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Clay Phillips

@thewayofclay.bsky.social

Dad, husband, educator, resistor. I also really like birds, which probably means I'm getting old.

130 Followers  |  174 Following  |  33 Posts  |  Joined: 14.11.2024  |  1.9518

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They are HARD to get! After about 40-something failed shots, I finally got this one in the middle of his mating dance. This was in Sarapiqui, Costa Rica, mid-February.

23.03.2025 12:40 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Cast yourself as a villain...

22.03.2025 20:54 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Show me a grumpier looking bird. Common pauraque. Sarapique, Costa Rica. #birds πŸͺΆ

19.03.2025 12:38 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Silver-throated tanager. I could watch these guys all day long. #birds #costarica πŸͺΆ

16.03.2025 22:08 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Red-legged Honeycreeper! #birds #costarica πŸͺΆ

15.03.2025 01:34 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!

13.03.2025 10:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!

13.03.2025 10:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Costa Rica has over 50 species of tanagers. I think I've seen 12. Just means I've gotta get back down there!

13.03.2025 10:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Another tanager... this time an Emerald. Love photographing these guys! #birds #costarica #tanagers πŸͺΆ

13.03.2025 01:22 β€” πŸ‘ 35    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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A beautiful summer tanager. #birds #costarica #tanagers πŸͺΆ

11.03.2025 17:50 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Boat-billed Heron. These guys have so much personality! #costarica #birds πŸͺΆ

08.03.2025 12:16 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I saw his lady-friend 2 weeks ago!

02.03.2025 19:47 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I'm down for #woodpeckerwednesday! Black-cheeked Woodpecker, San Ramon Costa Rica. #birds πŸͺΆ

26.02.2025 14:36 β€” πŸ‘ 54    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Lesson's Mot Mot! #costarica #birds πŸͺΆ

25.02.2025 11:37 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A few of my favorite tanagers. #birds #costarica πŸͺΆ

23.02.2025 19:31 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I love Trogons so much! I saw this Collared Trogon on the last day of my trip. #costarica #birds πŸͺΆ

22.02.2025 13:02 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Some hummingbirds of Costa Rica! I haven't quite nailed the action shot yet. #birds πŸͺΆ

21.02.2025 14:37 β€” πŸ‘ 37    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I found this Mottled Owl among the bamboo at Hotel Bougainvillea, right outside San Jose, Costa Rica. πŸͺΆ #birds #owls

20.02.2025 12:57 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I loved photographing these red-legged and green honeycreepers. Amazing colors! Sarapiqui, Costa Rica. πŸͺΆ #birds

19.02.2025 14:30 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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It's easy to take great bird photos when you've got a subject like this. Keel-billed Toucan in Boca Tapada Costa Rica. #birds πŸͺΆπŸͺΆ

18.02.2025 12:49 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks! It'll be my 5th trip since 2019, but the first time I'm going specifically for birding. So stoked!

01.02.2025 20:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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In 2 weeks I'll be wearing shorts, sipping delicious coffee, and taking pictures of birds in beautiful Costa Rica. It'll be hard to come back to the sh!tstorm here. #birds πŸͺΆπŸͺΆ

01.02.2025 20:03 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Part 2: In less than 3 weeks, I'll be back in Costa Rica trying to check some lifers off my list. Here are a few from my last trip in July of last year. #birds πŸͺΆ

25.01.2025 16:23 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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In less than 3 weeks, I'll be back in Costa Rica trying to check some lifers off my list. Here are a few from my last trip in July of last year. #birds πŸͺΆ

25.01.2025 16:22 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Great shot! This was in my front yard in Harrisonburg, VA.

20.01.2025 14:06 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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This cute little Northern Mockingbird let me get really close! #birds πŸͺΆπŸͺΆ

13.01.2025 00:35 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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House Finch and American Goldfinch in Harrisonburg, VA. #birds πŸͺΆ

21.12.2024 09:34 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

That would be great! Thanks!

21.12.2024 03:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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More house finches!

21.12.2024 01:21 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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House finches!

21.12.2024 01:19 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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