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Is it just me, or do random people always come up to you while photographing and insist on interviewing you about your camera!? 😂
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This past Saturday the @paintedfeatherbirdclub met

This past Saturday the @paintedfeatherbirdclub met up at Bolsa Chica Wetlands for our 13th Field Trip!
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Luckily the weather held off just long enough for us to have an epic session together!
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Our morning was spent birding, laughing, connecting, breathing and learning about the local birds and their threatened environment.
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We observed an astonishing 55 species of birds with highlights including CALIFORNIA GNATCATCHER, REDDISH EGRET, and RIDGEWAYS’S RAIL!
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How many species can you identify? 🤗 ✨✨✨

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Roseate Spoonbill from my last trip to Florida!
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These massive birds feed out in the mudflats and return to the protection of the mangroves for shelter.
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As you could probably guess they get their gorgeous pink colors from their diet!
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The last couple days I was feeling uninspired. Its

The last couple days I was feeling uninspired. Its hard to keep the creativity flowing if you don’t leave space for life to move through you.

So I did just that, I did just that. Emotions are just energy in motion so don’t be afraid to dance, journal, make music, or cry to let those emotions shower you in the medicine you need.
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I decided to drop some frames that reflect the magic that exists between the spaces. Sometimes when I feel so goal oriented, I don’t honor life’s glory.
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•Alexa and I enjoying a moment of bliss after hearing our lifer Black Rail and soaking up the glorious sunrise in Everglades National Park! 💗💗💗
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Here’s a pair of Red-headed Barbet! ✨✨✨ Th

Here’s a pair of Red-headed Barbet!
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This time I observed this handsome duo in a cecropia tree in NW Ecuador’s cloud forest.
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Foraging on the cecropia fruits is a common past-time for frugivores in the tropics.
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These fast growing trees are often the first species to colonize an area after disturbance. Which is great since these trees are the first to begin landscape succession, as they provide habitat and food resources for a variety of birds and mammals.
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Heaven is on this earth and its all around us! ✨

Heaven is on this earth and its all around us!
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Attention Los Angeles birders! You’re invited t

Attention Los Angeles birders!

You’re invited to join me on Saturday, March 25th @9am for a guided birding outing!
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Spring is coming and some of the migrants are already showing up!
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Join me for an amazing morning in the Arroyo Seco. This fantastic habitat is a mix of riparian and oak woodland, with a whole stretch of restored habitat landscaped with tons of native plants! This habitat is a special place to bird in North East LA!
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In addition to the year-round activity, we'll keep our ears and eyes tuned for early spring migrants! Targets include Warbling Vireo, Black-headed Grosbeak, Yellow Warbler, and much much more!
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Brown Violetear is one of 133 species of hummingbi

Brown Violetear is one of 133 species of hummingbirds that call Ecuador home!
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It was too dang hot to not go for a dip! 😂
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Ecuador has 1,676 species of birds…so what are y

Ecuador has 1,676 species of birds…so what are you waiting for?
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Say hello to my little friend(s)! ✨✨✨ Today

Say hello to my little friend(s)!
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Today I treated myself to a morning of birding here in LA, and had a blast! So much activity buzzing right now!
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Common Yellowthroat
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Join us for a birding and ecology walk in the Arro

Join us for a birding and ecology walk in the Arroyo this month!
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Crested Caracara study 📚 ✨✨✨ Over the las

Crested Caracara study 📚
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Over the last several days we have had the opportunity to see and photograph lots of Crested Caracara.
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• member of the Falconidae family
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• in the US can be found in Arizona, Texas, Louisiana, and Florida!
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🦃 Wild Turkey showdown…had to make this video

🦃 Wild Turkey showdown…had to make this video a reel 😂
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Check out the transitional plumage of this handsom

Check out the transitional plumage of this handsome immature Rose-throated Becard photographed in South Texas today.
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You can see some of the buffy-cream body and neck color, which will soon become light gray. His namesake rose throat is coming in nicely and is only present in the males of this subspecies. He’ll also loose the brown color in his primaries which will molt and come back in a dark gray-blue.
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More highlights from South Texas with @nicetwitchp

More highlights from South Texas with @nicetwitchphotography and James!
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Green Jay
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A couple more birds from yesterday’s birding adv

A couple more birds from yesterday’s birding adventure in South Texas with Jeremy @nicetwitchphotography and James (not on IG)
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Green Jay fresh out the camera from Day 1 on my So

Green Jay fresh out the camera from Day 1 on my South Texas tour!!
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Lesser Violetear belting out its song from an expo

Lesser Violetear belting out its song from an exposed perch on a sunny day in the cloud forest.
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