Jungle Gallery II
We are falling behind again in photos, but I’ve gotten another set of jungle pics uploaded.
The post about Instagram will have more recent pics.
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- Butterflies in the jungle are constantly searching for certain salts and minerals. They lick clay, turtle tears (yep), and even our guide’s arm. The green bit is the tasting tongue.
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- This bird is known as a Jesus bird because of the appearance he walks on water.
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- This is where the anacondas hang out. Not the easiest animals to spot, as you might imagine.
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- A real life wild chocolate pod!
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- Among the other, smaller animals that walked through this mud on our path was a large male leopard!
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- This little agouti looks and behaves like a cross between a rabbit and a squirrel. He really liked the area we were cracking Brazil nuts the previous day.
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- Our breakfast, not exactly traditional but much appreciated.
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- On Christmas Eve we were served the Latin American version of an Italian Christmas dessert, panettone and hot chocolate.
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- Brazil nut pods as seen from above (from a viewing tower). They are the size of a coconut and hold around 17 nuts inside.
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- A view of the Amazon jungle canopy towards the river.
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- Lots of trees, some river, no hills or mountains.
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- Oropendula bird nests look like tear drops. Their call sounds like pebbles dropping into a pond.
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- The monkeys nearby the lodge didn’t steal food, but a bunch of fresh bananas might be too great a temptation.
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- Getting the occasional pic out from the jungle was an exercise in patience and frustration in equal parts.
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- Some vines wind their way up and around what they climb, but this one takes a different approach. Reminded me of the face grabber in Alien.
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- Our jungle cohort on one of our jungle walks navigates some wetness. Have I mentioned the hole in my borrowed wellies?
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- A monster termite mound attached to the side of a tree. The termite mound is approximately the size of a four poster bed.
