It was another beautiful morning in Antigua, Guatemala, and our B&B doesn’t serve breakfast until 8am, so I had 1.5 glorious hours from sunrise till breakfast to look for critters on the grounds. My first find this morning was this elusive blue-and-white mockingbird (Melanotis hypoleucus). This little cutie is a young or female Wilson’s warbler,Continue reading “Guatemala Day 7”
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Guatemala Day 6
All spare you the details of what all transpired yesterday, but let’s just say that microbes were involved, and I’m on the road to recovery. Oh, and we drove to Antigua, “the capital of the Captaincy General of Guatemala from 1543 through 1773, and now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.“ This morning, when I gotContinue reading “Guatemala Day 6”
Guatemala Day 3
It was cool and cloudy at sunrise this morning, but not rainy, here at the Country Delights Hotel, so I got out before breakfast to see who I could see. The great-trailed grackles were already making a racket, but the little zzzzt zzzzt of this gorgeous azure-crowned hummingbird (Saucerottia cyanocephala) really captured my attention. TheContinue reading “Guatemala Day 3”
Guatemala Day 2
I realized after I published my post yesterday, from Guatemala City, that I should have saved it until this morning, but I goofed up, and now I have reason to show you this evening already some of the amazing sights we saw today. Before breakfast, I was looking out the window of our hotel roomContinue reading “Guatemala Day 2”
Guatemala Day 1
Anne and I arrived safe and sound in Guatemala City early this afternoon, and after we delt with the shenanigans of their new-fangled, all-digital customs declaration, we walked the few blocks to our hotel for the night. On the way, I could hear plenty of birds calling, and I couldn’t wait to check in soContinue reading “Guatemala Day 1”
Winter goes for one more deep dive…
Well, it got even colder overnight, down to -6°F by sunrise, but the wind stayed about the same as yesterday, so not too strong, and the sky stayed clear, so there was plenty of sun, and it was a very pretty morning in Estabrook Park, despite the supposed -25°F windchill. Most of the critters, however,Continue reading “Winter goes for one more deep dive…”
Rarities!
First, the snow really did come, and I wouldn’t be surprised to learn that we received a full eight inches in Estabrook Park. I know some locals are about as thrilled with it as the mourning dove looked yesterday, but I am very happy. Even better, temps were in the low teens, winds were light,Continue reading “Rarities!”
Some real snow at last, maybe…
It sure is snowing in Estabrook now, but it really didn’t get going until about 9am. Thus, I had nearly two hours this morning to take some pictures, and here’s what I got. I was checking for the song sparrow or winter wren by the river, and there were a couple of birds, perhaps downyContinue reading “Some real snow at last, maybe…”
Another turn in the February rotation…
It was a bit cooler than yesterday in Estabrook Park this morning, but the breeze felt lighter, and the sun came out after a bit, so it was another very nice time to be looking for critters. There are still a few common mergansers on the river, but this goldeneye drake but on the betterContinue reading “Another turn in the February rotation…”
Plenty of burnt orange to go around…
It was a beautiful February morning in Estabrook Park, with temps in the mid-teens, a very light breeze out of the west, and a crystal blue sky overhead. Even better, four hardy souls came out to join me on our Weekly Wildlife Walk. Despite all the fancy sparrows by the pond, the winter wren, andContinue reading “Plenty of burnt orange to go around…”
Signs of Life in Estabrook Park 