As we started our cruise up a little lagoon, we ran into this little fella. He was about 10 feet long (including tail) lying in the weeds with his mouth open.
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BATS!!!! You can bet we were happy to see these. They are proboscis bats (Rhynchonycteris naso) that roost near water in a line on a tree trunk. We were told that when the top guy fears a predator, he starts to move sideways and the others do the same and simulate the movement of a snake to scare away the predator. Their main fare consists of mosquitos and food is PLENTIFUL for them in the mangroves. |
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With two members of the Lindsay Wildlife Museum bat team, we saw bats, so our trip to Costa Rica was complete! |
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White Ibis in the mangrove watching us go by.
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The guide spotted a Nightjar! |
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Never easy to see and even harder to photograph.
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This is a rainbow crab that lives around the roots system of the mangroves. It is a favorite died item for the white faced monkeys. |
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Snake-in-the-grass.... OOPS, I mean tree.
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And, you guessed it, some more monkeys... Que linda!!! |
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These guys jumped all over the boat. There was
a roof on the boat and they would run all over the top and peek
over the side at you. They were as curious about us as we were about
them.
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This is one that eventually reached out and very gently took Lisa's hand. Chalk up some more thrills in the mangroves! |
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And here we are getting closer until....
....finally we get a touch! |
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