Bif Mugs

Magpie feeding from a coconut feeder in an English garden, rendered in black and white

Bif

A beautiful colourful red-and-green macaw (Ara chloropterus) seen in flight with outstretched wings at the Buraco das Araras, a natural sinkhole at Jardim, southern Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil famous for its macaws and birdlife

An Antillean Crested Hummingbird (Orthorhyncus cristatus), seen hovering in flight with outstretched wings. Found in many Caribbean islands, this beautiful bird was photographed in Antigua.

A brightly coloured red-and-green macaw (Ara chloropterus) lands at the Buraco das Araras, a sinkhole near Jardim, southern Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

Brown Pelicans Take Flight by Debra Oh the joys of being able to drive on the beach in South Texas. This particular day there were more Brown Pelicans than normally. There were hundreds of them! I stopped and watched from a distance for quite some time and enjoyed seeing them take to flight in varying numbers, then circle out over the water and return to the shoreline. Captured this and many other images with a zoom lens. There were 2 more pelicans behind this group of 5 but I liked how this looked in a square cropped format............................ This image is copyright of Debra Martz. All associated rights are reserved. Copying, altering, displaying or redistributing these images without the expressed written permission from me i...

Brown Pelicans Take Flight by Debra Oh the joys of being able to drive on the beach in South Texas. This particular day there were more Brown Pelicans than normally. There were hundreds of them! I stopped and watched from a distance for quite some time and enjoyed seeing them take to flight in varying numbers, then circle out over the water and return to the shoreline. Captured this and many other images with a zoom lens. There is also a square cropped format of just the 5 pelicans on the right. ........................... This image is copyright of Debra Martz. All associated rights are reserved. Copying, altering, displaying or redistributing these images without the expressed written permission from me is strictly prohibited. ...

Brown Pelicans In Flight by Debra Martz Oh the joys of being able to drive on the beach in South Texas. This particular day there were more Brown Pelicans than normally. There were hundreds of them! I stopped and watched from a distance for quite some time and enjoyed seeing them take to flight in varying numbers, then circle out over the water and return to the shoreline. Captured this and many other images with a zoom lens. ........................... This image is copyright of Debra Martz. All associated rights are reserved. Copying, altering, displaying or redistributing these images without the expressed written permission from me is strictly prohibited. .............................. Thank you for visiting! Help me spread...

Up and Away by Debra Martz Oh the joys of being able to drive on the beach in South Texas. This particular day there were more Brown Pelicans than normally. There were hundreds of them! I stopped and watched from a distance for quite some time and enjoyed seeing them take to flight in varying numbers, then circle out over the water and return to the shoreline. Captured this and many other images with a zoom lens. ........................... This image is copyright of Debra Martz. All associated rights are reserved. Copying, altering, displaying or redistributing these images without the expressed written permission from me is strictly prohibited. .............................. Thank you for visiting! Help me spread my work to m...

A roseate tern (Sterna dougallii) in flight with outstretched wings carrying a fish in its beak. This example was photographed off the coast of Northumberland, north England.

A European goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) prepares to land on a branch with its feet and claws outstretched forward