Tag: birds
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.
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.
BACKYARD BIRDING IN MERIDA, YUCATAN AND BEYOND – TANTALIZING TROGONS, PART 1 OF 2
Generally, the dazzling-colored trogon family of 43 species (more or less) are primarily found in.
BACKYARD BIRDING IN MERIDA, YUCATAN AND BEYOND – WHAT’S IN A NAME? HONEYCREEPERS
Is “honeycreeper” an oxymoron? One thinks of “honey” as something sweet, but even mention the.
BACKYARD BIRDING IN MERIDA, YUCATAN AND BEYOND – “SAILERS” OF THE SKY: SWALLOW-TAILED KITE
SWALLOW-TAILED KITE, Elanoides forficatus, Milano Tijereta (Spanish) Magnificent. Graceful. Beautiful. These words describe the sailing-through-the-sky.
Transmitters placed on pink flamingo specimens to know more about their behavior
Animal migration tracking devices have been used for many years in wildlife biology, conservation biology,.
BACKYARD BIRDING IN MERIDA, YUCATAN AND BEYOND – PRIVATE DANCER: TRICOLORED HERON
Watch what happens as a single Tricolored Heron in breeding plumage dances for an hour.
Celestún: home of the magnificent Pink Flamingo
The Celestun Biosphere Reserve gives refuge and sustenance to the colorful colonies of flamingos that.
Yucatan needs to preserve its hummingbirds
Hummingbirds play an important role in the food web, pollinating a variety of flowering plants, some of which.
