Category: Birds
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700 o busto – Cuenta regresiva de Lifer
Con un BIP BIP BIP desagradablemente fuerte, mi alarma de las 5:00 am me despertó de un sueño profundo. La adrenalina se disparó instantáneamente y literalmente salté de la cama. Estaba seguro de que hoy me traería la especie Lifer número 700. Estaba en una visita de regreso a la…
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700 or Bust – Lifer Countdown
With an obnoxiously loud BEEP BEEP BEEP, my 5:00 am alarm woke me from a deep sleep. The adrenaline instantly kicked in and I was literally jumping out of bed. I was certain that today would bring me lifer species number 700. I was on a return visit to the…
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Do you wash every week?
The Rufous-browed Peppershrike is a member of the vireo family and can be found from Central Mexico south through Central America and into most of South America. It is generally found in the upper canopy of trees and tends to be very vocal all year round. Its song, which it…
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A 4 “Yucatán” Bird Day
As I looked ahead to the list of birds that would be “lifers” (never observed before) for me in the Yucatán peninsula there were upwards of 100 species that I thought I had a fairly decent chance of seeing. This list of 100 species was composed of mostly common to…
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A Squirrel Moment – Squirrel Cuckoo that is
Ranging from mid-Mexico down through central South America, the Squirrel Cuckoo is common and is most often seen in gliding from one tree to another, or energetically hopping from branch to branch in search of a wide variety of arthropods. It is a fairly common resident in the Yucatan Peninsula,…
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Let’s Groove Tonight
Groove-billed Ani – Crotophaga sulcirostris Ranging from the tip of Northern Chile to the lowlands of Southern Texas, the Groove-billed Ani is a member of the Cuculidae Family that also includes Roadrunners and Cuckoos. It can be found throughout the Yucatán Peninsula often found foraging on the arthropods flushed up…
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Black Phoebe – Sayornis nigricans
A medium-sized flycatcher with a sooty-black back and head with a white belly. Typically seen singly or in pairs, usually sitting conspicuously on a low perch often near water. The Black Phoebe can frequently be seen pumping its tail up and down. View from the Valley The Black Phoebe is…
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In Search of a 5-Star Rated Vermilion Flycatcher Photo
After seeing several recent excellent photos of the returning Vermilion Flycatcher by Doug Krajnovich at Lake Yosemite County Park In Merced County, CA., I decided I ought to try and track it down and shoot it. Digitally that is! ABOUT THE PARK Lake Yosemite is a freshwater reservoir built in…
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Baa Baa Sheepshead, Have you any birds?
Post #6 of The Great Texas Birding Adventure Previous Post #5 South Padre Island – Migratory Bird Mecca Smallest of the South Padre Island (SPI) Big Three birding spots, the Valley Land Fund Lots on Sheepshead Dr. seems to have the biggest concentration of birds. The fact that the dense…
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What a Dump!
Post #3 of The Great South Texas Birding Adventure Previous Post #2 Why Birders Flock to the Rio Grande Valley – Lists and Photographs The Cornell Lab of Ornithology Birds of the World says it best. Tamaulipas Crow is generally found below 300 m, where it inhabits scrubby farmland and…
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