Birding in Belize, February 2-12
Lee stomped on the scorpion, which I guess was a natural reaction. We had returned to our rooms at La Milpa, and he surprised it, or it surprised him, in the middle of his floor. Welcome to Belize! Thursday morning, Grant and I’d flown from Orlando to Miami, where we met Kathy and Lee to fly on to Belize and spend a night at the Black Orchid Resort in Burrell Boom before our tour started the next day. So far, I’d found the insects tolerable (mosquitoes) or avoidable (local type of fire ants). The scorpion brought a new level to my awareness. We birded around the resort’s grounds, adding tropical mocking birds, melodious blackbirds, and rufous-tailed hummingbirds to my life list, if I kept one. Also at the resort were a group of English birders on tour and a bunch of Rotarians who’d come to build houses with a local chapter. Kathy, a long time Rotarian, introduced herself and us, and the poolside party began. I think the birders went to bed early to get an early start. We cal...