A little of the wildlife @redfrogbech #bocasdeltoro

As a kid the only part I liked about going to the dentist or doctors office were the children's magazines in the waiting room. I loved the puzzles where they gave you objects to find in the picture. It was always disappointing when someone before you already found them all & circled them. Funny what you remember sometimes.

Looking for wildlife is much like the seek & find puzzles. It's all there it is just a matter of slowing down and really looking at what is around you.



Take this tree can you see the sloth way up high?

We past this tree once and never saw it but stopping to get a drink of water there he was. Sloths don't move to much so I know we passed it once already.

The same with this old man sloth all curled up taking a nap.

 He must of heard us as it did look up for a second before going back to his nap.

If they are moving its much easier to spot them. This small sloth was climbing the tree by the side of the road making it easy to spot.

We were told there was a pond with cayman in it down a trail. We passed this small muddy pond and looked saw nothing figured must be another one.

The trail ended at the river, no other pond so we circled back.

 This time we stood for about 5 minutes before we saw these little eyes looking at us.

Once we knew what we were looking for we counted 8 cayman.

Red frogs are kind of hard to spot at first given their size, smaller than a dime.

 But once you figure out the areas they like, you can find them.

They seem to like it after it has rained. We saw 5 in one small area after a morning drizzle.

Monkey's are a bit easier since they tend to make lots of noise in the trees as the move from branch to branch. You see tree branches moving you know it's monkeys.

 
The Capuchin here are pretty shy. They stop only to take a quick look at you and keep right on moving.

Saw 7 of them crossing by the road but couldn't get a clear photo of any of them.

 This tree we can see from the porch of the house we are staying and has all sorts of birds flying in & out of it.

I sit with my binoculars & camera watching & waiting.

While looking for the parrot I saw this big iguana sunning himself high in the tree.

I have learned you do not have to hike for hours or go deep into the jungle to find nature you just need to slow down and really take in what is around you. I am always surprised & happy about what I find.

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