Anne and I arrived at the fabulous Cahal Pech Village Resort in San Ignacio on the west edge of Belize around mid-afternoon today, with a special thanks to my niece, Liz, who picked us up at 4:10am to bring us to the airport.
I was thrilled to find plenty of critters out and about at that late hour, and one of the prettier ones was this white-winged dove.
One of the noisier ones was this great-tailed grackle, seen here giving me his best scowl.
There were a couple of great kiskadees, who toyed with me for a while, but eventually this one relented and posed for a portrait.
It wasn’t all birds, either, and here’s a brown anole, …
a Yucatán squirrel eating its vegetables, …
and this stunning white sailor butterfly, who seemingly took forever to find exactly the right spot to perch, and I thank my lucky stars it was in sight.
Now it is time for the sleeping…
Signs of Life in Estabrook Park 