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BirdsInFocus Reaches 1,500 Species!
9 Jan 2015

BirdsInFocus Reaches 1,500 Species!

by Bob Gress | posted in: BIF News, Featured Species, Ornithology, Travel | 0

  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

1500, Australia, Milestone, Southern Cassowary
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
Curlew Country
22 Jun 2012

Curlew Country

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

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

Alaska, Bristle-thighed Curlew, Nome, tundra
Photographing the Black Rail
10 Jun 2008

Photographing the Black Rail

by Bob Gress | posted in: Behind the Photo, Featured Species | 0

(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

Black Rail, Kansas

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