This beautiful photo of the Great Kiskadee was taken by Cath while on a bird walk together in early November 2006. It beautifully shows the coloring of the Great Kiskadee (the largest flycatcher in the area) in the Bird of Paradise plant.
Each day affords me the possibility of meeting new people and seeing new birds. I have friends and family members that are very ill, so each day I try to appreciate my surroundings and feel my gratitude for the lovely people I meet and for my personal health (such as it is).
Join us at the Lagunita Coffee Company on the beach at the Hotel Lagunita in Yelapa, Mexico. Gabi will serve you fresh-ground espresso drinks with coffee from Chiapas or blend you a delicious iced coffee or fruit smoothie.
You can also sign up for bird tours with Cody at the coffee stand or at her home in the middle of the pueblo next door to the Eclipse Cafe. Just ask for “la casa de Codi y Judi”.
Shop hours are 7:30-4:30 daily in the high season. Restricted hours before November 30 and after April 1.
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The White-collared Swift is a large swift (8-81/2 inches with a 20 inch wingspan) that flies quickly and at medium to high altitudes over the town and bay. They are all blackish with a bold white collar. White-collared Swifts have very pointed wings and fast wing beats yet they also soar without flapping. They arrived on November 4 or 5 this year and there appear to be at least several dozen overhead. Howell and Webb report their range to be a few birds of this variety on the western coast of the Pacific with more in the interior and Caribbean coast and the south of Mexico down to Argentina. An interesting thing about swifts in general is that they do not perch-they cling to vertical surfaces at roosts or next sites.
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Cath Winstanley took this beautiful photograph as she left Yelapa. The Orange-fronted Parakeet can be seen in small flocks all around Yelapa. This photo shows how well the parakeets blend in with the local foliage.
