Uruguay - Birds
May 18, 2019
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Once we left behind the built up coastal areas of Uruguay, we were amazed at the amount of wild life, and in particular the birds that we saw. First on the rio Valizes, we were off to see some rather old Ombúes trees and didn't expect to see such a variety of birds along the water front. From there, we actually visited one of the marked Mirador des Aves. The lookout itself was a bit of a disappointment but driving slowly along the country lanes, it was stop start as weird and wonderful birds popped into sight.
Other great places in Uruguay were the Parque Nacional de Santa Teresa, the Quebrada de los Cuervos, Parque Natural Regional Valle del Lunarejo and the Termas San Nicanor. We saw so many different species of birds in Uruguay that Rachel even bought her own book in an attempt to identify them. Hoping the names given in the photos are correct! Me thinks there is a secret twitcher waiting to escape!
_IMG8780 Greater Egret _IMG8726 Cocoi Heron _IMG8796 Cocoi Heron _IMG8819 Black-necked Stilt _IMG8765 Chimango _IMG8775 House Sparrow - maybe _IMG8739 White Monita _IMG8702 Greater Yellowlegs _IMG8783 Chimango _IMG8867 Wood Stork _IMG8834 White-faced Ibis _IMG8891 Chimango _IMG8892 Chimango _IMG8906 Great Egret _IMG8532 Grey-necked Wood-Rail _IMG8994 Campo Flicker Woodpecker _IMG9012 (2) Rufous Hornero _IMG9004 Guira Cuckoo _IMG9061 Spectacled Tyrant _IMG9068 Monk Parakeet _IMG9221 Chalk-browed Mockingbird _IMG9462 Muscovy Duck and Ducklings _IMG9467 Bare-faced Ibis _IMG9479 Muscovy Duck _IMG9393 Wattled Jacanca (juv) IMG_2580 Bare-faced Ibis IMG_2577 Whistling Heron _IMG9498 _IMG9611 Giant Wood-Rail IMG_2473 IMG_2466 Brown-chested Martin _IMG9655 Red-crested Cardinal IMG_2488 Chalk-browed Mockingbird IMG_2514 American Kestrel IMG_2510 Greater Rhea IMG_2526 Roadside Hawk IMG_2506 Golden Billed Salteador, with C IMG_2545 White Monjita IMG_2556 Whistling Heron IMG_2581 IMG_2583 Southern Screamers IMG_2600 Plumbeous Ibis IMG_2601 Savanna Hawk
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