Steve Howell from the ongoing Lacandon tour in southern Mexico

Scarlet Macaws burning bright in the early morning sun (below, feeding on palm fruits); a Sungrebe skulking along bamboo-forested river bank to great views of the enigmatic Blue Seedeater (below) and a crowd-pleasing Black-and-white Owl right over the cabins. Crested Guans overhead (!) (below) and an incredible Great Potoo also garnered votes for birds of the day. ...and it’s only Day 2 of this wonderful tour to the “Mexican Amazon.”

Scarlet Macaws

Blue Seedeater

Crested Guan