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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Striated heron (Butorides striata) hunting, Galapagos Islands

Brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) scratching head, Galapagos Islands

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

Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens), Galapagos Islands

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

Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum), Davis, California

Sandhill cranes, Sutter Buttes, Calif.

Tawny-bellied hermit (Phaethornis syrmatophorus), Ecuador

Great egret, Monterey Bay, Calif.

Brandt’s Cormorant (Phalacrocorax penicillatus) Monterey Bay

Gorgeted sunangel (Heliangelus strophianus), Ecuador

Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens), Galapagos Islands

Green-crowned Brilliant (Heliodoxa jacula) Ecuador

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

Sandhill cranes, Sutter Buttes, Calif.

Juvenile Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens), Galapagos Islands

Sparkling violetear (Colibri coruscans) Ecuador

Female violet-tailed sylph (Aglaiocercus coelestis), Ecuador

Black crowned night heron pair, Point Lobos, California

White-tailed Tropicbird pair (Phaethon lepturus), Bermuda

Masked trogon, cloudforest, Ecuador

White-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus), Bermuda

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

Brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis), Galapagos Islands

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

White-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus), Bermuda

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

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

Green-crowned Brilliant (Heliodoxa jacula), Ecuador

Swallow-tailed gull (Creagrus furcatus), Galapagos Islands

Hunting lava heron (Butorides sundevalli), Galapagos Islands

American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) Galapagos Islands, ©KathyWestStudios

Swallow-tailed gull (Creagrus furcatus), Galapagos Islands

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

Woodland kingfisher (Halcyon senegalensis), Tanzania

Turquoise jay (Cyanolyca turcosa), cloud forest, Ecuador

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

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

Great egret fishing, Monterey Bay, Calif.

American Avocet, Jepson Prairie

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

Great egret fishing, Monterey Bay, Calif.

Variable sunbird, (Cinnyris venustus), Tanzania

Collared inca (Coeligena torquata), Ecuador

Sandhill cranes, Sutter Buttes, Calif.

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

Anna’s Hummingbird, California coast, KathyWestStudios_©2019

Great egret fishing, Monterey Bay, Calif.

Snowy egret display, Davis, California

Anna’s Hummingbird, California coast, KathyWestStudios_©2019

Male violet tailed sylph, Ecuador

Juvenile lava heron (Butorides sundevalli), Galapagos Islands

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

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

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

Secretary bird (Sagittarius serpentarius) Tanzania

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

Pigeon Guillemots, Point Lobos, Calif

Masked trogon (Trogon personatus) eating moth, Ecuador

Grey crowned crane (Balearica regulorum), Tanzania