Tikal - Archelogical site

On our first day exploring Tikal, we set out to look for probably the most endangered bird in Guatemala, the Orange-breasted Falcon!
On our way to temple IV we found a Black-headed Trogon perched above a fruiting tree, as we were setting up the scope we noticed a red flash on the tree. A male Red-capped Manakin was feeding a few meters away from us and didn't seem to mind our presence! We enjoyed watching him feeding for a long while. Suddenly, the unmistakeable call of the Falcon was heard. The female flew around the temple a few times giving us impressive flight views, and then landed on the west side of the pyramid. We quickly set up the scope and got a wonderful look at this raptor.
Then, we headed to Mundo Perdido where we climed to the top of the temple, we could see the canopy of the wonderful Mayan jungles as far as the eye can see with ocasional Mayan sctructures peeking above the canopy.
While we were scoping a Keel-billed Toucan in a nearby tree, a group of three Toucans flew one by one into a tree beside us, giving us close up views. The wind was blowing and the clouds threatened with rain. A short while later we were soaked by flashes of tropical rain.

In the evening, we went to the old airfield, where we found a small puddle from the morning rain, Warblers, Thrushes, Catbirds and Flycatchers all having a dip in the puddle. We had a very entertaining time looking at these birds enjoying the gifts of nature!
As we continued we got to a small lagoon where we found lots of Boat-billed Herons nesting and roosting. We then noticed a lot of activity on the other side of the lagoon, a Gray-headed Tanager was feeding in a mixed flock along an ant swarm.Read more