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 π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0@thewayofclay.bsky.social
Dad, husband, educator, resistor. I also really like birds, which probably means I'm getting old.
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 π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Cast yourself as a villain...
22.03.2025 20:54 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Show me a grumpier looking bird. Common pauraque. Sarapique, Costa Rica. #birds πͺΆ
19.03.2025 12:38 β π 16 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Silver-throated tanager. I could watch these guys all day long. #birds #costarica πͺΆ
16.03.2025 22:08 β π 27 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Red-legged Honeycreeper! #birds #costarica πͺΆ
15.03.2025 01:34 β π 32 π 2 π¬ 1 π 0Thank you!
13.03.2025 10:19 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Thank you!
13.03.2025 10:19 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Costa 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 π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Another tanager... this time an Emerald. Love photographing these guys! #birds #costarica #tanagers πͺΆ
13.03.2025 01:22 β π 35 π 2 π¬ 2 π 0A beautiful summer tanager. #birds #costarica #tanagers πͺΆ
11.03.2025 17:50 β π 15 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0Boat-billed Heron. These guys have so much personality! #costarica #birds πͺΆ
08.03.2025 12:16 β π 20 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0I saw his lady-friend 2 weeks ago!
02.03.2025 19:47 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0I'm down for #woodpeckerwednesday! Black-cheeked Woodpecker, San Ramon Costa Rica. #birds πͺΆ
26.02.2025 14:36 β π 54 π 6 π¬ 2 π 0Lesson's Mot Mot! #costarica #birds πͺΆ
25.02.2025 11:37 β π 17 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0A few of my favorite tanagers. #birds #costarica πͺΆ
23.02.2025 19:31 β π 29 π 4 π¬ 0 π 0I love Trogons so much! I saw this Collared Trogon on the last day of my trip. #costarica #birds πͺΆ
22.02.2025 13:02 β π 16 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0Some hummingbirds of Costa Rica! I haven't quite nailed the action shot yet. #birds πͺΆ
21.02.2025 14:37 β π 37 π 4 π¬ 1 π 0I found this Mottled Owl among the bamboo at Hotel Bougainvillea, right outside San Jose, Costa Rica. πͺΆ #birds #owls
20.02.2025 12:57 β π 12 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I loved photographing these red-legged and green honeycreepers. Amazing colors! Sarapiqui, Costa Rica. πͺΆ #birds
19.02.2025 14:30 β π 10 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0It's easy to take great bird photos when you've got a subject like this. Keel-billed Toucan in Boca Tapada Costa Rica. #birds πͺΆπͺΆ
18.02.2025 12:49 β π 24 π 1 π¬ 3 π 0Thanks! 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 π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0In 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 πͺΆπͺΆ
01.02.2025 20:03 β π 13 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Part 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 πͺΆ
25.01.2025 16:23 β π 13 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0In 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 πͺΆ
25.01.2025 16:22 β π 12 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Great shot! This was in my front yard in Harrisonburg, VA.
20.01.2025 14:06 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0This cute little Northern Mockingbird let me get really close! #birds πͺΆπͺΆ
13.01.2025 00:35 β π 15 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0House Finch and American Goldfinch in Harrisonburg, VA. #birds πͺΆ
21.12.2024 09:34 β π 18 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0That would be great! Thanks!
21.12.2024 03:02 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0More house finches!
21.12.2024 01:21 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0House finches!
21.12.2024 01:19 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0