Been back in Tequisquiapan for a week now, and I've seen some familiar, as well as more unusual birds.
The wintering warblers have left now, so Tequis no longer resounds with the chirps of all of thise little characters. The garden is still abuzz, though, with Broad-billed and Violet-crowned Hummingbirds, singing Curve-billed Thrashers and Cactus Wrens and an abundance of White-collared Seedeaters, House Finches, House Sparrows and Inca Doves.
Male House Sparrow, Tequisquiapan
I had overflying Black-crowned Night Herons and Great Egrets. Later, very high, I had a White-throated Swift, first for Tequisquiapan. A migrant Willow Flycatcher was a superb bonus.
Next door, a Vermilion Flycatcher is feeding chicks in a tree right outside the house. She kept returning to the tree every 5 minutes with another grub, and without disturbing her, I managed to fire off a series of shots.
Female Vermilion Flycatcher with grubs
Vermilion Flycatcher chicks
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