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Neotropicbirds @neotropicbirds.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

The current state of the Costa Rican warbler (Basileuterus melanotis) painting. like all warblers these guys are fast and are really good at staying hidden. #warbler #birds #ornithology #birdwatching #birdart #birdpainting #natureart #costarica

a costa rican warbler moving through forest tangle with leaf litter in the background

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Neotropicbirds @neotropicbirds.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

The White-tipped Sicklebill (Eutoxeres aquila) painting, had a lot of fun painting this guy. They are known for eating spiders so I painted one in. #hummingbirds #whitetippedsicklebill #birdart #birdpaintings #natureart #art #birdillustration #birdwatching

A White-tipped Sicklebill (Eutoxeres aquila) perched on a bare branch in front of orange coloured blossoms with a spider on its web on the foilage

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Neotropicbirds @neotropicbirds.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

A Spot-crowned Euphonia Euphonia. (Euphonia imitans) being loud at the feeder in Costa Rica #birds #ornithology #birdwatching #coataricabirds #euphonia #birding

A male spot-crowned Euphonia calling on a bare branch with a blurred background

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Neotropicbirds @neotropicbirds.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

All the hummer species I’ve painted so far (I think) and all without a whiff of crappy Ai. Don’t ever let anyone tell you making art isn’t a physical sport. There’s a lot of wrist cramps, eye fatigue and neck pain involved, that’s counts as a physical sport right? #hummingbirds #birdsart #birds

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Neotropicbirds @neotropicbirds.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

A male shining honeycreeper (Cyanerpes lucidus) waiting its turn at the patio feeder. #birds #ornithology #honeycreeper #costarica #birdwatching

A male shining honeycreeper (Cyanerpes lucidus) hanging from a twig against a dappled leafy background

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Neotropicbirds @neotropicbirds.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

The Yellow-billed Cotinga (Carpodectes antoniae) painting showing a male and female perched amongst Balsa tree blossoms. The painting also depicts the males display flight. #birds #ornithology #birdwatching #birdpainting #birdart #natureart

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Neotropicbirds @neotropicbirds.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

The current state of the yellow-eared toucanet (Selenidera spectabilis ) painting. More work to do but it’s coming along. #toucan #birdwatching #ornithology #birds #birdart #birdpainting #nature #natureart

The male yellow-eared toucanet (Selenidera spectabilis ) perched on bare twigs in front of foliage and berry fruit

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Neotropicbirds @neotropicbirds.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

Just saw the Taiga Flycatcher at sunset beach in Vancouver. What I saw today of the behaviour of the crowd of photographers is why I don’t report rare sightings anymore. There, I said it. #taigaflycatcher #birdwatching #vancouverrarebirds #birdphotographers

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Neotropicbirds @neotropicbirds.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

The current state of the black-and-yellow phainoptila (Phainoptila melanoxantha) painting and how it got there in 45 seconds. #ornithology #birds #birdwatching #birdart #birdpainting

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Neotropicbirds @neotropicbirds.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

I mostly post my bird art here but “sailor” is in the bio as well so I thought I’d post a photo from last summer’s sailing trip Sunrise at Clam bay, woke up crazy early (4:30 am) to catch the slack at Dodd narrows. A spectacular morning. #sunrise #sailing #photography #landscape

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Neotropicbirds @neotropicbirds.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Here’s the Bare-necked umbrellabird (Cephalopterus glabricollis) painting which I’ve yet to see in the wild. No painting in this collection is considered finished until I do. Curating photos to achieve a type specimen example is never enough. #ornithology #birdwatching #birdart #birds

A male and female Bare-necked Umbellabird perched on bare branches amongst foliage in an even morning light

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Neotropicbirds @neotropicbirds.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

My painting of the secretive Thicket antpitta (Myrmothera dives) #ornithology #birds #birdwatching #painting

The thicket antpitta (Myrmothera dives) among ground leaf tangle in dappled sunlight

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Neotropicbirds @neotropicbirds.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Sapphire-throated Hummingbird (Chrysuronia coeruleogularis) Still working on this one but it’s going well. #hummingbirds #ornithology #birds

