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November-December 2011
Royal Sunangel
Heliangelus regalis
ACP Abra Patricia-Alto Nieva, Amazonas department, Peru.
Male. A gorgeous hummer endemic to stunted forest on outlying ridges of the Andes in northern Peru and southern Ecuador. I don't use a lot of flash in my photography, but in this case I found it essential; the bird was so dark that it was impossible to expose the background properly without using a bit of flash on the hummer.
Photographed with a Canon 7D camera and a Canon 100-400mm f4.5-f5.6 IS lens on 19 October 2011.
September-October 2011
Rufous-winged Antshrike
Thamnophilus torquatus
Chapada Diamantina, Bahia state, Brazil.
Photographed with a Canon 7D camera and a Canon 100-400mm f4.5-f5.6 IS lens on 9 July 2011.
July-August 2011
Chilean Skua
Stercorarius chilensis
Northern Tierra del Fuego, Region XII, Chile.
One of my favorite seabird shots, in a a truly unique setting. Many Chilean Skuas breed on Tierra del Fuego, and it was not unusual to see them flying or even walking on the ground a long way from the ocean. Photographed with a Canon 50D camera and a Canon 100-400mm f4.5-f5.6 IS lens on 10 November 2008.
April-June 2011
Plushcap
Catamblyrhynchus diadema diadema
Papallacta, Napo province, Ecuador.
One of my favorite photos, in large part because I have tried unsuccessfully for many years to nail this very beautiful and unique Andean species. It stays in dense bamboo most of the time and very rarely comes out in the open, and even less often with a fairly clean background like this. It's also very active and doesn't stop moving very often. However, luck was with me on this occasion and I am very happy with the results. Photographed with a Canon 7D camera and a Canon 100-400mm f4.5-f5.6 IS lens on 10 April 2011.
February-April 2011
Sooty-faced Finch
Arremon crassirostris
Monteverde Cloudforest Reserve, Costa Rica.
My favorite photo from the Costa Rica trip in Jan-Feb. This species (found only in the mountains of Costa Rica and Panama) stays in the dark undergrowth and is usually hard to see. Even when it does show itself, getting a sharp shot is a challenge due to the low light. I didn't use flash, and this shot was taken at 3200 ISO handheld. Surprisingly, noise levels were only moderate, and the noise was easily reduced further in processing. Photographed with a Canon 7D camera and a Canon 100-400mm f4.5-f5.6 IS lens on 29 January 2011. No flash.
January-February 2011
Moustached Wren
Pheugopedius genibarbis genibarbis
Reserva Biológica de Saltinho, Pernambuco state, Brazil.
Photographed with a Canon 7D camera and a Canon 100-400mm f4.5-f5.6 IS lens on 4 August 2010. No flash.
November-December 2010
Agami Heron
Agamia agami
Pixaim River, Pantanal Wildlife Center, Mato Grosso state, Brazil.
My favorite heron; they usually hide in the shadows on the edges of sluggish forested rivers and streams, but this one sitting boldly out in the open. Photographed with a Canon 7D camera and a Canon 100-400mm f4.5-f5.6 IS lens on 4 August 2010. No flash.
September-October 2010
Lanceolated Monklet
Micromonacha lanceolata
Yasuní Research Station, Orellana province, Ecuador.
This bird was bringing food into a nest cavity in a bank near the side of the road.
Photographed with a Canon 7D camera and a Canon 100-400mm f4.5-f5.6 IS lens on 21 August 2010. An external flash was used since it was almost dusk and quite dark.
July-August 2010
Yellow-crowned Parrot, Mealy Parrot, Blue-headed Parrot, and Dusky-headed Parakeet
Amazona ochrocephala nattereri, Amazona farinosa farinosa, Pionus menstruus menstruus, andAratinga weddellii.
Yasuní National Park, Orellana province, Ecuador.
These four species come nearly every day (they don't like extremely wet days) to this clay lick near the Napo River. The minerals in the clay allow them to digest unripe fruit.
Digiscoped with a Swarovski AT-HD65 scope and a Samsung Digimax V70 digital camera on 23 August 2007.
May-June 2010
Tropical Screech-Owl
Megascops choliba luctisomus
El Paujil reserve, Santander department, Colombia.
It's the most common screech-owl in South America, but it posed beautifully with dinner. I'm no expert on insects; if you know what that it is, it would be great if you could email me.
Photographed with a Canon 50D camera and a Canon 100-400mm f4.5-f5.6 IS lens on 26 February 2010. I used the internal flash of the 50D.
March-April 2010
Crimson-collared Tanager
Ramphocelus sanguinolentus apricus
Arenal Observatory Lodge, Alajuela province, Costa Rica.
A gorgeous tanager of Middle America that always reminds me of Black-and-red Broadbill.
Photographed with a Canon 50D camera and a Canon 100-400mm f4.5-f5.6 IS lens on 8 February 2010. No flash.
January-February 2010
White-throated Cacholote
Pseudoseisura gutturalis
Quilmes, Tucumán province, Argentina.
This distinctive cacholote is endemic to the deserts of Argentina. Here it is perched on its huge, thorny stick nest. Photographed on 2 November 2009 with a Canon 50D camera and a Canon 100-400mm f4.5-f5.6 IS lens on 12 October 2009. No flash.
November-December 2009
Blue Finch
Porphyrospiza caerulescens
Serra do Cipó, Minas Gerais state, Brazil.
