Jaguar, Panthera onca, El Jaguar (Spanish), Balam (Mayan), Onça (Brazilian Portuguese) Living in the Yucatan jaguars seemed ever present whether visiting Maya…
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BACKYARD BIRDING IN MERIDA, YUCATAN AND BEYOND – PIRATES ON THE HIGH AND LOW SEAS: MAGNIFICENT FRIGATEBIRDS
Magnificent Frigatebird, Fregata magnificent, Man O’ War bird, Rain-brother, Fragata Tijereta (Spanish), Chimay (Mayan) Black, long-winged, fork-tailed birds sail effortlessly over…
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BACKYARD BIRDING IN MERIDA, YUCATAN AND BEYOND – MUD-DWELLING HIBERNATORS? SNIPE? NO, TREE SWALLOWS
Tree Swallow, White-bellied Swallow, Tachycineta bicolor, Golodrina Bicolor (Spanish) Kusam (Mayan) PHOTO Tree Swallow male on power line Near Isla Arena in…
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BACKYARD BIRDING IN MERIDA, YUCATAN AND BEYOND –VIOLINISTAS AND BLUE JEANS: Blue-gray Tanager
BLUE-GRAY TANAGER Thraupis episcopus, Tángara Azulgris (Spanish) When I visited my Granny as a five year old, she let me…
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BACKYARD BIRDING IN MERIDA, YUCATAN AND BEYOND – PEEL ME A GRAPE…: GREAT KISKADEE
Cherie Pittillo, “nature inspired”, zoologist, wildlife photographer, and author, explores nature everywhere she goes. She’s identified 55 bird species in her Merida,…
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BACKYARD BIRDING IN MERIDA, YUCATAN AND BEYOND –12 DAYS of YUCATAN CHRISTMAS, 2016
On the 12th day of Christmas, Yucatecan nature gifted me: 12 HUMMERS HUMMING 11 PIPERS PIPING 10 LIMPKINS LEANING…
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BACKYARD BIRDING IN MERIDA, YUCATAN AND BEYOND – 8 ACRES (3.24 HECTARES) OF BIRDS!
While ironing, (yes, I still do that), I looked out my window to see a small mixed flock of birds including Common…
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BACKYARD BIRDING IN MERIDA, YUCATAN AND BEYOND – THANKS GIVINGS, 2016
Thanksgiving Day, November 24, will be honored by many US citizens around the world. On a different interpretation, take time to…
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BACKYARD BIRDING IN MERIDA, YUCATAN AND BEYOND – IN PERU: “NOT A BIRD, NOT A PLANE, IT’S A SUPER SLEUTH-THREE-TOED SLOTH”
Three-toed Sloth, Bradypus variegatus When I got my first film camera, I wanted to photograph wildlife especially mammals. “Birds” appeared while I…
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BACKYARD BIRDING IN MERIDA, YUCATAN AND BEYOND – IN PERU: EDWARD SCISSORHANDS WITH ORANGE SOUL PATCH – COBALT-WINGED PARAKEET
COBALT-WINGED PARAKEET, Brotogeris cyanoptera, Catita aliazul (Spanish) Hand-sized, green, leathery leaves litter the ground underneath a series of almond-like trees in…