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Today I had the supreme opportunity to lead a priv

Today I had the supreme opportunity to lead a private birding tour in the expansive and beautiful Palo Alto Baylands. We managed to observe all kinds of sweet bird behavior, talk about the Pacific Flyway, salt marsh ecology, and we even spotted a Ridgeway’s Rail during the King Tide event!

In total we saw 34 different species of birds and logged ~443 individuals!

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Brown-throated Parakeet (Eupsittula pertinax) feed

Brown-throated Parakeet (Eupsittula pertinax) feeding on wild grape trees in Bonaire
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The Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin) is arguably the

The Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin) is arguably the weirdest and most prehistoric looking bird in the world.
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This male Allen's Hummingbird was certainly feelin

This male Allen's Hummingbird was certainly feeling himself this morning!

This handsome fella was photographed in my backyard a couple weeks ago, no flash, no fuss. Just hummingbirds and fun!
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Long-billed Curlews (Numenius americanus) and Marb

Long-billed Curlews (Numenius americanus) and Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa) have flown up and down the Pacific Flyway for millions of years. Along their several thousand mile long migrations, they rely upon coastal wetland habitats to rest and refuel.
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This year has been full of international travel.

This year has been full of international travel. Well, to be honest, that’s how the last six years since graduating college has been. However, 2019 in particular I logged lots of miles, connecting with landscapes once foreign to me, forming relationships that now feel like family, and seeing birds that live forever in my memories.
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Golden light floods the deep rust colored plumage

Golden light floods the deep rust colored plumage of this adult Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) as it heads back to its roost for the evening.
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Let’s get things jumpin’ with this Velvet-purp

Let’s get things jumpin’ with this Velvet-purple Coronet (Boissonneaua jardini) from Ecuador’s cloud forest! 💜
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Let’s start 2020 off right with this handsome Ru

Let’s start 2020 off right with this handsome Rufous Motmot (Baryphthengus martii) from NW Ecuador. •_•_•_•_•_•_•_•_•_•_•_•
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2019 has brought so much joy, inspiration and conn

2019 has brought so much joy, inspiration and connections for me in this giant world. I have so much to be grateful for, and when I reflect on all the year has brought me, its kinda insane.
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What if instead of going to the mall to take pictu

What if instead of going to the mall to take pictures with Santa Claus, it was a ginormous hummingbird? ↟.. BOOM! Think on that this Christmas!
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When I first started spending time in the neo-trop

When I first started spending time in the neo-tropics, I would get frustrated when I would see another Rufous-tailed Hummingbird ( Amazilia tzacatl). ↟.
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Formerly known as a "Blue-crowned Motmot" this spe

Formerly known as a "Blue-crowned Motmot" this species was given its own designation when the complex was split into five separate motmot species. This handsome bird is now an endemic to Trinidad & Tobago, and aptly named Trinidad Motmot (Momotus bahamensis). ↟
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The Black-winged Kite (Elanus caeruleus) literally

The Black-winged Kite (Elanus caeruleus) literally has no time for any of your non-sense.
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During this epic year of birds and travel, I had t

During this epic year of birds and travel, I had the chance to spend some time in the wild and mighty Amazon rainforest. This massive expanse of lowland primary rainforest is often referred to as the "lungs of the planet", but that's not all. Check out some facts about the amazon.
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White-necked Jacobin (Florisuga mellivora)...you'd

White-necked Jacobin (Florisuga mellivora)...you'd think they could have come up with I dunno, a name a little more fitting?! 🤷‍♂️
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Crimson-rumped Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus haematopyg

Crimson-rumped Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus haematopygus) from the Chocó region in NW Ecuador.
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