A few of my obvious favorites...
Showing posts with label Slaty-tailed Trogon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Slaty-tailed Trogon. Show all posts
April 2, 2012
Goodbye CR
OK, we're out of here. We're in San Jose for the night, then off to the airport in the morning. Goodbye Costa Rica, we'll probably be back. I ended up encountering 277 species, 89 of which we banded.
A few of my obvious favorites...
A few of my obvious favorites...
March 25, 2012
Trogon eating termites
Back to trogons for a second. Though we did not catch any today, I happened upon a pair feasting on a termite nest. Though I would guess their strong, serrated bills are mostly used for biting through skins of fruit, they also do the job for excavating the excavators.
Look at that dirty belly...
This must be the type of behavior that leads to the smell and grungy looks that our El Salvadorian coworker associates with trogons
When I first saw it fly and perch on the side of the palm like this I thought I'd found another nest, then debris started flying.
Post feasting
Look at that dirty belly...
This must be the type of behavior that leads to the smell and grungy looks that our El Salvadorian coworker associates with trogons
When I first saw it fly and perch on the side of the palm like this I thought I'd found another nest, then debris started flying.
Post feasting
March 22, 2012
Breaking news
We caught our second trogon today, it was a Slaty-tailed! Could have had our third (and maybe fourth) but one escaped the net before I could get it out and another was just whistling hysterical above the net. I don't know why I'm so obsessed with trogons, but seeing one in the net is something I have found myself daydreaming about on slow days. I think some of my great excitement over trogons comes from the fact that four years ago I would have never thought I would see one, let alone hold one. Check it:
Surprisingly bulky bird in the hand. The black-throated felt much smaller and more docile.
Odd flight feather proportions, reminds me a quail wing.
Our El Salvadorian coworker was never as excited about the prospect of catching a trogon as I was, she claimed they smell bad. And she's right, it was a stinky bird. Good though.
Had a nice bite too! (It was a young lady bird, very pretty lashes.)
After a rough banding session, having dropped more feathers than a mourning dove.
Surprisingly bulky bird in the hand. The black-throated felt much smaller and more docile.
Odd flight feather proportions, reminds me a quail wing.
Our El Salvadorian coworker was never as excited about the prospect of catching a trogon as I was, she claimed they smell bad. And she's right, it was a stinky bird. Good though.
Had a nice bite too! (It was a young lady bird, very pretty lashes.)
After a rough banding session, having dropped more feathers than a mourning dove.
February 19, 2012
Out of hand
With a real lens now, I am excited to see almost any bird again! Even this boring Common Tody Flycatcher, how common:
Or this filthy Slaty-tailed Trogon...
...who kept lookin' at me funny like.
We caught this guy later on in the day (Western Slaty Antshrike):
Ocassionally imitating a calling bird will bring them in, so after hearing some low whistling from an unknown group in the treetops I repeated it a few times and drew in a small flock of Purple-throated Fruitcrows.
Or this filthy Slaty-tailed Trogon...
...who kept lookin' at me funny like.
We caught this guy later on in the day (Western Slaty Antshrike):
Ocassionally imitating a calling bird will bring them in, so after hearing some low whistling from an unknown group in the treetops I repeated it a few times and drew in a small flock of Purple-throated Fruitcrows.
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