Mark Scheflen

Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Northwoods, #centralparknyc 10/26 #birdphotography #birdwatching #biodiversity #bird #conservationphotography #wildbirdphotography #kinglets #birdsSeenIn2026 #birding #birdcpp markscheflen.com

Black-crowned Waxbills in a huddle, #Kisoro, #Uganda 10/26. Found in grassy areas, forest edges, woodlands & savannas. Usually in pairs or flocks & make high pitched sounds. #bird #biodiversity #conservationphotography #birding #blackcrownedwaxbills #birdsofafrica #birdphotography #birdseenin2026

Golden-crowned Kinglet is one of the smallest North American songbirds, measuring about 3.5 to 4 inches in length and weighing a mere 4 to 8 grams. Photo taken #northwoods #centralparknyc #birding #biodiversity #birdphotography #bird #kinglets #wildbirdphotography #birdsSeenIn2026 markscheflen.com

Brimstone Canary, Kigali #Rwanda #BrimstoneCanaries are found in a variety of habitats including woodland, scrub, forest edges & gardens. Also known as the "bully carney" #birdsofafrica #bird #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birding #birdsofafrica #birdphotography #EcoParksKigali markscheflen.com 10/2026

Rusty Blackbird, Duck Island, Harlem Meer on 10.24.26 #centralparknyc. #RustyBlackbirds have experienced one of the most significant declines ever documented among North American birds in recent times #birdphotography #biodiversity #bird #wildbirdphotography #birdsSeenIn2026 markscheflen.com

Rose-breasted Grosbeak #centralparknyc #birdphotography #birdwatching #biodiversity #bird #wildbirdphotography #birdsSeenIn2026 #conservationphotography #birding #Grosbeak markscheflen.com

Green-winged Pytilia, #SemulikiNationalPark, #Uganda. A tiny waxbill with a red bill, rump, and tail and olive-green back and wings. Found in small flocks of arid thorn savanna & dry woodland #bird #birdsSeenIn2026 #birding #wildbirdphotography #birdphotography #biodiversity markscheflen.com 10/2026

Nashville Warbler, Northwoods, #centralparknyc #birdphotography #birdwatching #biodiversity #bird #nashvillewarbler #warblers #wildbirdphotography #birdsSeenIn2026 #birding #nikonphotography2026 markscheflen.com

Cauca Guan is a highly endangered endemic to sub-Andean & cloud forests of Colombia. Once widespread across the Cauca River valley but now limited in range to specific regions of western & central slopes of Andes. #birdsSeenIn2026 #birdphotography #biodiversity #wildbirdphotography markscheflen.com

#CockoftheRock, Antioquia, Colombia. Males gather in communal display areas called leks to perform elaborate dance-offs". They hop, bow, snap their bills, flap their wings, and make loud grunting or squealing to impress visiting females #bird #dancingbirds #wildbirdphotography markscheflen.com

Red-eyed Vireo, Northwoods, #centralparknyc #birdphotography #birdwatching #biodiversity #bird #conservationphotography #wildbirdphotography #vireos markscheflen.com

Back in Kisoro enjoying the best cappuccino. MarkScheflen.com

Northern Flicker, Pool area #centralparknyc #birdcpp #flickers #birdphotography #birdwatching #biodiversity #bird #wildbirdphotography #birdsSeenIn2026 #birding #nikonphotography markscheflen.com

Black-throated Mango, Caldas, Colombia #blackthroatedmango #hummingbirds #birdsSeenIn2026 #birdphotography #birding #bird #conservationphotography #wildbirdphotography #biodiversity #nikonphotography markscheflen.com

Yellow-bellied Chat-Tyrant, Caldas, Colombia. A Small flycatcher found in subtropical and temperate zones of the Andes from Venezuela to Peru. #flycatchers #BirdsSeenIn2026 #yellowbelliedchattyrant #birdphotography #birding #wildbirdphotography #bird #conservationphotography markscheflen.com

Buffy Helmetcrest — Colombia. One of the world’s most range-restricted hummingbirds with an estimated population of just 1,000. Photo 14,000 ft. in Los Nevados National Park, Columbia. Lightsculpture, 9" × 6" × 3" transparency in an oval frame made of tree bark and beads. markscheflen.com

Ovenbird, Northwoods #centralparknyc #ovenbirtd #birdphotography #birdwatching #biodiversity #bird #wildbirdphotography #birdsSeenIn2026 #birding #nikonphotography markscheflen.com

