Remove Belize Remove Experiments Remove Species
article thumbnail

Birds of Belize & Birds of Costa Rica: A Field Guide Review Doubleheader

10,000 Birds

Birds of Belize by Steve N. The first is that the illustrations by Dale Dyer are based, and largely seem to be the same, as the illustrations for his previous guide Birds of Central America: Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama (co-authored with Andrew Vallely, PUP, 2018). Why are these issues?

article thumbnail

Visit Guatemala with Birding Expeditions

10,000 Birds

Birding Expeditions is a Guatemalan tour company created to help birders to have an unforgettable experience in the Mayan World. Our company is based in Guatemala but also offers tours in Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, and Mexico. We work hard to provide the richest and most rewarding experience of the Neotropics.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Fruit For Birds

10,000 Birds

They are species that breed in the US and then spend the winter in Central and South America, eating what’s avialable–especially fruit. This is a photo that my friend Larry Sirvio took in Belize. Nyjer (aka Thistle) for goldfinches was introduced from Nigeria–someone had to experiment with that.

article thumbnail

Diving New Zealand – Goat Island

10,000 Birds

Not because you generally see many birds while diving, although the experience of seeing shearwaters flying underwater while cage diving, as I once did, was one I think most birders would enjoy. Diving has taken me to places like Belize, Fiji, Vanuatu, and Egypt, places that coincidentally are fun to bird. Kina, or Sea Urchin.

article thumbnail

Birds of Central America: A Field Guide Review

10,000 Birds

Birds of Central America: Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rican, and Panama , just published in October, is a field guide that was ten years in the making. Covering 1,261 species with data and taxonomy current up to August 2017, the field guide is an exciting achievement. SPECIES ACCOUNTS.

article thumbnail

The Agony and Ecstasy of Surrendering to eBird

10,000 Birds

In fact, experience proved that the process is actually way more cumbersome and time-consuming than it should be. Then the fun really started… The eBird interface came back saying that a whopping 251 species needed clarification. Then again, at 1 in the morning, who cares where Xunantunich in Belize is located.

article thumbnail

eBird Photo Quizzes: A Great Way to Prepare for a Trip

10,000 Birds

Having never birded in Mexico at all I was initially concerned about identifying the myriad species that can be seen. But my experiences in Belize and Honduras give me a good basis in the birds of the region and I have plenty of time to study and learn what to expect with the endemics.