Below are images compiled in one of the many photo galleries illustrating our blog, Musings From Paradise. Click on any photo and then sweep through the collection (or use your keyboard’s arrow keys). More Albums
"American Robin gorging on Cotoneaster berries (© Nick Viani Jan. 3) Paradise Lane",
"American Robins gorging on remaining Cotoneaster berries in our yard (© Nick Viani Jan. 3) Paradise Lane",
"Savannah Sparrow (© Nick Viani 8 Jan) Emigrant Lake, OR",
"Western Bluebird (© Nick Viani 8 Jan) Emigrant Lake, OR",
"Red-tailed Hawk (© Nick Viani 8 Jan) Emigrant Lake, OR",
"Tri-colored Heron (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL",
"Tri-colored Heron (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL",
"Tri-colored Heron (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL",
"Common Gallinule (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL",
"Green Heron (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL",
"American Coot (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL",
"Wood Stork (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL",
"Tri-colored Heron (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL",
"Wood Stork (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL",
"Florida Softshell Turtle (endangered) (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL",
"Wood Stork (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL",
"Wood Stork (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL",
"Anhinga (female with meal) (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL",
"Anhinga (male) (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL",
"Anhinga (male with breeding characteristics) (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL",
"Gray-headed Swamphen (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL",
"Yellow-rumped Warbler (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL",
"Palm Warbler (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL",
"Black-bellied Whistling-duck (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL",
"Orange Iguana (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL",
"Roseate Spoonbill (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL",
"Yellow-crowned Night-heron (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL",
"Great Blue Heron (with 2 nestlings) (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL",
"Palm Warbler (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL",
"Glossy Ibis (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL",
"Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL",
"Black & White Warbler (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL",
"Northern Parula (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL",
"Palm Warbler (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL",
"Red-bellied Woodpecker (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL",
"Florida Red-bellied Cooter (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL"
"Snowy Egret (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL",
"Snowy Egret (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL",
"Snowy Egret (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL",
"Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL",
"Great Blue Heron (nestling) (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL",
"Great Blue Heron (on nest with nestlings)",
"Eastern Indigo Snake (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL",
"Anhinga (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL",
