This is the second part of my post on favorite bird photographs from around the world. The first entry is here.
14. Blue-grey Tanager, Thraupis episcopus. Cahuita, Costa Rica. For being a tiny bird he can be pretty feisty.
15. Crimson-crested Woodpecker,Campephilus melanoleucos. Cerro Gun, Ciudad Saber, Panama. Always glad to see these. More often heard then seen.16. Keel-billed Toucan, Ramphastos sulfuratus. Cerro Ancon, Panama City. If you are in a forest in Southern Mexico, or further south, and hear a series of froglike croaks in the trees, chances are it may be this fellow. With each croak he jerks his head left to right.17. Orange-breasted Bunting, Passerina leclancherii.Huatulco National Park, Oaxaca, Mexico. One of the avian gems of Oaxaca, Mexico’s semiarid Pacific coast.18. Neotropic Cormorant, Phalacrocorax brasilianus. Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico. I have photoed a variety of birds at this same pond, surrounded on three sides by thick vegetation. On the fourth side is a busy, public beach. A sign warns of alligators!
I caught this fellow in the act. As I watched he finally downed the whole fish!19. Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes. Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico .This bird was in the same pond area as the previous cormorant. I left the orange peel in the picture for the sake of color repetition.20. Ferruginous Pygmy Owl,Glaucidium brasilianum. Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico. We first heard and then saw this little owl yesterday. Because of his distinctive call he was surrounded by a scolding reception committee of Kiskadees, Orioles, Tanagers, and Myiarchus Flycatchers. This was late morning. Not a time you expect to hear owls.21. Citreoline Trogon, Trogon citreolus. Crucecita, Oxaca, Mexico. This is one of several kinds of Trogons I have come across. They are all often first located by the generally distinctive but quiet calls they make. And if you do locate them – often hard to do in dark woods – then they will often stay put for the photo. This is because their feet are not really well-suited for moving around.22. Black-bellied Whistling Duck, Dendrocygna autumnalis. Backyard visitors. Del Rio, Texas, USA. And, yes, they do whistle. But even odder than the whistling is their un-ducklike attitude. • Or, rather, altitude. This photo was taken when they were perched on a telephone pole in our backyard.23. Golden-fronted Woodpecker, Melanerpes aurifrons. Del Rio, Texas, USA. A favorite visitor to our feeder in Del Rio, Texas. He liked both the sunflower seeds and the peanut butter crammed into orange halves.24. Red-shouldered Hawk, Buteo lineatus. Taylors, South Carolina, USA. Birding from the back porch! This female Red-shouldered was checking out the action on the neighborhood bird feeders.25. Greater Roadrunner, Geococcyx californianus.Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. I saw this bird while waiting for my bus on the West Mesa of Albuquerque. Generally, when they are seen they slink away, but this one might have been accustomed to people.
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