Least Seedsnipes, female and male, Rio Grande, Argentina mimosa

Least Seedsnipes, female and male, Rio Grande, Argentina mimosaThis female and male pair of beautiful seedsnipes were on the roadside for a brief moment, barely long enough for me to jump out of the bus, haul up my heavy camera and lens and snap the shot. I was happy with the result. Save 20% by purchasing entire collection.

Female Broad-tailed Hummingbird at Mexican Sage

This is a great look at Grace

We got to see this amazing bird from our boat the night we took the carnival-like boat ride through the mangrove swamp

Scott's is  found further west in Texas  and up into the southern western US states in the summer

We found him in the Rocky Mountains in July where he goes to breed

and we so enjoyed their beautiful song and perky behavior

000 pairs of breeding Magellanic Penguins

We knew from other birders at the Convention Center that there was a Least Bittern nest somewhere in this pond

These little birds have very sharp tails

I saw him as I drove by one early evening

for just this reason

They spend almost all their lives over the ocean coming ashore only to breed