Today was the first morning that it has not rained in over a week.....I got on the bus and headed for San José Paploapan looking forward to seeing lots of raptors.
todays results:
Observation time 10:00am to 16:30
Perfect conditions for raptor migration......somebody should have told the raptors!
Turkey Vulture............14
SW...................................0
BW...................................0
Osprey.............................1
Sharp-shinned hawk. .11
Cooper´s hawk...............8
Am. Kestrel.....................8
Merlin..............................2
Total..............................44
Today provided another oportunity.......I had the scope with me and I was able to "digiscope"(digital camera attached to a spotting scope) some Green-breasted mango hummingbirds. What a treat! The pics below.....
Immature green breasted mango (note cinnamon sides of neck)
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Male Green-breasted Mango
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feeding on a bird of paradise flower
The patch of Bird of Paradise was filled with hummingbird movement, I also observed Buff-bellied hummingbirds and Rufous-tailed hummingbirds.
In the afternoon some kids came by we talked about birds a bit, (I gave them a copy of my photo booklet "Birds of Veracruz" That I use here when I make presentations in the schools.
They asked me if I wanted to see the snake that they just caught.
And I did.
Here are the photos.... it appears to be a Northern Cat-eyed snake Leptodeira septentrionalis
Click HERE for a large view.
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