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Female cassowary -- great tail!
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Peccary on the lawn outside our cabin
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There were probably a dozen coatis eating palm nuts in this tree
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Coatis on the ground. Think cross between housecat, raccoon, and anteater.
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There were scarlet macaws all over, but generally moving too fast to photograph. Gorgeous birds, noisy as all get out.
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A coati regards me suspiciously.
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A small armadillo snuffling around near the swimming pool.
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Bananas -- look down for the strange-looking flower.
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This is a sloth. No wonder they're so hard to spot.
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The tiger heron. Its neck/throat is much thicker than herons I see around here, because it is capable of swallowing small alligators.
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A scarlet-backed tanager.
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Many varieties of parrots.
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A squirrel monkey. We didn't see them near the lodge, as they're apparently driven away by the more aggressive capuchin monkeys.
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Bob in his native habitat.
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Capuchin monkey peering through the brush.
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Capuchin monkey
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A troop of capuchins playing on the suspension bridge between our cabin and the main lodge.
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Our cabin. Basically an open sleeping platform with mosquito nets around the bed. There are canvas sides that can be rolled down in case of rain.
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Our cabin from the front.
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Agoutis were everywhere. I got a kick out of their ears that shone red in the sun.
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Miguel took me on a horseback ride through the forest to the beach. Note that he is barefoot. Lobo, his puppy, followed us all the way.
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Miguel and my horse. I got a saddle. Miguel didn't.
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The view from our bed.
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Beautiful bug.
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This is not a man running through the trees. I'm not sure if it's a capuchin or a howler monkey.
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Toucan!