Creatures

Beez Neez now Chy Whella
Big Bear and Pepe Millard
Sat 22 Sep 2012 22:57
Some of the Creatures We Saw at Tikal
 
 
 
 
 
 
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The picture of this little chap – an agouti foraging for breakfast, was clearly not worth it. I jumped up as soon as it was light, stepped out, aimed, shoot – Oooooooooooooooo (bad words), the biggest horsefly I have ever seen was just taking aim on my left leg and just as I helped him break his own speed record with a swift flick - a beetle looking thing was taking a chunk out of my right leg, (more bad words).
In, camera on table, back to bed.
End of session.
 
 
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After breakfast we wandered around the grounds. Our new friends were out. The chap at the top was clearly Team Leader
 

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“Do you want me this way, or that” ???

 

 

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I caught sight of the end of an interesting looking tail – Bear fell about laughing after I stalked it for ten minutes, only to find, a squirrel

 

 

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We bimbled around Tikal hoping to see an ocellated turkey, we raced to the bar for a beer in a particularly heavy shower and low and behold there was a herd of them in the car park on our way back to the hotel. 

 

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The next day we were tripping over them at every turn. Quite handsome though.

 

 

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Nest building time, watching us and “no I won’t turn round”

 

 

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A very happy little chap scruffing for insects

 

 

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These big boys get everywhere

 

 

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These were everywhere too in all shapes and sizes, and could they ‘sing’ at night

 

 

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The winners for most noise at night were the black howler monkeys

 

 

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Spider monkeys dangled whenever we looked up.

 

 

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A new one on us was this coatimundi – later we watched one enjoying a snail

 

 

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Random creature ???

 

 

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Our favourite new friend

 

 

 

ALL IN ALL A REAL MIXTURE

                     LIKE BEING IN OUR OWN ZOO

 

 

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