Secretary bird (Sagittarius serpentarius)

Secretary bird (Sagittarius serpentarius)

A truly spectacular bird with a popular name I have never understood. This is an endangered species, and I encountered very few of them and treasured every…


Rufous-vented yuhina (Yuhina occipitalis)

Rufous-vented yuhina (Yuhina occipitalis)

This was perhaps just another spring morning here in Bhutan, but to me it was such a special time at this location. This day started with such a beautiful and…


Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis)

Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis)

There are many hotels very close to the nature reserve in Paracas, and here you will see many birds close to the hotels. As there are no trees here, many like…


Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus)

Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus)

The entire coastline of Peru is a desert, but the cold and nutrient rich ocean is rich with fish due to the cold Humbolt Current. Thus the coast was once…


Inca Tern (Larosterna inca)

Inca Tern (Larosterna inca)

In the harbor and waters around the fishing village of Pucusana in Peru I found lots of inca terns, and some places they were so tame that I could walk among…


Large-billed Tern (Phaetusa simplex)

Large-billed Tern (Phaetusa simplex)

Juveniles waiting for more free food, but are likely not getting much as they are old and strong enough to fly and get their own food. Soon the land they stand…