Gary Keenan
@gerardpkeenan.bsky.social
Poet, musician, photographer, pacifist, happier living in Colombia than I ever was in the USA all of my 71 years.
The skies of Cauca
December 18, 2025 at 7:52 PM
The skies of Cauca
A Blue-Gray Tanager and an Andean Mot-mot.
December 16, 2025 at 11:37 PM
A Blue-Gray Tanager and an Andean Mot-mot.
Yet another Green Jay (they are abundant in this locale), two Yellow-backed Orioles in our guayaba tree, two Andean Mot-mots, and a fierce-looking Blackburnian Warbler in our avocado tree.
December 15, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Yet another Green Jay (they are abundant in this locale), two Yellow-backed Orioles in our guayaba tree, two Andean Mot-mots, and a fierce-looking Blackburnian Warbler in our avocado tree.
Life in the Colombian Andes.
December 7, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Life in the Colombian Andes.
Birds from the past week: Green Jay; Tropical Kingbird; Yellow-Backed Oriole; Dusky-Capped Flycatcher.
December 3, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Birds from the past week: Green Jay; Tropical Kingbird; Yellow-Backed Oriole; Dusky-Capped Flycatcher.
Night and Day in Tunia, Cauca.
December 3, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Night and Day in Tunia, Cauca.
I live in Cauca, Colombia, in a village of 1800 in the Colombian Andes. It's the only place I've ever felt at home.
October 27, 2025 at 3:54 PM
I live in Cauca, Colombia, in a village of 1800 in the Colombian Andes. It's the only place I've ever felt at home.
Some of our smaller birds: a Short-Crested Flycatcher, a Yellow Warbler, a Slate-Throated Redstart, and a Yellow-Throated Tyrannulet, all about 4.5 inches. Cauca is entering the rainy season, which affects bird ranges and behaviors. We should have some northern migrants arriving soon.
October 27, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Some of our smaller birds: a Short-Crested Flycatcher, a Yellow Warbler, a Slate-Throated Redstart, and a Yellow-Throated Tyrannulet, all about 4.5 inches. Cauca is entering the rainy season, which affects bird ranges and behaviors. We should have some northern migrants arriving soon.
Two young Smooth-Billed Ani, a type of cuckoo. The male is on the left, female on the right, part of a large extended family group of ten birds. A pudgy Yellow-Faced Grassquit, a type of tanager. A Yellow-Backed Oriole in my patio mandarin tree.
October 26, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Two young Smooth-Billed Ani, a type of cuckoo. The male is on the left, female on the right, part of a large extended family group of ten birds. A pudgy Yellow-Faced Grassquit, a type of tanager. A Yellow-Backed Oriole in my patio mandarin tree.
A Bay-Headed Tanager, a Mountain Cacique, an Andean Mot-Mot, and a Squirrel Cuckoo.
October 23, 2025 at 7:50 PM
A Bay-Headed Tanager, a Mountain Cacique, an Andean Mot-Mot, and a Squirrel Cuckoo.
An Andean Mot-mot (15 inches), a Squirrel Cuckoo (18 inches), and a Rufous-Tailed Hummingbird (3.5 inches)
October 3, 2025 at 3:07 PM
An Andean Mot-mot (15 inches), a Squirrel Cuckoo (18 inches), and a Rufous-Tailed Hummingbird (3.5 inches)
Sunset in the Andes, Cauca, Colombia.
August 28, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Sunset in the Andes, Cauca, Colombia.
A Bare-faced Ibis, a Bay-headed Tanager, and a Scrub Tanager
August 26, 2025 at 3:03 AM
A Bare-faced Ibis, a Bay-headed Tanager, and a Scrub Tanager
A Tropical Parula, an unknown species, and a Smooth-billed Ani, a type of cuckoo.
August 26, 2025 at 2:42 AM
A Tropical Parula, an unknown species, and a Smooth-billed Ani, a type of cuckoo.
A pair of Andean Mot-mots in a neighbor's yard. They are the mascot of Tunia, where I live, and a popular feature of murals and sculptures in Cauca.
August 8, 2025 at 1:00 PM
A pair of Andean Mot-mots in a neighbor's yard. They are the mascot of Tunia, where I live, and a popular feature of murals and sculptures in Cauca.
When you live at 5,000 feet, you have a more intimate experience of clouds and sky.
August 4, 2025 at 6:20 PM
When you live at 5,000 feet, you have a more intimate experience of clouds and sky.
A Greater Kiskadee and a Yellow-chinned Spinetail this morning in Tunia, Cauca, my hometown in Colombia.
August 4, 2025 at 5:14 PM
A Greater Kiskadee and a Yellow-chinned Spinetail this morning in Tunia, Cauca, my hometown in Colombia.
Red Ogre Review for 8/2025 is out, including my original music Don Ciro 1D from the play Los Desaparecidos by Phanor Teran Cabrera. Check it out here: ogre.red/issues/2025-...
Gary Keenan
Music by Gary Keenan
ogre.red
August 1, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Red Ogre Review for 8/2025 is out, including my original music Don Ciro 1D from the play Los Desaparecidos by Phanor Teran Cabrera. Check it out here: ogre.red/issues/2025-...
The Yellow-headed Caracara is a type of falcon, 20-24 inches in length. It feeds on easily caught prey and scavenges. It prefers high, clear perches and calls loudly to establish its presence. Colombia is the best place on earth for birdwatching.
July 21, 2025 at 2:10 PM
The Yellow-headed Caracara is a type of falcon, 20-24 inches in length. It feeds on easily caught prey and scavenges. It prefers high, clear perches and calls loudly to establish its presence. Colombia is the best place on earth for birdwatching.
The Green Jay is a social and vocal bird usually seen in groups moving through fruit tree groves. Here's one in our patio guayaba tree at breakfast time in Tunia, Cauca, our village of 1800 in the Colombian Andes.
July 21, 2025 at 2:04 PM
The Green Jay is a social and vocal bird usually seen in groups moving through fruit tree groves. Here's one in our patio guayaba tree at breakfast time in Tunia, Cauca, our village of 1800 in the Colombian Andes.
Neighbors include cows, hummingbirds, woodpeckers and hawks.
July 14, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Neighbors include cows, hummingbirds, woodpeckers and hawks.
A good day for butterflies in Tunia.
July 14, 2025 at 12:36 AM
A good day for butterflies in Tunia.
We had a festival of marching bands today in Tunia. Youth bands from Caldono, Silvia, Piendamo, Popayan, Santander de Quilichao, Tunia, and other communities marched in front of our house and around town-plenty of proud parents, and much joyful noise. Thank you, Colombia!
July 14, 2025 at 12:34 AM
We had a festival of marching bands today in Tunia. Youth bands from Caldono, Silvia, Piendamo, Popayan, Santander de Quilichao, Tunia, and other communities marched in front of our house and around town-plenty of proud parents, and much joyful noise. Thank you, Colombia!
Living in Cauca, Colombia is amazing--so much beauty everywhere. 89 butterfly at rest. Red-capped Woodpecker in our avocado tree. Sunset cloud.
June 19, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Living in Cauca, Colombia is amazing--so much beauty everywhere. 89 butterfly at rest. Red-capped Woodpecker in our avocado tree. Sunset cloud.
Morning in El Cauca, Colombia, can be glorious.
January 25, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Morning in El Cauca, Colombia, can be glorious.