The Holbrook Explorer
Birding
Birding Panama and the Great Raptor Migration: Part 2
Metropolitan Nature Park-Gamboa-Pipeline Road Our day began at the Metropolitan Nature Park, a protected woodland located in Panama City and one of the few on the planet inside a major urban center. We spotted a Slaty-tailed Trogon that gave us great views, a colorful Blue Dacnis, Crimson-crested...
Birding Panama and The Great Raptor Migration: Part 1
Ariel Aguirre is an expert birding guide in Panama, currently leading our Great Raptor Migration program for Road Scholar. Panama Bay and Ancón Hill Hawkwatch Our program started with a visit to the Panama Bay Mudflats. We got there a bit before high tide being able to see some shorebirds at a...
7 Scary Bird Species
In the spirit of Halloween, we've compiled a list of the seven creepiest bird species we could find, from species that are vicious and violent to those that are just plain scary to look at. 1. Shoebill Stork (Balaeniceps rex) Photo by Hjalmar Gislason The Shoebill Stork, also called the Whalehead...
Beautiful birds of Cuba
We created this video to highlight some of the wonderful birds found in Cuba. These magnificent creatures are so exciting to spot!