"Pied-billed Grebe (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL",
"Eurasian-Collared Dove (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL",
"Blue-winged Teal (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL",
"Black-bellied Whistling-Duck (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach, FL",
"Black-crowned Night-Heron (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach, FL",
"Great-crested Flycatcher (© Nick Viani 1/18) Bok Tower Gardens, Lake Wales, FL",
"Carolina Wren (© Nick Viani 1/18) Bok Tower Gardens, Lake Wales, FL",
"Northern Mockingbird (© Nick Viani 1/18) Bok Tower Gardens, Lake Wales, FL",
"Painted Bunting (© Nick Viani 1/18) Bok Tower Gardens, Lake Wales, FL",
"Painted Bunting (© Nick Viani 1/18) Bok Tower Gardens, Lake Wales, FL",
"Northern Cardinal (© Nick Viani 1/18) Bok Tower Gardens, Lake Wales, FL",
"White-eyed Vireo (© Nick Viani 1/18) Bok Tower Gardens, Lake Wales, FL",
"Painted Bunting (© Nick Viani 1/18) Bok Tower Gardens, Lake Wales, FL",
"American Robin (© Nick Viani 1/18) Bok Tower Gardens, Lake Wales, FL",
Northern Cardinal
"Mourning Dove (© Nick Viani 1/18) Bok Tower Gardens, Lake Wales, FL",
"American Kestrel (© Nick Viani 1/18) Bok Tower Gardens, Lake Wales, FL",
"Gray Catbird (© Nick Viani 1/18) Bok Tower Gardens, Lake Wales, FL",
"Gray Catbird (© Nick Viani 1/18) Bok Tower Gardens, Lake Wales, FL",
"Flamingo (© Nick Viani 1/20) Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, FL",
"Osprey (© Nick Viani 1/20) Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, FL",
"Red-tailed Hawk (© Nick Viani 1/20) Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, FL",
"Flamingo (© Nick Viani 1/20) Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, FL",
"Flamingo (© Nick Viani 1/20) Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, FL",
"Flamingo (© Nick Viani 1/20) Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, FL",
"Whooping Crane (© Nick Viani 1/20) Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, FL",
"Whooping Crane (© Nick Viani 1/20) Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, FL",
"Black-crowned Night-Heron (© Nick Viani 1/20) Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, FL",
"Black-crowned Night-Heron (© Nick Viani 1/20) Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, FL",
"Black-crowned Night-Heron (juvenile) (© Nick Viani 1/20) Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, FL",
"Crested Caracara (© Nick Viani 1/20) Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, FL",
"Brown Pelican (© Nick Viani 1/20) Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, FL",
"Black Vulture (© Nick Viani 1/20) Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, FL",
"Black Vulture (© Nick Viani 1/20) Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, FL",
"River Otter (© Nick Viani 1/20) Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, FL",
"Great Horned Owl (© Nick Viani 1/20) Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, FL",
"Great Horned Owl (© Nick Viani 1/20) Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, FL",
"Great Egret Study (© Nick Viani 1/20) Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, FL",
"Great Egret Study (© Nick Viani 1/20) Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, FL",
"White Pelican Study (© Nick Viani 1/20) Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, FL",
"White Pelican Study (© Nick Viani 1/20) Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, FL",
"White Pelican Study (© Nick Viani 1/20) Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, FL",
