Today was a long hike across most of the property to set up some trail cams. Others were working on getting their frog call recordings from the frog loggers and most were off getting their feet wet doing water sampling.
So only have pics of my bit, the trail cam hike, but should be a lot of pics on the student's blog about their activities.
On the way up the hill, we saw some peccaries but couldn't get a photo as it was too brushy. But got this...
So only have pics of my bit, the trail cam hike, but should be a lot of pics on the student's blog about their activities.
On the way up the hill, we saw some peccaries but couldn't get a photo as it was too brushy. But got this...
A frog, or maybe a toad
This frog, or toad, was maybe a quarter inch long. Very tiny animal. I will have an ID on it shortly. But near the top, saw this unusual fungi...
A coral fungi, probably. Likely Genus Clavaria in the old records, but this whole bit has been a scientific wonderland and really couldn't figure out the species by most any means. Not that I won't post a more clarified name if I have one, I just haven't seen anything that clearly identifies this.
And while sitting in the leaf litter taking a photo of the maybe-named fungus above, I saw a scouting party of leaf-cutter ants working my way. But they had to contend with this predator first...
This assasin bug, nearly an adult, has taken down two ants
But the project was to get up ten trail cameras to record the things that wander around the property that we don't see.
Connor setting a trail cam to the "record" position to see what comes down this trail in the Bamboo forest
While putting up the last trail camera on the top of the property, we saw this wonderful woodpecker which was sounding off on a bit of dead bamboo. Looks like a lineated woodpecker to me, but I am no expert on them
We ended the day with a long hike up and down the beaches of Hacienda Baru, but didn't find any sea turtles coming in to lay eggs so got back here just before midnight.
And thus, I am mostly caught up with the blog. It is really, really late and I will have to get up again tomorrow morning and get to work. Work I love, but I am pretty tired right now, and my alarm is set for five hours from now.
And thus, I am mostly caught up with the blog. It is really, really late and I will have to get up again tomorrow morning and get to work. Work I love, but I am pretty tired right now, and my alarm is set for five hours from now.
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