Recently Received Photos - April 2008

We begin this month's batch of recently received tour photos with some of our 2008 Hawaii group watching the endemic subspecies of Black Noddy off the coast of the Big Island in this photo b ...

nobody@smugmug.com (fieldguides) — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 06:05:10 -0700

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We begin this month's batch of recently received tour photos with some of our 2008 Hawaii group watching the endemic subspecies of Black Noddy off the coast of the Big Island in this photo b ...

"The Aki is right there!" Our recent Hawaii group getting great views of the rare Akiapola'au along the Pu'u O'o Trail on the Big Island.Link to: HAWAII[photo © Dan Lane]

nobody@smugmug.com (fieldguides) — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 06:04:54 -0700

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"The Aki is right there!" Our recent Hawaii group getting great views of the rare Akiapola'au along the Pu'u O'o Trail on the Big Island.Link to: HAWAII[photo © Dan Lane]

Guide George Armistead leads the gang in a display of the "Aki Shaka"... an obvious sign of post-Akiapola'au euphoria. Go team go!Link to: HAWAII[photo © Dan Lane]

nobody@smugmug.com (fieldguides) — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 06:04:23 -0700

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Guide George Armistead leads the gang in a display of the "Aki Shaka"... an obvious sign of post-Akiapola'au euphoria. Go team go!Link to: HAWAII[photo © Dan Lane]

Back down to Earth and back on the continental mainland, the classic cone of Volcan San Pedro looms across Lake Atitlan in this photo from one of our 2008 Guatemala: Shade-grown birding & Ho ...

nobody@smugmug.com (fieldguides) — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 14:09:06 -0700

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Back down to Earth and back on the continental mainland, the classic cone of Volcan San Pedro looms across Lake Atitlan in this photo from one of our 2008 Guatemala: Shade-grown birding & Ho ...

Participant Myrna Noye and others from one of our 2008 groups head across the bridge for some rich forest birding at Finca Patrocinio.Link to: GUATEMALA: SHADE-GROWN BIRDING & HORNED GUAN HI ...

nobody@smugmug.com (fieldguides) — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 10:23:53 -0700

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Participant Myrna Noye and others from one of our 2008 groups head across the bridge for some rich forest birding at Finca Patrocinio.Link to: GUATEMALA: SHADE-GROWN BIRDING & HORNED GUAN HI ...

Casa Santo Domingo in Antigua, one of the lovely stops on our Guatemala itinerary.Link to: GUATEMALA: SHADE-GROWN BIRDING & HORNED GUAN HIKE[photo © Alvaro Jaramillo]

nobody@smugmug.com (fieldguides) — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 10:22:16 -0700

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Casa Santo Domingo in Antigua, one of the lovely stops on our Guatemala itinerary.Link to: GUATEMALA: SHADE-GROWN BIRDING & HORNED GUAN HIKE[photo © Alvaro Jaramillo]

"Bird sets trap for larger prey!!" Well, not really, but it was a curious setting for a colorful Rufous-naped Wren on one of our recent Guatemala tours!Link to: GUATEMALA: SHADE-GROWN BIRDI ...

nobody@smugmug.com (fieldguides) — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 14:07:16 -0700

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"Bird sets trap for larger prey!!" Well, not really, but it was a curious setting for a colorful Rufous-naped Wren on one of our recent Guatemala tours!Link to: GUATEMALA: SHADE-GROWN BIRDI ...

Turquoise-browed Motmot was a fine addition to a day's birding on one of our 2008 Guatemala tours. Northern Central America is the epicenter of diversity of this beautiful group of birds.Lin ...

nobody@smugmug.com (fieldguides) — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 14:08:07 -0700

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Turquoise-browed Motmot was a fine addition to a day's birding on one of our 2008 Guatemala tours. Northern Central America is the epicenter of diversity of this beautiful group of birds.Lin ...

The alticola subspecies of Yellow-eyed Junco, often called Guatemalan Junco, is darker and larger than other Yellow-eyed Juncos. This one showed well at a stop at Fuentes Georginas on one ...

nobody@smugmug.com (fieldguides) — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 10:24:39 -0700

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The alticola subspecies of Yellow-eyed Junco, often called Guatemalan Junco, is darker and larger than other Yellow-eyed Juncos. This one showed well at a stop at Fuentes Georginas on one ...

