Photo Gallery
Photos by Steve N.G.Howell, Chris Wood (cw), and Fred Ramsey (fr)
We might not come to San Blas were it not for our hotel; run by friends, comfortable and quiet with superb service and excellent food…
…and they also provide us with a comfortable vehicle.
But of course there’s excellent birding, both inland at places like Singayta… (cw)
…where the birds include Russet-crowned Motmot…
…Yellow-winged Cacique…
…the Black-throated Magpie-Jay, a spectacular nw Mexican endemic.
…and coastally, where we might see the attractive Collared Plover, here near the northern limit of its range. (cw)
The many wintering migrants around San Blas include Wilson’s Warbler…
…and flocks of Wilson’s Plovers.
We’ll cruise the mangroves looking for… (cw)
…the elusive Rufous-necked Wood-Rail…
…the striking Bare-throated Tiger-Heron…
…and the bizarre Boat-billed Heron…
After a morning in the field, lunch with refreshing limonades is a welcome break. (fr)
We won’t neglect open water, either, with cruises on the larger rivers to search for raptors and other open-country birds… (cw)
…and ventures offshore, where Blue-footed Boobies are likely.
The nearby mountains support a luxuriant pine-oak forest…
…home to a number of endemics and near endemics, including Red-headed Tanager…
…Spotted Wren…
…Black-headed Siskin…
…and the charming Tufted Flycatcher.
There’s more to San Blas than birds: here a Crimson-patch Longwing, one of many spectacular butterflies… (cw)
…and here an American Crocodile.
The area is also famous for spectacular sunsets and dawns, which will add to the plentiful memories from this wonderful region.