Month: December 2022

YUCATAN BIRD WALLPAPERS #15 – Ruddy Woodcreeper

I will be posting one image a day from my Yucatan Birds Gallery. I decided to try and present an extra-wide format (21×9) to show more of the habitat surrounding each bird.

Ruddy Woodcreeper – Trepatroncos Canelo

IMAGE DETAILS
Location: Zona Arqueológica Cobá, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Date: 2021-12-06
Camera: Canon EOS R5
Lens: Canon RF 100-500mm
Focal Length: 500 mm
Aperture: f/7.1
Exposure Time: 0.00156s (1/640)
ISO: 20000 <Very High>

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See the previous 5 Wallpaper Posts below or the entire collection at the Yucatan Birds Wallpapers Page.

YUCATAN BIRD WALLPAPERS #14 – Ruddy Woodcreeper

I will be posting one image a day from my Yucatan Birds Gallery. I decided to try and present an extra-wide format (21×9) to show more of the habitat surrounding each bird.

Ruddy Woodcreeper – Trepatroncos Canelo

IMAGE DETAILS
Location: Zona Arqueológica Cobá, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Date: 2021-12-06
Camera: Canon EOS R5
Lens: Canon RF 100-500mm
Focal Length: 500 mm
Aperture: f/7.1
Exposure Time: 0.002s (1/500)
ISO: 12800 <Moderately High>

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Ruddy Woodcreeper

See the previous 5 Wallpaper Posts below or the entire collection at the Yucatan Birds Wallpapers Page.

YUCATAN BIRD WALLPAPERS #13 – White-eyed Vireo

I will be posting one image a day from my Yucatan Birds Gallery. I decided to try and present an extra-wide format (21×9) to show more of the habitat surrounding each bird.

White-eyed Vireo – Vireo Ojos Blancos

IMAGE DETAILS
Location: Zona Arqueológica Muyil (Chunyaxché), Quintana Roo, Mexico
Date: 2021-12-04
Camera: Canon EOS R5
Lens: Canon RF 100-500mm
Focal Length: 500 mm
Aperture: f/8
Exposure Time: 0.00156s (1/640)
ISO: 1000

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White-eyed Vireo

See the previous 5 Wallpaper Posts below or the entire collection at the Yucatan Birds Wallpapers Page.

2022 – A Year of Birding

“The world is a book and those who do not travel, read only one page.”

Attributed to St. Augustine in “Select Proverbs of All Nations” (1824) by “Thomas Fielding”

Looking back on 2022, I can say that I had the good fortune to read a plethora of travel pages. More so, in fact, than in any previous year.

From climbing the highest temple at the Calakmul Ruins in Southern Campeche, México with raging COVID;

Calakmul Archeological Ruins, Campeche, México

To the serenity of the Waskesiu River in Prince Albert National Park in Saskatchewan, Canada…

Waskesiu River, Saskatchewan, Canada

… to riding the windblown waves on the Seabird Catamaran Cruise en route to Bass Rock, Scotland, home of the world’s largest Northern Gannet colony;

Bass Rock, Scotland

I read, and read, and read a tome’s worth of travel pages.

2022 WORLD-WIDE

Total Species Observed World-wide: 607
New “Lifer” Species World-wide: 146

MéXICO

January 9, 2022 – January 14, 2022

Total Species Observed in México: 229
New “Lifer” Species in México: 78

Campeche, México

Total Species Observed in Campeche, México: 117
New “Lifer” Species in Campeche, México: 31

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Chestnut-colored Woodpecker
Laughing Falcon
Mottled Owl
Gartered Trogon
Roadside Hawk
Ornate Hawk-Eagle
American Pygmy-Kingfisher
Lineated Woodpecker
Ocellated Turkey
Pale-billed Woodpecker
Olive-throated Parakeet
Royal Flycatcher
Yellow-winged Tanager
Collared Aracari
Turquoise-browed Motmot
Black Hawk-Eagle
Singing Quail
Olivaceous Woodcreeper
Birds of Campeche, México

Yucatan, México

Total Species Observed in Yucatan, México: 112
New “Lifer” Species in Yucatan, México: 16

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Magnificent Frigatebird
Bare-throated Tiger-Heron
Common Black-Hawk
Cinnamon Hummingbird
Mexican Sheartail
Yucatan Wren
Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture
Ruddy Crake
Squirrel Cuckoo
Barred Antshrike
Groove-billed Ani
Mangrove Vireo
Rufous-browed Peppershrike
Yucatan Woodpecker
Gray Hawk
White-tailed Hawk
Laughing Falcon
American Flamingo
Birds of Yucatan, México

