Monday 1 March 2021

South and Central America's

 While the odd Migrant Bird and a handful of Moths have been recorded across the county in recent days we remain in something of a doldrum here, but will close the door on a Wet, Windy but not too Cold Winter and welcome the Spring with a splash of colour from a little further afield!

ORIOLE BLACKBIRD
(Belize)
BLUE-EYED CORMORANT
(Tierra del Fuego - Argentina)
GUIRA CUCKOO
(in the heart of Buenos Aires City Centre)
PACIFIC DOVE
(ubiquitous)
RESPLENDENT QUETZAL
(Guatamala)
Not only the National Bird, but also the Monetary Unit
(10 Quetzal's = 5 Shillings and Sixpence)
From the Beauty to the Beast
MATAMATA TURTLE
(El Salvador)
BRIGHT-RUMPED YELLOWFINCH
(Argentina)
THREE-WATTTLED BELLBIRD
(Nicaragua)
BROWN-BANDED ANTPITTA
and
CHESTNUT-CROWNED ANTPITTA
both with Angel and Vincento Paz in Equador
FALKLAND STEAMER DUCK (female)
FALKLAND STEAMER DUCK (male)
as the name suggests
BLACK-CHINNED SISKIN
(Argentine Pampas)
DUSKY STARFRONTLET
(Santa Marta Mountains, Colombia)
BLUE-FOOTED BOOBY
and
PERUVIAN BOOBY
(both Peru)
ANDEAN FLICKER
(Chile)
GOLD-RINGED TANAGER
(Peru)
PINNATED BITTERN
(Argentina)
It is hoped that your, as yet unintroduced, friends and families will be equally interested in this Collage!

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