We saw many wonders on our first visit to this part of Mexico: the starkly beautiful geography, the many layers of history, the blend of influences in the architecture and society, the kind people we met, the delicious food … and so many birds! Some were familiar, many we had never encountered before. We saw birds native to desert habitats, mountain birds, city birds, and thanks to dams and reservoirs, waterfowl.
Here is a gallery of some of my favorite bird photos from this trip.
A Vermillion Flycatcher! We spotted many of them in different environments, each time a thrill.
This female Vermillion Flycatcher really liked the rooftop water tanks.
She especially liked her reflection in the stainless steel.
A Violet Crowned Hummingbird
it would only flash its namesake colors on landing or taking off, and I never timed it exactly right to catch it in a photo.
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Wilson’s Warbler
Northern Mockingbird — this one ran through an endless selection of birdsong and other sounds.
A Verdin – not a great picture, but a beautiful bird
Black Phoebe
Great Tailed Grackle
Great Kiskadee
Golden Fronted Woodpecker
White-winged Dove
White Faced Ibis: These striking birds grazed in an irrigated field with a bunch of cattle egrets.
Black-necked Stilt in the reservoir at El Charco del Ingenio Botanical Garden in San Miguel de Allende.
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