#birds of mexico

[na-bird-of-the-day]

BOTD: Tody Motmot

Photo: Salvador Poot Villanueva

"Small and infrequently seen bird of shady forest understory in humid tropical lowlands. Rather inactive. Sits quietly, mainly at low to middle levels, and occasionally wags its tail slowly. Usually not seen until flushed, when flies off with a low whirr of wings. Note the overall drab greenish plumage with a rusty cap and bushy whitish whisker marks. Much smaller than other motmots and lacks the racket tail tips of most larger motmot species."

- eBird

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BOTD: White-Necked Jacobin

^Image credit: Charles J. Sharp

White-Necked Jacobin (Florisuga mellivora)

The White-Necked Jacobin was first described in 1743 by the English naturalist George Edwards in A Natural History Of Uncommon Birds. He used the name 'white-belly'd huming bird'. It is typically seen high in trees, but flies lower at forest edges and clearings.

[ghschwering]

I watched this Tropical Kingbird flitting back and forth in front of our chairs this morning. It put on quite a show. Don't know if it was looking for something to eat? 2023-10-31, Royal Haciendas, Playa Del Carmen, Mexico

After the rain. We had a short rainstorm in the late afternoon. It left the tiles glistening. 2023-10-31, Royal Haciendas, Playa del Carmen, Mexico.

Moonrise over the water. A quiet ending to a lovely day. 2023-10-29 Royal Haciendas, Playa del Carmen, Mexico.

My private oasis. I love to walk on the beach and this view of the jungle reaching out to the Caribbean makes me feel like I am heading to my private oasis. 2023-10-29, Royal Haciendas, Playa del Carmen.

Golden sunrise greeting us on our first morning. 2023-10-29 Royal Haciendas, Playa del Carmen, Mexico

[llovelymoonn]

my favourite faye wei wei paintings

little blue bird from the pillow flew (2020) \\ first i must clean the keys of the piano with milk (2022) \\ the black bells of a distant new mexico (2023) \\ an echo trapped forever (2023) \\ sweet velvet flower there is no time/ I ask to go back I wish you were mine (2021) \\ two butterfly lovers (2021) \\ untitled (2022) \\ nectar for honey (2021) \\ red i (2022) \\ fountain lies the sun (2017)

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[theancientwayoflife]

~ Bird ornament.

Date: A.D. 600–800

Place of origin: Guatemala or Mexico, Mesoamerica

Culture: Maya

Medium: Shell

[herpsandbirds]

Turquoise-browed Motmot (Eumomota superciliosa), family Momotidae, found in Mexico and Central America

photograph by Jadwiga Dabrowski

[todaysbird]

the violet-crowned hummingbird is a small bird species found in mexico & the southwestern united states. like other hummingbird species, they feed primarily on nectar, as well as gleaning small insects. the sexes look nearly identical, but females are slightly duller in coloration. while most hummingbirds are highly territorial, this species tends to avoid confrontation more than larger species. they lay a clutch of two eggs in a small cup nest made from spiderwebs, twigs, and other thin materials.

[christophermtaylor]

Pacific Coast

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Scurrying

[friend-crow]

Very into this waking up to birdsong thing, especially since it starts at a reasonable (by my standards) hour.

The birds get real quiet around midday when it’s hot, which is the signal that one should be napping.

[tropic-havens]

Sun conure in Costa Maya, Mexico

[na-bird-of-the-day]

BOTD: Scaled Quail

Photo: Grigory Heaton

"Dry southwestern grasslands provide a home for this blue-gray quail. Coveys of Scaled Quail travel about on foot; even when disturbed, they tend to run rather than flying. In the concealing cover of the short grass they can be inconspicuous except in spring, when males often call from atop fenceposts or exposed rocks. At night, coveys of Scaled Quail roost on the ground in dense low growth."

- Audubon Field Guide

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BOTD: Common Yellowthroat

^Image credit: US Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters

Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)

The Common Yellowthroat was one of the first bird species to be catalogued from the New World, when a specimen from Maryland was described by Linnaeus in 1766. There are 13 races of this bird, differing especially in the male's facial patterns and the brightness of the yellow underparts.

[bonefall]

the "strange place" could be a private wildlife collector? i know the buying and selling of wild animals as pets can be pretty bad in the uk (or at least it is w/ birds of prey? that's abt what i know)

OH that's a good idea, that's going to be one of my top choices for if I DO end up needing to change the "twoleg den" in the upcoming super edition. Private wildlife collectors are a HUGE problem because the laws on simply owning exotic animals (as long as they're not covered by the Dangerous Wild Animals Act) are suuuuper lax in the UK, and the Zoo Licensing Act only applies if you accept general admission.

(and even then, specifically, you can take admission a limited amount of times a year. James Wellington's Animal Welfare Nightmare Extravaganza, beloved winter tradition, £25 each, kiddies of edible height get in free)

Birds in particular are a huuuge issue because there's big oversights in the laws surrounding the keeping of birds of prey. You don't actually need a license to own any birds except ostriches and cassowaries, or one of the five destructive invasive birds. Your pet eagle just needs to be registered so they know you didn't snatch it from the wild. Licenses will only apply if you're breeding, selling, or using it for falconry.

Maybe I could even tie this hypothetical antagonist guy to Sharptooth/One Eye/The God of Summer's previous human incarnation, on some off-chance the series ends up using this villain again. That could be kinda neat.

[robotblues]

Agami heron in Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Mexico by Salvador Poot

[a-dinosaur-a-day]

Roadrunner Statue