Archive for June, 2008
Tyrant Flycatchers in Panama
The tyrant flycatchers (Tyrrannidae) are a family of passerine birds which occur throughout North and South America, but are mainly tropical in distribution. They are now considered the largest family of birds on earth, with around 400 species. As could be expected from a family this large, the members vary greatly both in shape, patterns [...]
Read More..>>Playita Resort Pedasi
Combine spending a weekend on the beach, living among some Macaws, Emus, Golden Pheasant and other exotic birds, watching them close up and enjoying a swim in the Pacific Ocean. The Playita resort is about 30 Km or 30 minutes after Pedasi and around 5 minutes before getting to playa Venado. It features a small [...]
Read More..>>Herons and Egrets in Panama
The herons are wading birds in the Ardeidae family. Some are called egrets or bitterns instead of herons. Although herons resemble birds in some other families, such as the storks, ibises and spoonbills, they differ from these in flying with their necks retracted, not outstretched. The members of this family are mostly associated with wetlands, and [...]
Read More..>>La Tavida – Cerro la Vieja
Cerro la Vieja (The old Lady’s Mountain) is located about 40 minutes up into the mountains from Penonome in Chiguiri in the province of Cocle. Up there you find the Eco Lodge called Posada Ecológica Cerro La Vieja (see the Posada Ecológica Cerro La Vieja website here for up-to-date info) Around the Hotel there are [...]
Read More..>>Butterflies from Panama
Ok now about another kind of “birds”, wherever you go in Panama watch out for the butterflies, in a country where its name means “abundance of fish and butterflies” in its indigenous language, you can be sure to find plenty of them and in all shapes and forms. From the spectacular Blue Morpho to the [...]
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