Hoy es el día mundial de las abejas y si bien todo el mundo sabe que tan importantes son estás para la polinización de muchísimas plantas, se olvida el papel de muchos otros insectos como esta mosca de las flores (Asemosyrphus arquatus). 🧵⬇️ #insectos #plantas

Monjita americana (Himantopus mexicanus) Bosque de San Juan de Aragón, CDMX 🧵⬇️ #aves

Agami Heron (Agami agami). Mexico & the Amazon Basin. Stealth predators, they crouch motionless on branches or tree roots overhanging water for hours at a time. #birds #nature #wildlife #photo #biology #conservation

Look at this fine Finch. His name is Atticus

Frijolillo (Crotolaria cajanifolia) Jaluco, Jalisco #plantas

Cazahuate enano (Ipomoea intrapilosa) Endémico de México Barranca de Oblatos, Jalisco #plantas #endémico

Matraca serrana (Campylorhynchus gularis) Endémica de México Barranca de Huentitán, Jalisco

Here's a good look at the red skin patch on a Greater Sandhill Crane. It's textured like very small skin nibs or tags. #SandhillCrane #birds

Cacto viejito (Cephalocereus senilis) Tolantongo, Hidalgo 🧵⬇️

Moradilla (Camonea umbellata) Jaluco, Jalisco 🧵⬇️ #plantas #insectos

Papamoscas de Hammond (Empidonax hammondii) Bosque Los Colomos, Jalisco 🧵⬇️ #aves

Manto (Ipomoea tricolor) Barranca de Oblatos, Jalisco 🧵⬇️ #plantas #insectos

Chicalote (Argemone grandiflora) Endémico de México Cardonal, Hidalgo. #plantas #endémico

Apparently it’s World Robberfly Day. Happy World Robberfly Day to those who practice!

Got one

Zopilote común (Coragyps atratus) Bosque del Centinela, Jalisco 🧵⬇️ #aves

Scarlet Tanager (Paringa olivacea): This 19cm (7.5in) species is native to North America and into northern South America, it is a seed eating bird. Thank you again Debbie McKenzie for sharing your Splendid photo of a Tanager taken in Anniston, Alabama, USA. #tanager #scarlettanager #wildlife #nature

A Peruvian Pelican relaxing on the rocks #birds #Chile

Got up early in hopes of catching this photo before work this morning. There's only a few days each year where it's cool enough in the morning to make this shot possible. Thankfully, today was one of those days! #wildlife #birds

Olote (Hoverdenia speciosa) Endémico de México Tolantongo, Hidalgo 🧵⬇️ #plantas #endémico

Chapulín diferencial (Melanoplus differentialis) Bosque de Chapultepec III Sección, CDMX #insectos

Colibrí corona violeta (Ramosomyia violiceps) Espinosilla (Loeselia mexicana) Endémica de México Bosque Pedagógico del Agua, Jalisco #avees #plantas #endémico

Curuba (Passiflora tarminiana) Introducida en México Bosque de Chapultepec III Sección #plantas

Colibrí pico ancho (Cynanthus latirostris) Hembra Bosque pedagógico del agua, Jalisco 🧵⬇️ #aves

Chapulín de la milpa (Sphenarium purpurascens) Bosque de Chapultepec III Sección, CDMX 🧵⬇️ #insectos

Northern Flicker widespread across North America 📷: James C Sengul #birds

A Great Horned Owl snoozing in the sunshine.

Here's a close up of the red-tailed hawk from a few weeks ago. I will be working images from that day, for this week anyways, because we are in for some very rainy weather this week. It poured today. Yesterday I recovered from a week of on-call duties at work. #birds #Red-tailedHawk

Hummingbirds looking a bit rough this year.

There was a Red-naped Sapsucker hanging out in the ash tree for a bit yesterday. A good week for returning migrants. The Brewer's Blackbirds showed up, two species of hummers, White-crowned Sparrow, Yellow-rumped warbler, and even an early Nashville Warbler! 🪶

Yesterday morning was peak Saguaro! 🌵 🌼 (13 blossoms?!)

Cazahuate (Ipomoea arborescens) Endémico de México Abejorro carpintero (Xylocopa guatemalensis) Bosque de Chapultepec III Sección, CDMX 🧵⬇️ #plantas #insectos #endémico

Saltapared común norteño (Troglodytes aedon) Bosque Pedagógico del Agua, Jalisco 🧵⬇️ #aves

We got our first hummers today! This one, a Rufous, has come by a few times today. Also saw a smaller, greener hummer early this morning, but it was too fast for a pic and has not returned. I suspect it was a Black-chinned, but it could have been a Calliope. 🪶

Coztomate (Physalis coztomatl) Endémico de México Desierto de los Leones, CDMX 🧵⬇️ #plantas #endémico

While a year-round resident of this area, the Clark's Nutcracker must head for the hills in the winter. It was a daily visitor to the yard last year, but disappeared when the weather turned. It has started appearing again in the last two weeks. 🪶

My last pic from #DevilsTower last month — shot out the truck window as I drove away to head home. #scape #photography

Ardillón de roca (Otospermophilus variegatus) Zoológico de San Juan de Aragón, CDMX 🧵⬇️ #mamíferos

Acahual gigantón (Tithonia tubaeformis) Bosque de San Juan de Aragón, CDMX 🧵⬇️ #plantas

A brilliant Steller’s Jay for this #ThursJay #birds

Lots of urban noise today, so the Merlin algorithm was very confused. Therefore, my #TenMinMerlin has a whopping three misfires today-- there were no Chipping Sparrows, Northern Mockingbirds, nor Red-winged Blackbirds in the yard. That's still 8 species, though, could be worse!

Tenía rato sin mostrar nada de la guía rápida que ando haciendo, acá una página con dos familias muy parecidas de aves frugívoras de plumaje sedoso y copete bien peinado Pensaba que por el frío iban a bajar muchos chinitos este año pero no pasó, chales

Colibrí berilo (Saucerottia beryllina) Bosque pedagógico del agua, Jalisco 🧵⬇️ #aves

Humboldt Penguins on a rocky coast #birds #penguins

Mariposa blanca de la col (Leptophobia aripa) Bosque de San Juan de Aragón, CDMX #insectos #plantas

Magnolias - a few seasons ago ...

Chinche hedionda (Edessa reticulata) Barranca de Oblatos, Jalisco #insectos

Junco ojos de lumbre (Junco phaeonotus) Los Azufres, Michoacán 🧵⬇️ #aves

Mantis sinaloense (Stagmomantis colorata) Endémica de México Barranca de Oblatos, Jalisco 🧵⬇️ #insectos #endémico

Escarabajo de la papa sinaloense (Leptinotarsa behrensi) Endémico de México Barranca de Oblatos, Jalisco 🧵⬇️ #insectos #endémico