[ncsc-moths] Re: some Mexican moths
- From: Doug Allen <dougk4ly@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "ncsc-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <ncsc-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2013 20:39:55 -0500
Thanks Paul. Yes, your right. Click on picture again and look at comments
below. It's not possible to change the title without eliminating the
comments. And the mystery bird is a Black Catbird with some sort of
vegetation stuck to it which sure stumped everyone for a while!
On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 8:05 PM, PandlScharf <pandlscharf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> Are you sure your Cuckoo isn't a Squirrel cuckoo ? Also your mystery bird
> kind of looks like a Jay to me. Maybe young , Black-throated ? I'm not
> familiar with the bird or it's habitat. Paul
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Doug Allen
> Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2013 6:00 PM
> To: ncsc-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [ncsc-moths] some Mexican moths
>
> These were phtographed last night at Jardin Botanico, Puerto Morelos,
> Quintana Roo, probably the only pristine area on the coast along the
> tourist megaopolis from Cancun to Playa del Carmen. Since Jardin
> Botanico is a tremendous birding and butterflying location, I expected
> more than these micro moths. No beetles came to the black light. I
> think the limestone "soil" here may not be conducive to beetles, but
> why so few moths?
> I think I can easily identify some of the pictures to family. Are any
> species we have in the Carolinas? You can see pictures of
> butterflies and birds at Jardin Botanico in the set-
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/carolinabutterflies/sets/72157632583566682/
>
> or the stream- http://www.flickr.com/photos/carolinabutterflies/
>
> I'm helping with Jardin Botanico's promotion by creating a web site
> that will appear soon. It's a jewel of a sanctuary.
>
> Doug Allen
>
>
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