I have no patience. I had this idea that I would go through my Panama trip chronologically using my words, photos and even some edited HD video. But I’m too excited about this baby sloth! I blogged way too early about sloth in Panama. I didn’t think my look at a sloth was going to [ Read More ]
I’m very excited, I just got a 2 pound package of shade grown coffee that I ordered in the mail: I’ve always been a fan of shade-grown coffee on paper, but generally found the taste of most of them lacking–and I’m not a coffee snob, I’ll drink gas station coffee. But generally the flavor of [ Read More ]
I look out my apartment window this morning at the new snow cover taking note of the new parking restrictions in my neighborhood (no parking on the even side of the streets until April 1 or some significant snow melt happens). Sigh, not so long ago, I was in Panama, starting my morning with fresh [ Read More ]
Here’s a preview for a coming blog entry about going out with Tino one of the guides from Canopy Lodge. Raul the owner told me that Tino is known as the “human iPod” for his ability to mimic the many bird calls of Panama–it’s no exaggeration. Here’s is a few minutes of Tino in action. [ Read More ]
When I arrived in Panama, it was dark. I couldn’t see Panama City when I landed or any of the terrain as the driver took me to Canopy Lodge. Had I not been so exhausted from travel, the sound of running water, frogs and wind would have forced my brain awake, so much of the [ Read More ]
Check out this short clip of yellow-rumped caciques (pronunciation here) in full display mode–you must listen to this crazy sound! I’m in the process of editing video and photos from Panama…wow, HD video takes up a lot of space on my poor laptop, but I got some cool stuff. Panama is a birding wonderland. I’ve [ Read More ]
A coati eating a palm fruit on the road outside of Canopy Tower:
Dear Non Birding Bill, We’ve given this whole marriage thing one heck of a try. I’m a birder, you’re not and hilarity ensues, we’ve put in a good eleven years and are closing in on 12–we’ve given it the old college try. However, after spending some time in Panama, I regret to inform you that [ Read More ]
Because I have so many sloth photos, I have to post a bit more on them–right? I know this is a birding blog, but c’mon–sloths are so cool, so iconic, attention must be paid! I wonder, are they big enough to be considered charismatic megafauna? They are bigger than many mammals and they have a [ Read More ]
Thanks to that Wingscapes Cam, I now have an inordinate amount of clay-colored thrush photos–most of them om nom noming bananas. I have so many that I may have to create a gallery or animated gif when I get home. There will be other species too but my goodness–there are tons of big brown robins [ Read More ]
