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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Reddish egret, Baja, ©2023
Rufus tailed hummingbird, Panama 2022
Swallow-tailed gull (Creagrus furcatus), Galapagos Islands
Male violet tailed sylph, Ecuador
Gorgeted sunangel (Heliangelus strophianus), Ecuador
Reddish egret, Baja, ©2023
Juvenile lava heron (Butorides sundevalli), Galapagos Islands
African pygmy kingfisher feeding chick
marbled godwit, Baja©2023
Sandhill cranes, Sutter Buttes, Calif.
Grey crowned crane (Balearica regulorum), Tanzania
Southern masked weaver (Ploceus velatus) building a nest, Oldupai Gorge, Tanzania
American Avocet, Jepson Prairie
Double-crested cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) with large fish, Point Lobos; California
Sandhill cranes, Sutter Buttes, Calif.
Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens), Galapagos Islands
African hawk, Serengeti
Hunting lava heron (Butorides sundevalli), Galapagos Islands
White-booted racket-tail (Ocreatus underwoodii), Ecuador
Brown booby, Baja ©2023
Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) getting a drink, Galapagos Islands
Great egret fishing, Monterey Bay, Calif.
Striated heron (Butorides striata) hunting, Galapagos Islands
Tawny-bellied hermit (Phaethornis syrmatophorus), Ecuador
Great egret fishing, Monterey Bay, Calif.
Brown pelican, Baja ©2023
Sparkling violetear (Colibri coruscans) Ecuador
Green-crowned Brilliant (Heliodoxa jacula) Ecuador
Brandt’s Cormorant delivering kelp gift. Point Lobos State Natural Reserve, California. KathyWestStudios_©2019
Turquoise jay (Cyanolyca turcosa), cloud forest, Ecuador
Black crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) taking stick to nest, Point Lobos, California
White-tailed Tropicbird pair (Phaethon lepturus), Bermuda
Secretary bird (Sagittarius serpentarius) Tanzania
Anna’s Hummingbird, California coast, KathyWestStudios_©2019
Brandt’s Cormorant (Phalacrocorax penicillatus) bringing algae for nesting material, Monterey Bay
Woodland kingfisher (Halcyon senegalensis), Tanzania
Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens), Galapagos Islands
Reddish egret, Baja, ©2023
White-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus), Bermuda
Masked trogon, cloudforest, Ecuador
White-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus), Bermuda
Brandt’s cormorant with nesting material
Reddish egret, Baja, ©2023
Variable sunbird, (Cinnyris venustus), Tanzania
Brandt’s Cormorant (Phalacrocorax penicillatus), Point Lobos, California
Great egret, Monterey Bay, Calif.
Red winged blackbird displaying epaulets of crimson ©Kathy West Studios 2020
Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii), feeding chick, Galapagos
Green-crowned Brilliant (Heliodoxa jacula), Ecuador
Andean cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola peruvianus), Ecuador
Brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) scratching head, Galapagos Islands
Swallow-tailed gull (Creagrus furcatus), Galapagos Islands
Shoebill stork threatening yellow billed hawk, Uganda 2022
Red winged blackbird displaying epaulets of crimson ©Kathy West Studios 2020
Black crowned night heron pair, Point Lobos, California
Juvenile raven begging for food
Brandt’s cormorant male delivering gift of kelp to female, Point Lobos State Natural Reserve, California. KathyWestStudios_©2019
Collared inca (Coeligena torquata), Ecuador
Juvenile Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens), Galapagos Islands
Great egret fishing, Monterey Bay, Calif.
Female violet-tailed sylph (Aglaiocercus coelestis), Ecuador
Snowy egret display, Davis, California
Anna’s Hummingbird, California coast, KathyWestStudios_©2019
Brandt’s Cormorant (Phalacrocorax penicillatus) Monterey Bay
Sandhill cranes, Sutter Buttes, Calif.
Brown pelican, Baja, ©2023
White-faced ibis (Plegadis chihi). Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area, California. ©2020KathyWestStudios
Cormorant stretching its wings, Uganda 2022
Masked trogon (Trogon personatus) eating moth, Ecuador
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum), Davis, California
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