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| DK Weaver | profile | all galleries >> Galleries >> Belize 2011 | tree view | thumbnails | slideshow |
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 Welcome to La Milpa Ecolodge and Research Center |
 La Milpa grounds. |
 La Milpa accommodation. |
 La Milpa dining area. |
 Setting up bird banding station. |
 Setting up mist net. |
 Turkey Vultures taking in morning sun. |
 Turkey Vulture (Cathartidae) |
 Golden-olive Woodpecker (Picidae) |
 Golden-olive Woodpecker |
 Station Manager Vladimir describing banding process to school kids. The kids were wonderful. |
 Vladimir showing student how to hold and then release a banded bird. Kids were giddy over prospect of releasing a bird! |
 Leif processing bird for school kids. (Photo by Jane Berry) |
 The prize catch -- Barred Forest-Falcon (Falconidae). |
 Barred Forest-Falcon -- what a handsome bird! |
 Readying Barred Forest-Falcon for release. |
 L A U N C H ! ! ! |
 . . . . and the feather that was left behind! |
 Lisa, a Morelet's Crocodile, La Milpa resident. |
 Olive-throated Parakeet (Psittacidae) -- a noisy flock of about 20 fairly common at La Milpa. |
 OcellatedTurkey (Phasianidae) |
 OcellatedTurkeys |
 Great Curassow female (Cracidae) |
 Susan recording banding data. |
 Ben assessing fat reserves of a bird. |
 Northern Bentbill (Tyrannidae) |
 Tawny-winged Woodcreeper (Furnariidae) |
 Rufous-tailed Hummingbird (Trochilidae) |
 Rufous-tailed Hummingbird on the nest. |
 Tarantula |
 Black Hawk-Eagle (Accipitridae) |
 Social Flycatcher (Tyrannidae) |
 Blue-black Grosbeak (Cardinalidae) |
 Melvis learning banding technique. |
 Alison giving Melvis a hand. |
 Melvis explaining banding process to students. |
 Melvis checking for fat. |
 Lemme have a look! (Photo by Jane Berry) |
 Roadside Hawk (Accipitridae) -- La Milpa resident. |
 Blurry but colorful Roadside Hawk. |
 Roadside Hawk -- darker version -- not pleased with our presence. |
 Roadside Hawk -- third individual. |
 Butterfly sp. -- one of many species. |
 Banding break -- Pats on the Colts' 25 and driving! |
 John and picture showtime. |
 A Plain Chachalaca "gotcha!" (Cracidae) |
 Vermillion Flycatcher (Tyrannidae) at a distance . . . . |
 Ruddy Ground Dove (Columbidae) |
 Sora (Rallidae) -- one of many seen in relatively small area at the rice fields. |
 Gathering of Wood Storks and lone Jabiru (Ciconiidae). |
 Aplomado Falcon (Falconidae) at a distance. |
 Leif working with a student. |
 Leif showing young boy how to hold a bird. |
 Ruddy Woodcreeper about to be released. |
 Releasing a White-breasted Wood-Wren (Troglodytidae). |
 Slaty-tailed Trogon female (Trogonidae). |
 Yellow-bellied Elaenia female (Tyrannidae). |
 White-collared Manakin (Pipridae) |
 Violaceous Trogon (Trogonidae) |
 Vladimir's birding club. |
 Scope bearer -- do you think he's a proud young man?! |
 Aspiring birders . . . . |
 Barred Antshrike (Thamnophilidae) in the hand. |
 Leif holding Ivory-billed Woodcreeper w/ Phil on the camera. |
 Lisa, the crocodile . . . . |
 Least Grebe (Podicipedidae) chick. |
 Vladimir's Crew. |
 Vladimir's #1 son -- budding birder! |
 Vladimir's #2 son -- budding movie star! |
 Vladimir's two sons. |
 Vladimir's daughter. |
 Bright-rumped Attila (Tyrannidae) |
 Red-throated Ant-Tanager (Thraupidae) |
 Entering La Milpa Archeological Site. |
 Melvis describing La Milpa Archeological Site. |
 Blue-spotted Mexican Treefrog. |
 La Milpa staff with interns. |
 The Group |
 Roseate Spoonbill (Threskiornithidae) with Wood Storks. |
 Wood Storks (Ciconiidae) |
 Welcome to Lamanai! |
 Lamanai accommodation. |
 Lamanai reception and dining. |
 Lamanai dining area. |
 Collared Aracari (Ramphastidae) |
 High Temple, Lamanai Archeological Reserve. |
 Atop highest temple in Lamanai Archeological Reserve. |
 The "Mighty Four" atop the temple. |
 Coming down's not so easy . . . . |
 . . . . at least for most! |
 And, then, there are those who have to bump it down on their bums! |
 Phil and friend . . . . |
 Neotropical Cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae) |
 Early morning walk in Lamanai savanna. |
 Acorn Woodpecker (Picidae) on Lamanai savanna. |
 Yucatan Jay (Corvidae) |
 Boat-billed Heron (Ardeidae) at Lamanai. |
 Snail Kite (Accipitridae) female -- love the wing pattern! |
 Cattle Egrets associating with the equine set. |
 First leg en route home. |
 Cattle Egrets (Ardeidae) |
 Lesser Nighthawk (Caprimulgidae) |
 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Ardeidae) |
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