Honduras December 2014 |
From December 5-12, 2014 Sheridan and I were in Honduras. We made a quick visit to La Tigra NP, stopping in the Comayagua and Lake Yojoa areas during the drives, and then had a great five-night stay at the luxurous and very birdy Pico Bonito Lodge. Our bird guide was Esdras Lopez Mejia, who did a fine job in difficult conditions (we lost almost half of our field time to rain). Special thanks go to James Adams at Pico Bonito Lodge for arranging and delivering a great, well-executed itinerary at a terrific price!
Adult and immature Great Tinamous from Pico Bonito Lodge.
A flying Northern Jacana from Lake Yojoa.
A Gray-necked Wood-Rail from Cuero y Salado NP.
A cooperative Sungrebe from Cuero y Salado NP.
A Lesser Roadrunner from the Aguan Valley.
A lovely rufescent Guatemalan Screech-Owl from Pico Bonito Lodge.
A Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl from La Tigra NP.
A Chestnut-collared Swift from the highway between La Ceiba and Tela.
An unusual
White-collared Swift from Pico Bonito Lodge.
A
Band-tailed Barbthroat from Rio Santiago Resort.
A
Long-billed Hermit from Rio Santiago Resort.
A
Stripe-throated Hermit from Rio Santiago Resort.
A few
Violet Sabrewings from Pico Bonito Lodge and Rio Santiago Resort.
Two Green-breasted Mountain-Gems from La Tigra NP.
An Azure-crowned Hummingbird from La Tigra NP.
A Honduran Emerald from the Aguan Valley.
A Stripe-tailed Hummingbird from Rio Santiago Resort.
A Blue-crowned Motmot from Pico Bonito Lodge.
A Chestnut-colored Woodpecker from Pico Bonito Lodge.
A Pale-billed Woodpecker from Pico Bonito Lodge.
A Laughing Falcon from Cuero y Salado NP.
A collage of photos of a White-throated Flycatcher from Lake Yojoa.
Two distant Lovely Cotingas from Pico Bonito Lodge.
A pair of White-throated Magpie-Jays from near Comayagua.
A Bushy-crested Jay from below La Tigra NP.
A Rufous-naped Wren from Lake Yojoa.
A Southern House Wren from the outskirts of San Pedro Sula.
A Slate-colored Solitaire from La Tigra NP.
A Slate-throated Redstart from La Tigra NP.
A Cinnamon-bellied Flowerpiercer from La Tigra NP.