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Third time to see a jagaurondi in this area. No one believed me. I was walking in the direction of the parked truck when the cat crossed the road. It looked toward me then basically dismissed me, 'oh, it's just Lisa,' and ambled on across.. Photos definitely make a difference!

I used this key to identify it.
https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/ada7/5af897e2afc25b2b1afa09a2d92f6c727804.pdf

it looks like this species hasn't been recorded in Cuba yet http://www.caribherp.org/index.php?il=Cuba&so=class,%20ord,%20subord,%20family,%20species&vw=y&dd=n&fa=Gekkonidae&mob=y

A bit too far for good photos, this bird was in an area where Amazilia Hummingbird visits the Tropaeolum harlingii which is sprawling across the lower areas and also climbing to the tops of the smaller trees.

Three different people have looked at the photos and all said it is the Esmeraldas Woodstar. Two said young male; I look forward to any feedback.

The rains have prevented a return, but as soon as possible I will return to the location and sit/watch/observe and hope to see it again.

Blue-footed Booby
Granite Shoals,
Burnet Co., Texas

This stunning rarity was the 1st Texas record of Blue-footed Booby. The bird was present at this large fresh-water lake for more than a year, from June 1993 to 6 October 1994. Interestingly, two other Blue-footed Boobies showed up in the southwestern U.S. at about the same time, one in Nevada and one in California. I saw this bird on at least a dozen occasions during the above time period. This shot was taken 22 April 1994. After leaving the Granite Shoals location on Lake L.B.J., the bird moved down the Colorado River and was found on Lake Bastrop, s.e. of Austin, where it stayed 6 months, then disappeared. I hope it followed the Colorado River to the Gulf of Mexico.

2 Jun 1993-6 Oct 1994 Lake L. B. Johnson, Granite Shoals, BUN/LLA (TBRC 1993-110; TPRF 1168) (AB 47:1125, 48:127; FN 48:224, 316, 960; 49:68)

10 Dec 1994-12 Apr 1995 Lake Bastrop, BAS (FN 49:165, 274, 692)

Este tipo de pepino es mayormente sesil adheriendose a sustratos rocosos. Aquí se lo puede observar alimentándose con sus tentáculos extendidos llevándolos a su boca. En la última foto se puede ver un tunicado.

Se las puede encontrar en grandes agregaciones en fondos arenosos. Sacan su cabeza de la arena para alimentarse de plancton. La isla de la plata es hasta ahora el único sitio donde se encuentra a esta especie a nivel continental en el país. Este grupo estaba 12m de profundidad.