Mexico

Been away for a while - couple of weeks in Mexico on a hotel/beach holiday, and then pics to sort through.  No car over there and anyway the land that wasn't developed was pretty much covered in surprisingly impenetrable jungle.  Still managed a few early mornings around the hotel and beach with the camera.  I dredged the memory banks for trips to the zoo and identified the mammals as agouti, coatimundi and more easily squirrel.

From Mexico Wildlife

From Mexico Wildlife

From Mexico Wildlife

From Mexico Wildlife

From Mexico Wildlife

From Mexico Wildlife

There were a fair few iguana around.

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Birds-wise the hotel grounds (note the value of a puddle) were home to
Great kiskadee

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Altamira oriole (nesting by the pool) - my favourite

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From Mexico Wildlife

grackles

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Yucatan woodpecker

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a hummingbird

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plain chachalaca

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mockingbirds

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and white winged doves.

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On the beach brown pelicans

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and an amorous little (least) tern - tried hard but didn't get anywhere.

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From Mexico Wildlife

An Uncle Sam moth flew the red white and blue

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and there were plenty of butterflies - some using building sand as a salt lick.

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From Mexico Wildlife

From Mexico Wildlife

From Mexico Wildlife

Click the Mexico Wildlife links above for some more wildlife pictures

Chichen Itza was worth a look

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and the beach wasn't bad - storm coming.

From Mexico 2013

From Mexico 2013