Posts in Category: Panacam Lodge

Blue-crowned Motmot

On March 2, 2016 by lightshedder With 0 Comments - animals, birds, Honduras, p&s 4 wildlife, Panacam Lodge, Pic of the Day, wildlife
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Blue-crowned Motmot, Panacam Lodge, Honduras

This year we started our trip to Honduras with a few days at Panacam Lodge in the mountains near Lake Yojoa. The first morning there on our way to breakfast,  this Blue-crowned Motmot perched on the porch rail of one of the cabins. It does not get any better than that. This is a high ISO,  low light shot,  but the colors are still topically intense.

Nikon P900 at 1440mm equivalent field of view. 1/60th @ ISO 800 @ f6.3. Processed in Lightroom.

Collared Trogon. Happy Sunday!

On January 31, 2016 by lightshedder With 0 Comments - action, birds, Honduras, p&s 4 wildlife, Panacam Lodge, Pic of the Day, wildlife

Collared Trogon. Panacam Lodge, Honduras

If your eye is generous your whole being is full of light. Jesus

I will admit to liking large, or at least larger, birds with a lot of color. Some of the most interesting birds in any country, including Honduras, are small plain birds that are hard to notice and harder to photograph. I know this, but I still prefer to photograph the showy birds. Call it a character flaw!

This Collard Trogon was right on the grounds, showing early, at the Panacam Lodge in the mountains of Honduras. I was very happy to get it, even if the light was not ideal. That is an aspect of the generous eye…being happy with what is there. It is part of being full of light. The light inside illuminates all you see with a touch of wonder. Now if I could just convince my mind that small, dull birds are just as worthy, and reflect just as much light as bigger showy birds. If only.

Happy Sunday!