When I approached co-founders of The Yucatan Times to begin a weekly backyard birding column in Merida, they immediately welcomed the idea. …
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BACKYARD BIRDING IN MERIDA, YUCATAN, AND BEYOND – GREEN AND BLUE PIGMENTS OF YOUR IMAGINATION? PART 3 of 3
SLIDER and #1 SCARLET MACAW back feathers Surely those vivid red and yellow feathers of the Scarlet Macaw are produced by carotenoid …
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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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 …
Explore the Kantemó caves where snakes wait to hunt one of the thousands of bats that inhabit the site. Quintana Roo, May …
“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 …
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BACKYARD BIRDING IN MERIDA, YUCATAN AND BEYOND – MET-FLICKS AND CHILL: FERRUGINOUS PYGMY-OWL PAIR PAIR
Glaucidium brasilianum, Tecolote Bajeño o Viejita (Spanish), To’aka xnuk (Mayan) This tribute to February, the Valentine month of love, was inspired by …