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Saibal Sen

@ssaibal.bsky.social

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Retired engineer who loves traveling, photography, birds, cooking, learning languages and exploring new food.

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Saibal Sen @ssaibal.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Noisy near-endemic Scarlet-fronted Parakeets at sunrise in Santa Marta area, Colombia. Observed at 5000 ft elevation. Turn up the volume to listen to their chatter. #birds #birdphotography #canon #canonR5mkii #canonRF400mmf2.8 #SouthAmerica #colombia #santamarta #parakeet #scarletfrontedparakeet

Saibal Sen @ssaibal.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Wood wren species are really loud! Most of them are very skittish and don’t show themselves. This species is near threatened, but they probably don’t realize that.

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Saibal Sen @ssaibal.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Very territorial and endemic species, Hermit Wood-wren (turn up the volume to hear their song) in Santa Marta area, Colombia. Observed at 8500 ft elevation. #birds #birdphotography #canon #canonR5mkii #canonRF400mmf2.8 #SouthAmerica #colombia #santamarta #woodwren #hermitwoodwren

Saibal Sen @ssaibal.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Bobbing heads of couple of Saffron Finches in the rain, for some cuteness from Guayabetal, Colombia. #birds #birdphotography #canon #canonR5mkii #canonRF400mmf2.8 #canonRFTC1.4 #SouthAmerica #colombia #guayabetal #jay #greenjay

Saibal Sen @ssaibal.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

A male Chestnut-breasted Chlorophonia in Camino Montezuma, Tatama National Park, Colombia. It is an unreal combination of colors! #birds #birdphotography #canon #canonR5mkii #canonRF400mmf2.8 #SouthAmerica #colombia #tatama #montezumarainforestlodge #chlorophonia #chestnutbreastedchlorophonia

Saibal Sen @ssaibal.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

Got caught stealing berries, a Golden-crowned Tanager, in the cloud forests near Guasca, Colombia. #birds #birdphotography #canon #canonR5mkii #canonRF400mmf2.8 #SouthAmerica #colombia #hummingbird #longuemaressunangel

Saibal Sen @ssaibal.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

A male Longuemare’s Sunangel, a near endemic, in the cloud forests near Guasca, Colombia. #birds #birdphotography #canon #canonR5mkii #canonRF400mmf2.8 #SouthAmerica #colombia #hummingbird #longuemaressunangel

Saibal Sen @ssaibal.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

Brown-breasted Parakeet, a Colombian endemic, near Guasca, Colombia. It is listed as Vulnerable by IUCN. #birds #birdphotography #canon #canonR5mkii #canonRF400mmf2.8 #SouthAmerica #colombia #parakeet #brownbreastedparakeet

Saibal Sen @ssaibal.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

Cundinamarca Antpitta, the species that Peter Kaestner discovered (the only birder who has seen 10K species), the scientific name is named after him, in Guayabetal, Colombia. #birds #birdphotography #canon #canonR5mkii #canonRF400mmf2.8 #SouthAmerica #colombia #antpitta #cundinamarcaantpitta

Saibal Sen @ssaibal.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

I am still two months behind on my postings, but I can’t help myself from sharing the spectacularly colorful Green Jays from Guayabetal, Colombia. #birds #birdphotography #canon #canonR5mkii #canonRF400mmf2.8 #canonRFTC1.4 #SouthAmerica #colombia #guayabetal #jay #greenjay

Saibal Sen @ssaibal.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

Let me give you some shade from the sun, offered the Hyacinth Macaw. Shot in Pantanal, Brazil. #birds #birdphotography #canon #canonR5mkii #canonRF400mmf2.8 #canonRFTC1.4 #SouthAmerica #brazil #pantanal #macaw #hyacinthmacaw

Saibal Sen @ssaibal.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

Also amazing is to be bug free in the deep jungle in the tropics thanks to the acidic Rio Negro.

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Saibal Sen @ssaibal.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

A Pink River Dolphin from the boat safari on Rio Negro in the state of amazonas, Brazil, west of Manaus. They are endangered unfortunately. #wildlife #canon #canonR5mkii #canonRF400mmf2.8 #canonRFTC1.4 #SouthAmerica #brazil #rionegro #amazonas #anavilhanas #dolphin #pinkriverdolphin

Saibal Sen @ssaibal.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

Giant River Otters in Pantanal, Brazil. Listen to their calls. #animals #wildlife #canon #canonR5mkii #canonRF400mmf2.8 #canonRFTC1.4 #SouthAmerica #brazil #pantanal #portojofre #otters #giantriverotters

