10,000 Birds

JULY 18, 2020

Solitary, naturally sparse, and stealthy, these deadly mini-stalkers are rarely seen and can catch and escape with a tanager right under your birding nose (once, while birding with 10 people, I was the only person who saw one fly off with a tanager). An adult Tiny Hawk from another day and place.

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Costa Rica Birds Thailand Family 213

10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2015

Early morning is of course birding prime time and a pre-breakfast stroll around our lodge produced sightings of the lovely Orange-bellied Parrot , which we tracked down to a nesting hole right next to the restaurant. Splashes of color were added by cryptic Bruce’s Green Pigeons and more raucous Abyssinian and Lilac-breasted rollers.

Ethiopia 242

Ethiopia Sudan Leopards Birds 242

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Am I over-confident in my thinking that we were so interesting that they were investigating us for a good half an hour, until we moved further upriver? We sailed right into a group of more than a dozen Hoatzins (cover photo, by Tyler Ficker) with their orange mohawks and blue facial skin. Later, we would be seeing dolphins every day.

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Dolphins Colombia Otters Birds 261

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2022

To the right of the toucan, a Scaled Pigeon still rests comfortably, while one of many pairs of Orange-winged Parrots flies past in the background. We stopped periodically to investigate various patches along the road. Dusky-capped Flycatcher (lower right) and a Rufous-tailed Jacamar. Broad-winged Hawk. Up, then down.

Trinidad 246

Trinidad Birds Tigers Groups 246