern race. Lake Bunyonyi, Uganda. ©Kathy West 2022
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Black oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani)
Black oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani), Monterey, California. ©Kathy West 2021
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Anna’s hummingbird (Calypte anna) preening after rain storm
Anna’s hummingbird (Calypte anna) preening after rain storm. California. ©Kathy West 2021
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Sandhill cranes, evening landing, Consumnes River Preserve
Sandhill cranes, evening landing, Consumnes River Preserve
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Rufus tailed hummingbird (Amazilia tzacatl)
Rufus tailed hummingbird (Amazilia tzacatl). Panama. ©Kathy West 2022
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Common Raven (Corvus corax), Mendocino, California. ©Kathy West
Common Raven (Corvus corax), Mendocino, California. ©Kathy West
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Shoebill stork (Balaeniceps rex) threatening yellow billed hawk (Milvus aegyptius), Mabamba Swamp, Uganda. ©Kathy West
Shoebill stork (Balaeniceps rex) threatening yellow billed hawk (Milvus aegyptius), Mabamba Swamp, Uganda. ©Kathy West
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Sandhill cranes, evening landing
Sandhill cranes, evening landing, Consumnes River Preserve
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Sandhill cranes, evening landing, Consumnes River Preserve
Sandhill cranes, evening landing, Consumnes River Preserve
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