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2009
Animalblog by Terry Costales The daily animal world as seen by Terry Costales from Costa Rica through the Amazon Jungle, Peru. |
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These hummingbirds were the most numerous of all the hummingbirds I saw in Costa Rica. They were present at Turtle Beach Lodge on the East coast and in the central highlands on those hotel grounds. |
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Here is another shot of a Collared Aracari |
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Throughout the trip, the brown boobies |
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The guide on the second trip told us these little bats lined up to resemble a poisonous snake. They remain motionless until threatened, then wiggle their bodies and that motion re-inforces their masquerade act. As our boat drifted close to observe them that was exactly what they did! The boat, of course, backed off right away because we didn't want to upset these little guys any further. |
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Safari West held two kinds of giraffes, the reticulated |
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This photo was taken just before sunset and the light was perfect.
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He seemed alert and happy and was savagely attacking his lawn.
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Black-necked swans are not from Africa, but South America. Sadly, Africa does not have any indigenous species of swans at all.
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The swan may look graceful and elegant, but his raised wings actually tell onlookers that this is his territory and don't even think about coming any closer.
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If only our north american cities were populated with flocks of these beautiful Nicobar
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By contrast, in Costa Rica we saw a few sloths but each one looked like a large ball of moss.
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The first day of the river cruise and we were just south of Iquitos on the Amazon. Someone spotted dolphins ahead of us and we had a great time watching them leap in and out of the brown water. I was extremely lucky to catch this one in mid-air.
We were told they were River Dolphins but after research it seems more likely it was a Tucuxi (pronounced too-koo-shi). |
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I saw a large family group of about 5 adults and many young ones. Looking like guinea pigs on steroids they still managed to be adorable.
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This is a very young green iguana hiding in a green tree. When I first looked I saw nothing but green leaves but after focusing I started spotting many of these little guys.
They start off cute but grow into some grotesque looking creatures.
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I saw many of these impressive birds
We saw at least 20 different species of birds and animals in one outing and we went on at least two outings a day so we saw a riches of wildlife in that short week. And it was hot, oh so very hot.
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This is another photo of the vulture I posted yesterday.
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The Oropendola
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I took many photos of this flycatcher
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Little green parakeets, about 9 inches long, perched in a green jungle.
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I think the eye stripe gives this bird a very dashing appearance.
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I found these two small blue butterflies in a screened outdoor butterfly exhibit. I can't identify them, but I believe these are called "pretty".
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This photo is of a beautiful, lively woodpecker we saw from the skiff. A very Woody Woodpecker shaped head.
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I had never even heard of a Jacamar,
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This Trogon
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A bird in flight against an overcast sky framed by jungle trees. A memorable moment.
I just wanted you to know that I chose this most wonderful photo
as the background of my work desk top: I looked at a lot of
your photos in the past half hour.. it was not an easy choice!!
This one worked best because I can see my short cuts on the
dark back ground on the bottom-. Thank YOU!!!!!
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I had never seen a woodpecker in colors other than black and white and red. So it was quite a surprise to see this gorgeous "blonde"!
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The name of the game is find the monkey. I didn't even know I had this shot until I was home a week later. It pays to look at those blurred photos before you delete.
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This is the boat
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Here are two Blue-and-yellow Macaws (Ara ararauna)
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I think this is one of the handsomest birds I saw in the Amazon.
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The boat was tied up next to these cheerful yellow flowers. I don't know what kind they are but appreciate their existence.
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