Archive for the 'Birds from Panama' Category
Slaty tailed Trogon
The Slaty-tailed Trogon, Trogon massena, is a near passerine bird in the trogon family, Trogonidae. Slaty-tailed Trogons feed on insects and fruit, and their broad bills and weak legs reflect their diet and arboreal habits. The attached images where taken not long ago in the Soberania National Park in Panama along the Pipeline Road where [...]
Read More..>>Hermit Hummingbird – Panama
The Hermits are tropical and subtropical hummingbirds in the subfamily Phaethornithinae, comprising 30–40 species in six genera. They occur from southern Mexico, through Central America, to South America as far south as northern Argentina. Their plumage typically involves greens, browns, rufous or grey. Most hermits are restricted to the edge and undergrowth of forest, woodland [...]
Read More..>>The Capped Heron
This image of a Capped Heron was taken at the Summit Garden, first time I seen this one anywhere in Panama. Description from Wikipedia: The Capped Heron (Pilherodius pileatus) is a species of heron in the Ardeidae family. It is in the monotypic genus Pilherodius. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, [...]
Read More..>>Rufous-vented Ground-cuckoo
Another good day along the Pipeline Road, on the way back we came along an Army Ants Swarm and those are always followed by many hungry birds feeding on the insects that are in the way of those huge ants swarms. Today among many other birds there was a a rare Rufous-vented Ground-cuckoo (Neomorphus geoffroyi), [...]
Read More..>>New Years Hike along the Pipeline Road
Here are a few pictures from my New Years hike along the Pipeline Road. First surprise was that Tiger Heron at a pond right before reaching the first bridge (Juan Grande), then shortly after that bridge on the left side there is a little pond and right beside it just a few meters from the [...]
Read More..>>Our Picture Galleries with Birds from Panama
You can always find our picture galleries with birds from Panama here on our website. The Index of all galleries with birds from Panama is located here, there we have slide shows with: Birds of Prey, Hummingbirds, Trogons & Motmots, Toucan, Parrots & Macaws, Birdwatching along the Pipeline Road, Woodpeckers, the Harpy Eagle @ [...]
Read More..>>Lots of Hummingbirds
Visited the Panama Rainforest Discovery Center last Sunday, after a short walk along the Pipeline road, while a light rain was refreshing the air. There are always lots of hummingbirds to see at the Center around the feeders, but now it seams even more so as so they say there arent that many blooming plants [...]
Read More..>>Last Weekend along the Pipeline Road
Here are a few images from last weekend along the pipeline road. I went out early and started my walk around 6:30AM, along the way there was still some fog hanging over the Canal and the sun barley started to cut trough it giving some areas some mystical looks. I was pretty much alone at [...]
Read More..>>Trogons in Panama
The trogons and quetzals are birds in the order Trogoniformes which contains only one family, the Trogonidae. Trogons are residents of tropical forests worldwide, with the greatest diversity in Central and South America. They feed on insects and fruit. Here in Panama along the Pipeline Road or at the Trogon Trail along the Achiote Road [...]
Read More..>>Download some great bird photo wallpapers
Download some great bird photo wallpapers from Panama for your computers desktop background! From pictures of the mighty Harpy Eagle to the colorful Toucans and from Tanagers to the Blue Crowned Motmot and Trogon plus many more. Please visit my new website Wallpapers247.com here to download the bird photo wallpapers, select the wallpaper you [...]
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