outdoor photography

Orange-fronted Parakeet Yesterday I returned from my service project in Acapulco, Mexico. We were working with an orphanage there, and my time was pretty filled up with that.  However, in the mornings I was able to walk along the streets around the campus and see what birds I could find.  I found four new life birds on the trip: Bare-throated Tiger-Heron, Dusky-capped Flycatcher, Audubon's Oriole, and Rufous-naped Wren. Great Kiskadee Flycatchers are everywhere there. You can't hardly walk outside without seeing/hearing Social Flycatchers, Great Kiskadees and Tropical Kingbirds. I've taken lots of pictures of these birds, but I never tire of taking more. Great Kiskadee Social Flycatcher Tropical Kingbird Tropical Kingbird The Rufous-naped Wren was the one lifer I was able to photograph. It's not the best photo in the world, but I'll take it for now. Rufous-naped Wren Other common birds in the area were Ruddy-ground Dove, Gray-brea...

Russet-crowned Motmot I spent last week in Acapulco, Mexico.  I wasn't there for birding.  I was there with a small group of people that were working in an orphanage.  I barely went anywhere outside the orphanage, but I did walk the streets nearby in the mornings, and once in the afternoon, just to see what I might find.  Overall, I spent about 30 minutes a day looking around the orphanage.  I was not disappointed, and I came home with several life birds, and I also found a few birds that I wouldn't normally find in Florida. By far, the bird I most enjoyed finding was a Russet-crowned Motmot, which was sitting on some wires and posed nicely for photos. I was also excited to see three species of flycatchers: Tropical Kingbirds were very common, Great Kiskadees were nesting on the orphanage property, and I also found a couple Social Flycatchers in the street just outside the orphanage property. These flycatchers could be heard all day long. Tropical Kingb...