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Sunday - 21 April 2024 - Out early in the morning for a river safari.

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The guide spotted Proboscis bats on a tree. They are so carefully camouflaged, they appear to be part of the tree.
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A Black Vulture catching early morning sun.
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Amazon Kingfisher watching for fish.
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The Amazon early in the day.
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The Ringed Kingfisher. It was something to see two different Kingfishers so quickly.
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A Forked Tailed Flycatcher, you can see his forked tail in the bush.
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While the water level was very high it was receding. You can see the high-water mark on these trees from just a month ago.
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Cal inspects a Piranha just caught by someone in our boat.
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Cal relaxing on the small skiff used for the water safaris.
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Virginia Ann and Mom eating breakfast on the river.
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Cal eating breakfast on the river - the breakfast was delicious. The chef and wait staff arrived on a separate boat with our breakfast.
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Back to the ship to freshen up.
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Our first sighting in the afternoon, a Red Headed Caiman Lizard.
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Great day on the Amazon.
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Speeding along in our skiff. Somehow at this speed the guides can spot small colorful birds.
Speeding along in our skiff. Somehow at this speed the guides can spot small colorful birds.
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Thick jungle on both sides.
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A small subject for the camera - a Rainbow Cricket.
Slowing down in some thick water vegetation.
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A Horned Screamer in flight. These birds were very noisy - very.
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Black Collared Hawk.
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We spotted a troop of Black-Capped Squirrel monkeys.

This one is grasping a Toothache Tree fruit.
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This Squirrel Monkey is eating the fruit of a Toothache Tree.
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These monkeys are tiny and move through the trees quickly.

Many times it seems like they are suicidal as they leap from tall branches.
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Another leap from one tree to the next.
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A Squirrel Monkey looking for a handout.
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In the late afternoon we took a short but extremely muggy hike into the Amazon jungle.

The spiny trunks of the Cashapona Walking Palm made good weapons.
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A hard to see Armored Millipede moving along the ground.
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Interesting filaments on a palm tree.
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Jungle mushrooms.
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A female Wolf Spider guarding her egg sack.
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Light filtering down to the vines at our level.
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Much excitement when this small Red Backed Poison Dart Frog was spotted on a tree.
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A short time later the guides spotted a Waxy Monkey Leaf Frog on a plant.
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A huge tree in the setting sun.
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The guides cornered a Goliath Bird Eating Tarantula on the jungle floor - it moved fast.
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Jungle fungus.
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Spiny palm tree.
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After the jungle walk we met the bartender in the middle of the river for drinks as the sun set.
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Sunset on the Amazon.
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The last light from the sun on the moon.
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