There is a special place in my life for bird watching and photography. I love seeing and identifying new species of birds around the world, but the greater challenge comes in getting that awesome photo to take home. Here are some of the ones I like best!

Houston and beyond

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Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor)

Galveston State Park, TX

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Possibly a Least Bittern juvenile

Sabine Wildlife Refuge, Louisiana

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Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis)

Sabine Wildlife Refuge, Louisiana

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Loggerhead shrike (Lanius ludovicianus)

Sabine Wildlife Refuge, Louisiana

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Little blue heron (Egretta caerulea)

Brazos Bend State Park, Houston TX

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Pie-billed grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)

Brazos Bend State Park, Houston TX

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Blue winged teal (Anas discolors)

Brazos Bend State Park, Houston TX

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I haven't been able to identify this bird but I love the photo!

Brazos Bend State Park, Houston TX

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Carolina wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)

Sam Houston National Forest, Houston TX

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Hermit thrush (Catharus guttatus)

Sam Houston National Forest, Houston TX

Japanese birds

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Japanese white-eye (Zosterops japonicus)

Arashiyama, Kyoto, Japan

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Varied tit (Sittiparus varius)

Lake Chuzenji, Nikko, Japan

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Little egret (Egretta garzetta)

Path of Philosophy, Kyoto, Japan

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Grey heron (Ardea cinerea

Arashiyama, Kyoto, Japan

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Great egret (Ardea alba)

Arashiyama, Kyoto, Japan

French Guyana

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Cocoi heron (Ardea cocoi)

Kaw, French Guiana

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Least bittern (Ixobrychus exilis)

Kaw, French Guiana

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White-headed marsh tyrant (Arundinicola leucocephala)

Kaw, French Guiana

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Snail kite (juvenile; Rostrhamus sociabilis)

Kaw, French Guiana

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Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin)

Kaw, French Guiana

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Great kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus)

Isle Royal, French Guiana

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Western cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis)

Isle Royal, French Guiana

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Indian peafowl or blue peafowl (Pavo cristatus)

Isle Royal, French Guiana

Australian birds

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Greater crested tern (Thalasseus bergii)

Michaelmas Cay, Great Barrier Reef, Australia

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Sooty tern (Onychoprion fuscatus)

Michaelmas Cay, Great Barrier Reef, Australia

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Brown booby (Sula leucogaster)

Michealmas Cay, Great Barrier Reef, Australia

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Common noddy (Anous stolidus)

Michealmas Cay, Great Barrier Reef, Australia

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Superb fairywren (Malurus cyaneus)

near Melbourne, Australia

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Cape Barren goose (Cereopsis novaehollandiae)

Around Melbourne, Australia

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Olive-backed sunbird (Cinnyris jugularis)

Daintree, Australia

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Cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis)

lower Daintree river, Australia

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Papuan Frogmouth (Podargus papuensis)

upper Daintree river, Australia

Scottish seabirds and a petrel from the South

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Northern gannet (Morus bassanus)

near Aberdee, Scotland

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Northern gannet (Morus bassanus)

Troup Head, Banff, Scotland

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Yellow-footed gull (Larus livens)

near Aberdeen, Scotland

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Razorbill (Alca torda)

Fowlsheugh, Stonehaven, Scotland

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Northern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis)

Fowlsheugh, Stonehaven, Scotland

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Southern giant petrel (Macronectes giganteus)

somewhere in the Southern Ocean

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