Gone Birdin'

Digiscoping in the Amazon (Amazonas, Brazil) ðŸŒˆ

Rainbow over the Amazon

“Always bring binoculars.”

-Mario Cohn-Haft

Mario Cohn-Haft is a brilliant ornithologist and friend who I look up to a great deal. We were preparing for an outing in Novo Airão that I assumed would be less wildlife, and more city oriented. The plan was to explore town and maybe duck into a restaurant or two.

As we were about to leave, I asked Mario if I should bring binoculars. He smiled and said, “Always bring binoculars.” He was right. Those are words to live and die by. 

The following photos were taken in Amazonas, Brazil— some in the city, others in the forest— through a trusty pair of binocs.

Green Iguana (Iguana iguana)
Pousada Bela Vista (Novo Airão, Brazil)
Green Iguana (Iguana iguana)
Pousada Bela Vista (Novo Airão, Brazil)
Great Kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus)
Manaus Hostel Rooftop (Manaus, Brazil)
Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus)
Manaus Hostel Rooftop (Manaus, Brazil)
Pale-breasted Thrush (Turdus leucomelas)
Manaus Hostel Rooftop (Manaus, Brazil)
Palm Tanager (Thraupis palmarum)
Manaus Hostel Rooftop (Manaus, Brazil)
Blue-gray Tanager (Thraupis episcopus)
Manaus Hostel Rooftop (Manaus, Brazil)
Blue-gray Tanager (Thraupis episcopus)
Manaus Hostel Rooftop (Manaus, Brazil)
Common Ground Dove (Columbina passerina)
Manaus Hostel Rooftop (Manaus, Brazil)
Common Ground Dove (Columbina passerina)
Manaus Hostel Rooftop (Manaus, Brazil)
Common Ground Dove (Columbina passerina)
Manaus Hostel Rooftop (Manaus, Brazil)
Striated Heron (Butorides striata)
Manaus Hostel Rooftop (Manaus, Brazil)
Striated Heron (Butorides striata)
Manaus Hostel Rooftop (Manaus, Brazil)
White-winged Swallow (Tachycineta albiventer)
Marina Bicho Pregui̤a РRio Negro (Manaus, Brazil)
Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture (Cathartes burrovianus)
Marina Bicho Pregui̤a РRio Negro (Manaus, Brazil)
Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture (Cathartes burrovianus)
Marina Bicho Pregui̤a РRio Negro (Manaus, Brazil)
Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture (Cathartes burrovianus)
Marina Bicho Pregui̤a РRio Negro (Manaus, Brazil)
Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture (Cathartes burrovianus)
Marina Bicho Pregui̤a РRio Negro (Manaus, Brazil)
Large-billed Tern (Phaetusa simplex)
Marina Bicho Pregui̤a РRio Negro (Manaus, Brazil)
Large-billed Tern (Phaetusa simplex)
Marina Bicho Pregui̤a РRio Negro (Manaus, Brazil)
Red-and-green Macaw (Ara chloropterus)
Reserva Florestal Adolpho Ducke (Manaus, Brazil)
Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao)
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (Manaus, Brazil)
Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao)
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (Manaus, Brazil)
White-eyed Parakeet (Psittacara leucophthalmus)
Reserva Florestal Adolpho Ducke (Manaus, Brazil)
White-eyed Parakeet (Psittacara leucophthalmus)
Reserva Florestal Adolpho Ducke (Manaus, Brazil)
Red-fan Parrot (Deroptyus accipitrinus)
Reserva Florestal Adolpho Ducke (Manaus, Brazil)
Red-fan Parrot (Deroptyus accipitrinus)
Reserva Florestal Adolpho Ducke (Manaus, Brazil)
Green Aracari (Pteroglossus viridis)
Reserva Florestal Adolpho Ducke (Manaus, Brazil)
White-throated Toucan (Ramphastos tucanus)
Reserva Florestal Adolpho Ducke (Manaus, Brazil)
Squirrel Cuckoo (Piaya cayana)
Reserva Florestal Adolpho Ducke (Manaus, Brazil)
Squirrel Cuckoo (Piaya cayana)
Reserva Florestal Adolpho Ducke (Manaus, Brazil)
White-necked Puffbird (Notharchus hyperrhynchus)
Reserva Florestal Adolpho Ducke (Manaus, Brazil)
Crested Oropendola (Psarocolius decumanus)
Reserva Florestal Adolpho Ducke (Manaus, Brazil)
Crested Oropendola (Psarocolius decumanus)
Reserva Florestal Adolpho Ducke (Manaus, Brazil)
Red-necked Woodpecker (Campephilus rubricollis)
Reserva Florestal Adolpho Ducke (Manaus, Brazil)
Yellow-throated Woodpecker (Piculus flavigula)
Reserva Florestal Adolpho Ducke (Manaus, Brazil)
Blue Dacnis (Dacnis cayana)
Reserva Florestal Adolpho Ducke (Manaus, Brazil)
Crimson-crested Woodpecker (Campephilus melanoleucos)
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (Manaus, Brazil)
Slaty-capped Shrike-Vireo (Vireolanius leucotis)
Reserva Florestal Adolpho Ducke (Manaus, Brazil)
Laughing Falcon (Herpetotheres cachinnans)
Reserva Florestal Adolpho Ducke (Manaus, Brazil)
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
Iranduba, Brazil
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
Iranduba, Brazil
Yellow-headed Caracara (Milvago chimachima)
Iranduba, Brazil
Yellow-headed Caracara (Milvago chimachima)
Iranduba, Brazil
Pale-vented Pigeon (Patagioenas cayennensis)
Iranduba, Brazil
Ringed Kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata)
Iranduba, Brazil
Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus)
Iranduba, Brazil
Variegated Flycatcher (Empidonomus varius)
Novo Airão, Brazil
Black-fronted Nunbird (Monasa nigrifrons)
Rio Negro, Brazil
Boat-billed Flycatcher (Megarynchus pitangua)
Rio Negro, Brazil

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