BACKYARD BIRDING IN MERIDA, YUCATAN, AND BEYOND-EYE RISK: PILEATED WOODPECKER
Begin this New Year with new hope, discoveries. I found something new to ponder. IMAGINE my surprise when I enlarged an image…
Begin this New Year with new hope, discoveries. I found something new to ponder. IMAGINE my surprise when I enlarged an image…
Surely those vivid red and yellow feathers of the Scarlet Macaw are produced by carotenoid pigments which produce red, yellow and orange…
CAROTENOIDS Carotenoid, pronounced like a cross between a martial arts form (karate) and a humanoid, USUALLY produces red, yellow, and orange feather…
Colorful feathers of birds are breath-taking. Even a drab feather is an amazing structure. But trying to figure out plumage color is…
That something as insignificant as an eyelid had its place in the workings on the universe, that the cosmic order did not…
That something as insignificant as an eyelid had its place in the workings on the universe, that the cosmic order did not…
“Someday we’ll find it The Rainbow Connection The lovers, the dreamers and me” Kermit the Frog Glimpses of rainbow feathers…
“To be truly iconic, you need to be able to be recognized in a silhouette.” Slash from Guns and Roses “We pack…
Red-winged Blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus, Tordo Sargento (Spanish), Chuleeb (Mayan) Red-winged Blackbird perches high with feathers the color of inky dye He sings…
Glaucidium brasilianum, Tecolote Bajeño o Viejita (Spanish), To’aka xnuk (Mayan) This tribute to February, the Valentine month of love, was inspired by…