I'm not sure if it's the season or just luck or what, but there were SO MANY new birds!!! Eight, to be exact. I suppose you could say I had a ... field day! har har har.
I have students showing up any minute, so I won't be able to upload the pictures to my Flickr bird album just yet (not that any of you care), but these are 3 birds that I just can't identify from the new bunch. I'm hoping you guys can help me:
Mystery Bird 1 (possibly a baby of Mystery Bird 2)
Mystery Bird 2 (possibly the older version of Mystery Bird 1)
Mystery Bird 3 (Possibly a female of some species, which makes it harder to identify. Tropical Mockingbird, perhaps? I saw plenty of male tropical mockingbirds today.)
EDIT: I'm almost sure it's a sabiá barranco: pale-breasted thrush, but there are so many variations in the images that I'm finding of this bird that it's hard to be sure. This one's a little fatter than most of the pictures, but maybe because it lives in a park that has both a lake and humans?
EDIT: I'm almost sure it's a sabiá barranco: pale-breasted thrush, but there are so many variations in the images that I'm finding of this bird that it's hard to be sure. This one's a little fatter than most of the pictures, but maybe because it lives in a park that has both a lake and humans?
This last little guy (or lady) was totally cool with me. I was so close and talking to it and everything and it just stayed there, chillin' next to the water.
I really need a better bird book. My current one is tiny (about 100 pages) and I've identified almost all the birds in it (!). Any suggestions? :)
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I think it is SO COOL that you are a birder. What could be better than that!?
ReplyDeleteDo you have plans to visit the Pantanal? Heaven.
I couldn't have said it better... and didn't for that matter ;)
ReplyDeleteGlad you found your birdies!
I think it's time you moved on to my 'bible' Aves brasileiras' by Johan Dalgas Frisch. It's thorough and beautifully illustrated.
ReplyDeleteDanielle, I do the same up here...getting out in the sun and nature always helps me relax. Anyway, about the birds, they kind of look like the vermilion flycatcher you posted previously. And the last one does look like a thrush/sabia but I haven't had the time to really research it. I agree with you and Lisbeth--SA bird guides are carissimo(!) and Aves Brasileiras is the way to go if you really want to step it up. Have fun!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you started by saying you had an irritating morning and then described quality, happy, enjoyable time you spent with the birds! Forget all that annoying stuff!
ReplyDeleteI never really thought I was that into birds unti I sudddenly found myself with all this free time and now... I like birds. It's crazy. they are fun to watch.
ReplyDeleteHi, Danielle... I love reading your posts about languages and linguistics. I love the subject and I'm on my way to learn my 4th language already :D so your insights are good and maybe I'll even graduate on that.
ReplyDeleteI made a post on my blog about how brazilians (try to) speak english and what happens when they think they already can. I'd be glad to read your opinion on it. It's in portuguese, but by what you've been writing lately, I think you can understand it just fine :D
If you have some time, take a look... http://brunoeosgringos.blogspot.com/
see ya
I just noticed this comprehensive guide to Brazilian birds has a kindle edition available:
ReplyDeleteA Field Guide to the Birds of Brazil [Kindle Edition]
So why not download the free Kindle for PC app. Then try the free sample of this particular book (I just did -- to make sure it would be in color since Kindle is a B&W device). If you think that might work for you, the kindle price for that book is less than US$17. You'd just have to use your PC to read it.