Yucatan Mexico Celestun Birds February 7, 2018

We also photographed many large birds on the river by the small fishing village of Celestun (see the colorful flamingos in my previous post).  The birds were incredible there.

 Great Blue Heron in Flight
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 Brown Pelican

 Cormorant

 Tricolored Heron

 Roseate Spoonbill

 Great Blue Heron at rest

 Something we saw in the jungle among the mangroves.  I wondered if it was an ant hill or something.  Any ideas?

 Tunnel through the mangroves

 Great Egret hiding in the shade

Sunset

Yucatan Mexico Celestun Flamingos February 7, 2018

Flamingos!!!  We talked a Mexican tour guide into taking us out early in the morning before the crowds in this small fishing village.  The light was beautiful.  Very pretty colorful birds.

This flamingo Takeoff photo is for sale at Zazzle as an 11x14  print.  https://www.zazzle.com/flamingo_takeoff_11x14_photo_print-190753255665955840
I like it a lot, with it's wings spread wide and a nice reflection on the river.

Flamingos in the air look sort of like flying sticks!

Flamingo Heart
I also turned the heart print into a 8x10 "painting" with the pink salt lake background from Las Coloradas (another place we visited later) .
  

Their necks are amazingly twisty!

There were mangrove islands in the background.

These two were having a dispute over something.  Food?  Women?  They were certainly making a lot of noise.

I saw many more birds that day which I will post soon, great blue herons, pelicans, cormorants, roseate spoonbills, an egret and a tricolored heron.  So be sure to stop back to see them, or follow my RSS feed or my Calm Reflections Photography Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/CalmReflectionsPhotography
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Cherry Blossom Festival Photos

Just a few pictures from today's event, April 8th.  The sky was sunny and kind of cool, and we had lots of fun.

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Cherry Blossom Festival Sunday 12-4

Calm Reflections Photography will be a vendor at the 2nd Annual Cherry Blossom Festival April 8th.  This year the flowers will be blooming!  I stopped by yesterday to check it out.  I will be offering flower and other cards, prints, coasters, and a small variety of other photo craft items.  You can also sign up for pet photography later.

I think there are several different species of trees, some more pink, some more white.  It was challenging to photograph, since there was a fairly strong breeze.

Dress warm, bring your costumed dog for the parade and a chair to listen to the music.

Yucatan Mexico Izamal February 5, 2018

The yellow painted city of Izamal east of Merida is known for several pyramids and the Convento de San Antonio de Padua.  We didn't have time to take a horse and carriage ride around the city and past the pyramids, but I did get some lovely photos of them.

These artistic town signs were in several places we visited.

I loved the lines and simplicity of this shot.

This courtyard is so large that Pope John Paul II used it for a gathering.

Inside the convent

A statue of Pope John Paul II sits in the large courtyard.

This stained glass window was in the back of the balcony.

Beautiful embroidered dresses

Take a horse and carriage ride?

  Kinich Kakmo pyramid

 Itzamatul Pyramid

Mexican friends with Jim

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