Papa! Agua! AGUAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!

Hola, Agua, Papa, Agua Papa!! Papa papa papa - agua! agua!

Cocka-Doodle-Do ... He can't quit finish that one. 

 

All day long this bird, who lives right next to us, hollars and hollars. Sometimes he pretends he's the rooster. Sometimes he hollers for water ... although I'm not sure why, because he doesn't like being left out in the rain. And when he really gets going, Dave, the man of our house, goes out and hides in the bushes between the two houses and then just douses him with a squirt bottle until he falls off of his roost. Have some water!

 

We don't mind him. I think he's really funny. Sometimes I go outside and yell "agua papa" just to get him going. And sometimes I go outside and whisper "agua papa" just to get Dave going! heehee

 

As for the rest of the birds... I'm not an ornithologist or an avicultural consultant, therefore the disclaimer: I looked up each bird diligently in the following bird book that a brother graciously lent me for a week. We poured over the pages and read the descriptions and decided that this is as good as it's going to get. I've named them and I'm happy with the names - some birds may have to live with an identity crisis in the pages of this blog however in the name of expediency, I'm sure they would understand.

Please have fun looking at these beautiful birds.

I hope to find some more precious loves. If I do I will gather them together and just make a PART II

(If you double-click on the picture, you can see it in a bigger size.)

 



 

 

 

 Black Vulture - They have white tipped wings which you can barely see in this picture, and they fly with their feet hanging down. They usually fly really high, so it's difficult to get a good pic.

Black-bellied hummingbird

 

Black-headed Saltator 

 

Black-striped Sparrow

 

Blue-headed Parrot (this pic is from Wikipedia... it was too early in the morning to see his beautiful colors in Bugaba. But Andrew and Anna see them all of the time outside of  their house. )

 

Blue-Gray Tanager

  

 

Red Cardinal and Great Kiskadee (yellow)



Crimson-Crested Woodpecker (He was really huge. Almost as big as a pileated woodpecker)

Gray Hawk

This guy was really awesome looking. Bad pics

 

Great Egret

 

 

 Great Kiskadee

 

Great-Tailed Grackle (I love the music he makes - he's very creative and his songs vary constantly) 

 

Green Violet-Eared Hummingbird

 

 

Honey-Creeper (just a little guy but so cheeky) They've already migrated away.

So happy we were here in time to see them .

!!!PARTY

 here he is with the tanager

Tropical Mockingbird (he's a bit of a loaner - I guess that makes sense, as he's always copying everybody else. That can only go so long before they ignore you)

Northern Oriole - female

 

Thrush with a bright orange Northern Oriole 

Olive Tanager (maybe - this one leaves me uncertain)

Amazon Parrots - rescued  

Red-Crowned Woodpecker

 

 

Red-Fronted Parrotlet - wild 

Red-Fronted Parrotlet - less wild, will play for food

 

 

Scarlet Tanager 

 

Southern Lapwing 

 

EL TUCAN

The Toucan is really a lowland tropical bird, and we're in the mountains. I heard them while we were in Puerto Armuelles, but I never saw them . They are very social and apparently very friendly. This man has raised these from babies. He owns a hydroponic lettuce farm, which the friends love. He's like the lettuce Nazi, though, and you have to get there early. We went with Dave and Carla today. The lettuce really is good, but the toucans were awesome. I got a video of the interacting with "daddy". They really love him. And I think the feeling is mutual. It proves the necessity of interaction with the animals, the way Jehovah originally intended. This man is not very good with the people, but with the birds he becomes a different person. It is nice that he lets the customers see the toucans.

 

 

 

 

 Believe it or not, these woodpeckers are fierce. It doesn't matter the size - he will go after anyone who comes near the food. He actually pecks at them. They usually don't get too close. And once he wins "king of the banana" he keeps a really good look-out to make sure that no-one sneaks up on him. It's really funny to watch. He is fearless. We should imitate this bird in our own lives, regarding our relationship with Jehovah. Don't let anyone mess with us: no matter how big he thinks he is!

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

A little Jenny Wren.

A little Jenny wren,
Was sitting by the shed.
She wagged her tail,
And nodded with her head.

She wagged with her tail,
And nodded with her head.
As little Jenny wren,
Was sitting by the shed

This little baby sits outside of our window almost everyday and sings her little heart out. Her song is beautiful and pleasant and fills my heart with joy. One morning between classes I just leaned out the window and immersed myself in her song. I video'd some of it, too. I think Jehovah must stop and listen, as well as all of the angels, because she is so sweet and pure sounding.

 

 Yellow-Crowned Euphonia

 

 

Yellow-Faced Grassquit