Chivi Vireo, Colombia is a small South American songbird belonging to the family Vireonidae. Formerly classified as a subspecies of the Red-eyed Vireo. #birdsSeenIn2026 #birdphotography #birding #birdwatching #wildbirdphotography #biodiversity #naturephotography markscheflen.com

Scarlet Tanager (female), Loch #centralparknyc #scarlettanger #birdphotography #birdwatching #biodiversity #birding #tanagers #wildbirdphotography #birdsSeenIn2026 #birdoftheday #nikonphotography markscheflen.com

Purplish-mantled Tanager (endangered), Tatama-Camino Montezoma Rainforest, Colombia. Light sculpture 10"W × 7"H × 4" D. with backlit c-transparency. Oval made of tree bark & beads fromUganda. Created by: markscheflen.com #wildlifeart #birdart #bird #tanagers #birdphotography, #wildbirdphotography

Eastern Wood Pewee, Green Beach #centralparknyc #easternwoodpewee #ethicalbirding #birdphotography #birdwatching #bird #flycatchers #wildbirdphotography #birdsSeenIn2026 #birding #fallmigration2026 #conservationphotography #biodiversity markscheflen.com

Grass Wren, Colombia. Primarily inhabit the moist, grassy, and sedgy parts of the páramo ecosystem, inter-Andean valleys, high-altitude marshes found grasslands and marshes at sea levelto paramo in the high Andes. #birdphotography #birdwatching #wildbirdphotography #BirdsSeenIn2026 markscheflen.com

Tourmaline Sunangel, Antioquia, Colombia #hummingbirds #TourmalineSunangel #birdsSeenIn2026 #birdphotography #birding #bird #conservationphotography #standupforscience #wildbirdphotography #birdwatching #biodiversity #nikonphotography2026 markscheflen.com

Northern Parula, Loch #centralparknyc #northernparula #birdphotography #birdwatching #biodiversity #bird #warblers #wildbirdphotography #birdsSeenIn2026 #birding #fallmigration2026 #nikonphotography markscheflen.com

Barred Owl, Northwoods as seen on 9/24 #centralparknyc #birdphotography #birdwatching #owls #biodiversity #bird #birdsofprey #wildbirdphotography #birdsSeenIn2026 #birding #nikonphotography2026 markscheflen.com

Southern Emerald-Toucanet , Antioquia, Colombia #centralandes #toucanets #birdsSeenIn2026 #birdphotography #birding #conservationphotography #birdwatching #wildbirdphotography #biodiversity #naturephotography markscheflen.com

Red-tailed Hawk, Northwoods #centralparknyc #birdcpp #birdphotography #birdwatching #hawks #raptors #biodiversity #bird #birdsofprey #wildbirdphotography #birdsSeenIn2026 #birding #nikonphotography2026 markscheflen.com

Slaty Spinetail, #CentralAndes, Colombia. Small, dark, and long-tailed and difficult to see but very colorful. #slatyspinetail #birdsSeenIn2026 #birdphotography #birding #wildbirdphotography #biodiversity #conservationphotography #ethicalbirdingphotography #nikonphotography2026 markscheflen.com

Prairie Warbler, Harlem Meer, #centralparknyc #prairiewarbler #birdphotography #birdwatching #biodiversity #bird #warblers #wildbirdphotography #birdsSeenIn2026 #birding #fallmigration2026 #harlemmeer #nikonphotography2026 markscheflen.com

Thick-billed Euphonia, Montezoma Rainforest, Colombia #thickbilledEuphonia #birdsSeenIn2026 #birdphotography #birding #bird #conservationphotography #birdwatching #wildbirdphotography #biodiversity #nikonphotography2026 markscheflen.com

Northern Parula, Loch #centralparknyc #Northernparulawarbler #birdphotography #birdwatching #biodiversity #bird #warblers #wildbirdphotography #birdsSeenIn2026 #birding #fallmigration2026 #nikonphotography2026 markscheflen.com

Black-chested Jay, Antioquia, Colombia #centralandes #blackchestedjay #birdsSeenIn2026 #birdphotography #naturephotography #birding #birdwatching #bird #conservationphotography #wildbirdphotography #biodiversity markscheflen.com

Amercian Redstart, Loch #centralparknyc. There are many but still a very beautiful bird. #standupforscience #redstart #americanredstart #birdphotography #biodiversity #bird #wildbirdphotography #conservationphotography #birdsSeenIn2026 #birding #fallmigration2026 #birdcpp markscheflen.com

