BIG CAT? I often see the cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) referenced as a “big cat.” For years the term “big cats” typically referred…
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BACKYARD BIRDING IN MERIDA, YUCATAN AND BEYOND – CHEETAH FEATURES PART 1 OF 2
Acinonyx jubatus A FEW CHEETAH FEAT-URES Let’s face it. A cheetah face is an amalgam of adaptations. Eyes are set high for…
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BACKYARD BIRDING IN MERIDA, YUCATAN AND BEYOND – BERRY CHRISTMAS!
Gray Catbird will swallow the berry, not mash it. While I enjoyed photographing a few birds at a berry buffet, I thought…
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BACKYARD BIRDING IN MERIDA, YUCATAN AND BEYOND – HEAD SCRATCHING OVER OR UNDER THE WING?
Under the wing head scratch of Burrowing Owl with unidentified debris How awkward does it appear for a certain bird to balance…
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BACKYARD BIRDING IN MERIDA, YUCATAN AND BEYOND – ODDS AND ENDS, PART 2 of 2
Baltimore Oriole Time to enjoy more tidbits about birds that may surprise you as they did me. Images were photographed in the…
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BACKYARD BIRDING IN MERIDA, YUCATAN AND BEYOND – ODDS AND ENDS, PART 1 of 2
Time to enjoy a few tidbits about birds that will astound you as they did me. Images were photographed in the Yucatan,…
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BACKYARD BIRDING IN MERIDA, YUCATAN AND BEYOND – ODDS AND ENDS, PART 1 of 2
Red gular pouch of White Ibis prevalent for about 10 days during courtship.jpg Time to enjoy a few tidbits about birds that…
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BACKYARD BIRDING IN MERIDA, YUCATAN AND BEYOND – CLEAN, COLOGNE, HONE, AGGRESSION : BIRD BILL WIPING
Red-lored Parrots with dirty bills Bird behavior fascinates me. I’m curious about how and then why birds act as they do. Often…
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BACKYARD BIRDING IN MERIDA, YUCATAN AND BEYOND – SMORGASBIRDS IN BOTH YUCATAN PENINSULA AND BELIZE, PART 3 of 3, MEDIUM TO LARGER, MORE OR LESS
PHOTO SLIDER and #1 Great-tailed Grackle with water background Part 3 of 3 illustrates more feathered friends in two countries with a…
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BACKYARD BIRDING IN MERIDA, YUCATAN AND BEYOND – SMORGASBIRDS IN BOTH YUCATAN PENINSULA AND BELIZE, PART 2 of 3, SMALL to MEDIUM, MORE OR LESS
White-fronted Parrot Part 2 of 3 illustrates more feathered friends in two countries with a shared border in no particular order, where…