Drying its wings. This bird doesn't have naturally water repellent feathers, so it must dry itself.
Water walking lizard
Resting human
Caiman watching the human
Back in the boat.
Fishing
Capuchin monkey, like cappuccino, brown body and white on top.
We “wandered into” Nicaragua, just north of the border.
A howler monkey—the largest monkey species as well as the loudest
Spider monkey
Kapok tree, used to make life preservers. These trees can be hundreds of years old.
This bird’s wing was bitten by a caiman.
Folded towel in our room.
Our group, waiting for breakfast.
Yum. Rice and beans at every meal, the Costa Rican staple along with plantains.
Morning visit to The Hanging Bridges—a private park. They allow you walk through the rainforest canopy.
Rainforest
61 feet over the forest floor. 153 feet long…
Wild philodendron
Bloodroot tree. Cut into it and it bleeds deep red sap.
Strangler fig: It starts as an epiphyte, grows down the side of the tree, squeezes it to death, and takes its airspace.
Real army ants, crossing our path, on a raiding party.
Leaf cutter ants. These create clearing in the forest by cutting down all the leaves to take to their giant nests. They ferment the leaves to make their food.