Tourmaline Sunangel, Antioquia,Colombia #hummingbirds #birdsSeenIn2026 #birdphotography #birding #bird #conservationphotography #wildbirdphotography #birdwatching #biodiversity #nikonphotography2026 markscheflen.com

Tourmaline Sunangel, Antioquia,Colombia #hummingbirds #birdsSeenIn2026 #birdphotography #birding #bird #conservationphotography #wildbirdphotography #birdwatching #biodiversity #nikonphotography2026 markscheflen.com

Magnolia Warbler, Wildflower Meadow #bird #centralparknyc #magnoliawarbler #birdphotography #biodiversity #bird #wildbirdphotography #wildlife #conservationphotography #birdsSeenIn2026 #birding #fallmigration2026 markscheflen.com

Green #Honeycreeper, Colombia a small vibrant songbird belonging to the tanager family. Males sport a velvety black head hood paired with glossy emerald-to-turquoisegreen plumage and a bright yellow bill, while females are a uniform grass-green. markscheflen.com #bird #birdsseenin2026 #birdwatching

Eastern Phoebe, Wildflower Meadow #centralparknyc #easternphoebe #birdphotography #biodiversity #bird #wildbirdphotography #conservationphotography #birdsSeenIn2026 #birding #fallmigration2026 #nikonphotography2026 markscheflen.com

Northern Parula, Loch #centralparknyc #northernparulawarbler #birdphotography #biodiversity #bird #warblers #wildbirdphotography #birdsSeenIn2026 #birding #fallmigration2026 #nikonphotography2026 markscheflen.com

Black-throated Blue Warbler, Pool area #centralparknyc #blackthroatedbluewarbler #birdphotography #biodiversity #conservationphotography #bird #warblers #wildbirdphotography #birdsSeenIn2026 #birding #fallmigration2026 #nikonphotography2026 markscheflen.com

Munchique Wood-Wren a small stub-tailed wren endemic to Colombia's western Andes, Montezoma Rainforest,Tatama National Park, Colombia #birdcpp #wrens #birdsSeenIn2026 #birdphotography #birding #bird #wildbirdphotography #biodiversity #nikonphotography2026 markscheflen.com

Common Yellowthroat, Harlem Meer #centralparknyc #commonyellowthroat #birdphotography #biodiversity #bird #wildbirdphotography #birdsSeenIn2026 #birding #fallmigration2026 #nikonphotography2026 #conservationphotography markscheflen.com

Wilson's Warbler, Harlem Meer #centralparknyc #wilsonswarbler #birdphotography #biodiversity #bird #warblers #wildbirdphotography #birdsSeenIn2026 #birding #fallmigration2026 #nikonphotography2026 markscheflen.com

Collared Inca, Caldas, Colombia #collaredinca #hummingbirds #birdsSeenIn2026 #birdphotography #birding #bird #conservationphotography #birdsafaris #wildbirdphotography #biodiversity #nikonphotography2026 markscheflen.com

Papyrus Gonolek, Rwanda, East Africa Lightsculpture, 15" × 15" × 3", featuring a backlit color transparency in a handmade birch frame and tree bark and beads. Created by Mark Scheflen, 2025. markscheflen.com #Birding #BirdsofEastAfrica #WildlifeArt #birdart

Northern Yellow Warbler, Wild Flower Meadow, #centralparknyc #northernyellowwarbler #birdphotography #biodiversity #bird #warblers #wildbirdphotography #birdsSeenIn2026 #birding #fallmigration2026

Red-eyed Vireo, Northwoods #centralparknyc #redeyedvireo #birdphotography #biodiversity #bird #vireos #birding #wildbirdphotography #nikonphotography2026 #birdsSeenIn2026 markscheflen.com

Masked Flowerpiercer, Montezoma Rainforest, Colombia #maskedflowerpiercer #birdsSeenIn2026 #birdphotography #birding #bird #conservationphotography #wildbirdphotography #biodiversity #nikonphotography2026 markscheflen.com

A massive flock of snow geese, who have come from the Arctic to spend the winter in the Skagit Valley near Seattle, gradually taking flight like waves: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/BeAmazed/s...

Velvet-purple Coronet, Montezoma, Colombia #VelvetpurpleCoronet #hummingbirds #birdsSeenIn2026 #birdphotography #birding #bird #conservationphotography #wildbirdphotography #biodiversity #nikonphotography2026 markscheflen.com