Photo ABCs

Social Flycatcher

A Social Flycatcher spreads its tail feathers. Photographed in El Fuerte, Sinaloa, Mexico in February of this year.

Although the foreground and background are full of branches and leaves, I like this picture. It puts the bird in its environment, and I find it a bit amusing, as it seems to be looking into the camera (though it took little notice of me).

I was standing on a walkway of my hotel looking directly into a tall tree on the hillside. It's always good to get eye-level with birds, instead of looking up into trees the way we usually do.

Crested Caracara

Another Crested Caracara, this time an adult. Photographed near El Fuerte, Sinaloa, Mexico, in February of this year, a few moments before the picture in the previous post.

 

Crested Caracara

An immature Crested Caracara takes flight. Photographed in February of this year near El Fuerte, Sinaloa, Mexico.

Common Black-Hawk

I believe that this handsome bird is an immature Common Black-Hawk.

Photographed along the banks of the El Fuerte River in Sinaloa, Mexico, in February of this year.

 

Violet-crowned Hummingbird

Another picture of the Violet-crowned Hummingbird, taking a big gulp from a cactus flower, in El Fuerte, Sinaloa. Compared to yesterday's photo, I like this composition better, but unfortunately the bill does not show, which would have made for a more informative picture of the bird's field marks.

Violet-crowned Hummingbird

I think the composition of this picture is a little cluttered, but I like the pose of the Violet-crowned Hummingbird.

Photographed in El Fuerte, Sinaloa, Mexico in February of this year.

Green Kingfisher

The Green Kingfisher is found throughout most of Mexico, Central and South America, as well as southern Texas.

Here is one along the Fuerte River near El Fuerte, Sinaloa, Mexico. Photographed in February of this year.

Black-throated Magpie Jay

The Black-throated Magpie Jay is one of Mexico's endemic birds, found only in northwest Mexico (though there is a feral population in San Diego's Tijuana River Valley!)

Here is one near El Fuerte, Sinaloa.

Common Black Hawk

A Common Black Hawk takes flight, along the banks of the Fuerte River, in El Fuerte, Sinaloa, Mexico.

Green Heron

A Green Heron, perched along the banks of the Fuerte River, near El Fuerte, Sinaloa, Mexico. Photographed in February of this year.