MAYAN RUINS, CALAKAMUL BIOSPHERE RESERVE,CAMPECHE,MEXICO, 11/7/2018

OCELLATED TURKEY, CALAKAMUL BIOSPHERE RESERVE, CAMPECHE,MEXICO, 11/7/2018

      We can ID this turkey as an Ocellated Turkey as follows:

• Large size and shape
• Brightly colored plumage of green,  blue, black and bronze
• Blue head and neck with red nodules on head

      The Ocellated Turkey is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 821.

LAUGHING FALCON, ALONG ROAD FRO HOCHOB TO XPUJIL,CAMPECHE,MEXICO,11/6/2018

GRAY-CROWNED YELLOWTHROAT, HOCHOB MAYAN RUINS,CAMPECHE,MEXICO, 11/6/2018

       Even thought this Warbler was quite far away and the photo is blurry, we can still ID this Warbler as a Gray-crowned Yellowthroat as follows:

• Gray crown with black mask (you can just make this out in the photo) between eyes and bill. 
• Long tail
• Relatively stout bill. The lower mandible is pinkish and the upper mandible is darker. Again you can just make this out in the photo.
• Underparts and throat yellow
• Flanks are darker, but can't tell color from this photo

       The long tail and relatively stout bill distinguish the Gray-crowned Yellowthroat from other Yellowthroats, such as the Common Yellowthroat.

        The Gray-crowned Yellowthroat is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 820.

SHORT-TAILED HAWK IN FLIGHT, HOCHOB MAYAN RUINS,CAMPECHE,MEXICO, 11/6/2018

WATER CISTERN AT HOCHOB MAYAN RUINS, CAMPECHE,MEXICO, 11/6/2018

   Cisterns such as this one were used to collect and store rainwater and to supply water to Hochub.

SOME STRUCTURES AT HOCHOB MAYAN RUINS,CAMPECHE,MEXICO, 11/6/2018