By the time I arrived in Mexico for the last of my long string of tours through South America, Central America and the Caribbean, I had seen close to 2000 species of bird in a matter of 5 months. However, far from being tired - I was very much looking forward to a week traveling around the Yucatan digging up as many of the specialities as possible. There were some long travel days, and the birds didn't always play ball - but we did find almost all the sought after species including the spectacular Ocellated Turkey. I had seen these a year before in Guatemala, where they roam about the Mayan ruins of Tikal fairly oblivious to humans. I didn't possess a decent camera or lens to do the birds justice back then, but by the time a small flock walked into the middle of the road in Calakmul - I had something reasonable to hand. Being the middle of breeding season, the males weren't too bothered by much, so long as the ladies were in sight.
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| Ocellated Turkey - Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, Campeche, Mexico. 2015. |
