SLIDER and #1 SCARLET MACAW back feathers Surely those vivid red and yellow feathers of the Scarlet Macaw are produced by carotenoid …
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Death’s come knocking one last time for the splendid ivory-billed woodpecker and 22 more birds, fish and other species: The U.S. government …
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The Indigenous Maya and the Avian World: A Profound Symbiotic Connection
In the Yucatan Peninsula, the rich variety of singular, beautiful species that inhabit the region gives the area a deserved reputation as …
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BACKYARD BIRDING IN MERIDA, YUCATAN, AND BEYOND – PIGMENTS OF YOUR IMAGINATION? BIRD PLUMAGE: PART 1 of 3
Wild Turkey Colorful feathers of birds are breath-taking. Even a drab feather is an amazing structure. But trying to figure out plumage …
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BACKYARD BIRDING IN MERIDA, YUCATAN AND BEYOND – WHAT’S THE EYE-DEAL? EYELIDS AND EYE-RINGS, PART 2 of 2
That something as insignificant as an eyelid had its place in the workings on the universe, that the cosmic order did not …
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BACKYARD BIRDING IN MERIDA, YUCATAN AND BEYOND-A RAINBOW CONNECTION: PURPLE GALLINULE
“Someday we’ll find it The Rainbow Connection The lovers, the dreamers and me” Kermit the Frog Glimpses of rainbow feathers …
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United States’ only native parrot species has been extinct for over 100 years
It was winter in upstate New York in 1780 in a rural town called Schoharie, home to the deeply religious Palatine Germans. …
“To be truly iconic, you need to be able to be recognized in a silhouette.” Slash from Guns and Roses “We pack …
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BACKYARD BIRDING IN MERIDA, YUCATAN AND BEYOND – HANKY PANKY IN THE GRASS: RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD
Red-winged Blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus, Tordo Sargento (Spanish), Chuleeb (Mayan) Red-winged Blackbird perches high with feathers the color of inky dye He sings …
Facing the beginning of the reproductive season of Psittaciformes (parrots, parakeets, and macaws) and other species of wildlife in Mexico, civil groups …