Tyler Wenzel Photography

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Long-tailed Manakin
02/26/2026

Long-tailed Manakin

Female Red-headed Barbet
02/24/2026

Female Red-headed Barbet

Pretty… complicated? The Common Myna has been widely introduced in areas like Hawaii and displaces the native avifauna. ...
02/22/2026

Pretty… complicated? The Common Myna has been widely introduced in areas like Hawaii and displaces the native avifauna. It’s been listed among the top 100 most destructive species. We saw these EVERYWHERE in Hawaii and while beautiful I kept thinking how many native species have been driven into the the mountains by these invasive species.

I wish I had more albatrosses in my life. I was super excited to see a bunch of these breeding Laysan Albatrosses. Fun f...
02/18/2026

I wish I had more albatrosses in my life. I was super excited to see a bunch of these breeding Laysan Albatrosses. Fun fact, this is the longest living species that science has so far been able to prove with a banded female having lived over 70 years. She is named Wisdom.

Do you know what a Kleptoparasite is? That’s the feeding strategy of this bird, the Great Frigatebird. They chase down o...
02/16/2026

Do you know what a Kleptoparasite is? That’s the feeding strategy of this bird, the Great Frigatebird. They chase down other birds and steal their food rather than hunting themselves. In Costa Rica it’s more common to see the Magnificent Frigatebird that lacks the subtle red eye ring of the Great Frigatebird which is found farther out in the ocean.

Ironically I missed this bird (California Quail) when I was actually birding in California. But I got to see plenty of i...
02/15/2026

Ironically I missed this bird (California Quail) when I was actually birding in California. But I got to see plenty of it in Chile where it’s an introduced exotic species.

Blue-and-Gold Tanager
02/13/2026

Blue-and-Gold Tanager

Inca TernHumboldt Current
02/03/2026

Inca Tern
Humboldt Current

Nene - Hawaiian Goose. The rarest goose species in the world.
01/30/2026

Nene - Hawaiian Goose. The rarest goose species in the world.

Common Myna. A destructively common invasive species in Hawaii.
01/29/2026

Common Myna. A destructively common invasive species in Hawaii.

Waimea Canyon. Kauai.
01/28/2026

Waimea Canyon. Kauai.

Oahu Amakihi. Endemic to Oahu, Hawaii.
01/23/2026

Oahu Amakihi. Endemic to Oahu, Hawaii.

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