Just wanted to say hi and thanks to everyone who has taken the time to look and comment on the images I have submitted. I do not claim to have any skill in manipulating images or in taking pictures, but I guess I get lucky every once in a while.

So thank you for taking the time, I hope you enjoy the few things I have submitted here, comments are always greatly appreciated

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In case anyone out there is interested, I was recently interviewed by the Miami Herald about the research I am doing in attempting to document the bird species present on Barry University's campus. You can check it out at this link:
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They included one of the owl pictures I had taken in the actual article, not sure why they didn't post it online, the story is about them, not me...oh well. I'm glad to get my birds some publicity, they deserve it ^_^

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Thanks to everyone so much for all of your comments and for taking a look at my pictures, I appreciate it to no end! I am truly amazed at how many people have found my photos worth their time to look at when there are far more talented avian photographers out there on deviantart than I, but regardless I am glad to be worthy of the honor, as all of you yourselves are amazing artists^_^
I apologize to all of you for not having been able to comment on your work and reply to your comments on my work as frequently as I might normally be able to do so. Things are quite hectic with classes and gathering data, in addition to my poor talent at managing my time well, it all amounts to me being behind in a lot of things, deviantart not the least of them. Just know that I comment as I can, and that I really appreciate all of your comments on my work I just try to divide my time between submitting pictures (particularly of new species), returning comments, and commenting. At any rate, thanks so much everyone
Here is a list of the species I have so far successfully documented on campus, almost all of which I have successfully photographed. If you see any in the list that you would like to see a photo of that I do not have in my gallery, let me know, and I would be more than happy to submit a picture for you if I have a good one

Yellow-throated Warbler (Dendroica dominica)
Severe Macaw (Ara severa)
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)
Northern Mockingbird (Mimus Polyglottas)
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius)
Boat-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus major)
Rock Dove (Columba livia)
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)
Ringed Turtle-Dove (Streptopelia risoria)
Eurasian Colllared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica)
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Monk Parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus)
White Ibis (Plegadis chihi)
Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris)
Palm Warbler (Dendroica palmarum)
Burrowing Owl (Speotyto cunicularia)
Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus)
Common Grackle (Quiscolus quiscula)
Ring-Billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)
Northern Parula (Parula americana)
Prairie Warbler (Dendroica discolor)
Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea)
Black and White Warbler (Mniotilta varia)
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhyncos)
Fish Crow (Corvus ossifragus)
Yellow Chevroned Parakeet (Brotogeris versicolurus)
White-Winged Parakeet
Red-Masked Parrot/Parakeet (not sure on the exact name)
Spot-Breasted Oriole (Icterus pectoralis)
Cape May Warbler (Dendroica tigrina)
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)
An unknown Dove species
An unknown mockingbird-sized species
An unknown warbler-sized species
and one unknown parrot species.

And I'm sure there will be a lot more to come, I certainly look forward to it ^_^