18,19, 20, 21th of February 2015..birding around Volcan Baru, different Altitudes, microclimates + update 13th of March 2015

3 Mornings and 1 day I did spend time with two English Birders.. birds in different areas around the Volcano Baru.. sendero los Quetzales the whole day..was fun.
The first two days in the cloud forest we had great weather and when the weather was changing higher in the mountains, we were already planning to go to lower parts on the south and west of the Volcano..you get what you deserve...
On the Quetzal trail we did start with a Quetzal foraging on the ground... great start..
Small movie: https://www.facebook.com/tinamoucottage?ref=ts&fref=ts   19th of February 2015

On the whole trail it was coming and going of mixed flocks, great. Always when February almost ends it get's really interesting on this trail..then also the name is totally correct , we did see quite a bit of Quetzales.
Also in another area the day before we did see Quetzales.
Great was a buffy Tuftedcheek making a nest:

 and in one of the mixed flocks I did see a brown billed Scythebill..unfortunately I was the only one that see this bird.
Group of 5 Swallow tailed Kites, that was a while ago...
Group of large footed Finches always fun to watch.
In Caldera we did see again the Sapphire throated Hummingbird
Here some more pictures... a nice bud of a Quetzal:

a female orange bellied Trogon:

a male orange bellied Trogon:

a magnificent Hummingbird:

Volcano Hummingbird:

streaked Flycatcher in nice light:

lineated Woodpecker fits in with the color of the bark:

social Flycatcher nice with the yellow flowers:

nice flowers.... south of the Volcano (600m)

update 13th of March 2015..I got a nice mail from them..I am always so happy with these mails..thank you!

Dear Hans and Terry,

Having returned to London a week ago (to a single figure temperature), we have had time to look back on our time in Panama.  This is a short message to thank you both for looking after us so well during our time in Boquete.  We learned so much about bird-watching from you, Terry, that I will now invest in a good camera so as not to miss those opportunities again.  After we returned to Panama City we were lucky to find an afternoon slot at the Canopy Tower and had some good sightings of sloths, keel-billed toucans and other birds.  And your guide of the Kotowa coffee farm, Hans, was so good that I will never look at a cup of coffee the same way again.  In fact I am already turning my nose up at the regular fare provided here.

I hope we might see you again some time.

All the best,

Robin and Kim

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