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Benny Isaac Jacobs-Schwartz
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This was long before social distancing folks...lon

This was long before social distancing folks...long before..
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Blue and Gold Macaws (Ara ararauna) playing in the trees on Trinidad.
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A Tropical Mockingbird (Mimus gilvus) sits, eyeing

A Tropical Mockingbird (Mimus gilvus) sits, eyeing its territory amongst the thorny acacia scrub on Bonaire Island.
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Not all Ibis were created equal.
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Scarlet Ibis, Trinidad & Tobago, Dec 2019
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Weighing in at roughly 2.3 grams, dressed in color

Weighing in at roughly 2.3 grams, dressed in colors of deep green and dashing oranges, this handsome fella is small but sure packs a big punch. Let me introduce you to this West Indies native, the male Tufted Coquette (Lophornis ornatus).
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If you'd like to have this fella in your life, make sure to head on down to the Asa Wright car-park in the mornings or late afternoon. Keep your eyes peeled as he'll likely be zipping around the vervain accented walkways sipping on nature's natural elixir - nectar- 🌸
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Black Turnstone (Arenaria melanocephala) searching

Black Turnstone (Arenaria melanocephala) searching for invertebrates along the rocky intertidal zone.
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Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani) erupting

Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani) erupting from the splash zone, onto more muscley-patches!
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It's amazing to me, how many different colors make

It's amazing to me, how many different colors make up this winterscape, and how well suited these birds are to blend in with their habitat.
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The clouds hang low as the golden hills fill with

The clouds hang low as the golden hills fill with warm evening light along the Big Sur Coast.
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Great Blue Heron hunting in the last bit of the da

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Now for an even more free flowing approach to capt

Now for an even more free flowing approach to capture the lifestyle of these amazing birds, enjoy the subject from my last post, but in this case the Oystercatcher is the background to the power and energy of the sea.
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For a long time I would setup my photographs to ca

Here’s a little habitat shot from an intertidal

Here’s a little habitat shot from an intertidal photo shoot I’ll be sharing over the next couple frames. ✨🦀🌊
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As I drifted back from sleep, I awoke to the smell

As I drifted back from sleep, I awoke to the smell of moist air from last nights fog and sea spray. The chuckling of call from the pine-oak woodland I slept in was hurtled into my ears while the rusty king of the woods called his piercing “Keeeerrr keeerrrr”
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I went outside to see if I could find him, and there he was, just enjoying his perch, and his wonderful view.
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It’s easy to want to drift away, to believe that what’s happening globally will just “go away”. But what’s more important is to stay and fight. Use our voice to stand up for the voiceless. To be allies for the underrepresented. To stand united at the face of adversity. Keep your eye on the prize because it’s all of us who lose if we just turn inward and give up. ↟
It’s all of us who lose...
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The sea is a magical place. It’s crazy that we k

The sea is a magical place. It’s crazy that we know more about the moon than we do about the deep sea. ↟
However, one thing we know for sure, is that if we don’t take drastic measures to cutback on single use plastics, overfishing, and CO2 levels, this corona virus situation, will be nothing compared to the global environmental collapse that is looming at our doorstep. ↟
It’s hard to not be so political, but it’s hard not to be political. We need a president who takes this situation seriously, and they need to take serious action.
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Of course it’s up to us as well, but let’s be real the U.S. government is one of the most powerful influences. I hope for all of our sakes that you encourage your friends, and family and even your non-friends to vote!! ↟
I can’t do another 4 years of this non-sense
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As I lay on the sand, soaking up the pinks of suns

As I lay on the sand, soaking up the pinks of sunset, this male Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) landed across from me, puttering the shallows of the lagoon. I imagined I was invisible while I quietly tracked this fella on his last cruise of his winter turf for the day. •_•_•_•_•_•_•_•_•_•_•_•
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As the pull of the moon changes and the high tide

As the pull of the moon changes and the high tide begins to drop. A small battalion of coastal warriors take to the scene. Combating the raging swell surges that challenge their position, they retreat and advance making their claim, foraging for the day's nutrients among the rocks, and algae that host their meal.
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Black Turnstone (Arenaria melanocephala), Carmel Beach, Carmel, CA, 27 JAN 2020
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A dapper member of the Emberzidae family is this l

A dapper member of the Emberzidae family is this lovely adult White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys).
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These clean breasted sparrows with their bicolored heads, hop around the ground mostly feeding on small seeds fallen to the ground during winter.
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Often times, the juvenile form, with its brown head stripes instead of black and white, will throw birders for a loop.
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A young female Townsend's Warbler (Setophaga towns

A young female Townsend's Warbler (Setophaga townsendi) makes her way to the small rock bath set within the grounds of the UCSC Arboretum. This flitty little feather ball appears to be covered in some sap from the nearby eucalyptus trees.
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These predominantly insectivorous creatures, also commonly visit sap wells excavated and maintained by a type of woodpecker called sapsuckers, the possible cause of her messy forehead.
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As the environment continues to be degraded and co

As the environment continues to be degraded and compromised, it is now more than ever that we need to be planting trees, and native plants. 🐜🌿🌲
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To support native bird and wildlife populations, it’s absolutely essential to understand this inextricable relationship. .
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If you’re interested in helping, consider swapping out some garden exotics for some local flavor. .
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They are better adapted to your region, support insect communities, and bolster the mosaic of intact landscapes patched throughout your area.
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Pictured above is the tiny, lovable Bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus), foraging in a Coyote brush (Baccharis pilularis). Used for cover, nesting materials, and food, this native plant has a multitude of uses for native birds and wildlife.. ↟
Check out your local native plant nursery and see what you can do to help!
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Well folks you earned it, and apparently so did I!

Well folks you earned it, and apparently so did I! 😁🎉
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Here is the photo I mentioned from yesterday’s post. 📸
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The moral behind the story, try, try, try, and maybe if you’re in the right habitat, enough times, you’ll get lucky and the bird gods will part the skies for you and then this will happen! 🌲✨🙌✨🌲 .
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Do you have a nemesis bird?! ↟ For those who don

Do you have a nemesis bird?!
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For those who don’t know, a nemesis bird is one who continues to elude you, despite consistent efforts!
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In my case, my nemesis has been an agile black and white raptor. ↟
For quite some time, I have been trying to photograph White-tailed Kites, and I’ve gotten some decent shots, but none that I was excited about.
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Often times the light wasn’t right, or the bird was perched too high, or when I would try to sneak up slowly it would flush almost immediately. ↟
However this January, I was fortunate enough to nab some shots I was actually pleased with. The first two shots are from a day at Año Nuevo State Park, where the lighting was dramatic and my subject was super far out but still photo worthy. And the third photo is from a last ditch attempt in San Luis Obispo County, before heading home from a week of hiking and photography.
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I’ve got other frames from the San Luis Obispo session that I’m gonna share, but before I do, I wanna hear about your nemesis bird(s) and if you managed to prevail over their sneaky ways!
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