Saturday's Critters # 641

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"In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir

I am sharing part 2 of the woodpeckers I have seen during my travels.  

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"Joy is when a tiny bird sings a big sweet song."

Below is the Golden-cheeked Woodpecker seen on a guided bird walk in Puerto Vallarta Mexico. 

The Jamaican Woodpecker below looks a lot like our Red-bellied Woodpecker.  

Below is the Red-naped Sapsucker seen in Arizona. 

The Smoky-brown Woodpecker was seen during a guided bird walk in Belize. 

Below I have the Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, these birds are seen in back yard and all around Maryland. 

The Black-cheeked Woodpeckers, two photos below were taken in Tortuguero Costa Rica. 

The Crimson-crested Woodpecker was seen in Panama during a guided bird walk. 

The Ladder-backed Woodpecker seen in Arizona looks similar to the Downy Woodpecker. Two photos below are the Ladder-backed Woodpecker. 

The Lineated Woodpecker was seen in Costa Rica, this bird reminds me of our Pileated Woodpecker. 

I hope you enjoyed seeing the woodpeckers I have found on my walks and travels.  

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Blue Hole National Park

  I am linking up with Mosaic Monday and Our World Tuesday 

For this week's post I am sharing one of the tours at the Blue Hole National Park in Belize..This park is located just off the Hummingbird Highway in the Cayo District of Belize not far from Belmopan.  The park is over 500 acres and contains two cave systems called St Hermans and Crystal Caves. The park has various nature trails and the cool natural blue hole or pool.  Not to be confused..Belize is also known for the diving site called the Blue Hole.

Hubby and I arranged to have a guided tour with Neko of the  Belize Inland Tours of the St Hermans Cave and a guided birding tour on the trail of the Blue Hole National Park. Above is one of my lifers from the day's outing the Smoky-brown Woodpecker, the St. Hermans Cave, lizard and a Clay-colored Robin

 Since we have done the cave-tubing in Belize we opted for a guided walking tour into the St Hermans Cave with Neko.

Sorry for the fuzzy photo, but I was excited to see this lifer the Violaceous Trogon.. Special thanks to Neko for helping me to see my lifers at the Blue Hole National Park.

These are some of the scenes from our guided birding tour with Neko at the Blue Hole National Park. Above you can see the natural pool (part of the Cave Branch Creek) called the Blue Hole, another lifer a Royal Flycatcher and its nest. The lifer  Rufous-tailed Jacamar and some more scenery around the Blue Hole.

The Blue Hole was formed from the collapse (sinkhole) of an underground river channel. The exposed section of the Cave Branch creek tributary can be view for about 150 feet before it disappears beneath the ground and into the cave system.

If you are ever in Belize I was highly recommend arranging a tour with Neko and the Belize Inland Tours.  I hope you enjoyed this photo tour of Belize's Blue Hole National Park.


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