Posted on Sep 1, 2021
Image of bird at US-Mexico border wall wins contest
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Mexican photographer Alejandro Prieto's image of a bird at the US-Mexico border wall has won a prestigious photo contest.
Mr Prieto was named the grand prize winner of the Bird Photographer of the Year competition after his image was selected from 22,000 entries.
His winning photograph depicts a roadrunner bird that has stopped in front of the wall.
He says the image highlights the threat to biodiversity that the wall poses.
The US-Mexico border region is a delicate ecosystem with regular animal and bird migrations moving north and south on the American continent.
In this region, a number of species need to cross the border to mate with their genetically different cousins, including the endangered North American jaguar and the black bear, which was re-introduced to Texas in the 1990s.
Mr Prieto was named the grand prize winner of the Bird Photographer of the Year competition after his image was selected from 22,000 entries.
His winning photograph depicts a roadrunner bird that has stopped in front of the wall.
He says the image highlights the threat to biodiversity that the wall poses.
The US-Mexico border region is a delicate ecosystem with regular animal and bird migrations moving north and south on the American continent.
In this region, a number of species need to cross the border to mate with their genetically different cousins, including the endangered North American jaguar and the black bear, which was re-introduced to Texas in the 1990s.
Image of bird at US-Mexico border wall wins contest
Posted from bbc.com
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Someone is going to ask why the bird can't fly over the fence. Here's the answer: roadrunners are not great at flying. I doubt if they would be able to clear the fence, instead becoming stuck on it and yet another casualty of the orange boy's incredible deal with Mexico to build it.
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Interesting share PO1 William "Chip" Nagel ... actually, South Texas around the Rio Grand Valley is a very large bird sanctuary, near McAllen, TX all the way down to South Padre Island, TX. Many ornithologists & birdwatchers frequent the area with many wetlands & nature preserves to look at bird species that cannot be found in other areas of the US. http://www.theworldbirdingcenter.com/Bentsen.html
World Birding Center | Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park
Park Operation HoursPark Open 7 a.m. - 10 p.m. seven days a weekPark Store open 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. DailyTram Service 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Daily
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