Baby Ducks

We’ve enjoyed watching a mother duck raise her ducklings. Unfortunately, she’s gone from Four to two, but the two are getting big and independent.

Del Mar: Herons and Egrets

We've been visiting the San Diego area and are enjoying the birds down there. Here are some herons and egrets we've encountered.

Yellow-crowned night heron


Black-crowned night heron


A juvenile black-crowned night heron just getting his black crown.


Juvenile Black-crowned night heron


Green heron


Great Blue Heron


Great egret



Snowy Egret


Snowy Egret

Ecuador Birds

We took a trip to Ecuador for bird watching. Here are a few of the amazing birds we saw.


Red-headed Barbet


Toucan Barbet


Plate-billed Mountain-Toucan



Flame-faced Tanager


Golden Tanager


Blue-winged mountain-tanager



Three-striped Warbler


Mountain Woodcreeper


Ochre-breasted antpitta


Chestnut-crowned antpitta



Yellow-breasted antpitta



Booted racket-tail


Violet-tailed sylph

Baby owl (and parent)

Backyard Hummingbirds + Leucistic Hummingbird

A few weeks ago, we spotted a white hummingbird at one of our water features. Eventually, I was able to photograph it. It appears to be an Allen's Hummingbird, but having little pigment, known as leucism. We nicknamed it Casper. While staking out the bubbler, I also photographed some other hummingbirds.



Leucistic Hummingbird


Costa's Hummimgbird



Allen's Hummingbird

Bird Bath

Our birdbath continues to attract migrants. We hope the townsend's warb;er spends the winter.

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Townsend's warbler

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White-breasted nuthatch


Yellow-rumped Warbler

Birding in Thailnad

Mike went on a business trip to Phucket Thailand but squeezed in some time for birding

Banded Pitta


Black-crested Bulbul


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Orange-bellied Flowerpecker

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Plain-throated Sunbird

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Yellow Bittern

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White-throated Kingfisher


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Brown-winged Kingfisher


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Banded woodpecker