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Welcome to Mostly Twigs!
Almost all of these pictures were taken in the wild or semi wild, parks and such. Birds that were going about their business and occasionally being curious about what the hell I was doing on their patch.
Because these shots are taken in the wild and my shooting style is one of hiking, stalking etc. it's sometimes difficult (but fun) to get set up for that perfect shot. Of course serendipity comes into play and is one of the big attractions of this kind of shooting.
I will sort things into sub galleries as soon as I figure out how to do that. In the mean time I will continue to add photos and text.
Enjoy.

Cheers
Bryan
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oneeyeblink > Buff-rumped Warbler at Tallari, Costa Rica. This guy was pretty cocky. I didn't know how cocky until we saw him attack and harass an eight foot Boa Constrictor. He jumped on the Boa and sassed it, making a huge racket  until it turned tail and left. The boa that is.
oneeyeblink > Blue-crowned Motmot at Talari lodge grounds. There were three of these guys hooting at each other in the same general area down by the river. Bit on the skittish side but managed to get off a few shots without driving them nuts.
oneeyeblink > Slate-throated Redstart up at San Gerardo De Rivas, Costa Rica. Almost all the shots up there were taken on Noels property. Up near the trail head for Chirripo National Park. I believe it spans the Costa Rica/Panama border. An amazing place.
oneeyeblink > Paltry Tyrannulet up at San Gerardo De Rivas, Costa Rica. Plain but charming, this little guy was pretty insistent on getting its photo in the paper so to speak. It followed me around watching my every move and showing a genuine curiosity in whatever we were doing. So I thought what the hell lets get some shots and see if the Hollywood agents salute.
oneeyeblink > Montezuma Oropendola near a road somewhere in southern Costa Rica, I not sure where. 
I love these guys for their odd calling acrobatics. When they throw their head back to squawk they fall forward letting gravity take over until they are hanging upside down on the perch as they finish the call. Very funny to watch.
oneeyeblink > Summer Tanager at Talari near San Isidro, Costa Rica. Same Tanager, same branch, different place in the time continuum. I got a lot of shots of this guy and plan on boring everyone with more as time goes on. Sort of a bird filler.
oneeyeblink > A very easy going Summer Tanager at Talari near San Isidro, Costa Rica. This guy seemed ok with two photographers hanging around. In fact there were a couple of times he flew directly at me hawking insects out of the air. Quite startling but he always returned to the same branch to eat his lunch. Amazing bird to see up close.
oneeyeblink > Prong-billed Barbet at Tapanti National Park just outside the ranger station. It was very dark so most of any light in this shot is flash.
oneeyeblink > Sulphur-winged Parakeet up at San Gerardo De Rivas, Costa Rica. Usually parrots and parakeets in the rain forest are very shy and almost always stay up in the taller treetops. 
This guy was one of a bunch that settled low in a Guava Tree right over our heads. They certainly knew we were there but other than checking us out occasionally seemed unconcerned about us being right under the tree. Needless to say we were very excited or at least I was. Noel says these guys are reasonably common up there but I was still excited.
Buff-rumped Warbler at Tallari, Costa Rica. This guy was pretty cocky. I didn't know how cocky until we saw him attack and harass an eight foot Boa Constrictor. He jumped on the Boa and sassed it, making a huge racket until it turned tail and left. The boa that is.
 > Buff-rumped Warbler at Tallari, Costa Rica. This guy was pretty cocky. I didn't know how cocky until we saw him attack and harass an eight foot Boa Constrictor. He jumped on the Boa and sassed it, making a huge racket  until it turned tail and left. The boa that is.
Buff-rumped Warbler at Tallari, Costa Rica. This guy was pretty cocky. I didn't know how cocky until we saw him attack and harass an eight foot Boa Constrictor. He jumped on the Boa and sassed it, making a huge racket until it turned tail and left. The boa that is.
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