A male and female Sapphire-throated Hummingbird (Chrysuronia coeruleogularis) sitting amongst dead leaf tangle against a sun dappled background

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Neotropicbirds @neotropicbirds.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

A rufous-browed wren (Troglodytes rufociliatus) making a grab for a unsuspecting cricket #birds #wrens #orninthology

A rufous-browed wren (Troglodytes rufociliatus) hopping along a moss covered branch trying to capture a cricket. Sunlit Foliage and leaf tangle in the fore and background

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Neotropicbirds @neotropicbirds.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

The Ruddy Treerunner (Margarornis rubiginosus) painting. Part of the regional endemic collection. #birds #ornithology #birdpainting

A painting of a Ruddy Treerunner (Margarornis rubiginosus) perched upright on a dead branch with sunlit leafy tangle in the background

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Neotropicbirds @neotropicbirds.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

The stripe-throated hermit (Phaethornis striigularis) painting

A stripe-throated hermit (Phaethornis striigularis) hovering in front porterweed in a misty background

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Neotropicbirds @neotropicbirds.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

The Tawny-capped Euphonia (Euphonia anneae) painting. Part of the regional endemics of Central America collection

A male and female tawny-capped euphonia (Euphonia anneae) perched on bare branches amongst foliage and red blossoms.

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Neotropicbirds @neotropicbirds.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

The White-tailed Emerald (Microchera chionura) painting.

A male and female White-tailed Emerald (Microchera chionura) perched in branch tangle amidst red blossoms

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Neotropicbirds @neotropicbirds.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

The Yellow-thighed brushfinch (Atapetes tibialis) painting. This one went through a lot of iterations to get to this state. I wanted to illustrate their tendency to small family groups. #finch #BirdArt #birding #Birdpainting #ornithology

A small family of Yellow-thighed Brushfinch foraging amoung leaf litter and branches

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Neotropicbirds @neotropicbirds.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

A male Collared Trogon (Trogon collaris) we met up on the higher elevation trails of Quebradas biological reserve in Costa Rica. #trogon #birdphotography #ornithology #birdwatching #costarica #birds

A male Collared Trogon perched among ferns on a mossy branch with soft green forest in the background

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Neotropicbirds @neotropicbirds.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

The Yellow-billed Cotinga (Carpodectes antoniae) painting showing a male and female perched in Balsa Tree foliage with a illustration of a male flight display in the background. #cotinga #BirdArt #birding #Birdpainting #ornithology

A male and female Yellow-billed Cotinga (Carpodectes antoniae) painting showing both perched in Balsa Tree foliage with a male flight display in the background.

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Neotropicbirds @neotropicbirds.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

A Common tody Flycatcher (Todirostrum cinereum) building it’s hanging nest in Costa Rica. At the 18 second mark it winds a spider thread around the branch, interesting! #birds #birdwatching #nestbuilding #flycatcher #flycatchervideo

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Neotropicbirds @neotropicbirds.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Barred Hawk (Morphnarchus princeps) looking magnificent while guarding its nest near the Celeste river in Costa Rica. #BirdPhotography #Birds #hawks #BirdWatching

Barred hawk looking over its shoulder in a leafy, mossy forest

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Neotropicbirds @neotropicbirds.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

The Honduran Emerald (Amazilla luciae) painting which I happen to be currently working on. #hummingbirds #BirdArt #Birds

A male and female Honduran Emerald (Amazilla luciae) hovering in front of foliage and blossoms against a pale warm sky

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Neotropicbirds @neotropicbirds.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

Here’s the Red capped Manakin (Ceratopipra mentalis) painting which I did after witnessing their moonwalk dance in a lek in the Osa region of Costa Rica. #manakin #osa #costarica #BirdArt #birds #birdwatching

Red capped manakins moonwalking on a mossy branch with ferns and foliage in the background

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Neotropicbirds @neotropicbirds.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Emerald Tanager having breakfast up at El Copal in Costa Rica. #Birds #tanagers #birdWatching #costarica

