Honduran Emerald Reserve

James Adams added 2 new photos.

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A couple of great birds seen by our recent Tampa Audubon group, and photographed by Lodge guide, Elmer Escoto: Please meet, this gorgeous and huge White Hawk from Rio Santiago, and the ever-so-hard to get Lesser Ground Cuckoo from the Honduran Emerald Reserve. Well done, Elmer! The Lodge at Pico Bonito, Honduras.

Honduras Birding Event

James Adams 
We are up and running!!! To my dear birder and nature-loving friends from around the world: This is the richest of Honduras’ birding, the kindest and most knowledgeable tour leaders, and the most experienced local guides in a tour combining fun, light competition, and awards for birding conservation in Honduras and elsewhere.
All thanks to generous donations by the President of Honduras, USAID, and a wealth of volunteers. To be honest, I’m humbled...
Please have a look and come join us in 2016 for Honduras’ most significant international birding event to date!
http://hondurasbirdtour.com/

UTILA, Isla de Bahia: The Authentic Island Experience Still Exists

  
 Chandra Hoffman

This tiny island is not the Caribbean of the $16 piña colada or the orchestrated see-only-what-the-cruise-operators-want-you-to-see routes. There are no behemoth ships in port here because the islanders (approximately 2,500) don't want them. Head to sister island Roatan for mainstream tourism, canopy tour excursions and higher prices. Visit Utila if you crave hints of Hemingway's old Key West or Grand Cayman before chain hotels obliterated the view of Seven Mile Beach. Prepare to be charmed by this rustic knoll, pack a kernel of adventurous spirit and a yearning to experience true island life. Be warned: you may not want to leave.
Link to full article....
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chandra-hoffman/utila-isla-de-bahia-the-a_b_5384718.html?fb_action_ids=10153176684063263&fb_action_types=og.likes

 

Roatan a video view from above

 

 

Roatan - Top Spots to Visit

This aerial video will take you to and above some of the very best visitor destinations in Roatan.

James Adams

Did a short hike on Santiago's trails this morning along with Terry Habdas and Yesenia Lopez Lopez. Just as we entered the forest a darkness whooshed past. And then, Another! Spectacled Owls Holy Crap!!! A mom and her young. They disappeared into a dark thicket. I decided to continue and see if I could approach from another angle, this time more slowly. After 30 minutes I spotted that tell...-tale silhouette in the foliage. So, I did what I usually do, I sat down and took a lousy photo. But then I crept in about a meter and took another. And then another meter for another photo, all the while advancing behind trees and bushes along this muddy, ant infested hillside, each stop grabbing a frame or two. After about 40 minutes of this, here's the result. This young Spectaled Owl actually seemed to acclimate to me and let me get within 30 feet. We had spent nearly an hour together. I knew when enough was enough, and backed away, too thankful for words. Rio Santiago Nature Resort, Honduras.

Dive with us ...Guanaja

Beaks and Peaks Birding and Adventure Tours

 

Signing up for THE big birding event in Honduras on November 19-22, 2015 is about to close. You can still book your spot for the Lake Yojoa Birding Blitz until November 1st,  don't forget to send that e-mail! And if you can't make it this year, no worries -- the event will be back in 2016, so mark the third week of November on your calendar! Come and enjoy monitoring of the birds in the most biodiverse area of Honduras! find more information about this event and our post tour here:http://beaksandpeaks.com/post-tour-pico-bonito-np/

The Sister Islands - Roatan, Guanaja,Utila, Cayos Cochinos.

Four great photos, four great islands, four great reasons. Escape was never easier.
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Utila, Bay Islands

Roatan, Bay Islands

Guanaja, Bay Islands

Cayos Cochinos, Bay Islands

Owls, Birding ... Pico Bonito Lodge

It was close to 8:30 am while we were enjoying Lovely Cotingas, Trogons,Motmots, Tanagers, Parrots and many other birds while 8 participants in the group were just surprised with all these beauties, then a Lady in the group said any chances of finding any more owls that these 5 pygmys we had seen this morning?? I replied telling her that there were some gorgeous owls rusting in the Gardens of Pico Bonito Lodge, so after a few more species and research of other targets we came to see this couple wonderful birds!!! I do remember voices like wowwwww, what a Bird! My God, and all those expressions that makes you feel satisfied when you find out the nice looking birds! Vermiculated or Guatemalan Screech Owl, at Pico Bonito Lodge! The place every birder must be.

White Water River Rafting Honduras

Omega Tours Eco Jungle Lodge outside La Ceiba, Honduras is one great place to visit. The Rio Cangrejal (Crab River) is only a few meters away from your jungle cabin and the rafting and kayaking are world class. The lodge also offers hiking, horseback riding, great food, exceptional birding and much more. We spent three days and two nights at the lodge recently and shot footage of a few friends rafting. Some of this was filmed with our remote controlled DJI Phantom quad-copter for an aerial view of the river you will see nowhere else. We also loaded up the raft with several GoPro Hero3 cameras. Enjoy

VIDEO: Whitewater Rafting on the Cangrejal River

Guanaja Bay Islands

La Moskitia

Alexander Alvarado 

 

 

It's not the Amazonas, it is not Taiwan or any of those places you would imagine through this photo. There is a place in Honduras where paradise meets the glory for those like me who can adore the special gifts we have on earth. It was 6;30 am my bins were ready, my boots on, and adventure was on my hands, nothing would matter more than the Eden around me., wonderful birds calling from everywhere, unforgettable landscapes in front of me, amazing creatures moving all over and my hungry eyes devouring all movements for my soul, I told myself "MAN WHAT DO YOU DO IN HERE?????"  La Moskitia Honduras

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Birding in Honduras

Alexander Alvarado

The tipical music in the forest has special players coming from far away; Warblers, Vireos, Thrushes, Hawks, Tanagers and many more!! welcome guests from the north! all these friends are part of my entertainment in Honduras at the moment!

 

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La Villa De Soledad - Hotel Bed and Breakfast in La Ceiba

Family run hotel Bed and Breakfast in La Ceiba, Honduras.Ecolodge accommodations within Pico Bonito & Nombre de Dios National Parks next to…

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Roatan, Bay Islands Honduras, enjoying an afternoon meal with friends