"White Pelican Study (© Nick Viani 1/20) Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, FL",
"White Pelican Study (© Nick Viani 1/20) Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, FL",
"White Pelican Study (© Nick Viani 1/20) Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, FL",
"Manatee (© Nick Viani 1/20) Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, FL",
"Ruddy Turnstone (© Nick Viani 1/21) Honeymoon Island State Park, Dunedin, FL",
"Black-bellied Plover (© Nick Viani 1/21) Honeymoon Island State Park, Dunedin, FL",
"Sanderling (© Nick Viani 1/21) Honeymoon Island State Park, Dunedin, FL",
"Triathlete & companion (© Nick Viani 1/21) Honeymoon Island State Park, Dunedin, FL",
"Common Ground Dove (© Nick Viani 1/21) Honeymoon Island State Park, Dunedin, FL",
"Tri-colored Heron (© Nick Viani 1/21) Honeymoon Island State Park, Dunedin, FL",
"White Ibis (© Nick Viani 1/21) Honeymoon Island State Park, Dunedin, FL",
"White Ibis (© Nick Viani 1/21) Honeymoon Island State Park, Dunedin, FL",
"Reddish Egret (© Nick Viani 1/21) Honeymoon Island State Park, Dunedin, FL",
"Little Blue Heron (© Nick Viani 1/21) Honeymoon Island State Park, Dunedin, FL",
"Little Blue Heron (juvenile) (© Nick Viani 1/21) Honeymoon Island State Park, Dunedin, FL",
"Least Sandpiper (© Nick Viani 1/21) Honeymoon Island State Park, Dunedin, FL",
"Royal Tern (© Nick Viani 1/21) Honeymoon Island State Park, Dunedin, FL",
"Brown Pelican (© Nick Viani 1/21) Honeymoon Island State Park, Dunedin, FL",
"Brown Pelican (© Nick Viani 1/21) Honeymoon Island State Park, Dunedin, FL",
"Brown Pelican (© Nick Viani 1/21) Honeymoon Island State Park, Dunedin, FL",
"Shelling With the Family (© Nick Viani 1/21) Honeymoon Island State Park, Dunedin, FL",
"Loggerhead Shrike (© Nick Viani 1/22) The Celery Fields, Sarasota, FL",
"Savannah Sparrow (© Nick Viani 1/22) The Celery Fields, Sarasota, FL",
"Northern Mockingbird (© Nick Viani 1/22) The Celery Fields, Sarasota, FL",
"House Finch (© Nick Viani 1/22) The Celery Fields, Sarasota, FL",
"Eastern Phoebe (© Nick Viani 1/22) The Celery Fields, Sarasota, FL",
"Yellow-rumped Warbler (© Nick Viani 1/22) The Celery Fields, Sarasota, FL",
"Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (© Nick Viani 1/22) The Celery Fields, Sarasota, FL",
"Painted Bunting (© Nick Viani 1/23) Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, FL",
"White Ibis (© Nick Viani 1/23) Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, FL",
"White Ibis (juvenile) (© Nick Viani 1/23) Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, FL",
"Red-shoulder Hawk (© Nick Viani 1/23) Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, FL",
"Yellow-rumped Warbler (© Nick Viani 1/23) Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, FL",
"Little Blue Heron (© Nick Viani 1/23) Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, FL",
"Northern Cardinal (© Nick Viani 1/23) Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, FL",
"Anhinga (female) (© Nick Viani 1/23) Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, FL",
"Crimson-backed Tanager (© Nick Viani 1/25) From our hotel grounds, The Radisson, Panama City.",
"Blue-gray Tanager (© Nick Viani 1/25) From our hotel grounds, The Radisson, Panama City.",
"Great-tailed Grackle (© Nick Viani 1/25) From our hotel grounds, The Radisson, Panama City.",
"Northern Mockingbird (© Nick Viani 1/25) From our hotel grounds, The Radisson, Panama City.",
