Cherie Pitillo

Glaucidium brasilianum, Tecolote Bajeño o Viejita (Spanish), To’aka xnuk (Mayan) This tribute to February, the Valentine month of love, was inspired by…

If Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz were a bird, she would have been a Wilson’s Phalarope. First, she wore brighter colors…

1. Red Eyes  The Anhinga’s red eyes help it see shapes better underwater. Like many birds, a third eyelid, the nictitating membrane,…

Simple. Or so it seemed. That’s what I thought. I looked up one thing and found another. I’m utterly astounded and lost…

“You’re a pigeon.” “What? What do you mean, ‘I’m a pigeon.’?” “I didn’t call you a ‘pigeon.’ I said,’uropygium’, (u-row-pidge-e-um). It’s the…

BACKYARD BIRDING IN MERIDA, YUCATAN AND BEYOND –  SPLISH SPLASH, PREEN, and CHICKEN SKIN, PART 2 OF 2 Remember in part one…

In this month of humid-to-us heat, I thought I’d share refreshing photos of birds bathing. It’s no big deal to just wash…

AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN, Pelicans erythrorhynchos, Pelicano Blanco Americano(Spanish), Sak p’onto’ (Mayan) Part one introduced the American White Pelican, a massive bird weighing…

AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN, Pelicans erythrorhynchos, Pelicano Blanco Americano(Spanish), Sak p’onto’ (Mayan) Every time I see American White Pelicans I am awestruck at…

This column is a wee bit different. I suggest you slow down to look at the colors and feather details of bird…