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A Shot Of BIFS Please

GBP members with us for a while know I am partial to BIF (Bird In Flight) shots so today I’m featuring two from mikeaff and two from Avneet Kaur.  Take…

Out of Quito to Reserva Yanacocha

After one day in Quito we were up and at ’em at 6 AM and on the road by 7, heading toward Sachatamia Lodge in the heart of Mindo Valley,…

GBP Bird Photograph Of The Week – 2/14/25

Since it is Valentine’s Day it only seems fitting to feature a bird with the color of the day – red!  Bajadreamer shared this Northern Cardinal and, as he usually…

It’s Raining Pelicans!

On a recent stay in the U.S. Virgin Islands we stayed in an AirBnB condo overlooking Water Bay on the NE side of the island.  Looking down on the bay…

Wonderful World Of Color

Our GBP members have recently shared some images with a lot of color in them: color in the background or color in the bird.  Take a look: Paul Demkovich was…

Multi-Image Pages

Once in a while our New Zealand naturalist Rebecca Bowater will share a page which contains several images of the same bird on it.  I enjoy looking at different views…

Birding A City Park in Quito, Ecuador

Our First Day in Ecuador (see the bottom of the page for links to previous posts) We started our journey to Ecuador on a sour note.  We booked the early…

GBP Bird Photograph of the Week – 2/7/25

When I was scanning the thumbnails in the Latest Pics section I skipped over this shot from Bajadreamer.  Luckily I went back and clicked on it to see it at…

Too Much Zoom

A majority of time in Ecuador we were birding at feeder areas of Lodges and Reserves.  These brought in the birds, often very close.  Take this Rufus Motmot for example.…

And Now For Something Completely Different

Once in a while we get some GreatBirdPics that are a bit out of the ordinary.  We had several come in recently and I thought you might enjoy them. We’ll…

Members’ Bird Photography Showcase – 2/4/25

First off, best of luck to GBP’s biggest fan Liz who will be undergoing surgery tomorrow.  Our prayers are with you. Our New Zealand naturalist Rebecca Bowater has been sharing…

Our Bird Tour In Ecuador – Overview

This is the second in a series of posts I will be sharing about our 10-day bird tour to Ecuador (CLICK HERE to see the first post giving an overview…
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