Chopta Tungnath, Uttarakhand
Nature Photography
Bird of the Day: Greylag Geese
Bird of the Day: American Pygmy-Kingfisher

Bijagua, Costa Rica
Bird of the Day: Fire-tailed Myzornis
Bird of the Day: Brahminy Starling
Bird of the Day: Black-crested Bulbul
Bird of the Day: Loggerhead Shrike (Villa del Faro)

Baja California Sur, Mexico
Bird of the Day: Silver-breasted Broadbill
Bird of the Day: Oriental Magpie-Robin
Bird of the Day: Siberian Stonechat
Her Majesty’s Secret

The guests of Chan Chich Lodge who had the good fortune to see her majesty last week were kind enough to share their photos. Thanks again to Al Erickson for his follow up visit the day after the mother jaguar was spotted, back to the same general location; this time he spotted these two adolescents wandering on the road. They must have been out of sight the day prior, mother guarding her secret while she posed for a portrait. This day, no secrets. Only pride.
Bird of the Day: Black-faced Laughingthrush
Bird of the Day: Orange-headed Thrush
Bird of the Day: Sooty-capped Chlorospingus
Bird of the Day: Blue-fronted Redstart
Bird of the Day: Oriental Reed Warbler
Bird of the Day: Spot-billed Duck
Bird of the Day: Woolly-necked Stork
Bird of the Day: Indian Scops Owl
Same Jaguar, Different Camera

Yesterday I posted a couple images from a guest’s phone camera, including one of the cat above seen through the lens of a scope. What I did not know when I posted that was that another guide, Marvin who was with two other guests, had come upon the cat first and had signaled to Luis to bring his two guests to see the cat, which seemed quite relaxed in this location. Al Erickson, who is at Chan Chich primarily for photographing birds, took the photo above. Incidentally, he and his wife were the ones who pointed us to Bird Tales.















