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Birds

Gallinule on a Wire

February 10, 2009 by Mike 4 Comments

Since I’m literally counting the days until I attend the Fifth International Birdwatching Encounter in Guatemala (it’s not too late to register!), I’m ready...

Trips

Mesoamerican Birding Madness

January 23, 2009 by Mike 1 Comment

The birding south of the U.S. border and north of the equator is always exceptional. This February, the mind-boggling birding splendors of Central America...

Reptiles

Striped Basilisk Lizard Lore

March 29, 2008 by Mike 17 Comments

One of the coolest and most confiding reptiles I’ve encountered in the tropics is the Striped Basilisk Lizard (Basiliscus vittatus). This remarkable little monster...

Trips

Rare Moment on Lake Petén Itzá

March 19, 2008 by Mike 3 Comments

Most of my time in Guatemala was spent in some type of forest or another, which is exactly how I like it. To me,...

Trips

Birding Cerro Cahuí

March 17, 2008 by Mike 4 Comments

Guatemala’s 2008 International Birding Encounter truly was a once-in-a-lifetime experience, an adventure I’ll always remember as much for my fellow participants as for the...

Trips

Ixpanpajul!

March 13, 2008 by Mike 6 Comments

Some names conjure visions of such reckless tropical adventure that one might grow dizzy just to hear, let alone speak them. Ixpanpajul. Swinging through...

Birds

Jacana Pronunciation Poll

March 11, 2008 by Mike 17 Comments

Chronicles of my Guatemalan birding adventures are still forthcoming but I thought it might be nice to focus on one special bird from the...

Trips

Hotel Villa Maya, My Birding Paradise

March 9, 2008 by Mike 8 Comments

So there I was in Guatemala, where it’s cool to eat cookies before dawn. A murderer’s row of local and international scientists, conservationists, guides,...

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