Saibal Sen @ssaibal.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

Capped Heron is another bird with very pretty hairdo. Shot in Pantanal, Brazil. #birds #birdphotography #canon #canonR5mkii #canonRF400mmf2.8 #canonRFTC1.4 #SouthAmerica #brazil #pantanal #heron #cappedheron

Saibal Sen @ssaibal.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

The pretty coiffure of the male Bare-faced Curassow in Pantanal, Brazil. #birds #birdphotography #canon #canonR5mkii #canonRF400mmf2.8 #canonRFTC1.4 #SouthAmerica #brazil #pantanal #curassow #barefacedcurassow

Saibal Sen @ssaibal.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

The unmistakable looks of a Jabiru stork in Pantanal, Brazil. It likes to surf the thermals high up while flying. #birds #birdphotography #canon #canonR5mkii #canonRF400mmf2.8 #canonRFTC1.4 #SouthAmerica #brazil #pantanal #stork #jabiru

Saibal Sen @ssaibal.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Thanks 🙏

Saibal Sen @ssaibal.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

Ousado, the legendary Jaguar in Pantanal, a extraordinarily strong swimmer who hunts for caimans underwater. Lucky to see him in Jul’25. #animals #wildlife #canon #canonR5mkii #canonRF400mmf2.8 #canonRFTC1.4 #SouthAmerica #brazil #pantanal #portojofre #wildcats #jaguar

Saibal Sen @ssaibal.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

A cozy pair of Band-tailed Nighthawks during the night boat safari on Rio Negro in the state of amazonas, Brazil, west of Manaus. #birds #birdphotography #canon #canonR5mkii #canonRF400mmf2.8 #canonRFTC1.4 #SouthAmerica #brazil #rionegro #amazonas #anavilhanas #nighthawk #bandtailednighthawk

Saibal Sen @ssaibal.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

A shiny metallic blue Myscelia Orsis butterfly in Itatiaia. #birds #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotgraphy #canon #canonR5mkii #canonRF400mmf2.8 #canonRFTC1.4 #SouthAmerica #brazil #itatiaia #butterfly #mysceliaorsis

Saibal Sen @ssaibal.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

Excellent shot!!! 👏👏👏

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Saibal Sen @ssaibal.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Beautiful shot 👏👏👏

Saibal Sen @ssaibal.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

MOM!!! Look at that ugly animal pointing that cylinder at me! Said the Dusky-Legged Guan. On the grounds of Hotel do Ypê, Itatiaia. #birds #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotgraphy #canon #canonR5mkii #canonRF400mmf2.8 #canonRFTC1.4 #SouthAmerica #brazil #itatiaia #guan #duskyleggedguan

Saibal Sen @ssaibal.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Beautiful shot of the Anhinga!

Saibal Sen @ssaibal.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Couple of Scale-throated Hermit hummingbird in the grounds of Hotel Donati, Itatiaia. Early morning low light conditions. #birds #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotgraphy #canon #canonR5mkii #canonRF400mmf2.8 #canonRFTC1.4 #SouthAmerica #brazil #itatiaia #hummingbird #scalethroatedhermit

Saibal Sen @ssaibal.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

A Black-eyed Fairy hummingbird in Itatiaia, two hours from Rio. #birds #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotgraphy #canon #canonR5mkii #canonRF400mmf2.8 #canonRFTC1.4 #SouthAmerica #brazil #itatiaia #hummingbird #blackeyedfairy

Saibal Sen @ssaibal.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

A Mangrove Rail in the lagoon near Rio all fluffed up with wind from behind. #birds #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotgraphy #nature #canon #canonR5mkii #canonRF400mmf2.8 #canonRFTC1.4 #SouthAmerica #brazil #riodejaneiro #rail #mangroverail

Saibal Sen @ssaibal.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Thanks 🙏

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Saibal Sen @ssaibal.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

A Bat Falcon in Itatiaia, two hours from Rio. Love the color combination and the patterns. #birds #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotgraphy #canon #canonR5mkii #canonRF400mmf2.8 #canonRFTC1.4 #SouthAmerica #brazil #itatiaia #falcon #bafalcon

Saibal Sen @ssaibal.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Ochre-collared Piculet, a tiny woodpecker, in the Iguazu National Park in Argentina. Wish it was facing me. #nature #wildlife #birds #birdphotography #canon #canonR5mkii #canonRF400mmf2.8 #canonRFTC1.4 #SouthAmerica #Argentina #IguazuNationalPark #woodpecker #ochrecollaredpiculet

Saibal Sen @ssaibal.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Pão de açúcar

Saibal Sen @ssaibal.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Thrush-like Wrens with their calls that sound like videogame sound to me, in the Iguazu National Park in Argentina. They are large wrens. #nature #wildlife #birds #birdphotography #canon #canonR5mkii #canonRF400mmf2.8 #canonRFTC1.4 #SouthAmerica #Argentina #IguazuNationalPark #wren #thrushlikewren

Saibal Sen @ssaibal.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

😀actually a full grown adult. Burrowing Owls are small size owls.

