Sue Doherty’s Bird & Butterfly Photos http://www.storiesmatter.com/Stories_Matter/Bird_%26_Butterfly_Photos.html Enormous enjoyment comes from communing with nature. A sense of wonder envelopes us when we witness the variety and splendor of species so adapted to their surroundings. It’s playful to me to try and capture all the glory and expressiveness of nature, especially when it is often fleeting as a bird or butterfly on wing. Photos are from Panama, unless otherwise stated. Sorry, but I’ve yet to identify and thus give the proper names to the wildlife pictured here. More About Sue Doherty yellow butterfly on bird of paradise http://www.storiesmatter.com/Stories_Matter/Bird_%26_Butterfly_Photos.html#0 6f560243-8cb4-4b1f-93f2-9a0a140fa10f http://www.storiesmatter.com/Stories_Matter/Bird_%26_Butterfly_Photos_files/Media/yellow%20butterfly%20on%20bird%20of%20paradise/thumb.jpg http://www.storiesmatter.com/Stories_Matter/Bird_%26_Butterfly_Photos_files/Media/yellow%20butterfly%20on%20bird%20of%20paradise/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">yellow butterfly on bird of paradise</p></div></div> coral tufted yellow & black bird http://www.storiesmatter.com/Stories_Matter/Bird_%26_Butterfly_Photos.html#1 33d07329-0f02-426b-912a-5aa6eab1e2c3 http://www.storiesmatter.com/Stories_Matter/Bird_%26_Butterfly_Photos_files/Media/little%20red%20tuffed%20yellow%20black%20bird-sharpened/thumb.jpg http://www.storiesmatter.com/Stories_Matter/Bird_%26_Butterfly_Photos_files/Media/little%20red%20tuffed%20yellow%20black%20bird-sharpened/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">coral tufted yellow &amp; black bird</p></div></div> blue and blackbird with red legs http://www.storiesmatter.com/Stories_Matter/Bird_%26_Butterfly_Photos.html#2 6407cea5-e3af-46ea-b3e3-4e3f689ad9b0 http://www.storiesmatter.com/Stories_Matter/Bird_%26_Butterfly_Photos_files/Media/blue%20and%20blackbird%20and%20red%20legs/thumb.jpg http://www.storiesmatter.com/Stories_Matter/Bird_%26_Butterfly_Photos_files/Media/blue%20and%20blackbird%20and%20red%20legs/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">blue and blackbird with red legs</p></div></div> hummingbird on bob-wire http://www.storiesmatter.com/Stories_Matter/Bird_%26_Butterfly_Photos.html#3 e85ff641-1031-4ae4-88a4-b70b1c6b3156 http://www.storiesmatter.com/Stories_Matter/Bird_%26_Butterfly_Photos_files/Media/super%20close%20up%20hummingbird%20on%20bobwire/thumb.jpg http://www.storiesmatter.com/Stories_Matter/Bird_%26_Butterfly_Photos_files/Media/super%20close%20up%20hummingbird%20on%20bobwire/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">hummingbird on bob-wire</p></div></div> neon green hummingbird fans tail sucks banana flower http://www.storiesmatter.com/Stories_Matter/Bird_%26_Butterfly_Photos.html#4 e81737bb-3c0a-46cc-9419-50d9e793f29c http://www.storiesmatter.com/Stories_Matter/Bird_%26_Butterfly_Photos_files/Media/neongreen%20hummingbird%20fans%20tail%20sucks%20fallen%20flower/thumb.jpg http://www.storiesmatter.com/Stories_Matter/Bird_%26_Butterfly_Photos_files/Media/neongreen%20hummingbird%20fans%20tail%20sucks%20fallen%20flower/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">neon green hummingbird fans tail sucks banana flower</p></div></div> white heron http://www.storiesmatter.com/Stories_Matter/Bird_%26_Butterfly_Photos.html#5 e491f60a-a6d4-4b0a-a712-0ef9e46bc901 http://www.storiesmatter.com/Stories_Matter/Bird_%26_Butterfly_Photos_files/Media/DSC_0114/thumb.jpg http://www.storiesmatter.com/Stories_Matter/Bird_%26_Butterfly_Photos_files/Media/DSC_0114/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">white heron </p></div></div> mangrove cookoo http://www.storiesmatter.com/Stories_Matter/Bird_%26_Butterfly_Photos.html#6 b4ade638-8d31-4e4a-8975-5a7ac4d14134 http://www.storiesmatter.com/Stories_Matter/Bird_%26_Butterfly_Photos_files/Media/mangrove%20cookoo%20with%20long%20black%20and%20white%20tail/thumb.jpg http://www.storiesmatter.com/Stories_Matter/Bird_%26_Butterfly_Photos_files/Media/mangrove%20cookoo%20with%20long%20black%20and%20white%20tail/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">mangrove cookoo</p></div></div> open wings of a large yellow and brown butterfly http://www.storiesmatter.com/Stories_Matter/Bird_%26_Butterfly_Photos.html#7 669eac43-56d7-4942-b481-351c5d103e5b