Some birds in Honduras (1 Viewer)

[bobhandal]

Hello all ! I just wanted to post some photos I have taken here in Honduras, I will use this thread and try to post often, so that people can see that there is other choices to travel and see plenty of birds...
Pictured are Toucan and Motmot.

 

[Lisa W]

Nice pictures, Bob. One of my biggest regrets is not being a birder when I was stationed in Honduras in the late 1980's.

 

[tomjenner]

Nice shots of Keel-billed Toucan and Turquoise-browed Motmot. I look forward to seeing some more shots.

Tom

 

[bobhandal]

Thanks for your kind words, much appreciated.
Yesterday I went to Jeanette Kawas park and to a hotel near Ceiba that had hundreds of hummingbird feeders, really interesting.
These shots were done with a small m4/3 format olympus EM5 with a 75-300mm olympus lens (that is a 600mm equivalent) , I used a nikon flash to freeze the action. quite happy I got some new species for me.

 

[njlarsen]

A really nice series of shots! For comparison, I am using the GH2 + 100-300, also in the m4/3 range.

Many more people would enjoy your photos if you uploaded to the gallery here in Birdforum.

Cheers
Niels

 

[bobhandal]

Thanks Niels, yes, I realize this, but I want to show a little more postings in this area, so that when someone is considering central America for birdwatching/wildlife then to show that Honduras is a very good alternative.

I was quite happy with how my EM-5 focused on the hummers, its quite difficult for any camera. Very impressed.
It does not hold up to the IQ of my Nikon D800 but I am very surprised with how they have improved the IQ in high ISO's and focus precision, which was one of my main turn offs.

 

[BrightonBirder]

Lancetilla is one of the great birding spots in Central AMerica but I get the impression it receives virtually no visitors. Pico Bonito is great for the upscale traveller and Copan is great if you like it hot and dry.

 

[bobhandal]

Yes, Lancetilla and the general tela area is on of the best places for birding, due to the sheer number of species you can find in one outing. The Lake Yojoa area and Azul meambar National Park is also awesome.

 

[bobhandal]

Hello everyone, thanks for looking. Here are some recent photos I took in Honduras. I hope you enjoy.

 

[cadillactaste]

Just beautiful!

 

[Birdingcraft]

Enjoying the pictures!