HOLES IN RIVERBANK MADE BY CATFISH, USUMACINTA RIVER,CHIAPAS,MEXICO, 11/10/2018

   The holes on the side of the riverbank were made by catfish. During spawning, catfish will dig a hole in the riverbank as it is submerged in water.  The female catfish lays eggs in the hole and the male will guard the eggs. The eggs hatch in six to ten days.  The catfish fry (baby catfish) will remain in the nest for about a week and then leave the hole, as does the male catfish.

AMERICAN CROCODILE, USUMACINTA RIVER,CHIAPAS,MEXICO,11/10/2018

SLATY-TAILED TROGON, YAXCHILAN MAYAN RUINS,CHIAPAS,MEXICO, 11/10/2018

YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER, YAXCHILAN MAYAN RUINS,CHIAPAS,MEXICO, 11/10/2018

      We can ID this flycatcher as a Yellow-bellied Flycatcher as follows:

• Small size
• Strong white eyering 
• Two whitish wingbars strongly contrast with black wings
• Greenish chest and pale-yellow belly.  It should be noted that wintering birds, such as this one, do not have as much yellow as breeding ones
• Upper mandible of bill is dark, while lower mandible is pinkish
• Wings and tail which are darker than rest of upperparts, which are greenish

      The Yellow-bellied Flycatcher is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 833.

MORE RUINS AT YAXCHILAN,CHIAPAS,MEXICO, 11/10/2018

STRUCTURE 33 IN CENTRAL ACROPOLIS, YAXCHILAN MAYAN RUINS,CHIAPAS,MEXICO, 11/10/2018

SOME OF OUR TOUR GROUP & TOUR GUIDES, YAXCHILAN MAYAN RUINS,CHIAPAS,MEXICO, 11/10/2018