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Thursday - 25 April 2024 - An early morning bird hunting trip in the boats and then a jungle walk in the afternoon. The girls would opt out of the jungle walk.

peru2024 — There were a number of these river water birds looking for fish.

Just coming out of the water after diving for a fish.

peru2024 — An Oriole Blackbird on a reed.

peru2024 — A White-Headed Marsh Tyrant.

peru2024 — A male (on the left) and a female Black Collared Hawks.

peru2024 — High overhead was a Lesser Yellow-Headed Vulture.

peru2024 — There was a huge gathering of many Giant Egrets who would fly once we came close.

peru2024 — We saw several troops of Black-Capped Squirrel Monkeys during the day.

peru2024 — A mother and child Black-Capped Squirrel monkey. The mother moved very quickly making it challenging to get a photograph of her and her baby.

peru2024 — A Grey-Capped Flycatcher.

peru2024 — We were watching a group of Black-Capped Squirrel monkeys trying to keep up with them, and then this happened.

In a clearing in the jungle growth young monkeys played for well over 15 minutes.

Sometimes they would look over at us - very cute little faces.

peru2024 — One monkey hangs on another monkey's tail.

peru2024 — A smaller monkey is about to be engaged.

peru2024 — Why are these people standing and pointing at us?

peru2024 — He looks like he is getting some shuteye in all the playful madness. In reality, he is reaching for something and closing his eyes in effort.

peru2024 — Wrestling upside down.

peru2024 — Hanging upside down.

peru2024 — One last portrait of a Black-Capped Squirrel monkey.

peru2024 — Old tree trunk.

peru2024 — Life on an oxbow lake.

peru2024 — A White-Winged Parakeet.

peru2024 — A Great Kiskadee building a nest.

peru2024 — A Black-Spotted Skink a kind of lizard.

peru2024 — Cocoi Heron in flight.

peru2024 — A Red-and-White Spine Tail

A fun morning on the river.

peru2024 — In the afternoon we went on a walk in the jungle. The terrain was flat compared to the last hike, but like the last one, it is not very long and it is very humid.

peru2024 — The Giant Water Lily whose scientific name, Victoria amazonica, is named for Queen Victoria.

peru2024 — In a tree over the path at about 7 feet was a Red-Tailed Boa. It was a small snake, so we were not worried about it dropping down on us. Our guide said it would not as we were looked too big.

peru2024 — A tree with green moss.

peru2024 — A huge tree.

Leaf Cutter ants marching across the jungle floor.

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peru2024 — A giant vine between trees.

peru2024 — The start of chocolate, the cacao pod, the pods contain about 40 cacao beans.

peru2024 — Little frogs for sale by local women at the boat launch.

peru2024 — Back on the river we pass a transport boat headed to Iquitos loaded with people and bananas.

peru2024 — On our small boats we head to the beginning of the Amazon River at the confluence of the Ucayali River and Maranon River.

During our trip we went up the Maranon River on the first 3 days and then the Ucayali River the last 4 days.

peru2024 — At the confluence we meet the ship bartender who serves us cocktails while the sun sets.

peru2024 — Giant storm clouds form in the distance.

The sun sets as we finish our drinks and begin the boat ride back to the ship.

peru2024 — The Aria Amazon in the setting sun.

peru2024 — The sun setting once we were on board.

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