Things went as spectacularly as I could have hoped this morning, and we had beautiful weather for exploring the forest outside of the Tikal archeological site. We even waited until after breakfast before heading out, and that felt luxurious. We had been hearing parrots, noisily “vocalizing”, as I’ve been taught to say, in the treetopsContinue reading “A fine Guatemalan send-off…”
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Tikal!
Today we visited the Tikal archeological site, and it was truly a wonder, of the same order of magnitude as Petra in Jordan. But we wanted to have breakfast before we went, which didn’t start till 7 am, and the sun came up around 6, so we strolled around the grounds to see who mightContinue reading “Tikal!”
Guatemala says, “hold my beer!”
Holy Moly! What a day we had. Before breakfast, Anne, my sister, Deb, and I all strolled around the island city of Flores, and we found a swallow that none of us had ever heard of, let alone seen before, this darling mangrove swallow (Tachycineta albilinea). After breakfast, we piled into a rental car andContinue reading “Guatemala says, “hold my beer!””
Belize outdoes itself…
Today, Anne and I traveled to northern Guatemala to meet my sister, Deb, but before we went, we had one more morning to look around in Belize, so we tried the Cahal Pesh archeological site right around the corner from our hotel. It did not disappoint. First, I finally got eyes on the national birdContinue reading “Belize outdoes itself…”
Belize really ups its game!
It was another amazing day in Belize, and things got off to a great start when I strolled around the hotel grounds before breakfast. I spotted this little bird, which I have never seen before, in a small tree, and my camera was having a dickens of a time focusing in the low, early-morning light,Continue reading “Belize really ups its game!”
Having a great time in Belize…
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 atContinue reading “Having a great time in Belize…”
A toast!
My nephew and his betrothed were successfully married yesterday afternoon, yay, so I didn’t really get out to look for wildlife until this afternoon. I have had some luck with mid-day walks lately, but let us say that today I had just enough luck. The only picture I managed to capture was of this darlingContinue reading “A toast!”
“Anita! What them boys up to…”
My sister didn’t have to work today, and she was willing to join me this morning, so we headed first to the Broad Brook Reservoir, were we’ve seen great sights before. The sky was clear, the air was still, and the temps were in the 30s, so the steam fog coming off the surface wasContinue reading ““Anita! What them boys up to…””
A fine “welcome back” to the Nutmeg State…
Anne and I arrived safely in Connecticut last evening, but I didn’t have a chance to go out looking for wildlife until after lunch today. I didn’t expect to see much that late in the day, so I was quite pleasantly surprised when the critters put on a nice mid-day show. Here’s a trio ofContinue reading “A fine “welcome back” to the Nutmeg State…”
Fish is on the menu…
Welp, it’s Thursday, boys and girls, and you know what that means. Yup, it’s time again for Anne to take me on another fabulous adventure, so I won’t make it to Estabrook Park this morning. Instead, let me show you a few pictures from the last couple of days that didn’t make the first cut.Continue reading “Fish is on the menu…”
Signs of Life in Estabrook Park 