Victor's Strange Birds

9/23/2005

Daryl!

Hey man, how's it going!?! Hey, I started going through your latest pictures (hey, cool web site by the way), and saw something that I think is pretty amazing. You have a picture entitled "Strange Birds", (IMG_0982.jpg) dated Sept 10 2005. That bird is a Jabiru stork!!!!

What's amazing is that it is a VERY VERY rare bird to see and it's ENDANGERED throughout its range (S. Mexico to Argentina, but I hear that the healthiest populations are in Brazil). I got to see one in Costa Rica, and I thought the bird ecologists that were with me were going to pee themselves. All in all, cool bird to see.

Well, I hope this email finds you well; and as always I wish you "pura beleza" on your travels.

Cheers, Víctor