Nature Done Wright

Had a great trip to Belize earlier this month with the highly touted Lillian (and Stiles) Thomas Tours, and thought I'd share some pix.

Rob Fanning asked everyone on the tour to submit their Top 10 birds lists. Mine follow here (choices based in large part on images I had handy on my overloaded hard drive).

I should have included the Ocellated Turkey and a bunch of others but that's the way the mop flops sometimes. Our group stayed at Bird's Eye View Lodge in Crooked Tree, La Milpa Eco-Lodge and Research Center, and the Chan Chich resort — all three were great for birding and nature in general.

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10. Pygmy Kingfisher

9. Jabiru Stork.

 
8. Northern Potoo (if you can find it).

7. Aplomado Falcon (hunting on a fire's edge).

6. Bare-throated Tiger Heron

5. Little Blue Heron

4. Pale-billed Woodpecker.

3. Wood Storks

2. Parauque (a nightjar)

But My No. 1 Bird on the trip was the Masked Tityra (for his looks and distinctive call).