Eloise Powers

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18 October 2026 14:08

Wood Duck The wood duck or Carolina duck (Aix sponsa) is a partially migratory species of perching duck found in North America. The male is one of the most colorful North American waterfowls. The adult male has stunning multicolored iridescent plumage and red eyes. 📸: @coreyhkh

Eloise Powers

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02 October 2026 15:16

Prothonotary Warbler. Shockingly bright warbler of swamps and wet forest. Adult males have gorgeous yellow head and body with greenish back and blue-gray wings. Females and immature are slightly duller but still distinctive. Breeds in wet deciduous forests. 📷: @_colour_blynd_

Eloise Powers

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22 September 2026 01:06

Fawn-breasted Waxbill The fawn-breasted waxbill (Estrilda paludicola) is a common species of estrildid finch found in central Africa. Small, pretty waxbill of lush habitats. Note the red bill, black tail, olive-brown back, and red rump, which is conspicuous in flight. 📸: @kenyanbirder

Eloise Powers

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20 September 2026 17:38

Spectacled Owl With Chicks This is a large tropical owl native to the neotropics. It is a resident breeder in forests from southern Mexico and Trinidad, through Central America, south to southern Brazil, Paraguay, and northwestern Argentina. Uncommon but unmistakable. 📸: @luis_miguel_constantino

Eloise Powers

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19 September 2026 12:28

Golden-naped Tanager. It is found in South America from Colombia to Bolivia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest. Small, stunning tanager mostly turquoise blue with a buffy vent. Look for black face!! 📷: @jc_wings