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A Zillion Miles of Birding: Days 7-11
25 Jan 2020

A Zillion Miles of Birding: Days 7-11

by Judd Patterson | posted in: Guest Blogger, Travel | 0

Here is a continuation of the grand adventure that Matías is having in southern Argentina. If you missed the earlier blog entries, please look here for Days 1-3 and Days 4-6. Day 7 From the town of Camarones I drove south … Continued

A Zillion Miles of Birding: Days 4-6
2 Jan 2020

A Zillion Miles of Birding: Days 4-6

by Judd Patterson | posted in: Guest Blogger, Travel | 0

Here is a continuation of the grand adventure that Matías is having in southern Argentina. If you missed the first blog entry, please look here (Days 1-3). November 22, 2019 – Day 4 For the morning of the 4th day I … Continued

A Zillion Miles of Birding: Days 1-3
30 Nov 2019

A Zillion Miles of Birding: Days 1-3

by Judd Patterson | posted in: Guest Blogger, Travel | 0

I first met Matías Torreguitar in May 2018 at about 5:50AM in the bustling Buenos Aires airport. My wife and I had just landed, and Matías had graciously agreed to meet us at this very early hour. With a broad … Continued

Adventure, Argentina, Matias, Patagonia
Whistling in the Tropics
27 Dec 2018

Whistling in the Tropics

by Judd Patterson | posted in: Featured Species, Ornithology, Photography, Travel | 0

It’s a familiar feeling for those who love birds. That extra gravitational tug that a truly special species can create. It’s a force that results in a slightly unreasonable cycle of planning, dreaming, strategizing, hoping, and still more dreaming. One … Continued

Caribbean, endemic, St. Vincent
Caribbean Bird Relief
1 Nov 2017

Caribbean Bird Relief

by Judd Patterson | posted in: BIF News | 0

In September 2017 Hurricane Irma and Maria brought incredible destruction to numerous islands across the Caribbean. Many people awoke after these storms to a new reality of damaged or destroyed homes and natural habitats that were barely recognizable. With trees stripped … Continued

Caribbean, hurricanes, Irma, Maria, seed
Endemic Birds of St. Lucia
26 May 2017

Endemic Birds of St. Lucia

by Judd Patterson | posted in: Photography, Travel | 0

St. Lucia just might be paradise. Situated in the eastern Caribbean, this small island — just 10% of the size of Miami-Dade County — enjoys a tropical climate that is moderated year-round by pleasant northeast trade winds. Volcanic in origin, St. … Continued

Caribbean, endemics, St. Lucia, travel
A Plover Named Erwin
19 Aug 2015

A Plover Named Erwin

by Judd Patterson | posted in: Featured Species, Ornithology | 0

Sometimes you just stumble into a great story through photography. That was the case back on February 16, 2014 when I traveled to the west coast of Florida to one of my favorite shorebird photography spots. Bunche Beach is well … Continued

band, banding, Erwin, Florida, migration, Piping Plover, shorebird
Key West Quail-Dove
8 Jan 2015

Key West Quail-Dove

by Judd Patterson | posted in: Behind the Photo, Featured Species, Ornithology, Photography | 0

As the first light of 2015 dawned in Miami I was on the hunt for the rare Key West Quail-Dove. The name is deceiving. Despite being named for the nearby city of Key West, the bird has not been common in … Continued

Florida, Key West Quail-Dove
Jewel of the Marsh
20 Dec 2014

Jewel of the Marsh

by Judd Patterson | posted in: Featured Species, Ornithology | 0

While developing my interest in birds, I would often thumb through an old 2nd edition Peterson’s field guide. Certain species leapt off the pages. Their colors or shapes were too fantastical to ignore. Those would become “must see” birds that I would pursue … Continued

Everglades National Park, Florida, Purple Gallinule
BirdsInFocus Reaches 1,000 Species!
15 Mar 2013

BirdsInFocus Reaches 1,000 Species!

by Judd Patterson | posted in: BIF News, Travel | 0

On March 9, 2013, while standing in a snowy northern forest, we reached the significant milestone of 1,000 bird species photographed with these images of the Boreal Chickadee. This species had eluded previous attempt by each of us individually, but … Continued

1000, Boreal Chickadee, Minnesota

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