Wednesday, February 8, 2017

Angry Birds


At least that's how the first one strikes me. A snowy egret, I think, with a bad attitude. Mean claws, too.

We took a two hour boat ride on the estuary between Tamarindo and Playa Grande with a local guide, Gerardo Santana, who knows his stuff. Almost all of the waterway is undeveloped and wildlife is left to itself but for a few small tourist boats. At one point we went up a small side channel, pulled up to the shore and walked through the forest looking for howler monkeys.

The bird taking off is a great blue heron. My traveling companion and family naturalist tells me that the third is a yellow banded black heron. Not sure about that - the beaks are so different.

Oh, and not a good idea to take a swim here.           





6 comments:

s.c said...

Great shots, must be very different then in the zoo.

biebkriebels said...

Interesting to see all the animals we usually have in a zoo, to see in their natural habitat.

Sharon said...

Beautiful shots!

William Kendall said...

Well, hello there, gator!

Bill said...

Great shots and up close, nicely done. Watch out for the gator :)

Linda said...

You have a knack for finding critters with attitude!