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Mountain birdwatching!
The 5th outing of the Saltillo Birdwatchers Club of the Museum of Birds of Mexico. "To know in order to value and preserve" is the motto...


We saw the Golden eagle!
Can you see the Mexican prairie dog (Cynomys mexicanus) in the claws of the Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)? Photo @daniel_garza_tobon...


Welcome to the Club!
Happily welcomed by the birdwatching community of the Club de Observadores de Aves de Saltillo del Museo de las Aves de Mexico...


Myths and legends @museodeldesierto
A collage of fantastical creatures that Spaniards and other newcomers reported to had seen on their excursions to the new continent. In...


Birds eggs @musave
The largest bird eggs known, reaching 34cm/ 13.3in across and weighing up to 10kg/22lb, are the ones from the extinct Aepyornis maximus,...


Ratites @musave
1st pic: "Dromornis stirtoni, Stirton's thunder bird. Weighed up to 500kgs/1,100lbs and reached up to 3mts/9.8ft in height. Heavier than...


Ancient feather @musave
"The evolution of birds began 290 million years ago. It is believed they evolved from the Diapsid reptiles (organisms with two openings...


Catasetum orchid
Catasetum orchid, Catasetum integerrimum, known in Yucatec Maya "Chi'it ku'uk" (squirrel's palm or squirrel's nest). From Greek kata...


Newly grads!
What language is for? Is the Ding-dong theory the best one explaining its origin? Is it genetically inherited? Were languages made to...


"Steyermark's Trimezia" Trimezia Steyermarkii
A native flower to southern Mexico, Central America, Colombia, and Venezuela. Although it may look at first sight as an orchid (as it...


Splitting residuals and composting with @movida_maya
In the planetary scale, tropical ecosystems are considered some of the most complex, but also some of the most fragile. In less than 6%...


Have you seen an Aracari?
The genus Pteroglossus was introduced in 1811 by the German zoologist Johann Karl Wilhelm Illiger. The name combines the Ancient Greek...


Global Big day!
Celebrating the Global Big Day, birding with students of @movida_maya and native Mayan birder @moises_canche #birders #birding ...


Morning classes with @movida_maya
Glad we had found this canvas for teaching Maya language inside the classroom :) #multilingualeducation #multiculturaleducation ...


Birdwatching with @movida_maya
Maya native @moises_cancheshares about lion ants from the Myrmeleontidae family with @amar_aves_birdwatching_tulum, the recent...


Un dia en Coba con @centroeducativopequenosol Gracias!
#schooltour #academictrip #schooltrips #schulausflug#educationaltour #coba #tulum #mexico#educationaltourism #turismoeducativo...


Family day with @mayikalexperiences
#familytravelers #familydaytrip #familyday #家庭日#familyexperiences #familytours #boattours #familienreise #mexikoreise #visittulum #mexiko...


Morning birdwatching with @movida_maya
#empoweringyouth #activeyouth #sustainableeducation #regenerativeeducation #communityengagement #multilingualeducation...


"A day with local guides" experience on Airbnb!
https://www.airbnb.com/experiences/482561 #airbnbexperiences #tulumexperiences #curatedexperiences #culturalexperiences...


Black spiny-tailed iguana eating a frog
Iguana eats frog Juuj ku janal muuch' Iguana come rana Leguan frisst Frosch 鬣蜥吃青蛙 #ctenosaurasimilis#iguana#leguan#鬣蜥#frog#muuch'...
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