COMMON TODY-FLYCATCHER: Todirostrum cinereum, Mosquerito Espatulilla Comun (Spanish) Have you ever misremembered something? You recall a word and take it out of…
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BACKYARD BIRDING IN MERIDA, YUCATAN AND BEYOND – DOUBLE TAKES: WHIMSICAL PHOTOS
“A Mouth Full?” Great Blue Heron chicks at nest “American Gothic” Wood Stork pair at nest “Rosacea” Cattle Egret with…
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BACKYARD BIRDING IN MERIDA, YUCATAN AND BEYOND – AN ORCHARD OF COLORS: ORCHARD ORIOLE
ORCHARD ORIOLE, Icterus spurius, Calandria Castaña (Spanish), Yuya, Yuyum (Mayan) When I first glimpsed the darkish yellow bird feeding in a jabin…
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BACKYARD BIRDING IN MERIDA, YUCATAN AND BEYOND – DARK RAINBOW: GLOSSY IBIS
GLOSSY IBIS, Plegadis falcinellus, Ibis Cara Oscura (Spanish) Reflected sunlight illustrates the glossiness of this Glossy Ibis in flight like a darkened…
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BACKYARD BIRDING IN MERIDA, YUCATAN AND BEYOND – CURIOUS PIG? NO, A CURASSOW
GREAT CURASSOW, Crax rubra, Hocofaisán (Spanish), K’aambul BARE-FACED CURASSOW, Crax fasciolata A loud piercing whistle penetrates the air as two people meander along a…
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BACKYARD BIRDING IN MERIDA, YUCATAN AND BEYOND – THANKSGIVING FOR THE BEAUTY OF BIRDS
November in the USA celebrates a holiday to give thanks. Nature gives us every day to celebrate its wonders. Here are a…
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BACKYARD BIRDING IN MERIDA, YUCATAN AND BEYOND – RUSSIAN ILLUSION? MUSCOVY DUCK
MUSCOVY DUCK, Cairina moschata, Pato Real (Spanish), Bo’ox patux (Mayan) Muscovy. Moscow. Moscow. Muscovy. In the year 1271, a principality called Muscovy,…
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BACKYARD BIRDING IN MERIDA, YUCATAN AND BEYOND – THINK PINK: ROSEATE SPOONBILL, PART 2 of 2
Roseate Spoonbill, Platatea ajaja, Espátula Rosada (Spanish) A cacophonous chorus accosted me before I even reached the mixed wading bird rookery.…
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BACKYARD BIRDING IN MERIDA, YUCATAN AND BEYOND – THINK PINK: ROSEATE SPOONBILL, PART 1 of 2
Roseate Spoonbill, Platatea ajaja, Espátula Rosada (Spanish) “Look at those pink flamingos!” “Where?” “Over there by the mangroves.” “Actually those 2.5-3…
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BACKYARD BIRDING IN MERIDA, YUCATAN AND BEYOND – WONDERING ABOUT WANDERING: BROWN BOOBY
BROWN BOOBY, Sula leucogaster, Bobo Café (Spanish) “NOT ALL OF THOSE WHO WANDER ARE LOST.” J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings…