Tags
Brazil, brown-chested martin, caiman lizard, capuchin monkey, fork-tailed flycatcher, hornero, marsh deer, Pantanal, plumbeous ibis, saffron finch, woodpecker
As ever, I did not do the before breakfast walk, but I did join the party for a morning stroll in two kinds of forest, and then, via the lodge, into the open grassland. I joined the party, yes, but most of the party fell away, leaving just Dave, Pete myself and the two naturalists to continue. Why this mass desertion? It had rained again overnight, and the forests were thick with mozzies and other bitey things. Really unpleasant for some. I had Deeted, covered myself thoroughly, and had a cloth to used as a horse uses its tail. But I really enjoyed myself.
Join me, just looking around, usually not knowing what I was seeing, and clicking away at anything pretty. You are spared the insects.
Capuchin monkey
Rufous hornero nest and ?owner
Mrs Dave joined us for the last part of our walk, in the grassland.
Hornero
Saffron finches
Fork-tailed flycatcher
Brown-chested martin
Silver-beaked tanager
Greyish saltator
Marsh deer
?Hornero
Ibis, probably Green
Yes, I really enjoyed those strolls. The mozzies were only really bad for the first half-hour or so.
Here’s Dave Allen’s video of that Caiman lizard we saw the first day, eating a large snail (the lizard that is, not Dave).
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