TERMITE MOUND, OTOCH MA'AX YETEL KOOH,QUINTANA ROO & YUCATAN STATES, 11/2/2018

WATER LILY, OTOCH MA'AX YETEL KOOH,QUINTANA ROO & YUCATAN STATES,MEXICO, 11/2/2018

ALTAMIRA ORIOLE NEST, OTOCH MA'AX YETEL KOOH,QUINTANA ROO & YUCATAN STATES,MEXICO, 11/2/2018

LEAF-CUTTER ANT COLONY, OTOCH MA'AX YETEL KOOH,QUINTANA ROO & YUCATAN STATES,MEXICO, 11/2/2018

   The green leaves on the nest are discards.

MUSHROOMS GROWING ON LOG, OTOCH MA'AX YETEL KOOH, QUINTANA ROO & YUCATAN STATES, MEXICO, 11/2/2018

BROWN JAY WITH TWO YUCATAN JAYS, COURTYARD MARRIOTT CANCUN AIRPORT,CANCUN,MEXICO, 11/2/2018

        In both photos the Brown Jay is on the left and the two Yucatan Jays are on the right.  We can ID the bird on the left as a Brown Jay as follows:

• Dark brown upperparts
• Darker head
• White underparts
• White tips to the tail

      The Brown Jay is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 804.

       

IMMATURE YUCATAN JAY, COURTYARD MARRIOTT CANCUN AIRPORT,CANCUN,MEXICO, 11/2/2018

       We can ID this bird as an immature Yucatan Jay as follows:

• Black head, neck, throat and underparts
• Blue upperparts
• Yellow bill vs black bill of adult

        The Yucatan Jay is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 803.