Its been a long time since my last post, but I am back and with nice photos. These past few months I have been trying to take pictures of all the endemic birds of Puerto Rico. I decided to go to Carite National Forest to finally capture some good pictures of the endemic hummingbirds. The first day I went with Vanessa, no hummers, I might have gone too late. The second day I went with Hector and I found them!!, but I wasn't able to take any good pictures worthy of publishing in the post. I had the chance to take a picture of the Puerto Rican Emeral (Chlorostilbon maugaeus), and I blew it!! I took a couple of hours and some good pictures of other species to forgive myself. He was so close that I just froze and admired him, end when I woke up he was already gone. I will definitely be back at Carite, to accomplish my mission. Although I wasn't able to capture the hummers but, I did take great pictures of other endemic species of birds.The Puerto Rican Spindalis (Spindalis portoricensis) (Above) is an endemic species that is wide spread all over Puerto Rico, but it is most common in forested areas. I was able to capture this picture the first day of my trip and I was very pleased with the results. After taking this picture I though things couldn't get an y better but I was also able to capture the Puerto Rican Tanager (Nesospingus speculiferus) (Below) the only endemic genus of birds we have in Puerto Rico. He is mainly found in forests at high elevations, and he is a shy bird, although he did cooperate that day.
The second day of my trip to Carite, the day I blew my chance with the emerald, I was able to capture a nice picture of the Puerto Rican Bullfinch (Loxigilla portoricensis) (Below). Its not very close, but I like the colors and the composition of the picture. This is also a very shy bird, that you hear all over the trails, but you rarely see. It is mainly found in forests at high elevations and in the karst regions. 
And finally a definite bonus was being able to take a picture of the Antillean Euphonia (Euphonia musica) (Below). This species is believed to be an endemic sub-species and possibly in the future it will be considered as an endemic species. It is found in forests that have different varieties of mistletoes found in the tropics. It depends on these plants because its diet as almost exclusively composed of these parasitic plants.
So, if you want to take pictures of endemic species of birds in Puerto Rico, the Carite National Forest is a good place to visit. You can also find many native and migratory species also, but they are not as abundant as the endemics.
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