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Smooth-Billed Ani on corner of SW 157th avenue and 8th street (West Miami-Dade)
Posted by Joseph Montes de Oca
over 7 years ago
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Heard call while riding bike down 8th street. Stopped and got good looks and pics of it at the top of tree. Will add pics in a comment shortly.
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Checklist with images:
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S37911019
Nice to see some Anis showing up again. Maybe their population will rebound. What's truly amazing is that you rode bike down SW 8th street, and lived to tell about it! Last time I drove down 8th Street I was rear-ended and my car was totaled.
The ani was there this morning at 7:30 at that intersection, southern side.
Stephen, good to hear that it's continuing. It was a big surprise for me and made my day!
Toe, that sounds awful. speaking of accidents on 8th street, I prevented one (a fender bender anyway) while watching the ani! A lady waiting to make a right to go east on 8th st off 157th thought the car in front of her had had already gone and was only looking west for oncoming traffic and was creeping forward (nearly into the car in front of her). I saw this happening and basically put my hands on my head with an expression of (AHHHH!) and she noticed and slammed her brakes. Not a typical birding moment but maybe it is on 8th street!
Continues along the south side of Tamiami as of 10am 7/4/2017.
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