Sheryl Checkman

Flaco’s been playing hide and seek lately but you can bring him into your living room as a #jigsawpuzzle tr.ee/2YvkoYMcdi or #greetingcards cards tr.ee/-2NPvtZQ4n #FlacotheOwl #Flaco #holidaygift #birdcpp

Early morning still life of Laughing Dove with cactus. #laughingdove #ugandabirds #ugandabirdphotography #africabirds #om1markⅱ #mzuiko100400 #birdsseenin2025 #birdcpp

Finally got a decent look at the male Ruby-throated Hummingbird at the Seep this afternoon. The light and all the yellow Jewel Weed made his ruby throat appear more orange than ruby. #birdcpp #rubythroatedhummingbird

Southern Red Bishop at Queen Elizabeth National Park in Uganda. Ebird describes this bird as a “small dumpy sparrow-like weaver.” I personally don’t see this bird as dumpy! #southernredbisop #weaver #ugandabirds #africabirds #ugandabirdphotography #birdcpp #BirdsSeenIn2025

Male and female (3rd pic) Village Weavers at Queen Elizabeth Park, Uganda. #villageweaver #ugandabirds #ugandawildlife #birdcpp #BirdsSeenIn2025

Another of the Big Five seen lounging in a tree at Queen Elizabeth National Park on June 10. #leopard #leopardintree #bigfive #uganda #ugandawildlife #birdcpp

Green Heron at Stewart Park last week on my morning bird walk with my class. #birdcpp #greenheron #cornelllabofornithology #cau

Sequence of an Osprey diving for a fish, catching it and flying off with it. It was a pretty large fish so it took a while for the Osprey to gain enough momentum to lift off high enough to fly off with his breakfast. Taken last week at the Cornell Lab. #birdcpp #cornelllab

Kim Savides from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology —@cornellbirds showed us how they band birds on day 4 of our class during CAU last week. These photos show a Red-wing Blackbird being banded. #cornelllabofornithology #cau #redwingedblackbird #birdbanding #birdcpp

An osprey sitting on top of the moon at Salt Point in Lansing, NY on day 3 of my class at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Sometimes nature is serendipitous! #osprey #moon #daytimemoon #labofornithology #cornelllabofornithology

A Northern Waterthrush is at Lauppt Bridge in the Central Park Ramble. #birdcp

The common Bulbul. We saw this bird every day of our trip…bingo! It’s common in Uganda but was a #lifer for me! #commonbulbul #ugandabirds #ugandabirding #africawildlifephotography

Another monkey seen at the Bigodi Wetlands Sanctuary was the Red-tailed Monkey. Wikipedia: “It is a distinct creature in its habitats and is gradually becoming endangered due to deforestation and over-exploitation through hunting and predation. #redtailedmonkey #ugandawildlife

The Red Colobus Monkey was just one of several monkeys that we saw at the Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary in Kibale. #redcolobusmonkey #ugandamonkeys #uganda

Bronze Sunbird seen on the grounds of our lodge, Turaco Treetops outside Kibale National Forest. #bronzesunbird #sunbird #ugandabirds #ugandabirding #africawildlifephotography #om1markⅱ #mzuiko100400 #birdsseenin2025

African Open-bill Storks. These storks are fairly common to Africa but were a #lifer to me. #africanopenbillstork #birdcpp #ugandabirds #birdsseenin2025

Presenting the beautiful and colorful Great Blue Turaco. We heard this bird a lot and every so often got an opportunity to get a good photo of it. #greatblueturaco #ugandabirds #birdcpp #birdsseenin2025

Family Time… in Kibale National Forest. #chimpanzees #chimps #ugandawildlife

The FLACO / Flacofolio book launch will be held at @BNBuzz, 2289 Broadway, Wed. July 9th at 7:00 pm, where @hollingsworthjh, @heidehatry, and Leonard Schwartz will be signing books and speaking. Hope to see you there! bit.ly/40wTiXk