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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Brandt’s Cormorant delivering kelp gift. Point Lobos State Natural Reserve, California. KathyWestStudios_©2019

White-booted racket-tail (Ocreatus underwoodii), Ecuador

Turquoise jay (Cyanolyca turcosa), cloud forest, Ecuador

Great egret fishing, Monterey Bay, Calif.

American Avocet, Jepson Prairie

Grey crowned crane (Balearica regulorum), Tanzania

Brandt’s Cormorant (Phalacrocorax penicillatus), Point Lobos, California

Male violet tailed sylph, Ecuador

Brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) scratching head, Galapagos Islands

Sandhill cranes, Sutter Buttes, Calif.

Anna’s Hummingbird, California coast, KathyWestStudios_©2019

Brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis), Galapagos Islands

Southern masked weaver (Ploceus velatus) building a nest, Oldupai Gorge, Tanzania

Brandt’s Cormorant (Phalacrocorax penicillatus) bringing algae for nesting material, Monterey Bay

Red winged blackbird displaying epaulets of crimson ©Kathy West Studios 2020

American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) Galapagos Islands, ©KathyWestStudios

Brandt’s Cormorant (Phalacrocorax penicillatus) Monterey Bay

Double-crested cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) with large fish, Point Lobos; California

Double-crested cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) with large fish, Point Lobos; California

Hunting lava heron (Butorides sundevalli), Galapagos Islands

Green-crowned Brilliant (Heliodoxa jacula), Ecuador

Tawny-bellied hermit (Phaethornis syrmatophorus), Ecuador

Female violet-tailed sylph (Aglaiocercus coelestis), Ecuador

Gorgeted sunangel (Heliangelus strophianus), Ecuador

Collared inca (Coeligena torquata), Ecuador

Andean cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola peruvianus), Ecuador

Swallow-tailed gull (Creagrus furcatus), Galapagos Islands

Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens), Galapagos Islands

Brandt’s cormorant male delivering gift of kelp to female, Point Lobos State Natural Reserve, California. KathyWestStudios_©2019

Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens), Galapagos Islands

Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum), Davis, California

White-faced ibis (Plegadis chihi). Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area, California. ©2020KathyWestStudios

Black crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) taking stick to nest, Point Lobos, California

White-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus), Bermuda

Great egret fishing, Monterey Bay, Calif.

Great egret fishing, Monterey Bay, Calif.

Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) getting a drink, Galapagos Islands

Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii), feeding chick, Galapagos

Juvenile Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens), Galapagos Islands

Secretary bird (Sagittarius serpentarius) Tanzania

Sparkling violetear (Colibri coruscans) Ecuador

Pigeon Guillemots, Point Lobos, Calif

Masked trogon, cloudforest, Ecuador

White-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus), Bermuda

White-faced ibis (Plegadis chihi). Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area, California. ©2020KathyWestStudios

Woodland kingfisher (Halcyon senegalensis), Tanzania

Anna’s Hummingbird, California coast, KathyWestStudios_©2019

Great egret, Monterey Bay, Calif.

Snowy egret display, Davis, California

flame-faced tanager (Tangara parzudakii), cloud forest, Ecuador

Striated heron (Butorides striata) hunting, Galapagos Islands

Black crowned night heron pair, Point Lobos, California

Swallow-tailed gull (Creagrus furcatus), Galapagos Islands

Juvenile lava heron (Butorides sundevalli), Galapagos Islands

White-tailed Tropicbird pair (Phaethon lepturus), Bermuda

Sandhill cranes, Sutter Buttes, Calif.

Masked trogon (Trogon personatus) eating moth, Ecuador

Variable sunbird, (Cinnyris venustus), Tanzania

Green-crowned Brilliant (Heliodoxa jacula) Ecuador

Sandhill cranes, Sutter Buttes, Calif.