Caracara cheriway, Caracara Quebrantahuesos (Spanish), Mexican eagle Coupling? Or practice? Although I did not capture the entire sequence, I say it’s practice …
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BACKYARD BIRDING IN MERIDA, YUCATAN AND BEYOND – A FRIEND OF MANKIND: KILLDEER
Charadrius vociferus, Chorlito Tildio (Spanish) Other Names: Cheweeka, Killdeer Plover, Noisy Plover, Chattering Plover, Killdee, Meadow Plover, Pasture Plover Two black necklaces …
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Experts will meet in Mérida to discuss how to preserve Yucatecan parrots
On Saturday, March 14, 2020, the first table of analysis on the situation of the psittacids in Mexico will be held in …
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BACKYARD BIRDING IN MERIDA, YUCATAN AND BEYOND – TUXEDOS AND PINK BOOTS: BLACK-NECKED STILT
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 – 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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Climate change threatens two-thirds of North America’s birds with extinction
About two-thirds of the birds in the United States will be threatened with extinction if global warming rises by 5.4 degrees Fahrenheit by 2100, according …
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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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Banding 2019: actions for the preservation of Caribbean Flamenco in the Yucatan Peninsula
On Sunday August 18th, the annual ringing of juvenile Caribbean flamingos took place in the Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, Yucatan. The National …