Anne, Donna, Mike, and I all arrived home safely this afternoon, after an uneventful flight, and I believe we are all in agreement that we had a fabulous time in Mexico. The scenery was amazing, the food was fantastic, and the people were wonderful. I did not, however, make it into Estabrook this afternoon, so I have to mine my trip pictures one more time, and I took about 1600, just of wildlife, so I still have a few from which to choose.
I’ve had the good fortune to show you a white ibis before, from my layover in Orlando, and here are a couple more from Laguna de Manialtepec on Saturday. In case you couldn’t already tell, we had thick cloud cover all morning, which made being out on the boat much more pleasant, and it also made it a lot easier for me to avoid overexposing my shots.
I’ve shown you American avocets, as well, at McKinley Beach right here in Milwaukee, of all places, and here’s one more, though it’s in nonbreeding or immature plumage.
I heard multiple claims this trip of spotting bright-red male vermilion flycatchers, but I never knowingly laid eyes on one myself. Instead, I did see several female or immature ones, and here’s one more of the little cuties at the ruins just outside of Tehuacán on Sunday afternoon.
At the Helia Bravo Hollis Botanical Garden on the other side of Tehuacán Monday morning, I got another chance to capture an image of a curve-billed thrasher, which I first saw in Big Bend National Park.
Finally, here’s a banner metalmark butterfly (Thisbe lycorias) that has seen better days but still looks pretty sharp, also at the botanical garden.
Alright, the weather forecast for tomorrow morning looks great, and with any luck I’ll be over my jet lag by then, so I can’t wait to see which fall migrants might still be in town. If I see any, I’ll be sure to let you know.
