Spotted antbird (Hylophylax n. naevioides)

I think this antbird was just as curious about me as I was of her! The reason I managed to get such a close shot is because she perched less than two feet away from my lens. (Photo location: Barro Colorado Island)

A rain forest after my heart

January 22nd 2008
Week 1 I didn't realize that I would be back in the lush jungles of Panama so soon after my last visit. But here I am, a field assistant at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute working with my favorite frog-eating bat. It is the dry season (Jan-May) and I've noticed that there are a lot more animals about. Just in my first week, I saw a family of coatis (raccoon-lik ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Panama » Panamá » Panama Canal

With US backing, Panama seceded from Colombia in 1903 and promptly signed a treaty with the US allowing for the construction of a canal and US sovereignty over a strip of land on either side of the structure (the Panama Canal Zone). The Panama Canal ... ... read more

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