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Tikal Wildlife -
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Red-lored Parrots at
Tikal on 16 March 2014 |
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This Emerald Toucanet
feeding on fruit was a highlight of our tour. Click on photo for
video of Emerald Toucanet at Tikal on 19
March 2014 |
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Video of Emerald Toucanet eating wild fruit at Tikal on 19 March
2014 |
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Geoffroy's Spider
Monkey at Tikal on 18 March 2014 |
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A pair of Roadside
Hawks had a nest. 18 March 2014. |
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Late afternoon at the
"Crocodile Pond" at Tikal, we watched at close range a Boat-billed
Heron stalking prey. See next 3 photos. |
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This Boat-billed Heron
stalked prey very close to us, unaware of our presence. 18 March
2014. |
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It lunged into the water after prey and
scooped with its enormous bill but didn't appear to catch anything.
It stood for a while, then came out onto a fallen branch and
walked slowly, watching intently. |
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Once again it jumped into the water,
remained motionless and
stared. Boat-billed Herons
are primarily nocturnal and wade about in shallow water, but I had
no idea they waded up to their chest. It used its wide bill after
lunging to scoop at prey. |
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Keel-billed Toucan is
the national bird of Belize, where they are a common sight in the
right habitat. This photo was taken at Tikal on 19 March 2014. |
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