Oaxaca, Mexico: 2008
Click on the small picture to see a larger, more detailed version. I
toured the area around Oaxaca Mexico in November 2008. The weather
was lovely and most of the photos turned out well. At times, the
birding was slower than expected, however. Most of the photos were
taken with a Canon SLR camera with 300mm zoom lens, but I also use a
Nikon point-and-shoot for both scenery and digiscoping. All modes are
represented below. The trip was very enjoyable and was led by Jan
Hansen (dba Otus Asio Tours
notusasiotours@bellsouth.net
). Jan leads a variety of
trips, all of which I would recommend.
I also visited Oaxaca and Chiapas in
2012.
Culture of Oaxaca City and environs
Count down to when the Governor can be replaced, chopolinis
(grasshopers) for sale, main cathedral,
Iglesia de la Compania, Iglesia de Santo Domingo, inside a church,
November 6 and 15, 2008
View from and view at Monte Alban, a Zapotec ruins site, November 7, 2008
Day of the Dead, Casa de las Artesinas, Oaxaca City, November 6;
"alebrije" workshop of Pepe Santiago, Arrazola, November 7;
modern Zapotec weaving cooperative, Teotitlan, November 8, 2008
Yagul, a somewhat more recent ruin,
Arbol del Tule, world's largest tree in circumference,
Jan with Susan and Amy at dinner, November 15, 2008
Oaxaca City and its Mountains
White-throated Towhee, Dusky Flycatcher, grasshoper at Monte Alban,
November 7, 2008
Violet-green Swallow, forest scene, Green Violet-ear, Rufous
Hummingbird,
lizard accidentally in the same view,
above Teotitlan del Valle, November 8, 2008
Tufted Flycatcher and Slate-throated Redstart in the same field of
view,
above Teotitlan del Valle, November 8, 2008
Grey-barred Wren, Mountain Trogon,
above Teotitlan del Valle,
November 8, 2008
Clay-colored and Rufous-backed Robins
our hotel, Oaxaca City,
November 9, 2008
Bumblebee Hummingbird, Grey-barred Wren, Brown-backed Solitaire,
La Cumbre mountain ridge, November 9, 2008
White-eared Hummingbird, Grey-silky Flycatcher, Garnet-throated
Hummingbird,
Cinnamon-bellied Flowerpiercer,
La Cumbre mountain ridge, November 9, 2008
Travel to, around, and from Tuxtepec
Green Kingfisher at Puente del Ierna,
Red Warbler in mountains north of Oaxaca City,
November 10, 2008
Unicolored Jay, Collared Aracari, Brown Jay,
Carribean side of the mountains, November 10, 2008
Yellow-breasted Chat, Grey Hawk, Painted Bunting,
near Camelia Rojo outside Tuxtepec, November 11 and 12, 2008
Laughing Falcon, Rufous-capped Warbler, Black-headed Trogon,
Black-headed Saltator,
near Camelia Rojo outside Tuxtepec, November 12, 2008
Northern Jacana, Aplomado Falcon, Squirrel Cuckoo, Violaceous Trogon,
near Bethania outside Tuxtepec, November 11, 2008
Blue-grey Tanager, Yellow-winged Tanager, Melodious Blackbird in
Tuxtepec,
Roadside Hawk, Snail Kite in Veracruz outside Tuxtepec,
November 12, 2008
Rusty Sparrow, Olive-throated Parakeet, butterfly, Emerald Toucanet,
Collared Trogon,
on the long road back to Oaxaca City, November
13, 2008
West of Oaxaca City toward Pacific
White-lored Gnatcatcher, Plain-capped Starthroat, Cinnamon-sided
Hummingbird,
west of Oaxaca City near Totolapan and beyond,
November 14, 2008
Citreoline Trogon, Russet-crowned Motmot, White-throated Magpie-jay,
Boucard's Wren,
west of Oaxaca City, November 14, 2008
Bridled Sparrow, Grey-breasted Woodpecker, Crested Caracara,
Curved-billed Thrasher,
Yagul, west of Oaxaca City, November 15, 2008