Steve Howell from his ongoing Honduras tour

“Oh my goodness, there’s an owl...” said Alison, and by sheer luck we had stopped 20 feet from a roosting Fulvous Owl! “Oh, another quetzal” said Stephanie..., and so the day went. We started with huge Strong-billed Woodcreepers and ended with tiny Sparkling-tailed Woodstars. In between featured the owl (below), numerous Resplendent Quetzals (below), the very local Green-breasted Mountain-gem, roadside singing Singing Quail (and they are loud!), a displaying male Wine-throated Hummingbird (below, celebrated with Belgian dark chocolate – it’s a good combination!), and an in-field barbeque. And it’s only the first day – tomorrow can’t be better, but we’ll try anyways!

Fulvous Owl

Resplendent Quetzal

Wine-throated Hummingbird

Lunch in the field!