Look at this pygmy-owl outside of Los Andes lodge! This one perched right out the front door. There was some debate as to whether this was a ferruginous pygmy-owl or mountain pygmy-owl. The debate seemed to center around the spots on his head. Ferruginous pygmy-owls should have streaks, mountain pygmy-owls should have more spots. To [ Read More ]
Why, hello there, Mr. Clay-colored thrush! I totally forgot about this photo I took of you at Los Andes in Guatemala! While working on another project, I discovered a huge backlog of blog posts–I have parts of Guatemala that I haven’t blogged about yet–one of them was my absolute favorite lodge we visited. Doing some [ Read More ]
If you ever have the fortune to find yourself near the Pacific Coast of Guatemala, one of the must stops should be Rincon Suizo in Tecpan, Guatemala. Half the reason is the food, the other half is the birding potential! I have to say that I had one of the best breakfasts of my whole [ Read More ]
I have some serious Guatemala blogging to catch up on! And this Sunday morning when I read that on the calendar that is was April 5, yet looked out the window and saw snow covering the ground, I was longing for those 10 days in that tiny country. I wanted to think back to stopping [ Read More ]
And now back to the continuing saga to see a horned guan. If you missed Part 1, it’s here. I need to start this by dedicating this post to Gustavo Cañas-Valle of Neblina Tours in Ecuador (that’s him above on the right with one of our local guides, Hugo Enriquez on the left). I had [ Read More ]
I’m not sure how much to tell you about the horned guan. I had a vague idea of the challenge of the trail to the guan, but I really don’t think I fully grasped how hard it would be to see this bird. Now, I debate with myself: “Do I go on and on about [ Read More ]
I’m trying to do the posts about Guatemala in order, but I may have to switch around. I really want to write about the horned guan experience, but that was later in our trip. I think when I finish up the El Pilar part, I’m gonna dive right into the guan. Writing is kind of [ Read More ]
A bird feeder at Los Tarrales in Guatemala. Would you like a blue-gray tanager and golden-fronted woodpecker coming?
Don’t forget, there’s still time to vote for your favorite guest blog entry! So, what the heck was I doing in Central America? I was part of the Fifth International Birdwatching Encounter in Guatemala. It was group that included bird guides and bloggers from Japan, Denmark, the US, and even Ecuador. One of the participants [ Read More ]
Hello blog readers! Or should I say hola lectores del blog? I am back from my Guatemala birding adventure and am sorting through photos. I want to thank everyone who entered the guest blogging contest. There were many fantastic blog entries and I’m sorry that we couldn’t post them all. Be sure to check out [ Read More ]
