Posts in Category: Pic of the Day
Collared Aracari in the rain…
Collared Aracari, The Lodge at Pico Bonito, Honduras
When you live in the rain-forest, you can count on more than your average number of rainy days. Stands to reason. This Collared Aracari is at home in the rain-forest, and presumably in the rain. That did not stop it from having a definite rain-due on this, our last day in Honduras at the Lodge at Pico Bonito. This shot was taken from under the edge of the eves right on the deck in front of the restaurant.
Nikon P610 at 1440mm equivalent. 1/60th @ ISO 500 @ f6.5. Processed and cropped for composition in Lightroom.
Green Honeycreeper in the rain…
Green Honeycreeper, the Lodge at Pico Bonito, Honduras
“If your eye is generous, your whole being is full of light!” Jesus
Every picture of a Green Honeycreeper I have was taken in the rain. This is no different, though this is at the Lodge at Pico Bonito in Honduras, and all my others are from Tranquilo Bay in Bocas del Toro in Panama. Still…in the rain.
I think it is very generous of the good God to provide rain loving birds for those days when it…well, when it rains. It only requires a generous eye to see it that way, and, honestly, a Green Honeycreeper makes it easy to be generous. Such a beautiful bird.
Nikon P610 at 1440mm equivalent. Processed in Lightroom.
Happy Sunday!
White-fronted Parrot
White-fronted Parrot, Honduran Emerald Hummingbird Reserve, Honduras
Last year, we saw very few Parrots on the trip to the Lodge at Pico Bonito, Honduras and none photo-worthy. This year, we had several groups perched within range of the long lens on the Nikon P900. This is a White-fronted Parrot on the Honduran Emerald Hummingbird Reserve from yesterday morning.
Nikon P900 at 2000mm equivalent field of view. 1/500th @ ISO 250 @ f6.5. Processed in Lightroom.
Honduran Emerald Hummingbird
Honduran Emerald Hummingbird, Honduran Emerald Reserve, Hondruas
The Honduran Emerald is the only endemic species Honduras has. We traveled 7 hours by bus today to see them. It was not a great day for hummingbird color, but I got close shots.
Nikon P900 at 3595mm equivalent. 1/400th @ ISO 400 @ f6.5. Processed in Lightroom.
Keel-billed Toucan!
Keel-billed Toucan, the Lodge at Pico Bonito, Honduras
This is my 3rd trip to the tropics and my first really close shot of a Toucan. We spent the day at Lancetilla Botanical Gardens, and found many interesting birds and bugs, but this is from the walk from the Lodge to my cabin after we got back. 🙂
Nikon P610 at 800mm equivalent field of view. 1/250th @ ISO 320 @ f5.6. Processed in Lightroom.
Howler
Howler Monkey, Cuero y Salado NWR, Honduras
It is not all birds on the ZEISS/Eagle Optics VICTORY SF Experience at Pico Bonito Lodge in Honduras. One of the treats on today’s visit to Cuero y Saado Wildlife Refuge was a troop of Howler Monkeys resting in the trees. You may have seen them in zoos, but there is nothing like seeing them in the wild.
Nikon P900 at 500mm equivalent field of view. 1/250th @ ISO 200 @ f5. Processed in Lightroom.
Shinning Honeycreeper
Shinning Honeycreeper, The Lodge at Pico Bonito, Honduras
After ordering breakfast, and before breakfast came, a mixed feeding flock visited the trees right outside the Restaurant at the Lodge at Pico Bonito this morning. Being birders we all grabbed binos and cameras and headed for the deck. We did not see any Honeycreepers at the Lodge last year, but we have already seen 2 different species this year. It does not get any better than this photo.
Nikon P900 at 2000mm equivalent. 1/125th @ ISO 400 @ f6.5. Processed in Lightroom.
Collared Trogon. Happy Sunday!
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!
Turquoise Browed Motmot
Turquoise-browed Motmot, Lake Yojoa, Honduras
Okay…this is what Honduras is all about. Near Lake Yojoa this afternoon. It tried to elude us, but another photographer and I tracked it down!
Nikon P900 at 1200mm equivalent field of view. 1/200th @ ISO 400 @ f6.3. Processed and cropped for composition in Lightroom.
Glossy Ibis. Very Glossy!
Glossy Ibis. Viera Wetlands, Viera Florida
You have to catch the angle of the light just right to see the iridescence in feathers…as in this shot. Ritch Grissom Memorial Wetlands, Viera Florida.
Nikon P900 at 1500mm equivalent field of view. 1/640th @ ISO 100 @ f6.3. Processed in Lightroom.