Oct 24 2007
Birds (and tall ships) of the Panama Canal
I had an earlier post at the old site showing what’s either an orange-breasted falcon or a bat falcon watching shipping on the Panama Canal. I clicked the Canal’s webcam link today and caught two of the critters, with a tall ship making the passage in the background. Anyone know what the ship might be?
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October 24th, 2007 at 14:01 pm
No idea what that ship is.
And the whole OBF vs. BF identification problem is driving me nuts. I just spent way too long comparing pictures online… I found some great birding blogs. But, I really can’t tell, via the pics, which bird is which. Grr.
October 24th, 2007 at 17:47 pm
The Ship Is The ARA Libertad,The Navy Training ship For Argentina.
October 25th, 2007 at 01:05 am
I know those birds, I see them hunting by the Miraflores Locks very frequently. They are BAT FALCONS. OBFs have much larger feet.
October 25th, 2007 at 06:05 am
Angel,
What about the previous picture (here). Is that also a bat falcon?
November 8th, 2007 at 15:26 pm
[...] falcon that shows up periodically on the Panama Canal webcam is back. There is some debate as to whether it’s a bat falcon or orange-breasted falcon, but he’s pretty interesting [...]
November 9th, 2007 at 02:29 am
Hi again,
Steve, yes, the other picture is also a bat falcon.
I work with Orange-breasted Falcons, and I can tell you that there should not be a debate with these specific birds seen on the web cam. They are bat falcons. The picture is good enough to show some differences that indicate that they are Bat Falcons, but I have also seen them in real life. Regards.
April 25th, 2008 at 08:50 am
[...] webcams at the Panama Canal occasionally catch some interesting critters , and with the addition of a hi-res cam at the Miraflores lock you can get an even better [...]