I slept pretty well until 3:30, when I woke up. Unfortunately I could not go back to sleep again after that. It wasn't too unpleasant listening to all the night birds and insects and jungle noises. However I could have used an extra 3 hours sleep. I agreed to meet Edgar at 6 a.m. to go on a early morning birding trip. Leslie chose to remain sleeping in the treehouse. She got extensive treetop bird watching done from the cozy confines of her bed and mosquito netting. Course it was very Misty and as Edgar pointed out not the best bird watching weather. However it was so beautiful that I didn't mind because it was worth it just to be out there and hear the sounds and smell the smells. We saw variety of birds and to our great Delight we saw the anteater again. However this time he was right next to the river and I just got some incredibly good shots. Edgar is an accomplished photographer and assisted me several times. He was able to use my camera and get some of the better shots that you will see here in. He had a paddle with which he could use to balance the camera and so I attribute a lot of his skill to the paddle use. Perhaps it was more than just the paddle, but I thank him for getting these beautiful photos for us. We saw caracara birds and I heard a southern screamer which was so loud and it sounded like a howler monkey. Several other birds we saw were woodpeckers, yellow throated fly catchers, russet herons, Kara Kara birds, Rufus kingfisher, parrots, red capped cardinal, and more. As Edgar was listening for Birds he heard my stomach growl so loud that he decided it was probably best we turn around and head back for breakfast.
My first picture used the flash and of course all you can see are the fog droplets
The view from the hanging bridge between our treehouses.
The fog gave everything with a mystical appearance
Down at the dock nothing is stirring
Some of the larger trees would stand out from the Mist
The first bird we saw was a blue headed heron. It stayed on the ground but like most herons it was shy.
You can see you by the blurry background that it was constantly moving. It had a very comical appearance with the blue face and the two long feathers and it's stilted gait
a tiger heron
A banded Kingfisher
An Amazon Kingfisher
A mature is Zone tailed hawk
And looking to the right
An immature Zone tailed hawk
There were several numbers and types of ant birds and some undergrowth. They were so fast and so loud if you would think that they were giant birds inside there. They flitted from branch to branch in just seconds.
The pygmy Kingfisher was so cute.
The pygmy also was in constant motion. He was at most 2 inches tall.
Foggy
We had the river to ourselves
Edgar taking such great photos
Screeching parrots overhead
Sometimes the trees will become weakened by being underwater for 6 months. When that happens a very large tree can just come on down, crash!
