Blessed by Birds (Lisa B.)
@blessedbybirds.bsky.social
Artist, naturalist, writer.
Lover of trees, flowers, birds, animals, insects, fishes, reptiles
and all things natural on this planet we call Earth.
https://lisabrunettiart.wordpress.com/category/random-posts-and-updates/
Lover of trees, flowers, birds, animals, insects, fishes, reptiles
and all things natural on this planet we call Earth.
https://lisabrunettiart.wordpress.com/category/random-posts-and-updates/
#BirdsSeenIn2026, #Ecuador, #Manabi Southern Rough-winged Swallow, Palm Tanager,Yellow-tailed Oriole, Hook-billed Kite,
February 16, 2026 at 4:13 AM
#BirdsSeenIn2026, #Ecuador, #Manabi Southern Rough-winged Swallow, Palm Tanager,Yellow-tailed Oriole, Hook-billed Kite,
#BirdsSeenIn2026, #Ecuador, #Manabi
Between and sometimes during rains today, more birds showed up for the #GBBC weekend.
Chivi Vireo, Ecuadorian Piculet, Giant Cowbird (near Shiny Cowbird), Gray-cheeked Parakeet (Brotogeris pyrrhoptera= yay!)
Between and sometimes during rains today, more birds showed up for the #GBBC weekend.
Chivi Vireo, Ecuadorian Piculet, Giant Cowbird (near Shiny Cowbird), Gray-cheeked Parakeet (Brotogeris pyrrhoptera= yay!)
February 16, 2026 at 3:37 AM
#BirdsSeenIn2026, #Ecuador, #Manabi
Between and sometimes during rains today, more birds showed up for the #GBBC weekend.
Chivi Vireo, Ecuadorian Piculet, Giant Cowbird (near Shiny Cowbird), Gray-cheeked Parakeet (Brotogeris pyrrhoptera= yay!)
Between and sometimes during rains today, more birds showed up for the #GBBC weekend.
Chivi Vireo, Ecuadorian Piculet, Giant Cowbird (near Shiny Cowbird), Gray-cheeked Parakeet (Brotogeris pyrrhoptera= yay!)
#BirdsSeenIn2026, #Ecuador, #Manabi
The rains brought the MIA migratory Eastern Kingbirds, several months overdue!
Welcome back kingbirds!
The rains seemed to electrify the feathers of the Purple Gallinule.
A resident Yellow-rumped Cacique appeared - maybe it's considering nesting options.
The rains brought the MIA migratory Eastern Kingbirds, several months overdue!
Welcome back kingbirds!
The rains seemed to electrify the feathers of the Purple Gallinule.
A resident Yellow-rumped Cacique appeared - maybe it's considering nesting options.
February 15, 2026 at 3:01 AM
#BirdsSeenIn2026, #Ecuador, #Manabi
The rains brought the MIA migratory Eastern Kingbirds, several months overdue!
Welcome back kingbirds!
The rains seemed to electrify the feathers of the Purple Gallinule.
A resident Yellow-rumped Cacique appeared - maybe it's considering nesting options.
The rains brought the MIA migratory Eastern Kingbirds, several months overdue!
Welcome back kingbirds!
The rains seemed to electrify the feathers of the Purple Gallinule.
A resident Yellow-rumped Cacique appeared - maybe it's considering nesting options.
Nature Always Vanishes at Night
open.substack.com/pub/georgets...
YOW! A white oleander permeates the air with fragrance; in the Americas, the bottlebrush is a hummingbird-popular tree.
Just yesterday a friend wrote and told how her neighbor had butchered her trees for the same reason.
open.substack.com/pub/georgets...
YOW! A white oleander permeates the air with fragrance; in the Americas, the bottlebrush is a hummingbird-popular tree.
Just yesterday a friend wrote and told how her neighbor had butchered her trees for the same reason.
Nature Always Vanishes at Night
I’ve avoided writing about this for at least half a year now, mostly because the subject matter was so emotionally charged that I couldn’t find the guts to open it up.
open.substack.com
February 14, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Nature Always Vanishes at Night
open.substack.com/pub/georgets...
