Man I Love Birds

Don Balke (American, b. 1933). Brant, Connecticut, 1982. Gouache and watercolor on board.

American Comb Duck (Sarkidiornis sylvicola), male, family Anatidae, order Anseriformes, Peru

Alfred Joseph Casson (Canadian, 1898 - 1992) Green Winged Teal, circa 1930. Colour silkscreen on paper.

Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus), family Passerellidae, order Passeriformes, WI, USA

Himalayan Monal (Lophophorus impejanus), male, family Phasianidae, order Galliformes, northern India

Satyr Tragopan (Tragopan satyra), male, family Phasianidae, order Galliformes, Bhutan

That was a tough day for us all. I have nothing to add... here are 3 of my favorite ducks.

Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola), male, family Anatidae, order Anseriformes, NC, USA

photograph by Jeff Gresko

Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus), male, family Anatidae, order Anseriformes, Toronto, ONT, Canada

Photograph by Todd Clustivik

King Eider (Somateria spectabilis), drakes (males), family Anatidae, order Anseriformes, North Slope of Alaska

photograph by Grace Scalzo

Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus), family Anatidae, order Anseriformes, FL, USA

photograph by Kristen Grace

Smew (Mergellus albellus), male, family Anatidae, order Anseriformes, Mooka-Igashira Park, Moka, Tochigi, Japan

unauthorized fucking thing!!!!!!

(warning: loud chirping throughout)

its finally over... all 352 species in the family columbidae!!!

took me 48 hours in the span of 34 days,,