Lizard

f/8 1/640 ISO400; D800E, 300mm f/2.8, 2x (600mm); 300 ppi, 16.4x24.5 inches

Photographed at Jaguar Reef Lodge, Belize on February 13, 2013.

Iguana

Photographed in Belize, February 2013

Hanging Bird Nest Built by Montezuma Oropendola (Psarocolius montezuma)

f/6.3 1/640 ISO640; D800E, 300mm f/2.8, 2x (600mm); 300 ppi, 14.6x22 inches

Photographed at Monkey River, Belize on February 14, 2013.

Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)

f/8, 1/500 ISO200; D600, 24-85mm f/4 at 85mm; 300ppi, 12x18 inches

f/8, 1/320 ISO160; D600, 70-200mm f/4 at 100mm; 300ppi, 8.5x13 inches

f/8, 1/320 ISO160; D600, 70-200mm f/4 at 100mm; 300ppi, 10x15 inches

Photographed at Jaguar Reef Lodge, Belize on February 11, 2013.

Coati

Photographed near Sittee River, Belize on February 12, 2013.

Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)

f/5.6 1/100 ISO400; D4, 300mm f/2.8, 1.4x (420mm)

f/7 1/40 ISO800; V2, 70-200mm f4 at 200mm f/2.8 (540mm)

Photographed at Sittee River, Belize on February 12, 2013.

Green Heron (Butorides virescens)

f/5 1/500 ISO160; D4, 300mm f/2.8, 1.4x (420mm)

f/5 1/500 ISO160; D4, 300mm f/2.8, 1.4x (420mm)

f/5 1/500 ISO160; D4, 300mm f/2.8, 1.4x (420mm)

Photographed at Sittee River, Belize on February 12, 2013

Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea), American Night Heron, Squawk

f/8 1/1250 ISO900; D800E, 300mm f/2.8, 2x (600mm); 300 ppi, 13x14 inches

f/8 1/500 ISO1600; D800E, 300mm f/2.8, 2x (600mm); 300 ppi, 16x24 inches

Photographed at Monkey River, Belize on February 14, 2013.

Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) of Belize

f/8, 1/640 ISO140; D4, 300mm f/2.8, 2x (600mm); 300ppi,  11.4x17.1 inches

f/8, 1/640 ISO160; V2, 18.5mm f/4 (49mm); 300 ppi, 8.5x12.8 inches

Photographed at Monkey River, Belize on February 14, 2013.

Grace took the photo of me in a speed boat on the Monkey River in Southern Belize trying to take the photo with a 600mm lens (300mm x 2) of a pair of Double-crested Cormorants in flight. What a lifetime dream came true!

Juvenile Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) of Belize

f/6.3 1/640 ISO400; D800E, 300mm f/2.8, 2x (600mm); 300 ppi, 15x21 inches

f/6.3 1/640 ISO125; D800E, 300mm f/2.8, 2x (600mm); 300 ppi, 15.5x23.3 inches

Photographed at Monkey River, Belize on February 14, 2013.

My hand was not as study in the first shot, the Bokeh in the second image is just simply amazing.  The young bird is identified by its yellow legs.

Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) of Belize

f/6.3, 1/125 ISO450; V2, 70-200mm f/4 at 190mm (513mm); 300 ppi, 6.6x9 inches

f/4, 1/500 ISO140; D4, 300mm f/2.8, 1.4x (420mm); 300ppi,   8.4x12.6 inches

Photographed at Sittee River, Belize on February 12, 2013.

Bare-throated Tiger Heron (Tigrisoma mexicanum) of Belize

f/7.1, 1/320 ISO640; D4, 300mm f/2.8, 1.4x (420mm); 300 ppi, 9.5x14.5 inches

f/6.3, 1/200 ISO400; V2, 70-200mm f/4 at 200mm (540mm); 300 ppi 8.5x13 inches

Photographed at Sittee River, Belize on February 12, 2013.

Female American Darter, Snakebird (Anhinga anhinga) of Belize

f/8 1/640 ISO450; D800E, 300mm f/2.8, 2x (600mm); 300 ppi, 16x24 inches

f/8 1/640 ISO500; D800E, 300mm f/2.8, 2x (600mm); 300 ppi, 13.7x20.6 inches

Photographed at Monkey River, Belize on February 14, 2013.

This is D800E at its best.

Male American Darter, Snakebird (Anhinga anhinga) of Belize

f/4 1/500 ISO125; D4, 300mm f/2.8, 1.4x (420mm)

f/4 1/500 ISO110; D4, 300mm f/2.8, 1.4x (420mm)

Photographed at Sittee River, Belize on February 12, 2013

The long telephoto image gave the picture a two-dimensional feeling and the white over exposed sky in the background further make the images feel like a 19th-century antique bird prints by artist such as John Gould.

Roadside Hawk (Buteo magnirostris) of Belize

f/4, 1/500 ISO140; D4, 300mm f/2.8, 1.4x (420mm)

f/8, 1/250 ISO220; V2, 70-200mm f/4 at 200mm (540mm)

Photographed at Sittee River, Belize on February 12, 2013.

Keel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus) of Belize

f/4, 1/500 ISO140; D4, 300mm f/2.8, 1.4x (420mm)

f/4, 1/500 ISO160; D4, 300mm f/2.8, 1.4x (420mm)

f/5.6, 1/250 ISO320; V2, 70-200mm f/4 at 200mm (540mm)

Photographed at Sittee River, Belize on February 12, 2013.