I'm so glad you had a chance to check out some of the Webcam links! I really enjoy them! Especially when I'm tied to my desk. I often see something surprising. Enjoy!
I'm going to check out the Panama webcam. I love that I have now experienced at least a few of the cool tropical birds you write so eloquently about. And now when you mention howler monkeys, I get it!
I love that you now "get it" regarding howler monkeys and tropical birds! I wish everyone could experience this world. But at least webcams give us a tiny window into a small part of it. I was so surprised and delighted when I was watching the Panama bird cam and chachalacas showed up!
"While we are sleeping, innumerable beating wings ply the starry skies high over our heads, as northern birds make their way to their winter homes." Sophie, if your evocative writing didn't swiftly transport me back to the mesmerizing dizziness of avian wealth in the tropics, I would indeed be saddened by this exodus. But how sweet will be the morning next spring when the first trickles of birdsong greet our day, and the renewed brilliant breeding plumages of our erstwhile companions promise new life! And if one is able, a winter visit to Central or South America not only feeds the soul, but helps support ecotourosm economies! Thanks for this wonderful post!
Thank you for your kind words! You well know how much a visit to the tropics can feed the soul AND help support ecotourism! I'm already looking forward to returning birds next spring, but I love thinking about our friends south of the border delighting in the migrants' arrival in their part of the world. The little Say's Phoebe that spent the whole spring and summer on and around my house left on Sept 27. I wish I could accompany her and protect her on her perilous journey south. These migrations are so remarkable!
That is the amazing thing about all the diminutive and beautiful songbirds that grace our forests and fields in the summer…they fly hundreds and sometimes thousands of miles TWICE a year between their summer and winter habitats! And they co-exist with very different looking birds in both locales. Thank you for this wonderful reminder about the birds inhabiting the Central and South American habitats….bedazzling indeed!!! Just like your writing and imagery 💜💙💚
Thank you for the lovely comment! I know you appreciate these remarkable journeys as much as I do! And you've experienced the bedazzling avifauna in Central and South America. I'm always blown away that my summer birds might be perching with monkeys and parrots when they're away from my part of the world!
"The haunting calls of southward-flying geese are a harbinger of a lonelier season." A perfect sentence. I was immediately in that moment.
Thanks for the kind comment! I'm so glad it worked for you and resonated.
Oh that Motmot is gorgeous. Thanks for sharing the live bird cams links, Sophie. I've loved checking them out!
I'm so glad you had a chance to check out some of the Webcam links! I really enjoy them! Especially when I'm tied to my desk. I often see something surprising. Enjoy!
I'm going to check out the Panama webcam. I love that I have now experienced at least a few of the cool tropical birds you write so eloquently about. And now when you mention howler monkeys, I get it!
I love that you now "get it" regarding howler monkeys and tropical birds! I wish everyone could experience this world. But at least webcams give us a tiny window into a small part of it. I was so surprised and delighted when I was watching the Panama bird cam and chachalacas showed up!
"While we are sleeping, innumerable beating wings ply the starry skies high over our heads, as northern birds make their way to their winter homes." Sophie, if your evocative writing didn't swiftly transport me back to the mesmerizing dizziness of avian wealth in the tropics, I would indeed be saddened by this exodus. But how sweet will be the morning next spring when the first trickles of birdsong greet our day, and the renewed brilliant breeding plumages of our erstwhile companions promise new life! And if one is able, a winter visit to Central or South America not only feeds the soul, but helps support ecotourosm economies! Thanks for this wonderful post!
Thank you for your kind words! You well know how much a visit to the tropics can feed the soul AND help support ecotourism! I'm already looking forward to returning birds next spring, but I love thinking about our friends south of the border delighting in the migrants' arrival in their part of the world. The little Say's Phoebe that spent the whole spring and summer on and around my house left on Sept 27. I wish I could accompany her and protect her on her perilous journey south. These migrations are so remarkable!
That is the amazing thing about all the diminutive and beautiful songbirds that grace our forests and fields in the summer…they fly hundreds and sometimes thousands of miles TWICE a year between their summer and winter habitats! And they co-exist with very different looking birds in both locales. Thank you for this wonderful reminder about the birds inhabiting the Central and South American habitats….bedazzling indeed!!! Just like your writing and imagery 💜💙💚
Thank you for the lovely comment! I know you appreciate these remarkable journeys as much as I do! And you've experienced the bedazzling avifauna in Central and South America. I'm always blown away that my summer birds might be perching with monkeys and parrots when they're away from my part of the world!