Despite all of the good birds I've seen recently around Tequisquiapan, today brought a new high - a magnificent male
Elegant Trogon in the mountains above Fuentezuelas. I found this bird putting on a show in some tall trees at the base of a cliff over a small stream.
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| Elegant Trogon |
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| Elegant Trogon |
Over the course of a 3 hour walk throughout this undisturbed part of Queretaro, I bumped into other fantastic species. The Trogon was sharing the cliff face with
Northern Cardinals, many
Northern Mockingbirds,
Phainopeplas, and a nice selection of Warblers including
Virginia's, McGillivray's, Nashville and
Black-throated Grey.
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| Northern Cardinal (male) |
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| Virginia's Warbler |
In the more scrubby parts of the walk, I found another many
Scott's Orioles,
Grey Flycatchers and lots and lots of Sparrows (
Brewer's, Chipping, Clay-colored, Lark, Vesper, Lincoln's, Canyon Towhees and another
Green-tailed Towhee).
50 species in total. Definitely be returning soon.