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Neotropicbirds @neotropicbirds.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

The only photo I have of the Tody Motmot, not great but… For some reason it’s the only species that comes when I bird call with my own voice, I’m really crappy at it with every other species. Costa Rican birders are scary good at accurate bird calls and song. #Birds #Birdphotography #motmot

A Tody Motmot perched on a mossy branch in the dark understory of Celeste lodge’s trail

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Neotropicbirds @neotropicbirds.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

Here’s the Silvery-throated Jay painting. They are usually found in small family groups and I’ve only ever seen them high in the forest canopy. #Birds #BirdArt #Art #jays

A pair of silvery throated jays perched on bare branches amongst light dappled foliage

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Neotropicbirds @neotropicbirds.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

I had a lot of fun painting this Sulphur-rumped Tanager. These guys can be found on the Caribbean slopes of both Costa Rica and Panama. #BirdArt #Birds #Art #tanager

A sulphur rumped tanager perched on a branch with white berries and leaves with palm leaves in the background

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Neotropicbirds @neotropicbirds.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

One of our local Scarlet-rumpled Tanagers, These guys make me happy despite how common they are, social, bossy and with striking colours to boot, what’s not to like? #BirdArt #Birds #Art #tanager

A male scarlet rumpled tanager calling while perched on a branch and showing off its scarlet colours in the rain. Soft out of focus foliage in the background

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Neotropicbirds @neotropicbirds.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

The Stripe-breasted Wren painting. Most Wren species love hiding out in dense understory tangle. As an artist it’s a lot of fun to try to clearly illustrate these guys while remaining true to where and how they’re usually seen when encountered in the wild. #BirdArt #Birds #Art #wren

A stripe-breasted Wren with an insect in its beak. Perched on a branch and moving through a light dappled and dark understory leaf tangle

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Neotropicbirds @neotropicbirds.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

A painting of a Yellow-winged Vireo. These paintings always start as a blank page and are never based on any single photo. Correct species markings come from both written sources and multiple curated images in order to render a depiction of the species as a whole. #BirdArt #Birds #Art #vireo

A yellow-winged Vireo flitting through sunlit forest tangle

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Neotropicbirds @neotropicbirds.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

An imaginary painting I whipped up of the hummers species that can often be seen visiting a well known highland feeder station in Costa Rica. Can you name the feeder station and the species? #BirdArt #Birds #Art #hummingbirds #costarica

Hummingbirds hovering and feeding at a couple of feeders in the rain, in the highlands of Costa Rica

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Neotropicbirds @neotropicbirds.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

The White necked Jacobin painting. These guys with their bright white markings and tail are easy to spot against the dark and leafy forest background. In our neck of the woods we can sometimes see them foraging alongside the river. #BirdArt #Birds #Art #hummingbirds #costarica

A male white necked jacobin male hovering near a female perched framed by a fruiting tree

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Neotropicbirds @neotropicbirds.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

The Acorn Woodpecker painting, a common find at higher elevations from Washington through Mexico and Central America to Colombia. I always stop to watch their antics and their call has a hilarious quality that makes me smile whenever I hear it. #BirdArt #Birds #Art #woodpecker

A male and female Acorn woodpecker perched on a snag hiding acorns. The male in the foreground has an acorn in its beak

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Neotropicbirds @neotropicbirds.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

A friendly, curious and cooperative Red-headed Barbet we met while on a dept of conservation bird count in southern Costa Rica. #costarica #birdwatching #barbet #Birds

A male red headed barber perched in dappled light against a out of focus leafy background

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Neotropicbirds @neotropicbirds.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Look at those bright yellow legs!! A male Shining Honeycreeper waiting its turn at the banana feeder. #birding #birdwatching #honeycreeper #costarica

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Neotropicbirds @neotropicbirds.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

Here’s the original Occellated Antbird painting mentioned in the previous post. Seeing these guys in the wild for the first time was a very good day! #BirdArt #Birds #Art #AntBird

A pair of Occellated Antbirds on branches near a tangled ferny, leafy forest floor in understory dappled light