Quintana Roo, México

Total Species Observed in Quintana Roo, México: 102
New “Lifer” Species in Quintana Roo, México: 28

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Ruddy Woodcreeper
Tawny-winged Woodcreeper
Montezuma Oropendula
Gray-collared Becard
Gray-headed Tanager
Rufous-tailed Jacamar
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl
Keel-billed Toucan
Lesson’s Motmot
Red-throated Ant-Tanager
White-wiskered Puffbird
Rufous-naped Wood-Rail
Red-crowned Ant-Tanager
Northern Barred Woodcreeper
Yucatan Jay
Birds of Quintana Roo, México

Canada

August 27, 2022 – September 4, 2022

Total Species Observed in Canada: 85
New “Lifer” Species: 2

Provence of Saskatchewan

Total Species Observed in Saskatchewan, Canada: 85
New “Lifer” Species in Saskatchewan, Canada: 2

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Canada Jay
Ruffed Grouse
Blue Jay
Northern Flicker
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Black-capped Chickadee
Northern Waterthrush
American Redstart
Canada Goose
Merlin
Eastern Phoebe
Black-and-white Warbler
Red-necked Grebe
Cedar Waxwing
Pectoral Sandpiper
Birds of Canada

Great Britain

September 30, 2022 – October 12, 2022

Total Species Observed in Great Britain: 86
New “Lifer” Species in Great Britain: 62

England

Total Species Observed in England: 67
New “Lifer” Species in England: 48

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European Jackdaw
Red Kite
European Magpie
Long-tailed Tit
European Robin
Rook
Great Tit
Carrion Crow
Little Grebe
Blue Tit
European Green Woodpecker
European Wren
Eurasian Moorhen
Great Crested Grebe
Barnacle Goose
Black-headed Gull
Great Cormorant
Birds of England

Scotland

Total Species Observed in Scotland: 45
New “Lifer” Species in Scotland: 14

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Northern Gannet
European Oystercatcher
European Shag
Great Black-backed Gull
Purple Sandpiper
European Blackbird
Gray Heron
Bar-tailed Godwit
Northern Lapwing
Common Redshank
Birds of Scotland

United States

Total Species Observed in the US: 367
New “Lifer” Species in the US: 1

Arizona

May 9, 2022 – May 12, 2022

Total Species Observed in Arizona: 121
New “Lifer” Species in Arizona: 1

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Elegant Trogon
Yellow-breasted Chat
Abert’s Towhee
Blue Grosbeak
Northern Cardinal
Lazuli Bunting
Lazuli Bunting – female
Greater Roadrunner
Scott’s Oriole
Western Tanager
Mexican Jay
White-winged Dove
Greater Pewee
Buff-bellied Flycatcher
Plumbeous Vireo
Painted Redstart
Hepatic Tanager
White-eared Hummingbird
Broad-billed Hummingbird
Lucifer Hummingbird
Birds of Arizona

Texas

April 10, 2022 – April 15, 2022

Total Species Observed in Texas: 129
New “Lifer” Species in Texas: 0

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Black Skimmer
White Ibis
Orchard Oriole
Piping Plover
Royal Terns
Reddish Egret
Prothonotary Warbler
Purple Martins
Olive Sparrow
Green Jay
Black-crested Titmouse
Great Kiskadee
Golden-fronted Woodpecker
Common Pauraque
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Least Tern
Franklin’s Gulls
Wilson’s Plover
Birds of Texas

California

Total Species Observed in California: 252
New “Lifer” Species in California: 0

Merced County: 198 Species
Stanislaus County: 164 Species
Mono County: 108 Species
Monterey County: 45 Species
Tuolumne: 26 Species
Marin: 24 Species
Calaveras County: 23 Species

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Green Heron
Wood Ducks
Western Screech-owl
Clark’s Nutcracker
Hermit Warbler
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch
Black-backed Woodpecker
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Calliope Hummingbird
Green-tailed Towhee
MacGillivray’s Warbler
Townsend’s Solitaire
Townsend’s Warbler
Red-necked Phalarope
Wandering Tattler
Northern Harrier
Semipalmated Plover
Sandhill Cranes
Spotted Towhee
Ferruginous Hawk
Tropical Kingbird
Long-billed Curlew
Bald Eagle
Hermit Thrush
Birds of California

Here’s to another year of adventures in 2023..

Belize

Guatemala

YUCATAN BIRD WALLPAPERS #12 – Bright-rumped Attila

I will be posting one image a day from my Yucatan Birds Gallery. I decided to try and present an extra-wide format (21×9) to show more of the habitat surrounding each bird.

