Anyone catch "The America's"?

[flyin-lowe]

There is a new docuseries on TV called The Americas narrated by Tom Hanks. Episode 2 covers Mexico. The first part of the segment is focusing on wildlife in the Sonoran desert of Mexico and describe it as one of the most inhabitable places. Early in the segment the mention the large cactuses that most animals use as a water source and briefly show a bird getting water from the cactus and then show what I am 99% certain are an ASY male and female martin on a cactus. I am curious if they just happened to capture the martins as they were passing through? I don't know much about the martins once they head back south but I would assume they typically don't spend much time in the baron desert when they are that close to the forests further to the south...

[Bird Brain]

Tom Hanks is on my boycott list. I’ll never watch him again.

[ToyinPA]

They are "Desert Purple Martins". https://sonoranjv.org/desert-purple-martin/

There are 3 sub species of Purple Martins.

Toy in PA

[Thomas Maddox]

Tom Hanks is on my boycott list. I’ll never watch him again.

Why is this? Just curious. I boycott most of Hollywood. Lol

[flyin-lowe]

Thanks for the link Toy. I knew there had been some species of martins using holes in cactus further north. I didn't think about some of them stopping in northern Mexico to breed.