Fieldwork in Honduras

Posted on July 22, 2012 by Sam Jones

Out of the clouds…

by Sam

After speaking to Martin about Birding Frontiers several weeks ago I am delighted to be part of such company and have been meaning to write a first post for some time. Expedition fieldwork is however, by nature, often a remote affair and far from the reaches of the internet!

For the past 5 weeks I have been working on fieldwork in Honduras, Central America, in the montane forests of Cusuco National Park in the west of the country near the Guatemalan border. This was part of a biodiversity monitoring effort as part of a large scientific team. More specifically, my work was under the ornithology side of things.

Stripe-tailed Hummingbird (Male)

Fascinating watching one of these hummingbirds washing on the wing (coming soon!).

Lots of other fantastic wildlife throughout..

Honduran Palm-viper (Bothriechis marchi)

More soon from this threatened but beautiful area..

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About Sam Jones

Sam has been an avid birder, ornithologist and naturalist from childhood. Now as an early career conservation biologist, he has worked on expedition teams and field research in a number of countries worldwide, including work on some of the least studied species and regions of the world. He has held a long fascination in the frontiers of scientific and field natural history, especially in zoologically unexplored areas, 'lost' species and the ethno-zoological conflicts that are often associated thereof. He has a particular interest in the use of media in pioneering research and applied science, making discoveries highly accessible to a variety of audiences through multimedia.

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