Birding Brazil (IV) : Brasilia
When: June 2018 Weather: Warm 25C
Leica Q Nikon P900
After departing the Xingu Indigenous Park, we flew directly back to Brasilia with a refueling stop in Agua Boa. Our overnight stay was at the Golden Tulip Alvorada Hotel which is set on the banks of a man made lake….where there are lakes, there must be birds…..so I was up at dawn for my usual ramble…
the sun rising on the right…
cast a lovely light on the hotel
An egret skimmed the water
as did another large flock
and then this ringed kingfisher joined the dove on this tree
Ringed Kingfisher
A great egret took in the morning light
this fellow zipped in and out at speed…
there were several of them and one of them finally settled nearby…
A gorgeous swallow tailed hummingbird with its distinctive blue head and green body
close up swallow-tailed HB
Humming away
the swallow tail easily seen
Here, wings and tail splayed
As the sun got higher, the light got better
Picazuro pigeon
Rufous bellied thrush
chevron winged parakeet
chevron winged parakeet
a yellow bellied Elaenia
yellow bellied Elaenia
chalk browed mockingbird
brown chested martin?
Rufous hornero
rufous browed peppershrike
European greenfinch?
So just an hour and a half’s walk in the hotel’s garden yielded all these beauties….which just goes to show that we don’t really need to go too far afield to twitch…. Highly recommended location and hotel for birding.
Acknowledgements: Bob Kaufman for help in identifying many species.