Some white flowers. The naturalist didn't seem to have as much familiarity with the flora as the fauna.
During the night the Delfin cruised down the river to the Amazon proper and nosed into the riverbank. Before dinner the previous night, the stars were bright and the stars were bright and the sky looked clear except for the horizon. So I was hopeful I could try some night sky photography. However, after dinner, I poked my head out over the rail and the clouds had moved in again, thwarting my hopes. So we turned in with no expectation of getting up early.
The first excursion was at 0700 where we saw more birds including one that was not one the Delfin’s wildlife list – a pied puffbird. We returned to the boat for breakfast, and completed the packing of our roller-board suitcases that we planned on checking for the flight back to Lima.
We took the last excursion back on the same creek – Tashiyacu Creek. This time we found 5 iguana with #5 being spotted by yours truly.
Some white flowers. The naturalist didn't seem to have as much familiarity with the flora as the fauna.
Another bromeliad.
Little yellow flowers (sort of like 'little yellow birds').
More little yellow flowers.
Close-up of a white-winged swallow.
Not sure what this little brown bird is - nothing in my notes identify it.
Striated heron.
Another little yellow flower.
There was a lot of floating vegetation flowing by.
The skiff returning to the Delfin.
Common pauraque (Nyctidromus albicollis) - see the whiskers?
Common pauraque.
Green iguana - they like to sun in the top of the trees in the morning to help raise their body temperature.
Same fellow - trying to include his entire tail.
A rather unsatsifying shot of an Andean saddle-back tamarin (Saguinus fuscicollis).
More iguana. My telephoto attachment did a great job, as you can see the texture of his skin.
This looks like a juvenile.
And just behind him on the same branch was an adult.
A yellow-rumped cacique (Cacicus cela) watching over the nest.
Javier peering ahead for wildlife.
The wake from the skiff created undulations in the water surface among the treetops.
A pied puffbird (Notharchus tectus). Without looking at my notes, I thought it was a kingfisher variety.
Some blue skies opening up over the river.
The Delfin, dwarfed by the sky.
