Panama La Verde

I can’t possibly exaggerate how much I enjoyed our time at Los Quetzales Lodge; but another fine breakfast and we were already on our way again. It took us the entire day to make the trip back to David and the airport: the birding was that good!
A Yellow-headed Caracara started us off, flapping low over [...]

All right, I admit it: I love to be spoiled, even when (maybe especially when!) I’m birding. And this luxurious and comfortable lodge in the western Chiriqui does it, with great food, beautiful rooms and suites, and birding that just can’t be beat. The eponymous residents of the local cloud forest behaved beautifully for us [...]

Astounding and overwhelming! We got out just before 6 this morning to bird the rich grounds of the Albrook Hotel, where White-shouldered Tanagers and Piratic Flycatchers competed for our attention with Fork-tailed Flycatchers and Orange-chinned Parakeets. It was unbelievably birdy, but our excellent guide, Luis Paz, was waiting, so it was off to the Metropolitan [...]

A long day, leaving to the early-morning voices of Gambel’s Quail and Mourning and White-winged Doves, then a long layover in Houston to arrive here in Panama City just in time for a delightful and delicious dinner with Ana Maria and Jenia. We’re staying at the Albrook Hotel, with comfortable rooms and a charming staff [...]