The above photo was taken by our friend, Nariño V. Aizpurúa, who is a local ornithologist. In case anyone is interested, he has a company called Western Wind's Venture and will take people on birding trips - his knowledge is amazing.
While I haven't had much luck photographing birds, as you can see, others have, so I've borrowed a few bird photos from others, too - if you like what you see, you can view lots more at http://panamabirding.com. The first photo is of Panama's famous quetzal, which nests on the slopes of Baru - I think its christmasy colors are appropriate since poinsettias and mistletoe grow wild in this area:
