

Nesting Great Potoo with young
Although June can be a fairly quiet time as far as birds go - most species are nesting at this time and not singing or showing themselves much - it is precisely the nesting that makes it a very exciting time at Las Brisas Nature Reserve. One of the more interesting findings this year was a nesting Great Potoo (Nyctibius grandis). This species does not build a nest, rather it balances the single white egg on an indentation or the tip of a broken snag. We found a pair had de