Well, in this case, two totally different “feathers” are flocking together or at least sharing the same tree in a neighbor’s yard on a hill above me. First time I have seen the Keel-billed Toucan and the Gray-headed Chachalaca sharing a perch tree. (Names are linked to my galleries of each species.)
My landlord “K” texted me to say he looked down (his house is above mine on the same hill) to tell me that there were two toucans in my Cecropia Tree. I went out with my camera and as I looked up the last one of the two flew off. But fortunately both flew up a different hill into someone else’s tree which they shared with a Gray-headed Chachalaca. 🙂
And thanks to my telephoto lens I managed to get this shot of friendly neighbors of different species about a hundred yards away! 🙂 Maybe it’s an object lesson for us humans! 🙂
¡Pura Vida!
Charlie Neal got a good shot of one on our terrace yesterday on the railing which is really unusual. Maybe one of these two guys that you saw. what fun!
Great! I’ll have to see his photo sometime. All of a sudden the Keel-billed Toucans have returned for some reason. Maybe food. They were eating palm berries on one of K’s trees. But I had gone many months without seeing any. And yes, they are fun! A colorful bird! Taking friends from TN to Poas tomorrow. Hope for no rain and maybe some mountain birds!
Fantastic photo, Charlie! Incredible with the two toucans facing each other and the Chachalaca behind!
Thanks so much Shannon! It is such fun capturing moments in nature! 🙂