10,000 Birds
JANUARY 17, 2024
Ardent readers of this blog would realise by now that I have been chronicling a few days spent in Guyana last year – I felt that a single post or two would invariably exclude far too many sightings of note. Double-toothed Kite The overlap in avifauna between Trinidad and Guyana is significant at one end and unavoidable at the other.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 20, 2023
Being relatively close to the city is a bit misleading, as this may lead one to think that the area is devoid of life – but let this be a gentle reminder that Guyana is 85% forested! On the slow crawl into the farm, the first sighting was a small group of Green Ibis – a new species for me.
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10,000 Birds
MAY 22, 2024
The quiet village of Moco-moco in southwest Guyana was the most southerly point of our sojourn into the landlocked country some months ago. Snail Kite Muscovy Duck White-tailed Goldenthroat This small group of Lineated Woodpeckers were deeply engaged in some form of discussion. A pair of Muscovy Ducks lounged in a distant tree.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 13, 2024
In Guyana, this concept holds true partly because of the untamed nature of the place and also due to the fact that feeder set-ups simply aren’t that prevalent. As we all know, however, there is much to be seen and heard beyond the feeders. This lottery of birding means that what one sees is wholly up to the type of habitat available.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 30, 2021
In the Orinoco, the largest observed groups number 30, but average is just above five. We sailed right into a group of more than a dozen Hoatzins (cover photo, by Tyler Ficker) with their orange mohawks and blue facial skin. At first one, then two more, then one more, and altogether some 6 or 7 dolphins were coming to the surface.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 21, 2015
This bunch of possible Costa Rican crypto birds can be grouped into four main categories: (1). Based on even more recent recordings, it seems that the birds in Costa Rica can probably be placed in the Mangrove Rail group. Two of those vocal groups are shown by birds in Costa Rica and neither of those are heard in South America.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 19, 2011
I photographed this Guianan Cock-of-the-rock at a lek site near Surama, deep in the rainforest zone of Guyana, and my incredible experience with Andean Cock-of-the-rocks was at a display lek on the edge of the town of Jardin, in the coffee-belt of Colombia, both just incredible birds that make the heart soar with joy!
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