It started raining overnight, and drops hitting something that banged loudly made me think, in my state of semiconsciousness, that pipes were banging so the heat was coming on. Well, the heat was not coming on, it was still raining at sunrise, and it has rained here all day as far as we know. IContinue reading “Guatemala Day 4, Día de Lluvia”
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Guatemala Day 3
It was cool and cloudy at sunrise this morning, but not rainy, here at the Country Delights Hotel, so I got out before breakfast to see who I could see. The great-trailed grackles were already making a racket, but the little zzzzt zzzzt of this gorgeous azure-crowned hummingbird (Saucerottia cyanocephala) really captured my attention. TheContinue reading “Guatemala Day 3”
Guatemala Day 2
I realized after I published my post yesterday, from Guatemala City, that I should have saved it until this morning, but I goofed up, and now I have reason to show you this evening already some of the amazing sights we saw today. Before breakfast, I was looking out the window of our hotel roomContinue reading “Guatemala Day 2”
Guatemala Day 1
Anne and I arrived safe and sound in Guatemala City early this afternoon, and after we delt with the shenanigans of their new-fangled, all-digital customs declaration, we walked the few blocks to our hotel for the night. On the way, I could hear plenty of birds calling, and I couldn’t wait to check in soContinue reading “Guatemala Day 1”
Signs of Life in Estabrook Park 