Perhaps Dave's favorite bird of the trip was this - the Tiny Hawk. This is in essence a little bity Sharp-Shinned or Cooper's. It measures 8" or 9" tall and like its relatives, it's a bird eater. :/ Here the Tiny Hawk has a hummingbird in his grasp waiting for the HB to die. I left before that happened. As gruesome as it was, it was a great find. The guide at the Canopy Lodge says he's seen one in ten years. Great find by Callie! Great photo by Dave!
The little town where the Lodge was called Valle de Anton. It is the crater of a volcano - super beautiful. At the highest inhabited point was a chicken farm that raised and sold chicken for breeding, not slaughter (so they say). Great birding around there for sure.
Birding up high in the Valle de Anton. This is the area where we saw many Orange-Bellied Trogon.
Beautiful vistas.
Dining at the Lodge. We had much of our time there alone.
In town.
Birding in a slightly different area near town.
An anthill hole
Dave while birding.
The town market. Very colorful...
The buses too were really colorful!
The grounds of the Lodge were impeccable.
Finally, on the 12th, it was time to go home. We drove to Panama City (which is a gorgeous, huge city) to to the airport. We caught a flight to Houston Intercontinental where we slept on the floor to catch our very early flight to Denver. We slept remarkably well considering the light, noise and hard floor. The trip was really amazing and I'm hoping we can return next year to an area called Darien. That is the home of the Harpy Eagle! (We saw one in captivity. Stunning).
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