Bright-rumped Attila – Mosquero Atila

IMAGE DETAILS
Location: Zona Arqueológica Muyil (Chunyaxché), Quintana Roo, Mexico
Date: 2021-12-04
Camera: Canon EOS R5
Lens: Canon RF 100-500mm
Focal Length: 500 mm
Aperture: f/8
Exposure Time: 0.002s (1/500)
ISO: 3200

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Bright-rumped Attila

See the previous 5 Wallpaper Posts below or the entire collection at the Yucatan Birds Wallpapers Page.

YUCATAN BIRD WALLPAPERS #11 – Rose-throated Becard

I will be posting one image a day from my Yucatan Birds Gallery. I decided to try and present an extra-wide format (21×9) to show more of the habitat surrounding each bird.

Rose-throated Becard – Cabezón Degollado

IMAGE DETAILS
Location: Zona Arqueológica Muyil (Chunyaxché), Quintana Roo, Mexico
Date: 2021-12-04
Camera: Canon EOS R5
Lens: Canon RF 100-500mm
Focal Length: 500 mm
Aperture: f/7.1
Exposure Time: 0.002s (1/500)
ISO: 1250

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Rose-throated Becard

See the previous 5 Wallpaper Posts below or the entire collection at the Yucatan Birds Wallpapers Page.

YUCATAN BIRD WALLPAPERS #10 – Gartered Trogon

I will be posting one image a day from my Yucatan Birds Gallery. I decided to try and present an extra-wide format (21×9) to show more of the habitat surrounding each bird.

Gartered Trogon – Coa Violácea Norteña

IMAGE DETAILS
Location: Zona Arqueológica Muyil (Chunyaxché), Quintana Roo, Mexico
Date: 2021-12-04
Camera: Canon EOS R5
Lens: Canon RF 100-500mm
Focal Length: 500 mm
Aperture: f/7.1
Exposure Time: 0.00156s (1/640)
ISO: 400

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Gartered Trogon

See the previous 5 Wallpaper Posts below or the entire collection at the Yucatan Birds Wallpapers Page.

YUCATAN BIRD WALLPAPERS #9 – Yellow-throated Vireo

I will be posting one image a day from my Yucatan Birds Gallery. I decided to try and present an extra-wide format (21×9) to show more of the habitat surrounding each bird.

Yellow-throated Vireo – Vireo Garganta Amarilla

IMAGE DETAILS
Location: Zona Arqueológica Muyil (Chunyaxché), Quintana Roo, Mexico
Date: 2021-12-04
Camera: Canon EOS R5
Lens: Canon RF 100-500mm
Focal Length: 500 mm
Aperture: f/7.1
Exposure Time: 0.002s (1/500)
ISO: 6400

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Yellow-throated Vireo

See the previous 5 Wallpaper Posts below or the entire collection at the Yucatan Birds Wallpapers Page.

YUCATAN BIRD WALLPAPERS #8 – White-eyed Vireo

I will be posting one image a day from my Yucatan Birds Gallery. I decided to try and present an extra-wide format (21×9) to show more of the habitat surrounding each bird.

White-eyed Vireo – Vireo Ojos Blancos

IMAGE DETAILS
Location: Zona Arqueológica Muyil (Chunyaxché), Quintana Roo, Mexico
Date: 2021-12-04
Camera: Canon EOS R5
Lens: Canon RF 100-500 mm
Focal Length: 500 mm
Aperture: f/7.1
Exposure Time: 0.00156s (1/640)
ISO: 2500

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White-eyed Vireo

See the previous 5 Wallpaper Posts below or the entire collection at the Yucatan Birds Wallpapers Page.

YUCATAN BIRD WALLPAPERS #7 – Yellow-throated Vireo

I will be posting one image a day from my Yucatan Birds Gallery. I decided to try and present an extra-wide format (21×9) to show more of the habitat surrounding each bird.

Yellow-throated Vireo – Vireo Garganta Amarilla

IMAGE DETAILS
Location: Zona Arqueológica Muyil (Chunyaxché), Quintana Roo, Mexico
Date: 2021-12-04
Camera: Canon EOS R5
Lens: Canon RF 100-500mm
Focal Length: 500 mm
Aperture: f/7.1
Exposure Time: 0.002s (1/500)
ISO: 6400

Click the image below to open it full-sized from my SmugMug Gallery.

Yellow-throated Vireo

See the previous 5 Wallpaper Posts below or the entire collection at the Yucatan Birds Wallpapers Page.