Announcing A New Bird Photography Contest!
GreatBirdPics is pleased to announce its spring bird photography contest. After a wet 10 days in Ecuador I came away with several pictures (see below) of birds in the rain…
Almost A Toss-Up
As you recall from last week Paul Demkovich sent us two views of a Pied-billed Grebe. The first one is a closeup showing the detail in the body. The second…
Staying at San Isidro Lodge, Ecuador
After leaving Mindo Valley on the western slope of the Andes we drove through Quito and over the continental divide to our home for the next three nights, San Isidro…
GBP Bird Photograph of the Week – 3/21/25
When I first looked at the photo below I didn’t recognize it as a hummingbird. Then I read Bajadreamer’s description (click the pic) and he tells a tale of climbing…
Out Of Mindo Valley
After a great morning of viewing the Andean Cock-of-the-Rock and three Antpitta species we started driving east toward the next region we would be exploring in Ecuador, the eastern slope…
GBP Members’ Showcase – 3/19/25
Whoo Hoo! We just went over 13,000 GreatBirdPics in our database. Thank you to all who have been posting your images with us! Here are a few that caught my…
Refugio Paz de las Aves
We spent the first half of Day 5 of our Ecuadorian Birding Trip at Refugio Paz de las Aves (Peace of the Birds Refuge). It was here that we…
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
In honor of St. Patrick’s Day I offer you some GreatBirdPics taken in Ireland. Unfortunately they’re not green but these are authentically Irish. First, from our world traveller asteinmann a…
GBP Bird Photograph Of The Week – 3/14/25
I can’t resist a GreatBirdPic of a hummingbird feeding so today’s Bird Photograph of the Week goes to Rigloca for this beautiful Ruby-throated Hummingbird at a blue flower. Taken at…
Which One Do You Like Better?
Paul Demkovich has been traveling a lot and sharing his GreatBirdPics along the way. He was in Boynton Beach, Florida last month and sent us two views of a Pied-billed…
Now You See It…
I’ve made mention in previous posts about using the Generative AI feature in Lightroom (similar functions can be found in other post-processing programs). Up into the introduction of Generative AI,…
More From Down Under
I always enjoy seeing the birds captured by our New Zealand Naturalist Rebecca Bowater. She always includes species I am unfamiliar with. Take a look: The Weka, or Maori Hen,…