The Official Birds In Focus Blog!
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
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
Long-whiskered Owlet Xenoglaux loweryi The Long-whiskered Owlet is one of South America’s most elusive birds. It is strange, tiny, nocturnal, shy and endangered; sounds like the perfect bird to search for! In 1976, ornithologists from Louisiana State University were surveying … Continued
On October 2, 2014, in Queensland, Australia, BirdsInFocus reached a new milestone with 1,500 species. These photographs of Southern Cassowary were taken at Cassowary House, a private lodge nestled in dense rainforest near Kuranda. At the owners’ house, a variety of … Continued
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
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
Surreal. That’s the only way to describe the haunting flight song that filled the crisp arctic air before me. The warbling notes steadily ascended and then descended, with musical twists and turns along the way. My eyes excitedly danced around … Continued
(A friendly competition between good friends Bob Gress and David Seibel, told from Bob’s perspective) Part 1: The Story of Three Bad Photos I’m not even sure anymore when the Black Rail became my photographic nemesis. It entered my consciousness … Continued