6 o’clock breakfast and an amazing variety of
birds coming to the feeding station just outside the restaurant area. Piles of
cassava flour had been spread on the ground and there were feeders dotted about which had Baywing, Red-head and Crested Cardinals, Saffron Finches, Cowbirds. Toco Toucans posed on the posts and
branches and Plush-crested and Purplish Jays darted in and out. Dozens of Nanday Parakeets and some Monk parakeets squabbled over the meal and various
other birds popped in and out. Hyacinth Macaws were on the banana feeders.
We set off on a drive at around about 7.30 am heading out towards the camping area. We stopped for piping guan with
chachalacas. Then we parked up and spent some time watching this area with Blue-crowned Trogon, a pair of Curassow and a young hawk. We parked near an aqueri palm which is one of the fruits that are fed to the different birds.
We walked on round to the river bank, scanning the bushes and tree trunks,with several wood-peckers, including White-fronted Woodpecker. There were lots of birds but not always easy to photograph, including Thrush-like Wren, Red-billed Scythebill, Narrow-billed Woodcreeper, Kingfisher and vultures, which cruised around the bushes and tree tops. In the top of one of the trees was a capuchin which was quite difficult to see and photograph. A Kiskadee enjoyed a bath in the edge of the river. Around the building we came across a coati which was enjoying his breakfast. Then we returned to
the car and drove back to the road and across to another part of the estate.
Driving across we had Seriema and a small group of Capuchin and then we drove into a rough field
and stopped to scan the bushes. It was magic, birds everywhere. We had a manic hour where small birds were
flitting in and out. Among the Seedeaters, Saltators and Antwrens were Chotoy Spinetail, Small-billed Ani and Wedge-tailed Grassfinch. It was so busy that it was difficult to concentrate on photographing the small birds zipping in and out.
Back for lunch which was buffet again with
chicken or dry meat in noodles plus lovely freshly cooked French fries
Our afternoon drive took us to another area where we saw several herons, swamp
deer, lots of little birds, including more seedeaters. We found another Anteater, some Capybara, a Crab-eating Fox and a Crab-eating Raccoon.
We stopped at an area of wet where the road had been built up with
red soil to make a causeway and walked along it. There were lorries passing up
and down and we had to step off carefully as they went by. We saw Capped Donocobius, Caiman, and tried for a couple of things which we heard but didn’t
see. The driver went back for the car and brought it along for us and we
climbed back in. We drove round till it got dark with fireflies and the Milky
Way making it quite magical.
Dinner was beef or chicken, salad or rice plus a selections of sweets.
Dinner was beef or chicken, salad or rice plus a selections of sweets.
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