The tour today started at 5:40am so we were up really early. After a check-in with the national park service the tour crossed the river and headed into some side channels.
We found howler
monkeys almost immediately (or, actually, another boat found them and we pulled
up to watch as well. We actually got some good shots of a mother with a baby monkey clinging to her.
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Video of Howler Monkey howling
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Nearby was a Tamandua Anteater in a tree.
We also saw:
A tree with a lot of Montezuma
Oropendola nests as well as the oropendola
Bare Throated Tiger Herons
Anhinga (male – much more colorful than the females)
Little Blue Heron...we were in a small channel and he let us get quite close for photos. A natural model.
A large family of White Faced Capuchin romping in a resort
An Agouti
Green Kingfisher
Jesus Christ Basilisk
Long Nosed Bats
Green Iguana high in a tree beside the main river
A Malabar Chestnut tree with huge nuts and pretty flowers
Keel Billed Toucan
Osprey
Black Vulture
Great Egret
Back at the lodge Mary saw these lovely flowers. They look quite a bit like orchid.
In the afternoon Paul went out on a second boat tour. He saw:
Northern Jacana
Laughing Falcon (so named because of its call)
Spider Monkeys
Crested Guan
American Crocodile
Baby Caiman (sort of cute)
And he got a lovely photo in the canals of the park.
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