Northern Cardinal (60)Cardinalis cardinalis Chris Canada (Québec) Date taken: Dec 19 2009 Details: male Cardinal in Pointe Claire during the Christmas Bird Count; -19C and sunny. Date uploaded: Dec 22 2009 Views: 22 Write comments
Plush-crested Jay (7)Cyanocorax chrysops Sue Bishop Argentina Date taken: Mar 18 2008 These birds were near the beautiful Iguazu Falls, Argentina Date uploaded: Dec 19 2009 Views: 18 Write comments
White-eyed Vireo (14)Vireo griseus hermanlawetz United States (Florida) Date taken: Mar 4 2009 Details: adult On Sanibel Island, in the JN Darling Reserve there was more than shorebirds. The vireo was on one of the walking trails. Date uploaded: Dec 19 2009 Views: 42 Write comments
Red-breasted Merganser (19)Mergus serrator hermanlawetz United States (Florida) Date taken: Mar 4 2009 Details: female On Sanibel Island, the JN Darling Nat. Wildlife Refuge takes up a sizable fraction of the island. The Ding Darling Drive is a great way to see shore birds. The merganser was in one of the larger lagoons. Date uploaded: Dec 19 2009 Views: 51 Write comments
Barred Owl (27)Strix varia hermanlawetz United States (Florida) Date taken: Mar 5 2009 Details: adult A rare occasion where the Barred Owl appeared near the boardwalk of the Corkscrew Swamp. He was too close for my 400mm that I was shooting with. I had to switch to the 100-400mm. Date uploaded: Dec 19 2009 Views: 41 Write comments
Carolina Wren (14)Thryothorus ludovicianus hermanlawetz United States (Florida) Date taken: Mar 5 2009 Details: adult The Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary is always a great place to visit. Most of the attention was to the watery swamp on one side of the boardwalk. Yet there was often activity behind us. This wren is a case in point. Date uploaded: Dec 19 2009 Views: 40 Write comments
Brown-mandibled Aracari (2)Pteroglossus azara Sue Bishop Peru Date taken: Jan 1 1970 Moyabamba, Peru Date uploaded: Dec 19 2009 Views: 13 Write comments
Northern Saw-whet Owl (12)Aegolius acadicus hermanlawetz Canada Date taken: Sep 19 2009 Details: captive This pair is a real favorite with children. It is from a bird center in St Jude, outside of St Hyacinthe. Fr.: Petite nyctale Date uploaded: Dec 18 2009 Views: 53 Write comments
Emerald Toucanet (3)Aulacorhynchus prasinus hermanlawetz Costa Rica Date taken: Dec 30 2008 Details: adult We saw a lot of Toucanets around Monteverde, but always amongst the branches, without a clear view. A bit of an exception here. Date uploaded: Dec 18 2009 Views: 47 Write comments
Blue-gray Tanager (47)Thraupis episcopus hermanlawetz Costa Rica Date taken: Dec 27 2008 Details: adult The B-G Tanager again and the fruit he was feeding on in Monteverde. This shot shows a bit more feather details. Date uploaded: Dec 18 2009 Views: 37 Write comments
