Georgetown - VI

Quite liking Georgetown, Guyana so have decided to give it a couple more days, with the Gardens seemingly the local 'hot spot' for wildlife. Am researching sites further afield such as the National Park and the shoreline a little further away?

 Was this the same 

STRIATED HERON

waiting for me at the gates of the Botanical Gardens again this morning?

 male (left) and female SHINY COWBIRD

female and

 juvenile

 SPOTTED SANDPIPER

 Displaying TROPICAL MOCKINGBIRD

 c2 very distant TOCO TOUCANs took to the wing

 flying across the main road and even further away.

 

 PLAIN-BELLIED HUMMINGBIRD

one of the 'specialties' at the Botanical Gardens.

 

 SOCIAL FLYCATCHER

 COMMON GROUND DOVE

Unidentified HUMMINGBIRD, we're working on it!

 

 A definite candidate for the Mile High Club

 this lone BLACK-COLLARED HAWK remained at altitude.

 YELLOW WARBLER

Not a lot of new birds today, but this 'lifer' is most welcome on the World List. 

RED-SHOULDERED MACAW

 seems like Macaw's are fond of this 'mutual preening'

will have to consult The Oracal - DAVE!

 

Parrotlet's with Common Ground Dove

 GREEN-RUMPED PARROTLET

 BLACK-CAPPED DONOCOBIOUS

 female THICK-BILLED EUPHONIA

 WATTLED JACANA

 immature SNAIL KITE

 adult SNAIL KITE

Just liked this long-distance shot of YELLOW ORIOLE

Georgetown Birding - Part III

This obliging STRIATED HERON greeted me at the main gate this morning

 

 as were a good number of 

SNAIL KITE

 

 Adult Bird

 Thought to be in final year of maturity?

 An Immature

Thought to be a very good find,

 but looking 'grumpy'?

 Painted Tody-Flycatcher was certainly on my list of prospective additions

 

 

 but remain convinced that this is a 

SPOTTED TODY-FLYCATCHER

 

 STRAIGHT-BILLED WOODCREEPER

 was followed in very quick succession, and in the same tree, by

 STRIPED WOODCREEPER

with both disappearing as this bright little fella arrived

 a male THICK-BILLED EUPHONIA

 accompanied by his much more dowdy lady!

 WATTLED JACANA

 

 WING-BARRED SEEDEATER

 was another 'lifer'

 but a little dull in comparison to this beautifully marked

 YELLOW ORIOLE

 Not one, but a pair of

 YELLOW-CHINNED SPINETAIL

I feel sure Mr Penney particularly will be interested in seeing these 2 YELLOW-CROWNED AMAZON, but am still at a lost as to whether they are now known as PARROT and not AMAZON (I prefer the latter).

This lone YELLOW-RUMPED CACIQUE brings the 'set' to a close for another day, but rest assured your Outside Correspondent will be there again manana - Keep Watching!