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#24,881
ISv said:
:ROFLMAO: - I think I got your message but I'm in "vacation" right now... Unfortunately we are under very strong pressure from the Omicron variant now (more than 1500 new cases just today! up from 26-50 just two weeks ago - for less than 2mln population)! And the worst - my wife somehow managed to get it... I'm so far clear (two tests). I see Alan already took most of the job!!!
I came today just to say "Marry Christmas" to the forum!
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All the best for you and your wife!
 
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OskarB said:
For christmas some shots from Celestun again. I saw those birds only in Celestun and only those few numbers. R5 + RF 100-400

A merry christmas to everyone!
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Celestun in Yucatan? near Progresso? yeah pretty place to take pics of birds, esp flamingos. The brine shrimp in the brackish swamps give the the flamingos and other birds that lovely deep pink. Careful in the shallow waters, there are alligators (or Crocs?)there.

<edit> I see it is :) .. it's a great area.
 
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snappy604 said:
Celestun in Yucatan? near Progresso? yeah pretty place to take pics of birds, esp flamingos. The brine shrimp in the brackish swamps give the the flamingos and other birds that lovely deep pink. Careful in the shallow waters, there are alligators (or Crocs?)there.

<edit> I see it is :) .. it's a great area.
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Yes, the flamingos were the reason, why we went to Celstun. At the end we enjoyed all the other birds as well.
Here are some shots from flamingos. Unfortunatly the day was overcast, the light not very good. But the colour of the birds turned out to be better than expected.
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#24,892
OskarB said:
There was a tree where we stayed in Bacalar, which was frequently visited by small birds.
I'm hopelessly lost when trying to ID the birds. My guess is some kind if swallow, kiskadee for the yellow one and some kind of woodpecker for the one with the red head.
All with R5 + RF 100-400

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Just to finish what Alan mostly did: the Swallow is Mangrove Swallow (Tachycineta albilinea) and the Woodpecker is the Golden-fronted Woodpecker (Velasquez's), male. Note!!! - the Northern form/subspecies of this bird is looking pretty different!
I didn't check all of the Alan's IDs but just to notice: The Mocking Bird is the Tropical Mocking Bird (Mimus gilvus). I'm sure many in the Forum are more familiar with the Northern Mocking Bird (me included).
And BTW from now I'm going to ID only the birds you request! Not because I don't love the photos or the species included but some of them are not familiar to me and it takes a time to do it!
 
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Today I went to a beach park - far from the crowd and just seat there under a shade (reading something). It was may be ~30-40 minutes when a Golden Plover landed on the rock in front of me. Didn't expect that display! Short distance, no way to have the time to go back (huh, you stand up and the bird is gone!). Later two Saffron Finches come around...

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#24,894
ISv said:
Today I went to a beach park - far from the crowd and just seat there under a shade (reading something). It was may be ~30-40 minutes when a Golden Plover landed on the rock in front of me. Didn't expect that display! Short distance, no way to have the time to go back (huh, you stand up and the bird is gone!). Later two Saffron Finches come around...

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Great Pictures Isv!
 
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ISv said:
Just to finish what Alan mostly did: the Swallow is Mangrove Swallow (Tachycineta albilinea) and the Woodpecker is the Golden-fronted Woodpecker (Velasquez's), male. Note!!! - the Northern form/subspecies of this bird is looking pretty different!
I didn't check all of the Alan's IDs but just to notice: The Mocking Bird is the Tropical Mocking Bird (Mimus gilvus). I'm sure many in the Forum are more familiar with the Northern Mocking Bird (me included).
And BTW from now I'm going to ID only the birds you request! Not because I don't love the photos or the species included but some of them are not familiar to me and it takes a time to do it!
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Thank you very much, ISv!
 
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ISv said:
Today I went to a beach park - far from the crowd and just seat there under a shade (reading something). It was may be ~30-40 minutes when a Golden Plover landed on the rock in front of me. Didn't expect that display! Short distance, no way to have the time to go back (huh, you stand up and the bird is gone!). Later two Saffron Finches come around...
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Thank you for sharing your pictures. Very nice shots, ISv.
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