The Cuban Trogon

The Cuban trogon or tocororo (Priotelus temnurus) is a species of bird in the Trogonidae family. It is endemic to the Caribbean island of Cuba, where it is also the national bird. Its natural habitats are dry forests, moist forests, and heavily degraded former forest. The Cuban trogon has multiple names it can go by. In English speaking countries it is commonly known as the Cuban trogon, while in Spanish speaking countries it is referred to as the tocororo or tocoloro. 

Shikra Female Accipiter Badius

A small bird of prey (raptor) closely related to the goshawks and sparrowhawks, it is widely distributed in Asia. A closely related bird in Africa goes by the name little banded goshawk and other relatives include Chinese goshawk and Eurasian sparrowhawk. Males have a pale grey color with a red eyes, females are browner and have yellow eyes. They feed on rodents, lizards, small birds and even small snakes. They were once used for falconry in India.Source: Able Lawrence

Blue Dacnis

The blue dacnis or turquoise honeycreeper (Dacnis cayana) is a small passerine bird. This member of the tanager family is found from Nicaragua to Panama, on Trinidad, and in South America south to Bolivia and northern Argentina. It is widespread and often common, especially in parts of its South American range.
Male Blue Dacnis

Female Blue Dacnis

The Masked Tityra

The attractive masked tityra (Tityra semifasciata) is a medium-sized passerine bird. It has traditionally been placed in the cotinga or the tyrant flycatcher family, but evidence strongly suggests that it is better placed in Tityridae,[2] where now placed by SACC. The bird can be found in forest and woodland from Mexico, through Central America, to northwestern and central South America.
Photo Credit to Stephen Ingraham

Golden-Crowned Kinglet

Golden-crowned Kinglet-- Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve,Depew NY. This preserve is one of my favorite places to get away and is only about 10 minutes from home . It is nestled in the middle of suburbia outside Buffalo NY.There are numerous ponds which attract a great selection of duck/shorebird species and is home to 3 owl species. Also a great place to bird during the spring and fall migrations where you never know what will show up. This GC Kinglet was taken this past weekend where 2hrs were spent in a little grove of conifers  following these little hyperactive gems waiting for them to come down to eye level . Almost 200 frames were shot and I managed about 6 great photos. Source: Tim Mclntyre Birdnerd 

Townsend's Warbler

Townsend's warbler (Setophaga townsendi) is a small songbird of the New World warblerfamily. These birds have a yellow face with a black stripe across their cheeks extending into an ear patch, a thin pointed bill, two white wing bars, olive upperparts with black streaks on their backs and flanks, and a white belly. Adult males have a black cap, black throat and yellow lower breast; females have a dark cap and a yellow throat. Immature birds are similar to females with a dark green cap and cheeks.
Their breeding habitats are coniferous forests with large trees on the northwestern coast ofNorth America. Their nests are shallow cups built with grass and lined with moss. These nests are usually placed atop a branch in a conifer. The female lays 4 to 5 brown-speckled white eggs. This bird is closely related to the hermit warbler, and the two species interbreed where their ranges overlap.

Booted Racket-Tail

The booted racket-tail (Ocreatus underwoodii) is a species of hummingbird. It is found in the Andean cordillera of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. A population also occurs on the Venezuelan coast. This is the only species in the monotypic genus Ocreatus. The upperparts are a golden green colour and the rump has a white bar. The throat and breast are a brilliant emerald green. The legs are feathered down to the feet with horny white short feathers. The tail is brownish black and deeply forked. The tail feathers on either side increase in length from the centre and the outermost ones are exceptionally long and have bare shafts tipped by oval plumes, which gives the species its common name. Source: Anuntual Galben

Gray Jay Bird

The gray jay, also grey jay, Canada jay or whiskey jack, is a member of the crow and jay family found in the boreal forests across North America north to the tree-line and in subalpine forests of the Rocky Mountains south to New Mexico and Arizona.Source: Bird Photography

Frigate-Bird

The frigatebirds are a family of seabirds. They have long wings, tails, and bills and the males have a red gular pouch that is inflated during the breeding season to attract a mate. Their plumage is predominantly black. Source: Bird Photography

Blue Jay

The blue jay is a passerine bird in the family Corvidae, native to North America. It is resident through most of eastern and central United States and southern Canada, although western populations may be migratory.

Jackson Widowbird

The long tailed widowbird also known as "sakabula" is a species of bird in the ploceidae family. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania.

Weebill (Smicrornis brevirostris)

(Glenn Smith) This afternoons Bird shot is from the Australian Botanical Gardens, Mount Annan, this little fella is called a Weebill (Smicrornis brevirostris) tiny little one these are. Had a good day with the Camera today loads of bird shots and a few mushroom shots as well so all up a good day, if anyone is interested in some of the other shots form today you can see them and at the story of the shots over at my blog in the link below.

Orange-Headed Thrush

The orange-headed thrush is a bird in the thrush family. It is common in well-wooded areas of the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. Most populations are resident.

Stork-Billed Kingfisher

Stork-Billed Kingfisher  is a tree kingfisher which is widely but sparsely distributed in the tropical Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, from India to Indonesia. This kingfisher is essentially resident throughout its range. Source: Bird Photography

Merops Bird

Merops is a large genus of bee-eaters, a group of near passerine birds in the family Meropidae. The members of this Old World family are characterised by richly coloured plumage, slender bodies and usually elongated central tail feathers.Source: Bird Photography