"Saffron Finch juvenile (© Nick Viani 1/25) From our hotel grounds, The Radisson, Panama City.",
"Tropical Kingbird (© Nick Viani 1/25) From our hotel grounds, The Radisson, Panama City.",
"Blue-black Grassquit female (© Nick Viani 1/25) From our hotel grounds, The Radisson, Panama City.",
"Barred Antshrike (© Nick Viani 1/25) From our hotel grounds, The Radisson, Panama City.",
"Barred Antshrike (© Nick Viani 1/25) From our hotel grounds, The Radisson, Panama City.",
"Barred Antshrike (© Nick Viani 1/25) From our hotel grounds, The Radisson, Panama City.",
"Clay-colored Thrush (© Nick Viani 1/25) From our hotel grounds, The Radisson, Panama City.",
"Red-capped Woodpecker (© Nick Viani 1/25) From our hotel grounds, The Radisson, Panama City.",
"Saffron Finch (© Nick Viani 1/25) From our hotel grounds, The Radisson, Panama City.",
"Saffron Finch (© Nick Viani 1/25) From our hotel grounds, The Radisson, Panama City.",
"House Wren (© Nick Viani 1/25) From our hotel grounds, The Radisson, Panama City.",
"Saffron Finch (© Nick Viani 1/25) From our hotel grounds, The Radisson, Panama City.",
"Blue-black Grassquit (© Nick Viani 1/25) From our hotel grounds, The Radisson, Panama City.",
"Bridge of the Americas (© Nick Viani 1/26) From our hotel window overlooking the entrance of the Panama Canal.",
"Red-lored Parrot (© Nick Viani 1/26) From our hotel grounds, The Radisson, Panama City.",
"Red-lored Parrot (© Nick Viani 1/26) From our hotel grounds, The Radisson, Panama City.",
"Ringed Kingfisher (© Nick Viani 1/26) While waiting for our plane at the Panama City airport.",
"Crocodile (© Nick Viani 1/26) While waiting for our plane at the Panama City airport.",
"Little Blue Heron (© Nick Viani 1/26) While waiting for our plane at the Panama City airport.",
"Thick-billed Euphonia (© Nick Viani 1/26) While waiting for our plane at the Panama City airport.",
"The dock to Tranquilo Bay",
"Blue-chested Hummingbird (© Nick Viani 1/26) Tranquilo Bay Eco-Adventure Lodge, Isla Bastimentos, Panamá",
"3-toed Sloth (© Nick Viani 1/26) Tranquilo Bay Eco-Adventure Lodge, Isla Bastimentos, Panamá",
"Savage's Foam Frog (© Nick Viani 1/26) Tranquilo Bay Eco-Adventure Lodge, Isla Bastimentos, Panamá",
"Short-billed Pigeon (© Nick Viani 1/27) Tranquilo Bay Eco-Adventure Lodge, Isla Bastimentos, Panamá",
"Tennessee Warbler (© Nick Viani 1/27) Tranquilo Bay Eco-Adventure Lodge, Isla Bastimentos, Panamá",
"Prothonotary Warbler (© Nick Viani 1/27) Tranquilo Bay Eco-Adventure Lodge, Isla Bastimentos, Panamá",
"Prothonotary Warbler (© Nick Viani 1/27) Tranquilo Bay Eco-Adventure Lodge, Isla Bastimentos, Panamá",
"Prothonotary Warbler (© Nick Viani 1/27) Tranquilo Bay Eco-Adventure Lodge, Isla Bastimentos, Panamá",
"Summer Tanager (© Nick Viani 1/27) Tranquilo Bay Eco-Adventure Lodge, Isla Bastimentos, Panamá",
"Rufous-tailed Hummingbird (© Nick Viani 1/27) Tranquilo Bay Eco-Adventure Lodge, Isla Bastimentos, Panamá",
"Tropical Rainfall (© Nick Viani 1/27) Tranquilo Bay Eco-Adventure Lodge, Isla Bastimentos, Panamá",
"Blue-gray Tanager (© Nick Viani 1/27) Tranquilo Bay Eco-Adventure Lodge, Isla Bastimentos, Panamá",
"Bananaquit (© Nick Viani 1/27) Tranquilo Bay Eco-Adventure Lodge, Isla Bastimentos, Panamá",
"Shining Honeycreeper (© Nick Viani 1/27) Tranquilo Bay Eco-Adventure Lodge, Isla Bastimentos, Panamá",
"Tropical Rain (© Nick Viani 1/27) Tranquilo Bay Eco-Adventure Lodge, Isla Bastimentos, Panamá",
"Water Catchment System (© Nick Viani 1/27) Tranquilo Bay Eco-Adventure Lodge, Isla Bastimentos, Panamá",
"Tropical Rain Came in Spurts (© Nick Viani 1/27) Tranquilo Bay Eco-Adventure Lodge, Isla Bastimentos, Panamá",
