Photo ABCs

Boucard's Wren

A Boucard's Wren poses on an agave plant, south of Oaxaca City. The Boucard's Wren, though similar in appearance to the Cactus Wren, is found only in southern Mexico.

Photographed in November of last year.

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

The Blue-gray Gnatcatcher is widespread, found through much of the United States and nearly all of Mexico. It is a perky little bird and cheers me up when I see one. Here is one near Oaxaca City, photographed in November of last year.

Rock Wren

A Rock Wren sings, most appropriately, on the rocky ruins of Yagul, a Zapotec ruin near Oaxaca City. Photographed in October of last year.

Collared Towhee

The Collared Towhee, though it looks like a cousin of the Green-tailed Towhee, is found only in Mexico. This bird was photographed in La Guacamaya, a village in the hills north of Oaxaca City.

 

 

Curve-billed Thrasher

A Curve-billed Thrasher, photographed near Oaxaca City in November of last year.

Oaxaca at Night

Night Stroll, Oaxaca City

I'm not sure why this shot appeals to me. I deliberately kept the large expanse of cobblestone street in the composition to set the scene. The figures blending into the shadows provide the effect I intended. (tap or click to enlarge)

 

Oaxaca at Night

Another quite impressionistic photo of Oaxaca at night: here a family of four, that is, father, mother, daughter, and daughter's toy doll, take a stroll in one of Oaxaca's central plazas.

Oaxaca at Night

It's been a while since I've posted anything very abstract...

Here is a child carrying LOTS of helium balloons for sale in Oaxaca City. I'm surprised she didn't become airborne! (click or tap to enlarge)

Berylline Hummingbird

The Berylline Hummingbird is found almost exclusively in Mexico and Central America, occasionally straying into southern Arizona or Texas. This bird was photographed in Oaxaca City in October of last year.