We left Milwaukee before sunrise this morning, we don’t land in Guatemala until 1:30pm, so I don’t have much hope of getting any new pictures for you today. Instead, let me show you a couple of my favorites from our visit the Brazilian Amazon back in 2023.
A fork-tailed flycatcher (Tyrannus savana) perched on a power line over a little town in which we stopped on our way to a jungle lodge.
A Manaus slender-legged tree frog (Osteocephalus taurinus) perched on the railing right outside our cabin after dinner.
A greater ani (Crotophaga major) along one of the zillion waterways we went down.
A pair of Amazon river dolphins (Inia geoffrensis) off the shore of Manaus.
A capped heron (Pilherodius pileatus)
A giant ameiva (Ameiva ameiva) that has just caught a dragonfly on the lawn of one of the lodges we stayed at.
A great kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus)
A pair of capuchin monkeys
A hoatzin or hoactzin (Opisthocomus hoazin)
Finally, a Crethon daggerwing (Marpesia crethon) deep in the forest that kept flitting around and really made me work for this shot.
Wish us that kind of luck again!
Signs of Life in Estabrook Park 