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Clay Phillips

@thewayofclay

Dad, husband, educator, resistor. I also really like birds, which probably means I'm getting old.

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They are HARD to get! After about 40-something failed shots, I finally got this one in the middle of his mating dance. This was in Sarapiqui, Costa Rica, mid-February.

23.03.2025 12:40 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Cast yourself as a villain...

22.03.2025 20:54 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Show me a grumpier looking bird. Common pauraque. Sarapique, Costa Rica. #birds πŸͺΆ

19.03.2025 12:38 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Silver-throated tanager. I could watch these guys all day long. #birds #costarica πŸͺΆ

16.03.2025 22:08 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Red-legged Honeycreeper! #birds #costarica πŸͺΆ

15.03.2025 01:34 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!

13.03.2025 10:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!

13.03.2025 10:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Costa Rica has over 50 species of tanagers. I think I've seen 12. Just means I've gotta get back down there!

13.03.2025 10:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Another tanager... this time an Emerald. Love photographing these guys! #birds #costarica #tanagers πŸͺΆ

13.03.2025 01:22 πŸ‘ 35 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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A beautiful summer tanager. #birds #costarica #tanagers πŸͺΆ

11.03.2025 17:50 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Boat-billed Heron. These guys have so much personality! #costarica #birds πŸͺΆ

08.03.2025 12:16 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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I saw his lady-friend 2 weeks ago!

02.03.2025 19:47 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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I'm down for #woodpeckerwednesday! Black-cheeked Woodpecker, San Ramon Costa Rica. #birds πŸͺΆ

26.02.2025 14:36 πŸ‘ 54 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Lesson's Mot Mot! #costarica #birds πŸͺΆ

25.02.2025 11:37 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A few of my favorite tanagers. #birds #costarica πŸͺΆ

23.02.2025 19:31 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I love Trogons so much! I saw this Collared Trogon on the last day of my trip. #costarica #birds πŸͺΆ

22.02.2025 13:02 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Some hummingbirds of Costa Rica! I haven't quite nailed the action shot yet. #birds πŸͺΆ

21.02.2025 14:37 πŸ‘ 37 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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I found this Mottled Owl among the bamboo at Hotel Bougainvillea, right outside San Jose, Costa Rica. πŸͺΆ #birds #owls

20.02.2025 12:57 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I loved photographing these red-legged and green honeycreepers. Amazing colors! Sarapiqui, Costa Rica. πŸͺΆ #birds

19.02.2025 14:30 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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It's easy to take great bird photos when you've got a subject like this. Keel-billed Toucan in Boca Tapada Costa Rica. #birds πŸͺΆπŸͺΆ

18.02.2025 12:49 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks! It'll be my 5th trip since 2019, but the first time I'm going specifically for birding. So stoked!

01.02.2025 20:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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In 2 weeks I'll be wearing shorts, sipping delicious coffee, and taking pictures of birds in beautiful Costa Rica. It'll be hard to come back to the sh!tstorm here. #birds πŸͺΆπŸͺΆ

01.02.2025 20:03 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Part 2: In less than 3 weeks, I'll be back in Costa Rica trying to check some lifers off my list. Here are a few from my last trip in July of last year. #birds πŸͺΆ

25.01.2025 16:23 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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In less than 3 weeks, I'll be back in Costa Rica trying to check some lifers off my list. Here are a few from my last trip in July of last year. #birds πŸͺΆ

25.01.2025 16:22 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Great shot! This was in my front yard in Harrisonburg, VA.

20.01.2025 14:06 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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This cute little Northern Mockingbird let me get really close! #birds πŸͺΆπŸͺΆ

13.01.2025 00:35 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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House Finch and American Goldfinch in Harrisonburg, VA. #birds πŸͺΆ

21.12.2024 09:34 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

That would be great! Thanks!

21.12.2024 03:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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More house finches!

21.12.2024 01:21 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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House finches!

21.12.2024 01:19 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0