I envy the photographers who live in exotic locales in the winter time. Here in New Mexico, the subject matter is somewhat limited, but in many ways, no less beautiful. I found this Say's Phoebe posing nicely with a distant field behind it.
Canon 1D Mark III, 500 f/4 + 1.4x, f/8, 1/1000, ISO 400, no flash, handheld
Say's Phoebes are nice, but I'd sure like to photograph some Lilac-Breasted Rollers. Luckily, I'll be returning to Costa Rica in March for a couple of weeks, where the birds are striking. Then I'll be going to South Texas in May for a week of bird photography.