This morning Sharon and I returned from a week long trip to Panama. We stayed at the Royal Decameron Beach Resort in Farallon ( Playa Blanca), Panama. The resort is on the Gulf of Panama on the Pacific Ocean side of Panama. While staying at and enjoying the resort we sighted and photographed numerous birds. Here is a list of the birds and other fauna we have so far identified and whose photos follow:
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron
- Red-crowned Woodpecker
- Blue-gray Tanager
- Brown Pelican
- Great-tailed Grackle
- Boat tailed Flycatcher
- Tropical Kingbird
- Tropical Mockingbird
- Franklin's Gull
- Shiny Cowbird
- Majestic Frigatebird
- Indian or Blue Peafowl
- Iguana
- Variegated Squirrel
Of the 12 bird photos, 9 are new species and have been added to my Life List. The ones that aren't new: Yellow-crowned Night Heron and Brown Pelican. The Indian Peafowl isn't eligible, as it is domesticated.
Franklin's Gull and the Laughing Gull bear a close resemblance to each other. I was able to I.D. the gull as a Franklin's Gull from the photo with the wings spread open. You can make out the white band separating the black wing tips from the rest of the wing. This occurs on the Franklin's Gull, but not on the Laughing Gull.
As I identify the birds in the other photos I will add them to the blog.
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ABOVE 3 PHOTOS: YELLOW-CROWNED
NIGHT HERON |
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ABOVE 2 PHOTOS: RED-CROWNED
WOODPECKER |
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| ABOVE 2 PHOTOS: BLUE-GRAY TANAGER |
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| ABOVE 3 PHOTOS: BROWN PELICAN |
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ABOVE 2 PHOTOS: GREAT-TAILED GRACKLE
TOP: FEMALE; BOTTOM: MALE |
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ABOVE 2 PHOTOS: BOAT-BILLED
FLYCATCHER |
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| ABOVE 2 PHOTOS: TROPICAL KINGBIRD |
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| ABOVE 2 PHOTOS: TROPICAL MOCKINGBIRD |
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| ABOVE 2 PHOTOS: FRANKLIN'S GULL |
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| FEMALE SHINY COWBIRD |
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| MAJESTIC FRIGATEBIRD |
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ABOVE 4 PHOTOS: INDIAN OR BLUE PEAFOWL
TOP 3 PHOTOS: MALE - PEACOCK
BOTTOM PHOTO: FEMALE - PEAHEN |
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| ABOVE 2 PHOTOS: IGUANA |
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| ABOVE 3 PHOTOS: VARIEGATED SQIRREL |
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