I wish I had seen all this in the feather, but here it is anyway...

BOAT-BILLED HERON

from wikipedia: 
Cochlearius cochlearius, - colloquially known as the BOATBILL - is an atypical member of the heron family, and was formerly thought to be in a monotypic family, Cochlearidae. It lives in mangrove swamps from Mexico south to Peru and Brazil. It is a nocturnal bird, and breeds semi-colonially in mangrove trees, laying 2-4 bluish white eggs in a twig nest….This species feeds on fish,mice,water snakes,eggs, crustaceans, insects and small amphibians. Its calls include a deep croak and a high-pitched pee-pee-pee.

speaking of which, gotta love the "song" - a least its momma probably does…

 http://www.xeno-canto.org/sounds/uploaded/BHRXQZEQFL/10a2.mp3

Agapornis
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpl7pOCC58w

incredible, Carla. thanks so much!

a p.s. to that video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ED6X_c-Ft5w&NR=1

fixed the BBC link, aafke, sorry!

gayle, that auklet looks like he needs to cut back on the espressos.

I'd think an auklet would prefer chocolate.

Aquatic Warbler - nice name, huh?

reportedly the most threatened european migratory songbird.

info from BBC:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/worldonthemove/reports/the-aquatic-warbler/

song:

http://www.xeno-canto.org/browse.php?query=aquatic+warbler

stuck on B?

bittern, then. http://tinyurl.com/23xoeyp

bustard. http://tinyurl.com/2g23top

bushtit: http://tinyurl.com/23pfgjl

now, say: bittern, bustard, bushtit!

(Bombycilla garrulus)

Ei, you've got a waxwing dreaming about being a hawk there.
Check this one out.
http://tinyurl.com/23bmyl9

vermilion. flycatcher. Like this one, for example:
http://tinyurl.com/23chexl
isn't that deranged?

sunbird

myths are also people!

nightjar. TOTALLY  nightjar.
http://tinyurl.com/2czzava

black-footed albatross

zone-tailed hawk?
wow. I image searched it and it has this sorta vultury look from under.
have to read up on that gentleman.

oh, yeah, you see, they think he's mimicking a TV. cool

western bluebird pretty birdie

and a jerk, too.

Thank you so very much, Joyce. Good work!

Interesting how the harness is entirely overgrown by feathers. I think I can make out a trace of it in the flight shot, but not on the tower.