Daily Archives: January 20, 2025

Maine! Neighbors

American Robin and European Starling: Kennebunk, Maine, USA, January 2025 — I always look for the neighborhood flock of Robins this time of year, in hopes that there will be Cedar Waxwings with them. This year, so far, I have only found Starlings with them…not the same at all…but actually a bit rarer in Southern Maine than waxwings. Sony a6700. Tamron 50-400 Di iii at 600mm equivalent. Program mode with bird and wildlife modifications. Processed in Photomator.

Costa Rica! What do you want to be when you grow up?

Red-legged Honeycreeper: Adult and Immature males. Mirador El Pizote, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica, December 2024 — There is no bird that I know of where the immature male is so obviously caught in the act of becoming the adult than the Red-legged Honeycreeper. The almost identical poses, both captured after we returned from the Vulture blind at Mirador El Pizote, make it just that much more obvious. Sony a6700. Tamron 50-400 Di iii @ 600mm equivalent. Program mode with bird and wildlife modifications. Processed in Photomator and assembled in FrameMagic.