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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Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens), Galapagos Islands

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

Great egret, Monterey Bay, Calif.

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

Hunting lava heron (Butorides sundevalli), Galapagos Islands

Swallow-tailed gull (Creagrus furcatus), Galapagos Islands

Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens), Galapagos Islands

Anna’s Hummingbird, California coast, KathyWestStudios_©2019

White-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus), Bermuda

Striated heron (Butorides striata) hunting, Galapagos Islands

Green-crowned Brilliant (Heliodoxa jacula), Ecuador

Brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) scratching head, Galapagos Islands

American Avocet, Jepson Prairie

Masked trogon, cloudforest, Ecuador

Brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis), Galapagos Islands

Swallow-tailed gull (Creagrus furcatus), Galapagos Islands

Turquoise jay (Cyanolyca turcosa), cloud forest, Ecuador

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

Woodland kingfisher (Halcyon senegalensis), Tanzania

Sandhill cranes, Sutter Buttes, Calif.

Secretary bird (Sagittarius serpentarius) Tanzania

American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) Galapagos Islands, ©KathyWestStudios

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

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

Grey crowned crane (Balearica regulorum), Tanzania

Great egret fishing, Monterey Bay, Calif.

Black crowned night heron pair, Point Lobos, California

Gorgeted sunangel (Heliangelus strophianus), Ecuador

Sandhill cranes, Sutter Buttes, Calif.

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

Juvenile Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens), Galapagos Islands

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

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

Brandt’s Cormorant (Phalacrocorax penicillatus) Monterey Bay

White-tailed Tropicbird pair (Phaethon lepturus), Bermuda

White-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus), Bermuda

Pigeon Guillemots, Point Lobos, Calif

Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum), Davis, California

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

Collared inca (Coeligena torquata), Ecuador

Sandhill cranes, Sutter Buttes, Calif.

Female violet-tailed sylph (Aglaiocercus coelestis), Ecuador

Sparkling violetear (Colibri coruscans) Ecuador

Snowy egret display, Davis, California

Tawny-bellied hermit (Phaethornis syrmatophorus), Ecuador

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

Variable sunbird, (Cinnyris venustus), Tanzania

Great egret fishing, Monterey Bay, Calif.

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

Juvenile lava heron (Butorides sundevalli), Galapagos Islands

Male violet tailed sylph, Ecuador

Anna’s Hummingbird, California coast, KathyWestStudios_©2019

Great egret fishing, Monterey Bay, Calif.

Masked trogon (Trogon personatus) eating moth, Ecuador

Green-crowned Brilliant (Heliodoxa jacula) Ecuador

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

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

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

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

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