Tortuguerro Part Two

After we saw the caiman, we turned around from that small canal and headed deeper into the Tortuguerro preserve. There is an unbelievable variety of birds to see there. We were priveleged to see a number of really rare things: a trio of Macaws on the wing, another bird that looked like a lump on a tree to me (Darryl said that any bird watcher would be green with envy to have seen it, but the name is escaping me), and all three indigenous species of monkeys (Howler, Spider and White Faced). It was a very good day.

We saw this little blue heron along the way - he was one of twenty or so that we saw as we went. You can tell by the fact that he's got his beak open that even this early in the day (probably 7am), he's HOT.


Looks like we spooked him:


They are so beautiful as they fly:


Here is a little cluster of birds that we were unable to identify. Some kind of plover I think, but I'm no ornithologist.


Slightly closer view of the same crew. Anyone know what they are?

More installments to come.........