Austral Thrush, Turdus falcklandii Some Chilean common names of birds are familiar to us in the US and the Yucatan Peninsula such …
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BACKYARD BIRDING IN MERIDA, YUCATAN AND BEYOND-PHOTO ESSAY: “WATER” BIRDS OF PATAGONIA, CHILE, PART 1 OF 2
How exciting to see any avian species I didn’t know existed! Plus others looked familiar to identify them to a family level …
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BACKYARD BIRDING IN MERIDA, YUCATAN AND BEYOND- AN OPEN DOOR INTO THE ANDEAN CONDOR
Looking through my binoculars while enclosed in a warm car and safely tucked in from brutal winds, I spied an immature Andean …
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BACKYARD BIRDING IN MERIDA, YUCATAN AND BEYOND-A YOUNG PUMA MEETS A YOUNG GUANACO IN PATAGONIA, CHILE
Imagine when three puma trekkers witnessed something they had never seen in each of their seven years experience among pumas in Patagonia, …
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BACKYARD BIRDING IN MERIDA, YUCATAN AND BEYOND-PUMAS PLAYING IN PATAGONIA, CHILE
Two ten month old puma cubs, a male and female, were finally reunited after a five day search by the mom and …
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BACKYARD BIRDING IN MERIDA, YUCATAN AND BEYOND-USA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA CONNECT WITH MIGRATORY BIRDS
When I began photography in the olden times of slide film (can you say Kodachrome?), I concentrated on mammals, those great creatures …
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BACKYARD BIRDING IN MERIDA, YUCATAN AND BEYOND-GRUBBERS, STRAINERS, SKIMMERS, AND SHEARERS: DUCK BILLS, MORE OR LESS, PART 2 OF 2
Learning about waterfowl bills with tongue spikes, teeth-like ridges, and taste buds were probably a shocker in last month’s column.* I have …
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BACKYARD BIRDING IN MERIDA, YUCATAN AND BEYOND-GRUBBERS, STRAINERS, SKIMMERS, AND SHEARERS: DUCK BILLS, MORE OR LESS, PART 1 OF 2
Doesn’t this title sound like cooking utensils found in a kitchen? Instead I will discuss tools for food gathering by duck-like bills …
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BACKYARD BIRDING IN MERIDA, YUCATAN AND BEYOND-SINGING THE BLUES PHOTO ESSAY
Enjoy this short photo essay of birds with “blue” plumage. While three are winging the blues, at the end is a bird …
BIRDIE BABIES PHOTO ESSAY Enjoy this short photo essay of baby birds with a glimpse of how they may metamorphose into an …