I could get used to seeing this every morning!
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Mt. Tetakawi |
The first bird I heard that morning on day 3 was a Tropical Kingbird. It was hanging out by the pool.
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Tirano Tropical - Tropical Kingbird |
But the resident Great Kiskadee was not to be out done.
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Luis Grande - Great Kiskadee |
A nice male Hooded Oriole put in his two cents.
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Bolsero Enmascarado - Hooded Oriole |
Add to that more Yellow Warblers and I was seeing yellow!
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Chipe Amarillo - Yellow "Mangrove" Warbler |
This was the only Royal Tern that I saw in breeding plumage with a complete black head.
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Charran Real - Royal Tern |
A Snowy Egret stalked the shallows nearby. It's Spanish name translates to "Golden-toed Egret".
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Garza de Dedos Dorados - Snowy Egret |
I had seen a few Reddish Egrets fly by the condo, but never got a decent shot of them. Here is a distant shot of one from the estuary that morning.
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Garza Rojiza - Reddish Egret |
I still had not refound a White Ibis from the first day or my most wanted bird, a Roseate Spoonbill. So in the afternoon I decided to check a different section of the estuary to the north. Right away I found a winter-type Forster's Tern and an oystercatcher. Then far off in the distance I saw some pink!
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Espatula Rosada - Roseate Spoonbill |
I had to almost stand in the mud to get the angle needed to see this bird but it was worth it to see this lifer. I was grateful for my newer 10x binoculars. Interestingly it's being photo-bombed by a Great Egret and I believe a plover. While looking at it I also discovered a Clapper Rail, something I didn't expect to see there.
I also had what I thought was another Forster's Tern with more black on the head fly by, so I took one shot of it. When I looked back towards the spoonbill, it was gone, so the tern was quickly forgotten in my attempt to relocate the spoonbill. I wish I would have paid more attention to it because after checking the photos later I noticed black legs and a black bill, so I'm wondering if this was a Common Tern? The bill looks too thin to me for Gull-billed Tern and I'm leaning towards Common, but I have limited experience with these smaller terns.
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unknown tern |
Any thoughts on this bird?
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