panama birds
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A Night Hike at Snowy Cotinga House
This little work of art is the Harlequin Tree Frog (Dendropsophus ebraccatus). This frog (and the red-eyed tree frog) gather in impressive numbers about a perfectly constructed water feature habitat, supporting various species of local frogs (including the Sylvia’s Tree Frog, which is on the endangered species list). Thanks to Miguel Ibarra and Snowy Continga…
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The Dancing Manakins of Bocas
This little ball of feathers is a female Golden-collared Manakin. The manakin family is popularly known for the male’s elaborate dancing display to win over a female. When multiple male birds come together to attract females and obtain her choice in what is known as a lek. Lekking is when the males are actively calling…
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Hey Art Lovers!
Check out “Bird’s Art” tab on my BocasBiodiversity.com website to get an idea how I kept myself artistic during COVID. There is some way or another that I’d like to sell prints (with framing if possible) that anyone knows of, pray tell! Click below and check them out and tell me what you think! Click…
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October Big Day: Birding the Eclipse
A few days before last Saturday, I contacted bird guide friend Lukas asking if he’d bird the October Big Day with me around Isla Colón where we live. I knew my beloved Tranquilo Bay Eco-Adventure Lodge and bird guide legends Natalia & Ramon were covering the far end of the Archipelago so, all together, we’d…