Hope these are welcome here! I am based in the New Forest, UK.

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Absolutely insane feedback on this it is sincerely appreciated. I can’t cope with all this positivity! And sorry to those outside of the UK! There’s a lot of you 😭

Means a lot guys!

Black throated green warbler in Central Park on Saturday!

Mindo Ecuador 📍

The photo was taken at Yellowstone national park

I think it’s a red tailed hawk? But ChatGPT says Golden Eagle and Grok says Harris’s Hawk?

Cypress Mountain, West Vancouver, BC

Added some more to this wall, trying to narrow down 4 more to paint for this series!

Port Clinton City Beach. Lake Erie.

Goleta, California, USA

Port Clinton City Beach. Lake Erie.

I think I’m addicted

Great Blue Heron? Not a bird person, just sharing my video.

We move on to the spectacular Manu Birds Sanctuary, in the Rocotal sector of Manu Road. Here in August, the Chestnut-breasted Coronet rules the roost! As its eBird description points out, this hummingbird is quite belligerent, chasing away the many other hummingbird species found here whenever it gets the chance.

The second photo really caught my attention. I was trying to capture the rain, but ended up with something that looks more like a watercolor painting than a photograph!

🇬🇧 Chestnut-breasted Coronet
🔬 Boissonneaua matthewsii
🇪🇸 Colibrí de Pecho Castaño
🗺️ Manu Birds Sanctuary, Manu Road, Cusco, Peru
🗓️ August 2026

I know they’re common but I don’t think I’ve ever seen one in my life. Lost Lagoon, Vancouver, BC, Canada.