We were pleasantly surprised that when we got home from
Boquete we had water 24/7 again. Sure made the chore of doing laundry
after the trip easier. I suspect since the “snowbirds” have gone home, we now
have enough water for the few of us that are left here year round. It hasn’t rained
so that’s not why. They actually are drilling a well, so that should help for future droughts.
We still have some birds to identify, but our current count
is around 420 species for Panama.
I have gone through every port for the world cruise to see
if there were any emails that I needed to return or follow up with the tour
guides. I firmed up a couple of the ports, but most were done. We have a few
deposits to make, but that can wait until we get home from our trips in May.
We had a group lunch and 6 of us were able to attend. We
tried a Chinese place in a nearby town.
We had hoped for “real” Chinese food, but alas it was Panamanian-style
Chinese food. Good, just not “go back good”. However, the good company more
than made up for the disappointment and the slow service. One dish at a time
came out with so much time in between each dish that the first couple was done
eating before the next one was served and both done before we got ours. Too
funny. We joked that maybe we should donate another wok to them.
There was a fire that burned quite a bit of the woods where
we walk most mornings. It’s pretty sad to see it, but once the rainy season
gets underway it will bounce back quickly.
We did have a couple of days with some rain this week. So, we
are hoping that the dry season is at an end. I am definitely ready for the wind
and the dry hot heat to end. It has felt more tropical the last few days and
feels cooler to me. The birds on the trail this morning were quite active so I guess
they appreciated the rain as well. Here are a few of our local birds and critters:
Rufous Nightjar
lizard
Pale-vented Pigeon
Red-legged Honeycreeper - male
Eastern Kingbird
Great Crested Flycatcher
the Striped Cuckoo thinks he is hiding.....
Mourning Dove
Scarlet Tanager
Yellow-olive Flatbill
Squirrel Cuckoo
Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher
Streaked Flycatcher
Short-tailed Hawk
Short-tailed Hawk
young Panama Flycatcher
Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher
Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher
Rufous-browed Peppershrike
Groove-billed Ani
Crimson-backed Tanager - male
Striped Cuckoo
Striped Cuckoo calling
Since the trail was kind of smoky smelling, we walked the
streets for a couple of days instead. We visited a pond that we have not been
to in a long time. One small corner had water, the rest was dry and grass
growing tall.
tall green area is normally water
There’s another pond nearby that has some water, but it’s
very low. We could count upwards of 40 caiman, a couple were pretty big. There
were a few birds there as well.
there were over 30 of these "bumps" in the water
great optical illusion with the Caiman in the water looks like the other one has swallowed it
Anhinga with a broken wing
Green Heron
Purple Gallinule
Black-crowned Night Heron
female Amazon Kingfisher
Black-crowned Night Heron
We are pretty much packed for the next 2 trips. With only 2
days in between them we needed to be ready to go for the second one. Luckily,
it’s totally different clothing.
All hotel arrangements have been made for Scott &
Sonya’s trip, plus a couple of the tours and the ferry to Contadora Island. Now
we just have to wait for June to come!
We leave Sunday for the Darien so my next post will be
talking about that area. Seems people have either never heard of it or if they
have and they fear the worst…….
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