Black-necked Stilt, Himantopus mexicanus, Monjita Americana (Spanish), Ook che’e (Mayan) Sporting a black and white tuxedo with thigh high pink boots (in…
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BACKYARD BIRDING IN MERIDA, YUCATAN AND BEYOND – JOCKEYS AND # 1: CATTLE EGRET
Strung out in a field like discarded bowling pins, the gregarious Cattle Egret hunts its main prey of insects like grasshoppers, crickets,…
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BACKYARD BIRDING IN MERIDA, YUCATAN AND BEYOND – THANKS GIVINGS FOR NATURE’S GIFTS IN THE YUCATAN AND PANAMA, PART 2 of 2
Enjoy nature’s gifts of birds and other wildlife in Panama with some species or their cousins that occur in the Yucatan. By…
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BACKYARD BIRDING IN MERIDA, YUCATAN AND BEYOND – THANKS GIVINGS FOR NATURE’S GIFTS IN THE YUCATAN AND PANAMA, PART 1 of 2
Every November my monthly column features birds and their roles in nature in appreciation for support of humans from serving as pollinators…
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BACKYARD BIRDING IN MERIDA, YUCATAN AND BEYOND – THE HEART OF THE MATTER
What if you see a photo with a series of hearts on a bird’s neck and chest feathers? Would you immediately feel…
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BACKYARD BIRDING IN MERIDA, YUCATAN AND BEYOND – TANTALIZING TROGONS, PART 2 OF 2
When I saw my first trogon in the Yucatan, the Gartered Trogon, the visual impact of those colors initially swamped my brain.…
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BACKYARD BIRDING IN MERIDA, YUCATAN AND BEYOND – TANTALIZING TROGONS, PART 1 OF 2
Generally, the dazzling-colored trogon family of 43 species (more or less) are primarily found in the tropical, humid forests of the New…
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BACKYARD BIRDING IN MERIDA, YUCATAN AND BEYOND – WHAT’S IN A NAME? HONEYCREEPERS
Is “honeycreeper” an oxymoron? One thinks of “honey” as something sweet, but even mention the word “creep” and many would think of…
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BACKYARD BIRDING IN MERIDA, YUCATAN AND BEYOND – “SAILERS” OF THE SKY: SWALLOW-TAILED KITE
SWALLOW-TAILED KITE, Elanoides forficatus, Milano Tijereta (Spanish) Magnificent. Graceful. Beautiful. These words describe the sailing-through-the-sky flight of the Swallow-tailed Kite, with a…
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BACKYARD BIRDING IN MERIDA, YUCATAN AND BEYOND – PRIVATE DANCER: TRICOLORED HERON
Watch what happens as a single Tricolored Heron in breeding plumage dances for an hour before me: PRIVATE DANCER Feathers…