Guides Jesse Fagan and Ned Brinkley led our inaugural Honduras: Land of the Emeralds tour in March. The above image shows one of birding's never-to-be-expected moments and a somewhat strang ...

nobody@smugmug.com (fieldguides) — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 11:33:05 -0700

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Guides Jesse Fagan and Ned Brinkley led our inaugural Honduras: Land of the Emeralds tour in March. The above image shows one of birding's never-to-be-expected moments and a somewhat strang ...

In this image from participant Brian Schoeffler, guide Jan Pierson leads the gang on a birding walk in the forest on the Brazilian side of the falls at Iguazu, where everything from Blond-cr ...

nobody@smugmug.com (fieldguides) — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 11:44:51 -0700

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In this image from participant Brian Schoeffler, guide Jan Pierson leads the gang on a birding walk in the forest on the Brazilian side of the falls at Iguazu, where everything from Blond-cr ...

Participant Brian Schoeffler also returned with some great bird images, including this one and the next of a lovely Golden-collared Macaw taking to the air in the southern Pantanal.Link to: ...

nobody@smugmug.com (fieldguides) — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 07:41:17 -0700

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Participant Brian Schoeffler also returned with some great bird images, including this one and the next of a lovely Golden-collared Macaw taking to the air in the southern Pantanal.Link to: ...

Again, the lovely Golden-collared Macaw...Link to: BRAZIL: ITATIAIA, IGUAZU FALLS & THE PANTANAL[photo © Brian Schoeffler]

nobody@smugmug.com (fieldguides) — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 10:33:59 -0700

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Again, the lovely Golden-collared Macaw...Link to: BRAZIL: ITATIAIA, IGUAZU FALLS & THE PANTANAL[photo © Brian Schoeffler]

Here, an artful image of a Pale-crested Woodpecker busily working a branch in the southern Pantanal in search of a meal, by participant Brian Schoeffler.Link to: BRAZIL: ITATIAIA, IGUAZU FAL ...

nobody@smugmug.com (fieldguides) — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 10:34:14 -0700

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Here, an artful image of a Pale-crested Woodpecker busily working a branch in the southern Pantanal in search of a meal, by participant Brian Schoeffler.Link to: BRAZIL: ITATIAIA, IGUAZU FAL ...

And here, one of the same pair of Pale-crested Woodpeckers in a more restful pose!Link to: BRAZIL: ITATIAIA, IGUAZU FALLS & THE PANTANAL[photo © Brian Schoeffler]

nobody@smugmug.com (fieldguides) — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 13:27:46 -0700

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And here, one of the same pair of Pale-crested Woodpeckers in a more restful pose!Link to: BRAZIL: ITATIAIA, IGUAZU FALLS & THE PANTANAL[photo © Brian Schoeffler]

It's hard for a Giant Anteater not to steal the show, at least temporarily, and make it onto the list of trip favorites as an 'honorary' bird at least! These amazing creatures are regular o ...

nobody@smugmug.com (fieldguides) — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 07:38:37 -0700

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It's hard for a Giant Anteater not to steal the show, at least temporarily, and make it onto the list of trip favorites as an 'honorary' bird at least! These amazing creatures are regular o ...

Participants Dick Spight, Barbara Williams, Judith Fortney exploring and enjoying the terrain in the crater of Antillanca volcano on our inaugural The Heart & Sole of Chile tour in this phot ...

nobody@smugmug.com (fieldguides) — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 07:36:44 -0800

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Participants Dick Spight, Barbara Williams, Judith Fortney exploring and enjoying the terrain in the crater of Antillanca volcano on our inaugural The Heart & Sole of Chile tour in this phot ...

One of the great joys of any Chile tour is actually seeing tapaculos (!!). Here, one of the relative giants among the group, the Moustached Turca, which can often be seen on open rocks or a ...

nobody@smugmug.com (fieldguides) — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 10:20:44 -0700

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One of the great joys of any Chile tour is actually seeing tapaculos (!!). Here, one of the relative giants among the group, the Moustached Turca, which can often be seen on open rocks or a ...

