Jungle heaven


Birds and monkeys are not alone here in the jungle.  Wherever you look nature is there to fascinate.  The more time spent "out there", patterns start to emerge and one can start to notice more and more.  



Thaos swallowtail butterfly



Ghost crab



The elusive "Boat dog"



I even realized that specific types of birds ~ tanagers, trogons, honeycreepers, hawks, for example ~ have certain zones that are consistent from previous years of walking this same area.  


Blue-gray tanagers



Slaty-tailed trogons ~ male & female



Mangrove black hawk



This happens on the reefs as well, where you start to see familiar fishy friends hiding in the same holes and species favoring a type of terrain.  Another pattern is seasonal, where certain times of year you might see lots of new babies, migratory birds & butterflies.


  

Malachite butterfly



Malachite butterfly




Here are a few more photos to round out your jungle experience, birds & monkeys included:



Grande Alligator



Agouti




Blue land crabs



American kestrel



Iguana



Barred woodcreeper



Hoffman's two-toed sloth



Owl butterfly laying eggs



Crimson-backed tanager



Howlers napping



Leaf-cutter ants



Nine-banded armadillo



Slaty-tailed trogon



Black-tailed trogon



Banana spider & her mate



Fledgling hummingbird



More napping



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