My name is Bill and I am a bird watcher...
I thought it was unfair of me to show a headless ocellated turkey from Tikal, so here is a close-up shot of the bird's head. Tikal is the best place in the world (many say) to see and photograph this unusual species. Dig those colorful caruncles?Labels: birding in Guatemala, Ocellated turkey, Tikal
Bill Thompson III is the editor of Bird Watcher's Digest by day. He's also a keen birder, the author of many books, a dad, a field trip leader, an ecotourism consultant, a guitar player, the host of the "This Birding Life" podcast, a regular speaker/performer on the birding festival circuit, a gentleman farmer, and a fungi to be around. His North American life list is somewhere between 667 and 669. His favorite bird is the red-headed woodpecker. His "spark bird" was a snowy owl. He has watched birds in 25 countries and 44 states. But his favorite place to watch birds is on the 80-acre farm he shares with his wife, artist/writer Julie Zickefoose. Some kind person once called Bill "The Pied Piper of Birding" and he has been trying to live up to that moniker ever since.
9 Comments:
I LIKE that face! It's beautiful.
I didn't think there were many birds that could top the Helmeted Guineafowl in weird looks but this guy has him beaten! As you say, it’s so unusual looking it’s kinda cute in a funny sort of way….my wife probably says the same thing about me.
Bill, I just love this photo! The detail and colors are perfect! xu
I like the look on its face, like "Who you callin' ugly?"
If only those caruncles looked a little less like ticks ...
I've never been to Tikal... the whole bird looks like a tick to me!
Ack! How funny! A face only a mother could love!
No such thing as an ugly bird. OK this isn't exactly pretty, but certainly an eye catching subject,
You have some lovely bird images.
A great find.
Oh, Lynne WOULD think it's beautiful! :o) The face is OK but the skin condition is disgusting.
yay! Mas manana!
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