My Texas tour always produces close-up studies of migrant shorebirds, often in near breeding plumage as shown by the rufous ear-coverts, crown and scapulars on this superb WESTERN SANDPIPER (Calidris mauri)
PAPUAN FROGMOUTH - one of just over 600 species seen on my recent tour of Papua New Guinea and Australia - check out my Australasia galleries for more images
Steller's Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus) - Cape Ochi-ishi, Hokkaido, Japan. For more images of this, the most spectacular of eagles, please visit my Japan galleries in the World Birding section