FEBRUARY 26th
The monkey crew were up “oober!” early this morning with the
intention of locating the Capuchins as they departed their sleeping site. One
thing was for sure the monkeys were in the same area we left them the previous
night but somehow managed to give us the slip! They were heard but were always
a few steps ahead of us until they reached a part of the forest that had no
trails.
A pair of Rufous-crowned Motmots posed nicely for me along
the way.
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| (Rufous-crowned Motmot) |
Spotted Nothura were heard in the forest and one was seen as
we left the trail near the lagoon. The Pied-billed Grebe was still present near
the beach. A large flock of White-tipped Dove were seen at the lagoon edge.
This evening we returned to the sleeping site but had to
return to base as one of the group got an ant in their pants. Problem being
these ants are large and have a wicked bite! The situation was quickly resolved
and all is fine now!
The “Bullet ant” is the biggest ant here. This ant is aptly
named as you feel like you have been shot or its bite has been likened to being
hit with a tazer! I’m not sure who tested that comparison out! Fortunately it
wasn’t this species causing the problem tonight!
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