Beyond endemic and specialty landbirds, of course, Chile is also a big draw for seabirds. Above, Red-legged Cormorants, specialists of the cold Humboldt Current that runs up the west side o ...

nobody@smugmug.com (fieldguides) — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:15:16 -0700

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Beyond endemic and specialty landbirds, of course, Chile is also a big draw for seabirds. Above, Red-legged Cormorants, specialists of the cold Humboldt Current that runs up the west side o ...

Tubenoses (albatrosses, petrels, shearwaters and relatives) abound off Chile's shores. Here, a Salvin's Albatross seen from a pelagic trip.Link to: THE HEART & SOLE OF CHILE[photo © Alvaro ...

nobody@smugmug.com (fieldguides) — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 10:19:44 -0700

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Tubenoses (albatrosses, petrels, shearwaters and relatives) abound off Chile's shores. Here, a Salvin's Albatross seen from a pelagic trip.Link to: THE HEART & SOLE OF CHILE[photo © Alvaro ...

Some of Chile's water-associated birds, at least seasonally, come from very far to the north. Here, two pink-tinged Franklin's Gulls.Link to: THE HEART & SOLE OF CHILE[photo © Alvaro Jaram ...

nobody@smugmug.com (fieldguides) — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:12:09 -0700

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Some of Chile's water-associated birds, at least seasonally, come from very far to the north. Here, two pink-tinged Franklin's Gulls.Link to: THE HEART & SOLE OF CHILE[photo © Alvaro Jaram ...

Rufous-chested Dotterel is one of several lovely species of "Southern Cone" shorebirds seen on our Chile tours.Link to: THE HEART & SOLE OF CHILE[photo © Alvaro Jaramillo]

nobody@smugmug.com (fieldguides) — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:16:15 -0700

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Rufous-chested Dotterel is one of several lovely species of "Southern Cone" shorebirds seen on our Chile tours.Link to: THE HEART & SOLE OF CHILE[photo © Alvaro Jaramillo]

Shifting continents, here's a view up towards Lesotho at base of the Sani Pass, brought back from our South Africa tour by guide Phil Gregory.Link to: SOUTH AFRICA[photo © Phil Gregory]

nobody@smugmug.com (fieldguides) — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 10:16:19 -0700

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Shifting continents, here's a view up towards Lesotho at base of the Sani Pass, brought back from our South Africa tour by guide Phil Gregory.Link to: SOUTH AFRICA[photo © Phil Gregory]

A Kokerboom tree in the northern Cape. South Africa is home to a great variety of habitats, and this aloe, also known as the quiver tree, dots the desert landscape in this region.Link to: S ...

nobody@smugmug.com (fieldguides) — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 10:16:36 -0700

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A Kokerboom tree in the northern Cape. South Africa is home to a great variety of habitats, and this aloe, also known as the quiver tree, dots the desert landscape in this region.Link to: S ...

Finding a trawler is the way to see thousands of seabirds off the Cape of Good Hope, as evidenced by this image sent in by South Africa participant Ken Havard.Link to: SOUTH AFRICA[photo © ...

nobody@smugmug.com (fieldguides) — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 10:27:20 -0700

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Finding a trawler is the way to see thousands of seabirds off the Cape of Good Hope, as evidenced by this image sent in by South Africa participant Ken Havard.Link to: SOUTH AFRICA[photo © ...

No, it wasn't really 4:34 a.m., at least not here! Participant Jacqui Probst returned with this view from our safari vehicle on one of our 2007 Kenya tours. We also operated a March 2008 K ...

nobody@smugmug.com (fieldguides) — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:02:45 -0700

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No, it wasn't really 4:34 a.m., at least not here! Participant Jacqui Probst returned with this view from our safari vehicle on one of our 2007 Kenya tours. We also operated a March 2008 K ...

nobody@smugmug.com (fieldguides) — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 10:30:17 -0700

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Jacqui Probst also sent in this lovely shot of a White-browed Robin-Chat in Kenya.Link to: KENYA[photo © Jacqui Probst]

And this Great Blue Turaco was keeping an eye on our group. We'll have more photos from the field with our May emailing...till then, good birding!Link to: KENYA[photo © Jacqui Probst]

nobody@smugmug.com (fieldguides) — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 16:03:00 -0700

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And this Great Blue Turaco was keeping an eye on our group. We'll have more photos from the field with our May emailing...till then, good birding!Link to: KENYA[photo © Jacqui Probst]