Drew Beamer

Drew Beamer 📍 charlotte
🐦 A 24-year-old exploring the natural world

05/25/2026

What a treat to catch this bobwhite singing! This is only my second visual bobwhite sighting—though my fifth encounter with the species—and the first time I've actually watched one sing.

Bobwhites are unfortunately near threatened due to habitat degradation, and they've become nearly impossible to find in Charlotte. This one was at P*e Dee NWR in Anson County, NC, about an hour from uptown.

Blue-chested Hummingbird | Panamá 🇵🇦
05/22/2026

Blue-chested Hummingbird | Panamá 🇵🇦

White-tipped Sicklebill | Panamá 🇵🇦I was super excited to see this species at Canopy Lodge. Their very decurved bill all...
05/19/2026

White-tipped Sicklebill | Panamá 🇵🇦

I was super excited to see this species at Canopy Lodge. Their very decurved bill allows them to feed on Heloconia flowers. This individual frequented a specific path of Heliconias at the lodge, so much so that there's a "sicklebill viewing area" set up with a bench there.

An aptly-named Violet-headed Hummingbird | Panamá 🇵🇦I tried throughout most of the trip to get photos of this individual...
05/18/2026

An aptly-named Violet-headed Hummingbird | Panamá 🇵🇦

I tried throughout most of the trip to get photos of this individual, who visited Canopy Lodge's feeders on a regular basis. They would never perch though, and would dart around the flowers, making it incredibly difficult. This was one of the last photos I took in Panamá, and a great way to end the trip.

Spectacled Owl fledgling | Panamá 🇵🇦
05/17/2026

Spectacled Owl fledgling | Panamá 🇵🇦

Chestnut-headed Oropendola from Canopy Lodge in Panamá
01/03/2026

Chestnut-headed Oropendola from Canopy Lodge in Panamá

2025 was a great year. I was fortunate enough to take my first solo birding trip with at their lodge in the beautiful V...
01/01/2026

2025 was a great year. I was fortunate enough to take my first solo birding trip with at their lodge in the beautiful Valle de Anton. Keel-billed Toucans were on my list of species I wanted to get great photos of while there, and they did not disappoint! This individual was incredibly cooperative and visited the lodge's fruit feeders, allowing for some fantastic looks.

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