{"id":46682,"date":"2013-08-20T21:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-08-20T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/?guid=9bc65adaf0912930c26bade695787499"},"modified":"2019-12-23T00:34:29","modified_gmt":"2019-12-22T11:34:29","slug":"acapulco-birds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/acapulco-birds\/","title":{"rendered":"Acapulco Birds"},"content":{"rendered":"

I spent last week in Acapulco, Mexico. I wasn’t there for birding. I was there with a small group of people that were working in an orphanage. I barely went anywhere outside the orphanage, but I did walk the streets nearby in the mornings, and once in the afternoon, just to see what I might find. Overall, I spent about 30 minutes a day looking around the orphanage.<\/p>\n

I was not disappointed, and I came home with several life birds, and I also found a few birds that I wouldn’t normally find in Florida. By far, the bird I most enjoyed finding was a Russet-crowned Motmot, which was sitting on some wires and posed nicely for photos.<\/p>\n

I was also excited to see three species of flycatchers: Tropical Kingbirds were very common, Great Kiskadees were nesting on the orphanage property, and I also found a couple Social Flycatchers in the street just outside the orphanage property. These flycatchers could be heard all day long.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Russet-crowned Motmot<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Tropical Kingbird<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Great Kiskadees<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Great Kiskadee<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Social Flycatcher Relatively small bill gives this one away<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

This individual has a pretty large bill; I thought at first it might have been a Boat-billed Flycatcher<\/p>\n

Every morning about the time I woke up, a group of about 10 Orange-fronted Parakeets would fly noisily from near my room to another tree on the orphanage property.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Orange-fronted Parakeet<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

White-collared Seedeaters are little birds, but the males make their presence known throughout the day with their beautiful songs. I found at least one every day I was there, though I was never able to get very close.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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White-collared Seedeater<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

I saw Golden-cheeked Woodpeckers frequently there as well. This is one cool-looking woodpecker.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Golden-cheeked Woodpecker<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

I also frequently saw Rufous-backed Robins. There was a nest just outside the orphanage property, and at least one adult was actively feeding young in the nest.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Rufous-backed Robin<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

Another cool bird was a Ruddy Ground-Dove. There were Common Ground-Doves here too, but Ruddy Ground-Doves don’t have the scaly pattern on their heads and chest. The differences between the two species were even more noticeable in flight.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Ruddy Ground-Dove<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

There was also at least one species of hummingbird that visited a feeder across the street. It was impossible for me to get close to the feeder, but I did photograph one that I believe is a Cinnamon Hummingbird. It was kind enough to perch in a tree to give me a little more natural setting.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Cinnamon Hummingbird?<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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