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.