This is a caiman, kind of like a little crocodile but the guide said the difference is that the caiman has a neck so his head can be lifted up higher than the back of his body.
Closer up on the caiman. Caiman is the Spanish spelling. I know the same word exists in English, but I don't know if it is the same spelling.
This bird is a Roseate Spoonbill doing some fishing for his dinner. You can tell the water isn't very deep.
Here is another Spoonbill where you can see his bill a little better. These birds were constantly moving and wouldn't stand still long enough for a very good picture, but you can see why he is called a Spoonbill.
This is an Egret, he has a dark colored bill so I think it is the one called a Snowy Egret.
A bunch of bats lined up along a tree trunk.
Close up on a couple of the bats.
This bird has another name but is commonly called the Snake bird because when it is swimming in the water the long neck looks like a snake.
He posed for us on this log.
The guide said it was drying it's feathers.
They said these monkeys were Howler monkeys. I thought Howlers were brown, but these were dark and so were probably young.
We could hear them and now I know why they are called Howler Monkeys. They sounded kind of like a turkey gobbling.
This is a caiman, kind of like a little crocodile but the guide said the difference is that the caiman has a neck so his head can be lifted up higher than the back of his body.
Closer up on the caiman. Caiman is the Spanish spelling. I know the same word exists in English, but I don't know if it is the same spelling.
This bird is a Roseate Spoonbill doing some fishing for his dinner. You can tell the water isn't very deep.
Here is another Spoonbill where you can see his bill a little better. These birds were constantly moving and wouldn't stand still long enough for a very good picture, but you can see why he is called a Spoonbill.
This is an Egret, he has a dark colored bill so I think it is the one called a Snowy Egret.
A bunch of bats lined up along a tree trunk.
Close up on a couple of the bats.
This bird has another name but is commonly called the Snake bird because when it is swimming in the water the long neck looks like a snake.
He posed for us on this log.
The guide said it was drying it's feathers.
They said these monkeys were Howler monkeys. I thought Howlers were brown, but these were dark and so were probably young.
We could hear them and now I know why they are called Howler Monkeys. They sounded kind of like a turkey gobbling.
2 comments:
Interesting animals. Those bats look pretty furry!
Wow! These pictures are making me anxious to make another trip down to see you ;-)
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