Wednesday, July 31, 2013

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.
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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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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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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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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.
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From Mexico 2013

1 comment:

Hairy Caveman said...

Hi Brian! Sounds like a holiday to remember, especially for the exotic birds and animals you wouldn't get to see here! Well done on identifying them too, I'd be at a loss for most of them! Kind regards, Brian.