YOW! A white oleander permeates the air with fragrance; in the Americas, the bottlebrush is a hummingbird-popular tree.
Just yesterday a friend wrote and told how her neighbor had butchered her trees for the same reason.
open.substack.com/pub/georgets...
YOW! A white oleander permeates the air with fragrance; in the Americas, the bottlebrush is a hummingbird-popular tree.
Just yesterday a friend wrote and told how her neighbor had butchered her trees for the same reason.
#BirdsSeenIn2026, #Ecuador, #Manabi
Rusty-margined Flycatcher, Buff-throated Saltator, Baird's Flycatcher and one Howler Monkey!
Rusty-margined Flycatcher, Buff-throated Saltator, Baird's Flycatcher and one Howler Monkey!
February 13, 2026 at 4:07 AM
#BirdsSeenIn2026, #Ecuador, #Manabi
Rusty-margined Flycatcher, Buff-throated Saltator, Baird's Flycatcher and one Howler Monkey!
Rusty-margined Flycatcher, Buff-throated Saltator, Baird's Flycatcher and one Howler Monkey!
February 13, 2026 at 2:10 AM
#BirdsSeenIn2026, #Ecuador, #Manabi
White-shouldered Tanager, Rufous-browed Peppershrike, Southern Rough-winged Swallow, Southern House Wren
White-shouldered Tanager, Rufous-browed Peppershrike, Southern Rough-winged Swallow, Southern House Wren
February 13, 2026 at 1:06 AM
#BirdsSeenIn2026, #Ecuador, #Manabi
White-shouldered Tanager, Rufous-browed Peppershrike, Southern Rough-winged Swallow, Southern House Wren
White-shouldered Tanager, Rufous-browed Peppershrike, Southern Rough-winged Swallow, Southern House Wren
#BirdsSeenIn2026, #Ecuador, #Manabi
Not quite 1 kilometer walk to the Regeneration Field Institute took Lee and me three hours! New-to-her birds high and low!
Variable Seedeater, Chestnut-throated Seedeater, Pale-mandibled Aracari, White-browed Gnatcatcher (aka 'Perlita')
Not quite 1 kilometer walk to the Regeneration Field Institute took Lee and me three hours! New-to-her birds high and low!
Variable Seedeater, Chestnut-throated Seedeater, Pale-mandibled Aracari, White-browed Gnatcatcher (aka 'Perlita')
February 13, 2026 at 12:40 AM
#BirdsSeenIn2026, #Ecuador, #Manabi
Not quite 1 kilometer walk to the Regeneration Field Institute took Lee and me three hours! New-to-her birds high and low!
Variable Seedeater, Chestnut-throated Seedeater, Pale-mandibled Aracari, White-browed Gnatcatcher (aka 'Perlita')
Not quite 1 kilometer walk to the Regeneration Field Institute took Lee and me three hours! New-to-her birds high and low!
Variable Seedeater, Chestnut-throated Seedeater, Pale-mandibled Aracari, White-browed Gnatcatcher (aka 'Perlita')
#BirdsSeenIn2026, #Ecuador, #Manabi
Ecuadorian Trogon (Male y female), Ecuadorian Thrush, Ecuadorian Ground-dove, Orange-fronted Barbet,
Ecuadorian Trogon (Male y female), Ecuadorian Thrush, Ecuadorian Ground-dove, Orange-fronted Barbet,
February 13, 2026 at 12:28 AM
#BirdsSeenIn2026, #Ecuador, #Manabi
Ecuadorian Trogon (Male y female), Ecuadorian Thrush, Ecuadorian Ground-dove, Orange-fronted Barbet,
Ecuadorian Trogon (Male y female), Ecuadorian Thrush, Ecuadorian Ground-dove, Orange-fronted Barbet,
#BirdsSeenIn2026, #Ecuador, #Manabi,#ESPAM
After 10 days of full-time birding with friends, now it's time for photo work.
