21/10
I have spent the
last week walking a tightrope whilst working on pitfall traps in the Cerrado.
By this I mean I have not taken my camera or binos with me just a load of
buckets, tarp and sticks. I have returned soaked and covered in muck some days therefore
the above were not suitable for carriage.
It was inevitable
that a good bird would come by at some stage but I was not expecting what
turned up this morning at around 0800hrs. There had been the tail end of a
front moving across the Cerrado with clear skies behind it. Catherine and I
were up to our arms in setting the tarp on a pitfall bucket and then I heard a
loud waaarrhh!! I instantly went into birding meltdown. My brain had registered
what the species was but my mouth needed to catch up! Whats that? ... Catherine
looked up from what she was doing... The mouth had by now caught up Macaw Macaw
but where was it!
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| (photo by Catherine Lee-Zuck Canada) |
The Red and Green
Macaw flew towards us at low level but OMG no camera ****. Catherine had a
digital camera and produced it in rapid time taking a single shot as the bird
past us! Whew she certainly saved the day there (but there was more to come!).
I phoned Becca who was in the Atlantic Forest on the off chance that the Macaw
would stop off behind the front! The last confirmed record was in 2012 but there was a Macaw heard by Griselda and Jorge but unfortunately not seen approx a month ago therefore remains a Macaw sp!
It was time to go
crazeeee a life bird and a species that was on my wish list of birds! Catherine
was more reserved but excited all the same!
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| (photo by Catherine Lee-Zuck Canada) |
Shortly afterwards
two Kites appeared stopping on the top of the trees as if to wait for the front
to move on further before they continued their journey. They were White tailed
Kite which was another new bird for my reserve list... These were definitely crazy
times! Catherine to the rescue again!
At this point I
could not concentrate and flipped about waving my arms in the air (The
Beddington Farm boys have experience of this behaviour). Amazing stuff all
caught on camera. I can only liken the buzz factor to scoring an important goal
in a soccer match!! I am still buzzing Woo hoo!!
20/10
During the afternoon
an excited Jorge entered the museum saying “Come quickly!” I got outside and
looked around by the large black birds he had seen had gone. I decided to hang
around and watch the skies which proved to be a great decision as the two black
birds re appeared over the lagoon.
The pair of
Bare-faced Ibis was obviously looking to rest but declined to stop after a
second look at the lagoon. Jorge confirmed the birds were the same he had seen.
The only other
flyover of interest was a mixed group of Egrets. The low cloud
and el magico had worked his magic once again!
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