How a Lesson’s Motmot inspired a young Belizean to love Birds

In part two of our interview with the team from the Belize Raptor Center, we welcome lead bird trainer Marcia Mas, a native Belizean hailing from the Toledo district of Belize. Marcia talks about how her love for nature and the environment was nurtured from a young age by her parents growing up in southern Belize. She tells us that the Lesson’s motmot was the bird that made her fall in love with birding. Marcia is now the first certified female bird trainer in Belize and continues to inspire younger generations of birders through her educational outreach activities. Marcia was recently recognized as Belize’s Wonder Woman by the US Embassy of Belize, a well-deserved recognition for her hard work and dedication of preserving Belize’s birds and environment.