Jacamars
“Jacamars are long-billed birds that sally for flying insects (moths, butterflies) and then usually return to their initial perches, upon which they beat their prey before consuming it. “ Birds of Peru. I was able to photograph two different species…. The White-eyed...
Chestnut-eared Aracari
When I first started planning to travel to “the jungle” to see birds, I had images of parrots, parakeets and toucans in my head. They seemed to represent the jungle and I wanted to get a couple of good images. Here are several of these birds. The first is one of the...
Searching for small birds
Much of our trip to Peru was spent looking for very small birds in the jungle/forest. Most days, we loaded into 20’ skiffs and patrolled the back waters of the Amazon river with binoculars at the ready. Each boat had 3 professional guides equipped with IPods and...
Back from the Amazon Rainforest
Tina and I are back from an awesome week in the Peruvian/Amazon rainforest. The overnight flight from Lima to Atlanta took a bit out of us and we are catching up on sleeppier . I am slowly processing over 20Gb of pictures from the week on the Amazon and will post them...
Less than 24 hours
On January 22nd, 2009, Tina and I join my parents for a once in a lifetime trip to the Peruvian Amazon, the second largest jungle in the world after the Brazilian Amazon. One primary reason for the trip, is to photograph birds. Of the approx 9,672 different species of...
The La Amatista
Next week, Tina and I will be accompanying my parents to Peru for a week long excursion on the Amazon River. We will be staying on a live a board, named La Amatista. We will traveling from Lima to Iquitos, the largest city in the world, not accessible by road. From...
Young female Pileated
The consensus in the neighborhood (among us old guys), is that we have at least 3 Pileated Woodpeckers living in the park. One might assume that we have a pair and a young. I believe that this is the young one of the threesome.
Red-Bellied Woodpecker
Today’s shot is one of our regulars back yard visitors. The Red-bellied Woodpecker shows up almost every day to eat and more important drink. He visits the heated water dish on the deck most days. These shots were taken in neighboring Crepeau Park where we hope he...
Great Horned Owl
One of our favorite birds in Crepeau paid a visit yesterday. One of the Great Horned Owls was in the area for at least 2 hours today, moving to various trees as the crows made his whereabouts known.
American Kestrel
Birding is always fun for us, but when combined with a first sighting of a new bird…. it’s even more special. While driving today, we saw a small bird sitting alone in a tree next to a highway. After we stopped (illegally) and got the binoculars on him, we realized...