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Belize 2010 "Blackbird Oceanic Field Station", Blackbird Caye, Turneffe Atoll
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Birds
There were not a lot of birds on this tiny island, but enough to occupy siesta time. This album also includes the Red-footed Booby & Magnificent Frigatebirds at Half Moon Caye.
The Boat-tailed Grackles bathing in our foot bath
Hooded Oriole
Resident Osprey
Osprey wasn't the only one fishing
Golden-fronted Woodpecker
Little Blue Heron
Cormorant
Golden-fronted Woodpecker (see the 'gold'?)
Excavating a nest out of the dying palm tree
Boat-tailed grackle had a pretty call
A lonely Spotted Sandpiper
Ruddy Turnstones
Spotted Sandpiper
Couch's Kingbird?
Cinnamon Hummingbird
The resident Brown Pelican
Tropical Mockingbird
Rookery - Red-footed Boobies & Magnificent Frigatebirds
Red-footed booby
Someone is very hungry!
Young Red-footed Booby is asleep in the tree
It looks like he will fall out of the tree
How ironic! The Frigatebirds & Boobies fishing together .... since the Frigatbirds cannot get wet, they will steal the boobie's
Female Magnificent Frigatebird
Fruit Bat
Yucatan Vireo
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