I am linking up with Wild Bird Wednesday and Nature Notes
This week I am sharing one of my Belize lifers the White-collared Seedeater. A Passerine in the typical seedeater genus.. It seemed to be a common bird seen around our Sleeping Giant Rainforest Lodge and all around Belize..
The White-collared Seedeater has a broad white collar, white rump and a black hood. It is native to Mexico and Central America.
Another male White-collared Seedeater, this one looks like it was a little wet from the rain.
They are found in savannahs, grasslands, shrub lands and vegetation along rivers.
The female White-collared Seedeater. Their diet consists of seeds and insects.
Another shot of the cute female White-collared Seedeater. The females wings and tail are brown, whitish wingbars. I saw these birds often around the grounds, mostly in the grass and sometimes perched in a small bush.. I hope you enjoyed my new wild bird.
Thanks for stopping by my post and for all the nice comments.
Join in and post your birdies and to see more beautiful and wonderful bird photos please visit:
Stewart's Wild Bird Wednesday and Michelle's Nature Notes. Thanks to our host Michelle our host Stewart. Happy Birding and have a wonderful week!
This week I am sharing one of my Belize lifers the White-collared Seedeater. A Passerine in the typical seedeater genus.. It seemed to be a common bird seen around our Sleeping Giant Rainforest Lodge and all around Belize..
The White-collared Seedeater has a broad white collar, white rump and a black hood. It is native to Mexico and Central America.
Another male White-collared Seedeater, this one looks like it was a little wet from the rain.
The female White-collared Seedeater. Their diet consists of seeds and insects.
Another shot of the cute female White-collared Seedeater. The females wings and tail are brown, whitish wingbars. I saw these birds often around the grounds, mostly in the grass and sometimes perched in a small bush.. I hope you enjoyed my new wild bird.
Thanks for stopping by my post and for all the nice comments.
Join in and post your birdies and to see more beautiful and wonderful bird photos please visit:
Stewart's Wild Bird Wednesday and Michelle's Nature Notes. Thanks to our host Michelle our host Stewart. Happy Birding and have a wonderful week!
58 comments:
Hi Eileen That was an interesting bird to see and congrats on getting a 'lifer'
Sehr interessant und tolle Fotos!
Liebe Grüße,*Manja*
You certainly got better views of the females in Belize than I did in Costa Rica. They must have a bit of a range.
I think that's the very first time I've seen one; lovely Eileen; they have quite a sturdy beak...
Congratulations on the lifer. It's an amazing bird which I only see via your blog; thanks! I love your new header too, Eileen. Have a great day. Greetings Jo
Hi Eileen
What an unusual bird. Sort of looks like a grosbeak. And the shots of the female-very sweet! Hope you have a wonderful week
Lots of variety here in your post! Seedeater is an attractive bird - love how you have blurs of green and bits of pink in your bottom shot.
love your new header shots. so pretty. love those purples. ( :
have a great June.
Good morning Eileen!!
Both birds are very preety indeed!!
Great shots!!Amazing captures!!Have a lovely week!!Hugs!
Dimi...
Elaine the White-collared Seedeater is a beautiful bird indeed :)
Well that's a new bird to me. Shame the female is so different to the male - but thats the way of the world I suppose lol
Take care
Cathy
Nice looking birds - there seem to be an awful lot of different ways to be a "finch"!
Cheers - Stewart M - Melbourne
Love the close ups . . .
This is a bird of the finch family?
You have some great shots here. I love seeing those sweet beaks.
love their cute, fat beaks! :)
pretty seedeater, sourrounded by all that green!!
it's so exciting for me, to see all these birds that i have never seen before!!!
Nice shots of the seedeaters. And I love your new header!
Beautiful pictures of unusual birds, Eileen.
Photo 2 is my favorite.
Greetings Irma
Such a pretty bird - lovely photos.
Great shots, Eileen! They look a lot like Grosbeaks don't they?
Cool birds! They remind me of grosbeaks.
What a sweet bird. Thanks again for sharing Belize and your great bird finds.
It's so interesting to see all the different birds and read about your travels. Your Belize trip sounds fantastic! Thank you for sharing!
A wonderful blog filled with birds. The white collar seed eater I knew all mala Neit and I had never seen.
Very fine evening Eileen :-)
I was gonna say what Karen said, that they remind me of a smaller version of the grosbeaks. That's an awesome lifer. What a wonderful trip you had! Thank you for sharing. :)
Oh so nice. I love the yellow one
Gorgeous bird, Eileen. I've never heard of this bird ---so I know how happy you were to find a new 'life' bird... Congrats.
Hugs,
Betsy
I love how soft the birds feathers look in these shots.
Neat little bird! Thanks for sharing.
Congrats on another lifer Eileen and some glorious shots of this interesting species.
Interesting species and beautiful photos.
This is one I've never heard of. The males are very handsome with that black and white plumage! Congratulations on the photos!
I always enjoy all your bird pictures. I know if I see one I don't know, you will be there to name him for me. : )
I think the females of this species are very cute.
hi eileen
congrats on the lifer!
it's a lovely bird. beautiful photos:))
xoxo
Happy for you to have great photographs of lifers♡♡♡ I love the sweet chubby female with light hue. Yes, their beaks are fat:)
Sending Lots of Love and Hugs from Japan, xoxo Miyako*
Interesting looking birds!
You'd think whoever named this bird would've been a bit more creative. Great pictures!
They are quite different in appearance. Pretty birds and glad you could add them to your list!
Hi,Eileen. Nice captures. They are very beautiful and so cute. I like the last photo very much among them. Thanks for sharing.
Never seen these birds, wonderful shots Eileen. Have a great week.
Very nice, well photographed as well.
Congrats on the lifer. They are intersting birds. That last seedeater is sooo cute!
What a fabulously successful trip! Well done.
Oh how I would love to visit Belize! So many wonderful birds to see and photograph!
Great looking bird.
The impressive thing about it is its beak... It must be meant for very strong seeds!
Well done Eileen, a discovery for me.
Keep well!
Nice find!! Boom, Bobbi and Gary.
Cute little birds!
Eileen, your photos of the birds are excellent !
Greetings
Great shots from Belize. The White-collared Seedeater is a handsome little bird.
Love this attractive bird. Your photos are nice Eileen.
Cute birds, beautifully captured!
Lovely little guys with their very solid beaks. So good to see birds from a different part of the world.
Always nice to get a lifer.... That is a serious bill on those birds.... Michelle
What a lovely variety of birds!
What sweet bird pics! I'm listening to a catbird outside my window right now. He's in a very chatty mood!!
Beautiful bird! I'm not likely to see one so I will enjoy your photos even more!!
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