Ochre-bellied Fly catcher

Right, Mark?

This little bird was caught at Campanario and died as we attempted to release it from the mist net.  Only two other bird species were caught in the mist net: Black-cheeked ant-tanagers and tawny-backed woodcreepers.

Rosaete-spoon bill

Maybe not the greatest photograph, but still pretty cool.

Tricolored Heron

Boat-billed Night-Heron

Ottawa’s blue wetland

I don’t remember the wetland at Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge being this blue. 

Eastern Screech Owl

Otus asio!

 
 

Snail kites

Most days in the wetland, I observed three snail kites, a family actually.  There were two adults and a juvenile at the fence, and most posts were littered with a few apple snail shells.  I never though to bring my telephoto lens, so I haven’t taken any real photographs of them, but here, the juvenile [...]

Black-crowned Night-herons

Kind of dark, but still cool. 

Streak-backed oriole

 

Cooper’s Hawk