13-24 March 2017 As my time in Guatemala comes to an end, I return to Petén and travel back up the Río San Pedro to the Estación Biológica Las Guacamayas (EBG) in Laguna del Tigre National Park. Last December, I participated in a Christmas Bird Count at this same biological station (click here for the blogContinueContinue reading “Estación Biológica Las Guacamayas”
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Bird Banding with FUNDAECO
14 February – 11 March 2017 The Foundation for Ecodevelopment and Conservation (FUNDAECO) in Guatemala runs the longest continuous bird banding and monitoring program in Latin America. For nearly two decades, Guatemalan biologists have been banding birds in the Izabel province. Thanks to FUNDAECO’s banding crew, I join local field researchers for nearly a month. Most daysContinueContinue reading “Bird Banding with FUNDAECO”
Quest for the Horned Guan – Cerro Paquisis, Santiago, Guatemala.
6 February 2017 In my trek to see the legendary Horned Guan, my dreams of seeing the amazing creature appears to end in smoke and ruins. After a long and steep hike up the mountain, we are confronted by a raging wildfire at our exact Horned Guan destination. However, not all hope is lost. AdjacentContinueContinue reading “Quest for the Horned Guan – Cerro Paquisis, Santiago, Guatemala.”
Joel Such Photography 