Melanerpes formicivorus

Acorn Woodpecker
Medium-sized woodpecker with unique face pattern: red crown, pale yellowish forehead and throat, and pale eye. Otherwise glossy-black with streaky underparts. In flight, look for blazing white rump and wing patches. Typically fairly common from western North America to Colombia, especially in mixed oak forests and other open woodlands. Social and conspicuous. Occurs in family groups that breed cooperatively. Well-known for stashing large numbers of acorns in telephone poles and tree trunks. Listen for nasal “waka-waka” calls and chatters.
Source: https://ebird.org/species/acowooObservation date: December 2021Location: Chalatenango, El Salvador. 

My experience: My friends and I got early in the morning to Chalatenango's hills. We had walked for more than 4 hours around the forest without any luck of a decent picture of our target, Acorn Woodpecker. After lunch and being extremely tired of walking, we decided to have a 15-minute walk to get to an observation deck. I swear by God they were not 15 minutes! To be honest, I thought I was not going to  make it but right in that moment, I just saw my friends waving at me. I could see their happy faces as they pointed the Acorn Woodpecker. There were two of them. One was a female that was perched on a pine tree branch right in front of us. The other one was a male that was on the tree trunk in front of the female.  I cannot explain how excited I was to see it for the first time in my life. 
Birds from my lensFemale:

Male:

Pteroglossus torquatus

Arasarí Acollarado

An attractive small toucan of tropical lowland forest and edge. Usually found in small groups moving through the canopy of fruiting trees or seen flying, one at a time, across clearings and between trees. Flight rather direct and fast, when long-tailed and long-billed shape is distinctive. Note the yellow body with red and black markings, and the serrated pattern on the big bill.

Source: https://ebird.org/species/colara1

Observation date: September 2020.

Observation place: San Pedro Nonualco, El Salvador, C.A 

From my lens: 

About my blog

To my readers,

I appreciate the time you have taken to read my blog. I have decided to start this collection of memories not only to share the birds taken from my lens, but also to let you know about the birds in my country El Salvador.  This blog is something I have always wanted to do but I was not completely sure how and when to start it.

I love birdwatching. That is something I enjoy because I can connect myself with nature. I am not a professional photographer nor a person who knows about birds. I just want to share what I see.

I hope you enjoy my photos as much as I do.

Love,

Jenny 🌱