Peruvian Meadowlark, Barn Swallow, Streaked Flycatcher, Social Flycatcher
After 10 days of full-time birding with friends, now it's time for photo work.
Peruvian Meadowlark, Barn Swallow, Streaked Flycatcher, Social Flycatcher
February 12, 2026 at 11:27 PM
#BirdsSeenIn2026, #Ecuador, #Manabi,#ESPAM
After 10 days of full-time birding with friends, now it's time for photo work.
Peruvian Meadowlark, Barn Swallow, Streaked Flycatcher, Social Flycatcher
After 10 days of full-time birding with friends, now it's time for photo work.
Peruvian Meadowlark, Barn Swallow, Streaked Flycatcher, Social Flycatcher
#BirdsSeenIn2026, #Ecuador, #Manabi
Large-billed Tern, Brown Pelican, Stilt Sandpipers, Short-billed Dowitcher
A friend from the USA has finished part one of her birding vacation. My friends helped show her a slice of this 'Choco-Tumbesian' area of western Ecuador.
Large-billed Tern, Brown Pelican, Stilt Sandpipers, Short-billed Dowitcher
A friend from the USA has finished part one of her birding vacation. My friends helped show her a slice of this 'Choco-Tumbesian' area of western Ecuador.
February 10, 2026 at 3:25 PM
#BirdsSeenIn2026, #Ecuador, #Manabi
Large-billed Tern, Brown Pelican, Stilt Sandpipers, Short-billed Dowitcher
A friend from the USA has finished part one of her birding vacation. My friends helped show her a slice of this 'Choco-Tumbesian' area of western Ecuador.
Large-billed Tern, Brown Pelican, Stilt Sandpipers, Short-billed Dowitcher
A friend from the USA has finished part one of her birding vacation. My friends helped show her a slice of this 'Choco-Tumbesian' area of western Ecuador.
#BirdsSeenIn2026, #Ecuador, #Manabi, #Chone
Yellow-bellied Seedeater, Scale-crested Pygmy-tyrant, Common Tody Flycatcher, Squirrel Cuckoo
Yellow-bellied Seedeater, Scale-crested Pygmy-tyrant, Common Tody Flycatcher, Squirrel Cuckoo
February 10, 2026 at 3:01 PM
#BirdsSeenIn2026, #Ecuador, #Manabi, #Chone
Yellow-bellied Seedeater, Scale-crested Pygmy-tyrant, Common Tody Flycatcher, Squirrel Cuckoo
Yellow-bellied Seedeater, Scale-crested Pygmy-tyrant, Common Tody Flycatcher, Squirrel Cuckoo
#BirdsSeenIn2026, #Ecuador, #Manabi, #Chone
Olivaceous Piculet, Horned Screamer, Piratic Flycatcher, Elegant Crescentchest
Olivaceous Piculet, Horned Screamer, Piratic Flycatcher, Elegant Crescentchest
February 10, 2026 at 2:55 PM
#BirdsSeenIn2026, #Ecuador, #Manabi, #Chone
Olivaceous Piculet, Horned Screamer, Piratic Flycatcher, Elegant Crescentchest
Olivaceous Piculet, Horned Screamer, Piratic Flycatcher, Elegant Crescentchest
January 22, 2026 at 4:09 AM
#BirdsSeenIn2026, #Ecuador, #Manabi
The first rains for this season have transformed the landscape!
Refugio de la Tomatera/Portoviejo
White-tipped Dove,
One adorable Burro (!)
Yellow-rumped Caciques are building nests!
Croaking Ground-dove
The first rains for this season have transformed the landscape!
Refugio de la Tomatera/Portoviejo
White-tipped Dove,
One adorable Burro (!)
Yellow-rumped Caciques are building nests!
Croaking Ground-dove
January 18, 2026 at 7:49 AM
#BirdsSeenIn2026, #Ecuador, #Manabi
The first rains for this season have transformed the landscape!
