Reflections of the Natural World

Travel with me as I explore the wild things and wild places of our planet. – Jim Gain

  • Birding Beautiful Belize

    Travel to Belize and Walking the Neighborhood We caught the 10:30 pm red eye from SFO to MIA and then hopped over to Belize, arriving at local time 11:30 am. Immediate impressions as we walked out the door was that “We definitely weren’t in the cold, rainy Central Valley anymore!” The warm steamy air quickly Read more

  • YUCATAN BIRD WALLPAPERS #42 – Cozumel Emerald

    YUCATAN BIRD WALLPAPERS #42 – Cozumel Emerald

    Cozumel Emerald (Male) – Esmeralda de Isla Cozumel (Macho) IMAGE DETAILSLocation:Colonia Huertos Familiares, Cozumel, Quintana Roo, MéxicoDate: 2021-12-10Camera: Canon EOS R5Lens: Canon RF 100-500mmFocal Length: 500 mmAperture: f/7.1Exposure Time: 0.00156s (1/640)ISO: 2500 Click the image below to open it full-sized from my SmugMug Gallery. See the previous 5 Wallpaper Posts below or the entire collection Read more

  • YUCATAN BIRD WALLPAPERS #41 -Cozumel Emerald (Female)

    YUCATAN BIRD WALLPAPERS #41 -Cozumel Emerald (Female)

    Cozumel Emerald (Female) – Esmeralda de Isla Cozumel (Hembra) IMAGE DETAILSLocation:Colonia Huertos Familiares, Cozumel, Quintana Roo, MéxicoDate: 2021-12-10Camera: Canon EOS R5Lens: Canon RF 100-500mmFocal Length: 500 mmAperture: f/7.1Exposure Time: 0.002s (1/500)ISO: 2500 Click the image below to open it full-sized from my SmugMug Gallery. See the previous 5 Wallpaper Posts below or the entire collection Read more

  • YUCATAN BIRD WALLPAPERS #40 – Caribbean Elaenia

    YUCATAN BIRD WALLPAPERS #40 – Caribbean Elaenia

    I will be posting one image a day from my Yucatan Birds Gallery. I decided to try and present an extra-wide format (21×9) to show more of the habitat surrounding each bird. Caribbean Elaenia – Mosquero Elenia Caribeño IMAGE DETAILSLocation: Colonia Huertos Familiares, Cozumel, Quintana Roo, MéxicoDate: 2021-12-06Camera: Canon EOS R5Lens: Canon RF 100-500mmFocal Length: Read more

  • YUCATAN BIRD WALLPAPERS #39 – Cozumel Emerald

    YUCATAN BIRD WALLPAPERS #39 – Cozumel Emerald

    Cozumel Emerald (Male) – Esmeralda de Isla Cozumel (Macho) IMAGE DETAILSLocation: Planta de Tratamiento de Aguas Residuales de San Miguel, Cozumel, Quintana Roo, MéxicoDate: 2021-12-10Camera: Canon EOS R5Lens: Canon RF 100-500mmFocal Length: 500 mmAperture: f/7.1Exposure Time: 0.00156s (1/640)ISO: 200 Click the image below to open it full-sized from my SmugMug Gallery. See the previous 5 Wallpaper Read more

  • YUCATAN BIRD WALLPAPERS #38 – Morelet’s Seedeater

    YUCATAN BIRD WALLPAPERS #38 – Morelet’s Seedeater

    Morelet’s Seedeater (Female) – Semillero de Collar (Hembra) IMAGE DETAILSLocation: Planta de Tratamiento de Aguas Residuales de San Miguel, Cozumel, Quintana Roo, MéxicoDate: 2021-12-10Camera: Canon EOS R5Lens: Canon RF 100-500mmFocal Length: 500 mmAperture: f/7.1Exposure Time: 0.002s (1/500)ISO: 800 Click the image below to open it full-sized from my SmugMug Gallery. See previous image posts at the Read more