Damian D.'s photostream

Three young Caribbean Reef Squid (Sepioteuthis sepioidea) encountered while snorkeling in Akumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico.

A Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus), wondering if I really am a fish, in Akumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico.

I can't speak highly enough of the Canon S95. What a fantastic little camera. This is my first bird photograph with it. I had it in an underwater housing and I was swimming around in a lagoon near Akumal beach. This Cormorant watched me with curiosity as I swam up to it and probably wondered if I was an edible fish. I wish I could sneak up on birds with a snorkel more often.

A wild Keel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus) in the jungle canopy of Muyil, Quintana Roo, Mexico.
500mm + 1.4x TC + 2x TC

Muyil is a truly awesome place to go birding in the Tulum area. I woke up way before the sun emerged and parked my car at the entrance of a dense jungle. A boarded path leads to an oberservation tower, approximately 3 stories tall, which was challenging to climb in the darkness. Once up in the tower, it was only a matter of waiting for the first light to emerge. Once the sun pops out, it's too late and all of the birds take shelter under the canopy.

A Lineated Woodpecker (Dryocopus lineatus) chipping a large hole on a tree in the jungle of Coba, Quintana Roo, Mexico.

A Black-headed Saltator (Saltator atriceps) singing in the tree-top of Muyil, Quintana Roo, Mexico.