Saibal Sen @ssaibal.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

A Burrowing Owl on the lawns of the Great Melia Hotel in the Iguazu National Park in Argentina. #nature #wildlife #birds #birdphotography #canon #canonR5mkii #canonRF400mmf2.8 #canonRFTC1.4 #SouthAmerica #Argentina #IguazuNationalPark #owl #burrowingowl

Saibal Sen @ssaibal.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

No camera can reproduce what our eyes see!

Saibal Sen @ssaibal.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Good spotting! 😂

Saibal Sen @ssaibal.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Surely not! 😂 that’s the tinge from the flashlight light.

Saibal Sen @ssaibal.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

A Blackish Rail in the Iguazu National Park in Argentina. It took patience waiting for the skittish bird to show itself. #nature #wildlife #birds #birdphotography #canon #canonR5mkii #canonRF400mmf2.8 #canonRFTC1.4 #SouthAmerica #Argentina #IguazuNationalPark #rail #blackishrail

Saibal Sen @ssaibal.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Green on green! A flock of tiny Cobalt-winged Parakeets eating grass in the Iguazu National Park in Argentina. #nature #wildlife #birds #birdphotography #canon #canonR5mkii #canonRF400mmf2.8 #canonRFTC1.4 #SouthAmerica #Argentina #IguazuNationalPark #parakeet #cobaltwingedparakeet

Saibal Sen @ssaibal.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Three Toco Toucans in the Iguazu National Park in Argentina. The one at the bottom yawns and you can see the tongue! #nature #wildlife #birds #birdphotography #canon #canonR5mkii #canonRF400mmf2.8 #canonRFTC1.4 #SouthAmerica #Argentina #IguazuNationalPark #toucan #tocotoucan

Saibal Sen @ssaibal.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

A male Amazonian Kingfisher, fairly large species, near Devil’s Throat area of Iguazu Falls in Argentina. #nature #wildlife #birds #birdphotography #canon #canonR5mkii #canonRF400mmf2.8 #canonRFTC1.4 #SouthAmerica #Argentina #PuertoIguazu #kingfisher #amazoniankingfisher

Saibal Sen @ssaibal.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

A Tropical Screech Owl in the town of Puerto Iguazu in Argentina. #nature #wildlife #birds #birdphotography #canon #canonR5mkii #canonRF400mmf2.8 #canonRFTC1.4 #SouthAmerica #Argentina #PuertoIguazu #owl #tropicalscreechowl

Saibal Sen @ssaibal.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Thanks 🙏 Trogons are easy to photograph as they sit and pose.

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Saibal Sen @ssaibal.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

A male Atlantic Black-throated Trogon in the Iguazu National Park in Argentina. #nature #wildlife #birds #birdphotography #canon #canonR5mkii #canonRF400mmf2.8 #canonRFTC1.4 #SouthAmerica #Argentina #IguazuNationalPark #trogon #atlanticblackthroatedtrogon

Saibal Sen @ssaibal.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Anhinga drying its feathers near Devil’s Throat area of Iguazu Falls in Argentina. It seems like it is wearing a shawl. #nature #wildlife #birds #birdphotography #canon #canonR5mkii #canonRF400mmf2.8 #canonRFTC1.4 #SouthAmerica #Argentina #PuertoIguazu #anhinga

Saibal Sen @ssaibal.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Beautiful 😍 this would be a very nice photo on the wall in the house. It reminds me of our local artist Gary Bukovnik, whose watercolors are displayed in the San Francisco Symphony hallways.

Saibal Sen @ssaibal.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Beautiful shot! Nothing like b&w to show contrast.

Saibal Sen @ssaibal.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

A Many-colored Rush-Tyrant hanging on to the reeds in Mendoza, Argentina. #nature #wildlife #birds #birdphotography #canon #canonR5mkii #canonRF400mmf2.8 #canonRFTC1.4 #SouthAmerica #Argentina #Mendoza #manycoloredrushtyrant

Saibal Sen @ssaibal.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Nice shot! White faced whistling duck