Another rain storm
and low cloud over the Lagoon this morning have Alyssia, Sarah and I walking
the Lagoon keeping our eyes to the skies. Even though the weather has taken a
turn for the worst the birds are still busy nest building with new nests being
found every day.
Whilst Alyssia and I
were observing a newly found Rufous Hornero nest Sarah exclaimed I’ve got a
raptor over the forest. The large broad winged bird was using the thermals to
make its way towards the lagoon.
With camera at the
ready I waited in anticipation for the bird to make it into camera range. Then
I reeled off a lot of pictures as the bird gained height wheeling its way
disappearing into the clouds! The bird was a juvenile kite but which species
was the pressing question. A look at the pictures on the computer and
consultation with Paul Smith (Fauna Paraguay) was the way forward with this
bird.
A juvenile Grey-headed
Kite was the final verdict once again my camera had preserved the moment allowing
enough time to look at the bird closely! Thanks Paul!
A few hirundines were push down by the weather with Grey-breasted, Tawny-headed and Brown-chested Martins all present. A Large-billed Tern
was the next visitor to the lagoon which is distinguished from the
Yellow-billed Tern by its larger size and the black primaries with grey to
white on the coverts and secondaries. The bird was found by “El Magico!” Jorge
as it quartered the margins before departing along the north side of the
lagoon.
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