Refugio de la Tomatera/Portoviejo
White-tipped Dove,
One adorable Burro (!)
Yellow-rumped Caciques are building nests!
Croaking Ground-dove
The first rains for this season have transformed the landscape!
Refugio de la Tomatera/Portoviejo
White-tipped Dove,
One adorable Burro (!)
Yellow-rumped Caciques are building nests!
Croaking Ground-dove
#BirdsSeenIn2026, #Ecuador, #Manabi
Refugio de la Tomatera/Portoviejo
Streaked Saltator, Blue & White Swallow, Short-tailed Swift
Refugio de la Tomatera/Portoviejo
Streaked Saltator, Blue & White Swallow, Short-tailed Swift
January 18, 2026 at 7:36 AM
#BirdsSeenIn2026, #Ecuador, #Manabi
Refugio de la Tomatera/Portoviejo
Streaked Saltator, Blue & White Swallow, Short-tailed Swift
Refugio de la Tomatera/Portoviejo
Streaked Saltator, Blue & White Swallow, Short-tailed Swift
#BirdsSeenIn2026, #Ecuador, #Manabi
Refugio de la Tomatera/Portoviejo
Striped Cuckoo, Golden Grosbeak, Great Black Hawk,
Refugio de la Tomatera/Portoviejo
Striped Cuckoo, Golden Grosbeak, Great Black Hawk,
January 18, 2026 at 7:33 AM
#BirdsSeenIn2026, #Ecuador, #Manabi
Refugio de la Tomatera/Portoviejo
Striped Cuckoo, Golden Grosbeak, Great Black Hawk,
Refugio de la Tomatera/Portoviejo
Striped Cuckoo, Golden Grosbeak, Great Black Hawk,
@petchary.bsky.social
#BirdsSeenIn2026, #PAU,
Add your urban birds to the PAU LatinAmerica/Caribbean weekend census. Share your eBird checklist with PAULATINOAMERICA...
Birding Portoviejo today:
Burrowing Owl, Pacific Parrotlet, Smooth-billed Ani, Fasciated Wren
ebird.org/region/MX/po...
#BirdsSeenIn2026, #PAU,
Add your urban birds to the PAU LatinAmerica/Caribbean weekend census. Share your eBird checklist with PAULATINOAMERICA...
Birding Portoviejo today:
Burrowing Owl, Pacific Parrotlet, Smooth-billed Ani, Fasciated Wren
ebird.org/region/MX/po...
January 17, 2026 at 5:18 AM
@petchary.bsky.social
#BirdsSeenIn2026, #PAU,
Add your urban birds to the PAU LatinAmerica/Caribbean weekend census. Share your eBird checklist with PAULATINOAMERICA...
Birding Portoviejo today:
Burrowing Owl, Pacific Parrotlet, Smooth-billed Ani, Fasciated Wren
ebird.org/region/MX/po...
#BirdsSeenIn2026, #PAU,
Add your urban birds to the PAU LatinAmerica/Caribbean weekend census. Share your eBird checklist with PAULATINOAMERICA...
Birding Portoviejo today:
Burrowing Owl, Pacific Parrotlet, Smooth-billed Ani, Fasciated Wren
ebird.org/region/MX/po...
#BirdsSeenIn2026, #Ecuador, #Manabi
Shrimp Fest: Semipalmated Plovers (almost hidden) with Roseate Spoonbills, Great Egret, White Ibis y others...
Scrub Blackbird
Peregrine Falcon
Pacific Hornero
Shrimp Fest: Semipalmated Plovers (almost hidden) with Roseate Spoonbills, Great Egret, White Ibis y others...
Scrub Blackbird
Peregrine Falcon
Pacific Hornero
January 17, 2026 at 4:37 AM
#BirdsSeenIn2026, #Ecuador, #Manabi
Shrimp Fest: Semipalmated Plovers (almost hidden) with Roseate Spoonbills, Great Egret, White Ibis y others...