"Osprey (© Nick Viani 1/27) Zapatilla Cays, Bastimentos National Marine Park, Panamá",
"Magnificent Frigatebird (© Nick Viani 1/27) Zapatilla Cays, Bastimentos National Marine Park, Panamá",
"Spotted Sandpiper (© Nick Viani 1/27) Zapatilla Cays, Bastimentos National Marine Park, Panamá",
"Sanderling (© Nick Viani 1/27) Zapatilla Cays, Bastimentos National Marine Park, Panamá",
"Mangrove Warbler (© Nick Viani 1/27) Zapatilla Cays, Bastimentos National Marine Park, Panamá",
"Beach scene (© Nick Viani 1/27) Zapatilla Cays, Bastimentos National Marine Park, Panamá",
"Channel surf (© Nick Viani 1/27) Zapatilla Cays, Bastimentos National Marine Park, Panamá",
"Great-tailed Grackle (© Nick Viani 1/27) Zapatilla Cays, Bastimentos National Marine Park, Panamá",
"Yellow-rumped Warbler (© Nick Viani 1/27) Zapatilla Cays, Bastimentos National Marine Park, Panamá",
"Roadside Hawk (© Nick Viani 1/28) Tranquilo Bay Eco-Adventure Lodge, Isla Bastimentos, Panamá",
"3-toed Sloth baby (© Nick Viani 1/28) Tranquilo Bay Eco-Adventure Lodge, Isla Bastimentos, Panamá",
"3-toed Sloth - adult & baby (© Nick Viani 1/28) Tranquilo Bay Eco-Adventure Lodge, Isla Bastimentos, Panamá",
"Sooney, Carol, & (guide) Miguel atop 64' Tower on property (© Nick Viani 1/28) Tranquilo Bay Eco-Adventure Lodge, Isla Bastimentos, Panamá",
"Butterfly Species (© Nick Viani 1/31) Tranquilo Bay Eco-Adventure Lodge, Isla Bastimentos, Panamá",
"Prothonotary Warbler (© Nick Viani 1/26) Tranquilo Bay Eco-Adventure Lodge, Isla Bastimentos, Panamá",
"Capuchin Monkey (© Nick Viani 1/28) Tranquilo Bay Eco-Adventure Lodge, Isla Bastimentos, Panamá",
"Capuchin Monkey (© Nick Viani 1/28) Tranquilo Bay Eco-Adventure Lodge, Isla Bastimentos, Panamá",
"Stripe-throated Hermit (© Nick Viani 1/28) Tranquilo Bay Eco-Adventure Lodge, Isla Bastimentos, Panamá",
"Nicaraguan Seed-Finch (© Nick Viani 1/29) Bocas Del Toro, Isla Colón, Panamá",
"Nicaraguan Seed-Finch (© Nick Viani 1/29) Bocas Del Toro, Isla Colón, Panamá",
"Canebrake Wren (© Nick Viani 1/29) Bocas Del Toro, Isla Colón, Panamá",
"Collared Plover (© Nick Viani 1/29) Bocas Del Toro, Isla Colón, Panamá",
"Red-billed Tropicbird rookery (© Nick Viani 1/29) Tranquilo Bay Eco-Adventure Lodge, Isla Bastimentos, Panamá",
"Red-billed Tropicbird (© Nick Viani 1/29) Tranquilo Bay Eco-Adventure Lodge, Isla Bastimentos, Panamá (note: boated out to "Bird Island")",
"Black-crowned Antshrike (© Nick Viani 1/31) Tranquilo Bay Eco-Adventure Lodge, Isla Bastimentos, Panamá",
"Golden Silk Orb-weaver spider. (© Nick Viani 1/31) Tranquilo Bay Eco-Adventure Lodge, Isla Bastimentos, Panamá. Note: The tiny male will soon be consumed by the larger female."
"Prothonotary Warbler (© Nick Viani 1/31) Tranquilo Bay Eco-Adventure Lodge, Isla Bastimentos, Panamá",
"Roadside Hawk (© Nick Viani 1/31) Tranquilo Bay Eco-Adventure Lodge, Isla Bastimentos, Panamá",
"Thick-billed Seed Finch (© Nick Viani 1/31) Tranquilo Bay Eco-Adventure Lodge, Isla Bastimentos, Panamá",
"Golden-collared Manikin (© Nick Viani 1/31) Tranquilo Bay Eco-Adventure Lodge, Isla Bastimentos, Panamá",
"Rufous-tailed Hummingbird - female (© Nick Viani 1/31) Tranquilo Bay Eco-Adventure Lodge, Isla Bastimentos, Panamá",
"Rufous-tailed Hummingbird (© Nick Viani 1/31) Tranquilo Bay Eco-Adventure Lodge, Isla Bastimentos, Panamá",
"3-toed Sloth (© Nick Viani 1/31) Tranquilo Bay Eco-Adventure Lodge, Isla Bastimentos, Panamá",
"Chestnut-sided Warbler (© Nick Viani 2/1) Tranquilo Bay Eco-Adventure Lodge, Isla Bastimentos, Panamá",