PO Box 9021, Wilmington, DE 19809, USA
E-mail: font@focusonnature.com
Phone: Toll-free in USA 1-800-721-9986
or 302/529-1876; Fax: 302/529-1085
Website: www.focusonnature.com
PO Box 9021, Wilmington, DE 19809, USA
E-mail: font@focusonnature.com
Phone: Toll-free in USA 1-800-721-9986
or 302/529-1876; Fax: 302/529-1085
Website: www.focusonnature.com
Focus On Nature Tours
in
Mexico
& Central America
in 2010 & 2011
for Birds,
Butterflies, Mammals,
& other Nature
For 20 years, Focus On Nature Tours has conducted birding & nature tours in Central America. During that time, there have been 29 tours in Costa Rica, 16 in Guatemala, 9 in Panama (5 of them in the Chiriqui highlands), 11 in Mexico, 3 in Honduras, and 2 in Belize. Our Central American tours now scheduled in 2010 & 2011 include those in Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Panama. Other FONT tours are to the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. And to Sonora, in northern Mexico, in conjunction with tours in Arizona, fro birds, butterflies, mammals, & other nature. Our Costa Rica Tours are to an assortment of habitats in both the northern & southern parts of the country, usually to places less-populated by people but more so by birds. In 2010, we have a summer tour to Costa Rica, when teachers and others are able to go, who otherwise might not. Our Panama Tours in 2010 will include places in the Canal Basin that are renowned sites for birds & other nature, such as Barro Colorado Island and the Pipeline Road. Our Guatemala Tours include the highlands, where Quetzals and Mayas live today, and the lowlands in the Peten Region, where at Tikal, Mayans lived in the past. At the end of 2010, once again our the annual FONT Holiday Tour will be to Guatemala. You may wish to read an article regarding our previous Dec '06/Jan '07 Guatemala Holiday Tour, that was subsequently in a Washington DC newspaper, having been written by one of the tour participants: JAN 2007 GUATEMALA TOUR NEWSPAPER ARTICLE And you may wish to see a gallery of photos taken during that tour: JAN 2007 GUATEMALA TOUR PHOTOS There is a FONT publication available listing the over 900 species of birds that have been found during our Central American tours, noting where and when they have been found, along with information pertaining to subspecies, and local Spanish and Mayan names. Let us know if you'd like a copy. Also listed are Central American mammals & other wildlife, and there's another publication listing butterflies. Links to Itineraries for FONT Central American birding tours follow. As indicated, some of these tours can be done in combination. |
Above:
The Collared Redstart, a dapper bird that due to its tameness is known as
the "Amigo de Hombre", or "The Friend of Man".
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Itineraries in 2010 & 2011 (with prices) (click-on links for tour/date):
(Tour AZ&MX-2)
Aug 18-27, '10
Northern MEXICO
at the good time
(SONORA)
& ARIZONA
for hummingbirds
(Tour AZ&MX-3)
Aug 27-Sep 5, '10
Northern MEXICO
(SONORA)
& ARIZONA
including the
coast of the
Sea of Cortez
& Sonoran
bird specialties
& other nature
(Tour GU-2)
Dec 26, '10 -
Jan 5, '11
Festive
GUATEMALA
(Our Annual
Holiday
Birding & Nature
Tour)
In the Highlands,
& Lowlands
including Tikal
(Tour CR-1)
Jan 30 -
Feb 15, '11
COSTA RICA
& adjacent
PANAMA
In the Highlands
for birds
& other nature
(Tour BZ-1)
Feb 28 - Mar 9, '11
BELIZE
for Birds &
Other Nature
in the interior &
along the coast
(Tour AZ&MX-1)
Mar 11-20, '11
Northern
MEXICO (SONORA)
& ARIZONA
including the
coast of the
Sea of Cortez
& Sonoran
bird specialties
& other nature
(Tour HN-1)
Mar 19-29, '11
HONDURAS
a Birding &
Nature tour
including the
Caribbean coast,
Pico Bonito
& Copan
(Tour GU-1)
Mar 29 -
April 10, '11
GUATEMALA
a Birding &
Nature Tour
in the land of
Mayans & Motmots(A two-part tour,
In the Highlands,
& Lowlands
& including Tikal)
(Tour CR-3)
Jul 11-23, '11
COSTA RICA
A Birding &
Nature Tour
(in mostly
northern CR)(including
Laguna del Lagarto,
Arenal,
Guanacaste, Carara
& the Talamanca Mtns)
(Tour PN-4)
Jul 23-31, '11
Central & Eastern
PANAMA
A Birding &
Nature Tour
in the
Canal Basin &
eastern Panama province
& Darien
BIRD-LISTS & PHOTO GALLERIESCentral America Part 1
Tinamous to DovesCentral America Part 2
Macaws to WoodpeckersCentral America Part 3
Manakins to Thrashers
Central America Part 4
Thrushes to BuntingsAbove: Bird-Lists & Photo Galleries
Below: Bird-Lists
Belize Costa RicaNorthern Costa Rica
Southern Costa Rica
& adjacent PanamaCosta Rica in July
Guatemala Honduras Panama
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Mexico Part 1
Tinamous to ShorebirdsMexico Part 2
Jaegers to WoodpeckersMexico Part 3
Manakins to BuntingsAbove: Bird-Lists & Photo Galleries
Below: Bird-lists
Mexico: Sonora
OTHER WILDLIFE
Central American MammalsMexican Mammals
Marine Life of Mexico & Belize
(other than Whales, Dolphins & Manatee)
Amphibians & Reptiles of Mexico
Amphibians & Reptiles
of Guatemala & BelizeAmphibians & Reptiles
of Costa Rica & Panama
Narratives relating to previous FONT tours:
Our Guatemala Holiday Tour
(from a later newspaper article)
In Guatemala:
"The Horned Guan, Other Birds,
and an Olive Ridley Sea Turtle"* * * * * * * * * * * * *
A Feature about Alexander Skutch
with a directory of his writings and
a Photo Gallery of Neotropic BirdsA Photo Feature of the Nature & Scenery
of Sonora, Mexico
(from our Sep '08 Tour)
Highlights from some other
previous FONT tours:
Belize Costa Rica
Guatemala Honduras
Mexico Panama
Orange-breasted Falcon,
as seen on Tikal temple,
during 2 FONT tours in Guatemala in 2002,
and then again during tours in 2003, 2004,
2006, 2007, 2008, & 2009.
(Photograph by Alan Brady.)
Above: The Temples at Tikal in the Peten Jungle,
where we bird during our Guatemala tours.
Below: A drawing of Tikal by Charles Gambill,
following a previous FONT tour there, showing
Ocellated Turkey, Bat Falcon, and Tody Motmot.
(Charles, or "Buddy", who was one of our favorite tour participants,
unfortunately died suddenly during the summer of 2001.
He did a number of line drawings for FONT - in addition to Tikal,
also depicting the Galapagos, the Dominican Republic, and other places
where he traveled with us.)
