by simpleDesigns | Mar 13, 2011 | Birding
The Russet-throated Puffbird (Hypnelus ruficollis) is a near-passerine bird which breeds in tropical South America in northeastern Colombia and much of Venezuela, It is commonly named in Colombia as Bobito,Utta, Tol and Coludo. The puffbirds are an insectivorous...
by simpleDesigns | 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...
by simpleDesigns | 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...