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Neotropicbirds @neotropicbirds.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

A nice thing about digital painting is the ability to isolate shapes from a painting and repurpose them in other art Here’s an example. The Ocellated Antbird “Plate” I “extracted” the 2 individuals from the original painting and folded them into more traditional illustration #BirdArt #Birds #Art

Two Ocellated Antbirds perched on a vertical branch with monochromatic foliage in the background in a traditional bird plate setting

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Neotropicbirds @neotropicbirds.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

The Fiery-billed Aracari painting. Because the patio feeder was very close to the apt these guys rarely made an appearance but when they did it was definitely a good day. #BirdArt #Art #birdwatching #birding #illustration #NatureArt #aracari

A pair of fiery-billed aracari perched on a mossy branch in front of some leafy tangle

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Neotropicbirds @neotropicbirds.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

The Nicaraguan Seed Finch painting. Found in southern Nicaragua of course but there is a small isolated population in Bocas del Toro, Panama. I have no idea how they got there. #BirdArt #Art #seedeater #birdwatching #birding # illustration #NatureArt

A male and female Nicaraguan Seed Finch perched on branches amongst sunlit grass and dead leaf tangle

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Neotropicbirds @neotropicbirds.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

The Pirre Warbler painting, a Central American regional endemic found only in a few locations in the Darrian region along the border of Colombia and Panama. #BirdArt #Art #warblers #birdwatching #birding # illustration #NatureArt

An adult Pirre Warbler perched on a branch in dark sunlit understory against dappled banana leaves

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Neotropicbirds @neotropicbirds.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

The Garden Emerald painting. Always happy to see these guys pay a visit to the local garden porterweed. #hummingbirds #Birds #BirdArt #Art #NatureArt #Birdwatching

A male Garden Emerald perched on a twig. A female in flight. Dew on spider webs and leaf tangle in the background

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Neotropicbirds @neotropicbirds.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

45 seconds of pure hummingbird bliss, enjoy! For a fun exercise, how many species of hummers can you spot in this vid? #hummingbirds #Birds #birdwatching #CostaRica

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Neotropicbirds @neotropicbirds.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

It seems that one of my hobbies is never leaving this Fiery-throated Hummingbird painting alone. Just when I think it’s done I get another wacky idea to make it better. That’s ok, hobbies are supposed to fun right? #Birds #BirdArt #Art #BirdWatching

A fiery-throated hummingbird perched on a branch with dead leaves.
Leafy fern tangle in the background with a blurry hummingbird in flight

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Neotropicbirds @neotropicbirds.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Here’s a painting of one of my favourite Wood-Quails, the Black-breasted Wood Quail, (Odontophorus leucolaemus) Maybe it’s just because we found a healthy family group of them up at our local reserve in Costa Rica. Black-breasted Wood Quail, (Odontophorus leucolaemus)

A adult black breasted wood quail foraging in the low ground understory with a small group of hatchlings feeding behind the adult

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Neotropicbirds @neotropicbirds.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

This Mangrove Hummingbird (Chrysuronia boucardi) painting is part of the regional endemic collection. Unsurprisingly, as their name suggests they can be found in and around Mangroves. It was one of the first hummingbirds I painted and is still one of my favs. #hummingbirds #BirdArt #Birds

A perching male Mangrove Hummer with a hovering female feeding on blossoms in the background

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Neotropicbirds @neotropicbirds.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

The Golden-browed Chlorophonia (Chlorophonia callophrys) painting. They sort of look like tiny parrots when you see their bright festive colours for the first time. #tangers #Birds #BirdArt #art

A male and female Golden-browed Chlorophonia perched on mossy branches with foliage and pink blossoms in the background against a pale sky

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Neotropicbirds @neotropicbirds.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

55 seconds of birdy goodness! Green Honeycreeper, Shining Honeycreeper, Yellow-crowned Euphonia. This was a good day at the patio feeder with these guys showing up all day along with Speckled, Silver-throated and Grey-headed Tanager’s among others. #Tanagers #Birdwatching #Birds

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