another red-crested cardinal
close up of the fork-tailed flycatcher
and full view of the a fork-tailed flycatcher
During our visit to Esteros del Ibera, as part of the Agentinian Mesopotamia trip in December 2022, we saw lots of different birds, and lots of birds for the second or the third or the forth time. Resulting in 100s of photos, of course. A selection of the best pictures is already included in the story I wrote about the trip, but I have many more, which I like to share. I am not an experienced ornitologist, don’t know much about birds, but enjoy watching them, for their colours and their often graceful movements. I have tried to find the right names for the pictures included, but by no means claim to be correct every time – so if you know better, do react to this post with improvements, and I’ll try to accomodate. For the rest, just enjoy the photos.
southern lapwing, tero tero in local language
saffron-yellow finch
vermillion flycatcher
great kiskadee, locally called benteveo
a heron gracefully landing
a wattled jacana, perhaps?, quite common here
black ibis?
also an ibis, aparently called black-faced ibis
egret
another type heron, graceful with its tail
this could be a slaty-breasted wood-rail
this, aparently, is a black-bellied whistling duck – not just a duck
woodpecker for sure, this one a West-Indian woodpecker
giant wood-rail, anybody?
another heron
gracious water bird, not sure about the name
a pale-breasted thrush, perhaps
vulture
a hawk taking off (or another bird-of-prey)
there he is again, the West-Indian woodpecker
another duck tribe
Very Nice pictures Bruno and what’s in a name!!