Scrub Blackbird
Peregrine Falcon
Pacific Hornero
Shrimp Fest: Semipalmated Plovers (almost hidden) with Roseate Spoonbills, Great Egret, White Ibis y others...
Scrub Blackbird
Peregrine Falcon
Pacific Hornero
#BirdsSeenIn2026, #Ecuador, #Manabi, #ParquelasVegas,
Checking BirdsSeen Country List for matches: Wattled Jacana, Neotropic Cormorant, Chestnut-collared Swallow, Blue-gray Tanager
Checking BirdsSeen Country List for matches: Wattled Jacana, Neotropic Cormorant, Chestnut-collared Swallow, Blue-gray Tanager
January 17, 2026 at 4:06 AM
#BirdsSeenIn2026, #Ecuador, #Manabi, #ParquelasVegas,
Checking BirdsSeen Country List for matches: Wattled Jacana, Neotropic Cormorant, Chestnut-collared Swallow, Blue-gray Tanager
Checking BirdsSeen Country List for matches: Wattled Jacana, Neotropic Cormorant, Chestnut-collared Swallow, Blue-gray Tanager
January 11, 2026 at 4:37 AM
#BirdsSeenIn2026, #Ecuador, #Manabi
More wetland birds - Humedal la Segua/Chone
Masked Water-tyrant, Snail Kite, Limpkin, Glossy Ibis, Common Gallinule
More wetland birds - Humedal la Segua/Chone
Masked Water-tyrant, Snail Kite, Limpkin, Glossy Ibis, Common Gallinule
January 11, 2026 at 4:19 AM
#BirdsSeenIn2026, #Ecuador, #Manabi
More wetland birds - Humedal la Segua/Chone
Masked Water-tyrant, Snail Kite, Limpkin, Glossy Ibis, Common Gallinule
More wetland birds - Humedal la Segua/Chone
Masked Water-tyrant, Snail Kite, Limpkin, Glossy Ibis, Common Gallinule
#BirdsSeenIn2026, #Ecuador, #Manabi
Burrowing Owl, Barn Swallow, Lineated Woodpecker, White-winged Parakeets (invasive :( )
Burrowing Owl, Barn Swallow, Lineated Woodpecker, White-winged Parakeets (invasive :( )
January 11, 2026 at 3:39 AM
#BirdsSeenIn2026, #Ecuador, #Manabi
Burrowing Owl, Barn Swallow, Lineated Woodpecker, White-winged Parakeets (invasive :( )
Burrowing Owl, Barn Swallow, Lineated Woodpecker, White-winged Parakeets (invasive :( )
#BirdsSeenIn2026, #Ecuador, #Manabi
More birds from la Humedal la Segua/Chone
Snowy Egret, Smooth-billed Ani, Least Grebe, Black-crowned Night Heron
More birds from la Humedal la Segua/Chone
Snowy Egret, Smooth-billed Ani, Least Grebe, Black-crowned Night Heron
January 11, 2026 at 3:33 AM
#BirdsSeenIn2026, #Ecuador, #Manabi
More birds from la Humedal la Segua/Chone
Snowy Egret, Smooth-billed Ani, Least Grebe, Black-crowned Night Heron
More birds from la Humedal la Segua/Chone
Snowy Egret, Smooth-billed Ani, Least Grebe, Black-crowned Night Heron
#BirdsSeenIn2026, #Ecuador, #Manabi
Humedal la Segua/Chone Ecuador
Southern Beardless Tyrannulet, Pacific Parrotlet, West Peruvian Dove, Osprey
Humedal la Segua/Chone Ecuador
Southern Beardless Tyrannulet, Pacific Parrotlet, West Peruvian Dove, Osprey
January 11, 2026 at 3:30 AM
#BirdsSeenIn2026, #Ecuador, #Manabi
Humedal la Segua/Chone Ecuador
Southern Beardless Tyrannulet, Pacific Parrotlet, West Peruvian Dove, Osprey
Humedal la Segua/Chone Ecuador
Southern Beardless Tyrannulet, Pacific Parrotlet, West Peruvian Dove, Osprey