Photographed with a Canon 50D camera and a Canon 100-400mm f4.5-f5.6 IS lens on 12 October 2009. No flash.
September-October 2009
Streamer-tailed Tyrant
Gubernetes yetapa
São José do Barreiro, Minas Gerais state, Brazil.
Photographed with a Canon 50D camera and a Canon 100-400mm f4.5-f5.6 IS lens on 11 August 2009. No flash.
July-August 2009
Belted Flycatcher
Xenotriccus callizonus
El Sumidero National Park, Chiapas state, Mexico.
Photographed with a Canon 50D camera and a Canon 100-400mm f4.5-f5.6 IS lens on 16-March-2009. No flash.
May-June 2009
Pink-headed Warbler
Ergaticus versicolor
Tacaná Volcano, Chiapas state, Mexico, only a few meters from the border with Guatemala.
Photographed with a Canon 50D camera and a Canon 100-400mm f4.5-f5.6 IS lens on 12-March-2009. No flash.
April 2009
Vermilion Tanager
Calochaetes coccineus
Old Loja-Zamora Highway, Zamora-Chinchipe province, Ecuador
Photographed with a Canon 50D camera and a Canon 100-400mm f4.5-f5.6 IS lens on 24-12-2008.
A beautiful and infrequently seen tanager of middle elevation cloud forest on the east slope of the Andes from southern Colombia to central Peru. Since it wasn't immediately consuming the fruit, I suspect it was gathering food for young. No flash.
March 2009
Bay Wren
Thryothorus nigricapillus nigricapillus
Buenaventura reserve, El Oro province, Ecuador
Photographed with a Canon 50D camera and a Canon 100-400mm f4.5-f5.6 IS lens.
In my opinion one of the most beautiful of all the wrens; usually they are very shy and skulking, but I was lucky to have this one come right out into the open in response to playback. No flash.
January - February 2009
Tumbes Tyrant
Tumbezia salvini
Zapotillo, Loja province, Ecuador.
Photographed with a Canon 50D camera and a Canon 100-400mm f4.5-f5.6 IS lens.
This was a new species for Ecuador. I saw it with Alan Davies and Ruth Miller during the final days of their "Biggest Twitch". I've put more detailed info on the sighting here. No flash.
December 2008
Rufous-legged Owl
Strix rufipes
La Campana National Park, Region V, Chile.
Photographed with a Canon 50D and a Canon 100-400mm f4.5-f5.6 IS lens, with an external flash.
It's always a thrill to track down a beautiful owl like this at night, and even more so to actually photograph it.
November 2008
Many-colored Rush-Tyrant
Tachuris rubrigastra
Lampa, Metropolitan Region, Chile.
Photographed with a Canon 50D and a Canon 100-400mm f4.5-f5.6 IS lens. No flash.
The most outrageously colored tyrant flycatcher...
September-October 2008
Ferruginous-backed Antbird
Myrmeciza ferruginea
c.60km north of Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil.
Digiscoped with a Swarovski AT-HD65 scope and a Samsung Digimax V70 digital camera.
August 2008
Striolated Tit-Spinetail
Leptasthenura striolata
Aparados da Serra National Park, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil.
Digiscoped with a Swarovski AT-HD80 scope and a Samsung Digimax V70 digital camera.
July 2008
Yellow-striped Brush-Finch
Atlapetes citrinellus
Rio Sosa, Tucuman province, Argentina.
Digiscoped with a Swarovski AT-HD65 scope and a Samsung Digimax V70 digital camera.
June 2008
Crimson-hooded Manakin
Pipra aureola aureola
Caño Colorado, Monagas state, Venezuela.
Digiscoped with a Swarovski AT-HD65 scope and a Samsung Digimax V70 digital camera.
May 2008
Hyacinth Macaw
Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus
Caiman Lodge, Mato Grosso de Sul state, Brazil.
They were perched together in a small tree near the staff quarters, showing beautifully in the very early morning sunlight.
Digiscoped with a Swarovski AT-HD65 scope and a Samsung Digimax V70 digital camera.
April 2008
Crescent-chested Puffbird
Malacoptila striata
Guapi Assu Bird Lodge, Río de Janiero state, Brazil. Just behind the lodge next to the pool!
Digiscoped with a Swarovski AT-HD65 scope and a Canon E995 digital camera.
March 2008
Black-billed Mountain-Toucan
Andigena nigrirostris occidentalis
RNA Loro Orejiamarillo, above Jardín, Antioquia department, Colombia.
Digiscoped with a Swarovski AT-HD65 scope and a Samsung Digimax V70 digital camera.
February 2008
Mountain Grackle
Macroagelaius subalaris
January 2008
White-capped Tanager
Sericossypha albocristata
December 2007
Chestnut-backed Antshrike
Thamnophilus palliatus vestitus
November 2007
Swallow-tailed Cotinga
Phibalura flavirostrisflavirostris
October 2007
Hooded Visorbearer
Augastes lumachella
September 2007
Green-headed Tanager
Tangara seledon
August 2007
Guira Cuckoo
Guira guira
July 2007
Bogota Rail
Rallus semiplumbeus
June 2007
Red-legged Honeycreeper
Cyanerpes cyaneus pacificus
May 2007
Rufous-crowned Tody-Tyrant
Poecilotriccus ruficeps rufigenis