http://www.storiesmatter.com/Stories_Matter/Bird_%26_Butterfly_Photos_files/Media/open%20wings%20of%20a%20large%20yellow%20and%20brown%20butterfly/thumb.jpg http://www.storiesmatter.com/Stories_Matter/Bird_%26_Butterfly_Photos_files/Media/open%20wings%20of%20a%20large%20yellow%20and%20brown%20butterfly/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">open wings of a large yellow and brown butterfly</p></div></div> multicolored hummingbird http://www.storiesmatter.com/Stories_Matter/Bird_%26_Butterfly_Photos.html#8 4d0aa3fe-9210-41fb-9cfd-418b5a680557 http://www.storiesmatter.com/Stories_Matter/Bird_%26_Butterfly_Photos_files/Media/muticolored%20hummingbird/thumb.jpg http://www.storiesmatter.com/Stories_Matter/Bird_%26_Butterfly_Photos_files/Media/muticolored%20hummingbird/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">multicolored hummingbird</p></div></div> black butterfly with yellow and green on leaf http://www.storiesmatter.com/Stories_Matter/Bird_%26_Butterfly_Photos.html#9 58f1c920-66f7-4181-8f22-11040c2ba440 http://www.storiesmatter.com/Stories_Matter/Bird_%26_Butterfly_Photos_files/Media/black%20butterfly%20with%20yellow%20and%20green%20on%20leaf/thumb.jpg http://www.storiesmatter.com/Stories_Matter/Bird_%26_Butterfly_Photos_files/Media/black%20butterfly%20with%20yellow%20and%20green%20on%20leaf/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">black butterfly with yellow and green on leaf</p></div></div> yellow bellied trogan of Gamboa http://www.storiesmatter.com/Stories_Matter/Bird_%26_Butterfly_Photos.html#10 c740f354-06b3-4554-a658-ddd0dfd2a943 http://www.storiesmatter.com/Stories_Matter/Bird_%26_Butterfly_Photos_files/Media/trogan%20of%20gamboa%20yelow%20bellied/thumb.jpg http://www.storiesmatter.com/Stories_Matter/Bird_%26_Butterfly_Photos_files/Media/trogan%20of%20gamboa%20yelow%20bellied/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">yellow bellied trogan of Gamboa</p></div></div> black inland water bird http://www.storiesmatter.com/Stories_Matter/Bird_%26_Butterfly_Photos.html#11 ed1ebcb3-9d89-46f9-bc15-88343683aadb http://www.storiesmatter.com/Stories_Matter/Bird_%26_Butterfly_Photos_files/Media/black%20inland%20water%20bird/thumb.jpg http://www.storiesmatter.com/Stories_Matter/Bird_%26_Butterfly_Photos_files/Media/black%20inland%20water%20bird/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">black inland water bird</p></div></div> bird on palm at Coiba http://www.storiesmatter.com/Stories_Matter/Bird_%26_Butterfly_Photos.html#12 00d6a47e-44f8-4598-9452-55aabf3cf15f http://www.storiesmatter.com/Stories_Matter/Bird_%26_Butterfly_Photos_files/Media/bird%20on%20palm%20at%20coiba/thumb.jpg http://www.storiesmatter.com/Stories_Matter/Bird_%26_Butterfly_Photos_files/Media/bird%20on%20palm%20at%20coiba/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">bird on palm at Coiba</p></div></div> blue and white bird with black eye mask http://www.storiesmatter.com/Stories_Matter/Bird_%26_Butterfly_Photos.html#13 14115a04-1d49-4b44-8a06-422a67a8e285 http://www.storiesmatter.com/Stories_Matter/Bird_%26_Butterfly_Photos_files/Media/blue%20and%20white%20bird%20with%20black%20eye%20mask/thumb.jpg http://www.storiesmatter.com/Stories_Matter/Bird_%26_Butterfly_Photos_files/Media/blue%20and%20white%20bird%20with%20black%20eye%20mask/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">blue and white bird with black eye mask</p></div></div> blue grey heron on shores of Coiba ranger station http://www.storiesmatter.com/Stories_Matter/Bird_%26_Butterfly_Photos.html#14 fd1fd7fc-a0f8-4bd0-a642-89de842324a8 http://www.storiesmatter.com/Stories_Matter/Bird_%26_Butterfly_Photos_files/Media/bluegrey%20heron%20on%20shores%20of%20Coiba%20ranger%20station.adjusted./thumb.jpg http://www.storiesmatter.com/Stories_Matter/Bird_%26_Butterfly_Photos_files/Media/bluegrey%20heron%20on%20shores%20of%20Coiba%20ranger%20station.adjusted./micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">blue grey heron on shores of Coiba ranger station</p></div></div> soaring airicari toucan http://www.storiesmatter.com/Stories_Matter/Bird_%26_Butterfly_Photos.html#15 eb88ac3a-b11c-4103-a5ff-df9db01ee76b http://www.storiesmatter.com/Stories_Matter/Bird_%26_Butterfly_Photos_files/Media/soaring%20toucan/thumb.jpg