This is a Great Kiskadee about to eat a crab. The photo was taken last week, but not around here. It was foraging along the shore of the Caribbean Sea about an hour south of Cancun. The birding was good, but not as good as the weather. We saw as many bird species that breed up here as we did birds that spend the year down there. Red-eyed Vireos were common. I had my best looks ever at Hooded Warbler. Redstarts, Yellow Warblers, and Yellow-throated Warblers were not hard to find. A Little Blue Heron was on the beach one day, along with a Black-bellied Plover, a Willet, Ruddy Turnstones, and Sanderlings. The week was way too short.

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