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Amazon kingfisher, black-collared hawk, capuchin monkey, capybara, caracara, chestnut-eared aracari, giant anteater, green ibis, Jabiru, rufescent tiger heron, tapir, toco toucan, vermilion flycatcher
Late afternoon and into dusk on Sunday afternoon, into the safari truck again. We were making for a specific spot, and en route saw birds new to us, and old friends:
Green ibis, as if green were not already my favourite colour
Chestnut-eared aracari
Caracara (not to be confused with the large rodent, the Capybara – we saw both every day)
The Rufescent tiger heron again
The stunning Vermilion flycatcher
Toco toucan
Jabiru
and Black-collared hawks
Then we parked, silent, at a respectful distance from a pool where animals were known to come to drink – on the other side – as darkness fell. Thanks to just a moderately good camera, and a little computer-aided lifting (but, promise, no distortion), I am pleased to be able to record for my future reminiscing, most of the creatures we saw there in the gathering gloom.
Amazon kingfisher
Capuchin monkey
Two toco toucans
The extraordinary Giant anteater, about 2 metres from snout (to the left!) to tail
Bare-faced curassow
Tapir
On the way back it was dark, and we saw, ‘lamped’,
a better view of a tapir
…and the ‘cutest’ young Capybara – so far.
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Splendid view of the tapir.
Loved the vermilion flycatcher.
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So did we. It was still flitting around when we went back that way.
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The Chestnut-eared aracari was my favourite though the anteater was undoubtedly quite a sight. I am glad that you had plenty to see as a reward for your long trip.
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I’m actually having more success in finding the real names of some of the birds quite quickly than I anticipated at the outset. I could see this was not a toco toucan, but was able to find it nearby in the book, and remember it being mentioned.
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