Tag: birdwatching
BACKYARD BIRDING IN MERIDA, YUCATAN AND BEYOND – THANKS GIVINGS FOR NATURE’S GIFTS IN THE YUCATAN AND PANAMA, PART 1 of 2
Every November my monthly column features birds and their roles in nature in appreciation for.
BACKYARD BIRDING IN MERIDA, YUCATAN AND BEYOND – THE HEART OF THE MATTER
What if you see a photo with a series of hearts on a bird’s neck.
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.
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.
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.
