Barra de Navidad - A Paradise for Birds and Bird Watchers
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| Rosseate Spoon bill, White Ibis, Kingfhisher and some others birds - Andres de Urdaneta St. in Barra de Navidad Jal. |
Barra de Navidad is located on the east end of the Bahia de Navidad . With a lagoon behind , it offers great bird watching for experts birders or for those just nature lovers within relatively short distances.
A good time of the day to go birding and to observe the Rosseate Spoon bill, White Ibis, Kingfhisher and some others birds is early in the morning just as the sun rises.
A good time of the day to go birding and to observe the Rosseate Spoon bill, White Ibis, Kingfhisher and some others birds is early in the morning just as the sun rises.
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| Rosseate Spoon bill, White Ibis - Andres de Urdaneta St. in Barra de Navidad Jal. - Casa Las Margaritas |
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| Rosseate Spoon bill, White Ibis - Andres de Urdaneta St. in Barra de Navidad Jal. - Casa Las Margaritas |
Other birds like the Yellow Wing Cacique love the seeds of the guamuchil tree. It has a long red seed pod with small white seeds. The seed pods are ripe in early February and many different types of birds and squirrels really love this fruit .
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| Yellow Wing Cacique love the seeds of the guamuchil tree - Velero St. Barra de Navidad Jal. Mexico |
Hummingbirds are always close to flowers like copa de oro and hibiscus.
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| Cinnamon Hummingbird Amazilia rutila Colibrí Canela - Casa Las Margaritas Barra de Navidad Jal. Mexico |
Birds like painted buntings can be observed in gardens like here in Casa Las Margaritas
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| Birds like painted buntings can be observed in gardens like here in Casa Las Margaritas |
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| Birds like painted buntings can be observed in gardens like here in Casa Las Margaritas |
This is a rare view of a Caracara ,(Quebrantahuesos in Spanish) a type of falcon , sharing dinner with a street cat. The Caracara likes to hang around with a family of cats on Calle Velero in Barra de Navidad.
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| Caracara Quebrantahuesos a type of falcon - Barra de Navidad Jal. Mexico |
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| Ginger (gingercito) and a Caracara Quebrantahuesos a type of falcon , sharing food with a street cat - Barra de Navidad Jal. Mexico |
Swallows are also common to see. These swallows were hanging around by Calle Velero during a rainy day in Barra de Navidad.
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| Swallows hanging around by Calle Velero during a rainy day in Barra de Navidad Jalisco. |
Some of the birds that can be observed by the Barra de Navidad Lagoon and surrounding area are:
English Scientific Spanish
Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus Tirano Melancólico/Tirano Tropical
Roseate Spoonbill Ajaia ajaja Espátula Rosada/Chocolatera
Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias Garza Azulada/Garza morena/Garzón Cenizo
Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea Garceta Azul/Garza Azul
Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis Pelícano Pardo/Pelícano Café
Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus Zanate Mexicano/Zanate Mayor
Cinnamon Hummingbird Amazilia rutila Amazilia Canela/Colibrí canela/Colibri Canelo
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Nyctanassa violacea Garza-nocturna Coroniclara/Pedrete corona clara
Great Egret Ardea alba Garza blanca/Garza Grande
Streak-backed Oriole Icterus pustulatus Turpial de Fuego/Bolsero de fuego
Yellow-winged Cacique Cacicus melanicterus Cacique Mexicano - Endémico
Wood Stork Mycteria americana Tántalo Americano/Cigüeña americana/Galletán
Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens Rabihorcado Magnífico/Fragata Magnífica
Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus Bienteveo Común/Luis bienteveo/Luis Grande
Orange-fronted Parakeet Aratinga canicularis Perico Frentinaranja
Royal Tern Sterna maxima Charrán Real / Golondrina Marina
Crested Caracara Caracara cheriway Carcara Común/ Caracara Quebrantahuesos
Black Vulture Coragyps atratus Carronero Común/Zamuro Negro/zopilote común
White Ibis Eudocimus albus Corocoro Blanco/Coco pato/Ibis Blanco
Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus Cormorán Orejudo
Painted Bunting Passerina ciris Colorín sietecolores ----> Near Threatened
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Golondrina Común
Snowy Egret Egretta thula Garza Nívea/Garceta pie-dorado
Melodious Blackbird Dives dives Turpial Cantor/Tordo Cantor
Golden-cheeked Woodpecker Melanerpes Chrysogenys Carpintero Cachetidorado/Carpintero cariamarillo/carpintero enmascarado
Great White Heron Ardea Alba Garza Blanca
Elegant Trogan Trogon Elegans Trogón Elegante / Pájaro Bandera
Northern Jacana Jacana Spinosa Jacana Norteña
In this album you can see more pictures of birds:
A great source I found for information of birds in Mexico is: Avibase – Listas de Aves del Mundo – Mexico
Visiting Barra de Navidad? Stay at Casa Las Margaritas
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| Barra de Navidad Jalisco México |
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| Golden-cheeked Woodpecker Melanerpes Chrysogenys Carpintero Cachetidorado - Barra de Navidad Jal. |
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| Orange oreol bird - Barra de Navidad, Jalisco Mexico ere in Casa Las Margaritas |
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| Bird watching - Barra de Navidad, Jalisco Mexico ere in Casa Las Margaritas |
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| White Ibis - Andres de Urdaneta St. in Barra de Navidad Jal. Casa Las Margaritas |
Visiting Barra de Navidad? Stay at Casa Las Margaritas
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| Northern Jacana bird- Grand Bay Isla Navidad Golf Course |
2 comments:
Wow! That's so cool! I didn't even know there was a lagoon. How do you get to it?
Hi Christy: This little lagoon is at the end of Andrés de Urdaneta street. :)
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