http://www.storiesmatter.com/Stories_Matter/Bird_%26_Butterfly_Photos_files/Media/soaring%20toucan/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">soaring airicari toucan</p></div></div> black-white butterfly in Gamboa http://www.storiesmatter.com/Stories_Matter/Bird_%26_Butterfly_Photos.html#16 b68946f4-be1e-40fd-8b9e-b982b36246fb http://www.storiesmatter.com/Stories_Matter/Bird_%26_Butterfly_Photos_files/Media/black-white%20butterfly%20gamboa%20flower%20/thumb.jpg http://www.storiesmatter.com/Stories_Matter/Bird_%26_Butterfly_Photos_files/Media/black-white%20butterfly%20gamboa%20flower%20/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">black-white butterfly in Gamboa </p></div></div> brown butterflies on yellow flower http://www.storiesmatter.com/Stories_Matter/Bird_%26_Butterfly_Photos.html#17 6a3d67b6-c102-4241-9853-ee9a8bb0f223 http://www.storiesmatter.com/Stories_Matter/Bird_%26_Butterfly_Photos_files/Media/brown%20butterflies%20on%20yellow%20flower/thumb.jpg http://www.storiesmatter.com/Stories_Matter/Bird_%26_Butterfly_Photos_files/Media/brown%20butterflies%20on%20yellow%20flower/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">brown butterflies on yellow flower</p></div></div> hawk in a tree at hibiscus garden http://www.storiesmatter.com/Stories_Matter/Bird_%26_Butterfly_Photos.html#18 176badac-b268-4fda-a1c3-5078ddd04144 http://www.storiesmatter.com/Stories_Matter/Bird_%26_Butterfly_Photos_files/Media/hawk%20in%20a%20tree%20at%20hibiscus%20garden/thumb.jpg http://www.storiesmatter.com/Stories_Matter/Bird_%26_Butterfly_Photos_files/Media/hawk%20in%20a%20tree%20at%20hibiscus%20garden/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">hawk in a tree at hibiscus garden</p></div></div> parrot turns his back to rain http://www.storiesmatter.com/Stories_Matter/Bird_%26_Butterfly_Photos.html#19 5abc4a4a-9009-40ad-83c3-f280368eb263 http://www.storiesmatter.com/Stories_Matter/Bird_%26_Butterfly_Photos_files/Media/parrot%20turns%20his%20back%20to%20rain/thumb.jpg http://www.storiesmatter.com/Stories_Matter/Bird_%26_Butterfly_Photos_files/Media/parrot%20turns%20his%20back%20to%20rain/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">parrot turns his back to rain</p></div></div> flycatcher-Coiba penal colony http://www.storiesmatter.com/Stories_Matter/Bird_%26_Butterfly_Photos.html#20 5bff36f1-28ba-49c5-8a79-27eb134113f0 http://www.storiesmatter.com/Stories_Matter/Bird_%26_Butterfly_Photos_files/Media/flycatcher-Coiba%20penal%20colony.crop/thumb.jpg http://www.storiesmatter.com/Stories_Matter/Bird_%26_Butterfly_Photos_files/Media/flycatcher-Coiba%20penal%20colony.crop/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">flycatcher-Coiba penal colony</p></div></div> long tailed white & grey with black hood--cookoo http://www.storiesmatter.com/Stories_Matter/Bird_%26_Butterfly_Photos.html#21 62f47baa-7a90-499c-8865-5eca6f8a5186 http://www.storiesmatter.com/Stories_Matter/Bird_%26_Butterfly_Photos_files/Media/close-up%20longtailed%20white%3Agrey%20w%3A%20black%20hood%20cookoo/thumb.jpg http://www.storiesmatter.com/Stories_Matter/Bird_%26_Butterfly_Photos_files/Media/close-up%20longtailed%20white%3Agrey%20w%3A%20black%20hood%20cookoo/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">long tailed white &amp; grey with black hood--cookoo</p></div></div> sandhill cranes in the sacramento delta http://www.storiesmatter.com/Stories_Matter/Bird_%26_Butterfly_Photos.html#22 0a4dc38c-7832-4379-a574-427582a3ac69 http://www.storiesmatter.com/Stories_Matter/Bird_%26_Butterfly_Photos_files/Media/sandhill%20cranes%20in%20the%20sacramento%20delta/thumb.jpg http://www.storiesmatter.com/Stories_Matter/Bird_%26_Butterfly_Photos_files/Media/sandhill%20cranes%20in%20the%20sacramento%20delta/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">sandhill cranes in the sacramento delta</p></div></div> hummingbird and magenta flower, Chico CA http://www.storiesmatter.com/Stories_Matter/Bird_%26_Butterfly_Photos.html#23 14a908c0-c973-4665-9463-842504eeab46 http://www.storiesmatter.com/Stories_Matter/Bird_%26_Butterfly_Photos_files/Media/hummingbird%20and%20magenta%20flower,%20Chico%20CA/thumb.jpg http://www.storiesmatter.com/Stories_Matter/Bird_%26_Butterfly_Photos_files/Media/hummingbird%20and%20magenta%20flower,%20Chico%20CA/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; 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