After leaving Monte Alban he headed east to Tehuantepec. We found a lot of birds on the way. This is a Great Kiskadee
We made a few stops along the way to see special birds. These are Cinnamon-tailed (Sumichrast’s) Sparrow.
One of the highlights was finding Ferruginous Pygmy Owls.
We also had quite a few parakeets. This is a Green Parakeet.
It seemed that there were always new bird species to be seen. The bird on the left is a Golden-fronted woodpecker. The right bird is an Inca Dove.
The Rose-bellied Bunting is a speciality of the area and the Gray Hawk (juvenile) is common throughout Mexico.
And, of course there were always hummingbirds. The left bird is a Turquoise-crowned Hummingbird. The right bird is a Plain-capped Starthroat.
Our first looks at White-throated Magpie-Jays.
Black spiny lizard.
Some of the few dragonflies that we found. The left is a Filigree Skimmer and the right is a Roseate Skimmer.
More large wasps. The left wasp is a Thread-waisted sand-wasp. The right one looks like a Polistes wasp, but I am not sure.
A kite swallowtail butterfly.
Another interesting skipper – North America polygon.
What looked like something buried in the sand from the distance turned into a neat butterfly – Blackened bluewing.
When we got to our motel in Tehuantepec we went to dinner in the dark and found this Black Witch, a moth with a wing span of over six inches. A great way to end the day.
Tomorrow, Tolistoque foothills.
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Amsterdam (Holland) is awash in parakeets. Don’t know if the first ones escaped or were released on purpose, but they’re ALL over the place!
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