BIRDWATCHING

Hi everybody! Todays blog is free theme hehehe so I'll write about chilean birdwatching.

A couple years ago I developt a passion for birds. It started, among other places, in Antumapu. In our faculty there are very much trees, they attract so many different birds, like the House wren (Troglodytes aedon), the Striped woodpecker (Dryobates lignarius) and the Harris's hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus).

Birds are very beautyfull and entertained. Personally, they cautive me. I can spend many hours walking and searching birds. Also, I've had to be patient to watch some species that are difficult to see.

Sometimes, I had relly beauty and awesome moments. The most recent was a week ago. I was in the "Santurario de la Naturaleza Quebrada de la Plata", resting on a grassland in a hill. Suddenly, I heard a strong buzz. I look back and it was a Black-chested buzzard-eagle (Geranoaetus melanoleucus) swooping against other bird at great velocity. I has never hearded some similar. It was AWESOME.

I invite you to watch for birds in the city, in some park like Quinta normal, Parque O'Higgins, Parque metropolitano or any other. Just be patient and your eyes very open and alert to any movement in the treetops. Maybe you can find a White-crested elaenia (Elaenia albiceps), a Plain-mantled tit-spinetail (Leptasthenura aegithaloides) or a American Kestrel (Falco sparverius).

A recomendation that I can give you is to instal the Merlin app on your phone. Its a field guide with photos, sounds, maps and a description of the chilean birds.

Greetings.