Belize is a fascinating country, located in Central America, the country is a relatively new nation, having been formerly known as British Hondorus. The Brits still maintain a military presence there to help maintain  peace in the area.


Besides an abundance of ancient Mayan history in the area, One of the most interesting features  I encountered while exploring  Belize was the wild life. It seems there were strange and interesting creatures everywhere one would look.

 20 foot long snakes with heads as big as a horse head,Jaguars and all sorts of birds were in abundance. Some of which the most exotic were the parakeets and Toucans found  throughout the country.




I was visitng during the North American winter, so in addition to the native wildlife, many birds normally assumed  to be native to lands farther north were also maintaining a winter home in Central America. Many robins, as well as other varieties had journed south to escape the harsh winters of the northland.

It was always nice to awaken in the morning to the sounds of a  variety of bird life happily chirping outside my window. One of the most colorful and vocal were the Toucans. They seemed to enjoy making themselves heard while playfully scuffling amongst themselves.

We, in the United States have a very close cousin of the Toucan that is native to our country. Many people think all of the exotic wildlife is a legalized citizen of  some other tropical climate, but after much research I have found a very close relative of the Toucan that happens to reside in nearly every community in North America.

Many of you will be surprised and shocked that you never realized this before, so I have included a photo of the North American Threecan so you can easily recognize it and  hence forth be able to fully appreciate and enjoy the fruits of our native and home grown wildlife.



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