Along a roadside marsh just east of Calgary …if you stop and look you likely will see several different wetland species #birds

pale billed woodpecker in Haultulco Mexico #bird #birdphotography #woodpecker

This clay colored thrush hung around the place we were staying in Haultulco Mexico darting in and out of the brush occasionally posing for a photo #birds

The pre-historic looking Grooved-Bill Ani There were two of these curious birds that hung around the yard everyday while we were is Haultulco #birds #birdoftheday #ani #mexico #haultulco

Pale billed woodpeckers in haultulco Mexico

Beach day in Haultulco

wood duck in Calgary #woodduck

Red shafted northern flicker #birds

Banquet gathering beating materials #birds

Friendly moose meandering beside me ,it couldn’t care less that I was not far from her

Love the tropical waters of Cuba

A baby wood duck at inglewood bird sanctuary. #birds #bird # birdphotography

Ring neck pheasant foraging for food in Calgary #bird #birds #birdphotography

Great blue heron wandering the marsh in Aruba #birds #bird #birdphotography

Muscovy duck in Aruba #birds #bird #birdphotography #birdwatching

We started the day off with these two tropical mockingbirds harassing the bare eyed pigeon and ended our day with this guy singing away #birds #bird #birdphotography #birdwatching

Neo-tropic cormorant drying itself off in Aruba after a swim for lunch #birds #birdwatching #birdwatchers #cormorants #birds #birdphotography

American Kestral perched on a shrub just outside its nest area at the California lighthouse Aruba #birds #bird #birdphotography #birdwatching #kestral

The resident beach Shoco burrowing owl on the beach in Aruba #bird #birds #birdphotography #birdwatching

The elusive yellow oriole in Aruba , elusive to us that is as this was the only one we saw and he stayed amongst the branches. #bird #birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #naturephotography. #yelloworiole #oriole

I think we all have felt like this little burrowing owl peak outside ,don’t see what we like and disappear down until the storm has passed #birds #birdphotography #owls #owl #nature

Great horned owl resting in tree in Calgary Alberta #birds #bird #birdphotography #birdwatching #owl

This little northern waterthrush was very difficult to get a decent photo of as it would not stop bouncing around along the brush on a side road in Aruba #bird #birds #birdphotography #birdwatching

This laughing gull is being way too serious watching me. Photo taken at Arashi beach Aruba #birds #gulls #laughinggull #birdphotography #birdwatching #bird

Ruddy turnstones along the coastal drive to California lighthouse in Aruba #birds #bird#birdwatching #birding #birdphotography #birdsofaruba

the Shoco an endemic burrowing owl found on the island of Aruba this was the second of 4 pair we saw that day. These two were the king and queen of the beach as their burrow was under a palapala on the beach close to an all inclusive resort. #birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #birding #owl #bird

The east coast province of New Brunswick Canada used to hundreds of covered bridges now due to flood fire vandalism they are down around 60 left remaining all built in the early 1900’s #coveredbridge #bridge #waterfalls

I was out for a walk around Carburn oak in Calgary yesterday and I spooked this sharp-shinned hawk ,and he flew up to the tree from the shore ,I gave it 10 mins and walked back and he went back down to have a bath in the water #birds #bird #birdphotography #birdwatching #sharp-shinnedhawk

a rare sighting on the island of Aruba is this whimbrel there are about ten of these birds that winter over on the island from the arctic they are usually found on the north coast of South America along the Amazon delta #birds #birdphotography #birds #birdwatching #whimbrel

This female mallard duck was having a stare down with me. #birds #bird #birdphotography #birdwatching

Northern flicker enjoying what was left of the berries on the tree #birds #bird #birdphotography #birdwatching

success!!! This little white breasted nuthatch successfully got the bug out of the tree ,and is holding on to it in its beak seconds later it’s gone. Nuthatches forage for their food going down a tree #birds #bird #birdphotography #birdwatching

not sure if it’s just me but everywhere I go around Calgary this year I am seeing an abnormally high amount of downy woodpeckers. male downy searching for food in this pic #birds #bird #birdphotography #birdwatching

Not quite the action shot I was waiting for but this bald eagle along the bow river was watching over its nest as a crow kept coming around #birds #birdphotography #birdwatching #bird #birding

This juvenile yellow crowned heron posed for us in the mangroves of Aruba clearly staying still thinking we didn’t see it. #birds #birdphotography #birding

A juvenile royal tern wanting its mother to feed her taken along the shore of Aruba #birds #bird #birdwatching #birdphotography #royaltern #seagull #birdsofaruba

A bananaquit gathering materials for a nest along the edge of the mangroves in Aruba #birds #bird #birdphotography #birdwatching #nature #naturephotography #birdsofaruba

I think these guys don’t get recognized for thier uniqueness The bare eyed pigeon is found in Columbia ,Venezuela and the ABC islands. #bird #birds #birdphotography #pigeon #tropicalbird

Common goldeye taking off clearly putting some distance between us. #birds #bird #duck #birdphotography #birdwatching

A flock of trumpeter swans hanging out at Carburn park in Calgary Alberta on New Year’s Eve #birds #birdphotography #birding #swan #trumpeterswan

A Brown pelican diving for food off the coast of Aruba. #birds #bird #pelican #brownpelican #aruba #birdsofaruba #birdwatching #birdphotography

the Carcara , One of the birds I wanted to see in Aruba ,we followed him flying for a few km’s until he perched himself on top of one of the many cactus of the island for a perfect photo #birds #birdsofprey #birdphotography #bird

This little ruby topaz hummingbird sat for the longest time in a tree by the old ruins in Aruba drying out its feathers after a brief rain #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #arubabirds

While out looking for American oystercatchers ,we stumbled upon a flock of southern lapwings close to Arachi beach in Aruba #birds #birding #birdwatching

American oyster catchers on the east tip of Aruba I initially went out with a local bird guide and the day we went out it must have still been to early ,so I went out a couple mornings later and later in the AM and they were out. Here are a couple photos of a couple different ones #birds #birding

Prehistoric looking Grooved bill ani siting high up in a tree in Noord Aruba #birds #birdwatching #birdphotogrphy #birdsofaruba #birding

the Venezuelan Troupial is the national bird of Venezuela but found all over the Island of Aruba where these photos were taken #birds #bird #aruba #troupial #tropicalbird

Had a great day of birding In Aruba found the endemic shoco burrowing owl amongst many others species #bird #birding #birds

A few days to go before I head to Aruba to search for the endemic shoco burrowing owl #birds #birding #birdwatchers #birdwatching #birdphotography