Hello all,
unfortunately no photo. I was outside in early light in the grounds of Rio Bec Dreams, inside the biosphere Calakmul area of Campeche, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. I saw this large animal come flying towards me with rather slow wingbeats, fly up between the wall and the outhanging straw of the roof, and come down again. It was the place it flew that made me think bat, but the wing beats made me think bird. I did not see any markings on the wings at all, but the back was brown or reddish brown. When it was flying towards the house, it was at no time more than 3-4 feet above ground, so I was looking at the upperside the entire time.
Any ideas anyone??
Niels
unfortunately no photo. I was outside in early light in the grounds of Rio Bec Dreams, inside the biosphere Calakmul area of Campeche, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. I saw this large animal come flying towards me with rather slow wingbeats, fly up between the wall and the outhanging straw of the roof, and come down again. It was the place it flew that made me think bat, but the wing beats made me think bird. I did not see any markings on the wings at all, but the back was brown or reddish brown. When it was flying towards the house, it was at no time more than 3-4 feet above ground, so I was looking at the upperside the entire time.
Any ideas anyone??
Niels