Birders Paradise, Pedasi Panama, Dec 14, 2021

Birding in and around Pedasi is paradise for those interested, but you need two thing that I don’t have, patience and a good camera.
Every day as I sit outside in the bohio, I hear all kinds of bird sounds and see flashes of bright blue or yellow or red as a bird goes zipping by. Hummingbirds visit hibiscus flowers not 20 feet from me. Am I able to capture any of it? No.

We are part of a Facebook group that has a member who posts the most incredible nature photos “Kathleen Howard Nature Photographer”. Kathleen has kindly given me permission to share her photos. The photos and bird names come directly from Kathleen’s posts.

The pictures show the variety of birds in this area, and the amazing talent to capture these incredible poses.

Kathleen posted quite a few pictures of this pair going through the mating ritual.

What amazing photography, to be able to catch this Keel-billed Toucan eating a berry.

As I sit here posting Kathleens picture of the Rufous-tailed Hummingbird, I watched one just a few feet away flit from one hibiscus flower to another….to another…and then gone.

We have had an Egret come visit our yard on several consecutive days constantly searching for worms and bugs (I think). This photo by Kathleen captures the big bird eating a tiny little something!

And last but not least. This picture of a Great-tailed Grackle was taken at dusk and posted yesterday. The caption says it was flying up after taking a bath.

Okay, this little gecko is not a bird. but it is so darned cute. There are tons of geckos both inside and outside the house. Most I see are brownish or greenish. There is an occasional flesh coloured gecko but I have never seen this much colour.

This is just a sampling of the many pictures posted on Kathleen Howard Nature Photography Facebook page. I hope you enjoy looking at them as much as I did.

Cheers

Ruth