Another Really Good Day

by | Mar 12, 2011 | Birding

Friday, March 11 was another great birding day.  Linda W and I went looking for Raptors.  We started at Lilydale Park checking out an old Bald Eagle nest that is now home to a family of Great Horned Owls.  We didn’t see anyone home, but the nest...

7 Species of Ibis

by | Mar 3, 2011 | Birding

We accomplished one of our goals last month by viewing all seven species of Ibis. White Ibis Scarlet Ibis Glossy Ibis Sharp-tailed Ibis Green Ibis Bare-faced (or Whispering) Ibis Buff-necked Ibis Here are some pics of these various species.  I’m missing photographs of...

Ferruginous Pygmy-owl

by | Feb 28, 2011 | Birding

The Ferruginous Pygmy-owl is a small owl that breeds in south-central Arizona in the USA, south through to Mexico, Central America and South America to Bolivia and Argentina. We found this guy on our last full day in Venezuela quietly watching the surrounding country...

Aplomado Falcon @ sunrise

by | Feb 24, 2011 | Birding

The Aplomado Falcon sitting on our roof one morning, flying off to catch a moth then settling back down for some more looks…. a serious highlight of the Hato Pinera experience.  Our guide David even shot a 40 second video of this guy looking for breakfast and...

Yellow-knobbed Curassow

by | Feb 23, 2011 | Birding

One of the most spectacular birds of our recent SA trip was the Yellow-knobbed Curassow. Wikipedia describes this bird as follows:  The Yellow-knobbed Curassow (Crax daubentoni) is a large species of bird found in forest and woodland in Colombia and Venezuela. It...