Napo River BridgeOne of the Amazon tributaries which joins the Amazon at Iquitos.Coca, Ecuador, March 14, 20092009-03-14#0002Larry L. Jackson
Napo River BoatA boat similar to the one we rode from Coca to this transition location.Anangu Interpretation Center, Napo Wildlife Center, Ecuador, March 14, 20092009-03-14#0005Larry L. Jackson
Cannonball TreeCouroupita guianensis - after our 2+ hour ride down the river, dodging sandbars, trees and other obstructions.Anangu Interpretation Center, Napo Wildlife Center, Ecuador, March 14, 20092009-03-14#0004Larry L. Jackson
PalmsAnangu Creek,Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 14, 20092009-03-14#0012Larry L. Jackson
HeliconiaAnangu Creek,Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 14, 20092009-03-14#0013Larry L. Jackson
Palms & VegetationVegetation along the creek is very dense because of more light reaching the shoreline.Anangu Creek,Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 14, 20092009-03-14#0014Larry L. Jackson
Palms & FruitAnangu Creek,Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 14, 20092009-03-14#0017Larry L. Jackson
VegetationAnangu Creek,Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 14, 20092009-03-14#0018Larry L. Jackson
Unknown FlowerAnangu Creek,Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 14, 20092009-03-14#0204Larry L. Jackson
Caiman LizardDracaena guianensisAnangu Creek,Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 14, 20092009-03-14#0205Larry L. Jackson
Canoe & GuestsWith our luggage going ahead in another canoe, we and other guests had a leisurely wildlife cruise to the resort.Anangu Creek,Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 14, 20092009-03-14#0206Larry L. Jackson
Expanded LobsterclawHeliconia latispathaAnangu Creek,Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 14, 20092009-03-14#0208Larry L. Jackson
VegetationAnangu Creek,Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 14, 20092009-03-14#0022Larry L. Jackson
Aquatic VegetationAnangu Creek,Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 14, 20092009-03-14#0023Larry L. Jackson
HoatzinOpisthocomus hoazin - also called the 'stinky turkey'.Anangu Creek,Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 14, 20092009-03-14#0217Larry L. Jackson
Unknown BromeliadA very large bromeliad that I can find no id for.Anangu Creek,Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 14, 20092009-03-14#0221Larry L. Jackson
Reflected VegetationAnangu Creek,Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 14, 20092009-03-14#0024Larry L. Jackson
Unknown FlowerLooks like some sort of Ipomoea/Morning Glory species.Anangu Creek,Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 14, 20092009-03-14#0225Larry L. Jackson
Saki MonkeysPithecia monhachus - only seen at great distance.Anangu Creek,Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 14, 20092009-03-14#0228Larry L. Jackson
Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquataAnangu Creek,Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 14, 20092009-03-14#0230Larry L. Jackson
Rufescent Tiger-heronTigrisoma lineatumAnangu Creek,Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 14, 20092009-03-14#0238Larry L. Jackson
Black-caped DonacobiusDonacobius atricapillusAnangu Creek,Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 14, 20092009-03-14#0244Larry L. Jackson
HoatzinsOpisthocomus hoazinAnangu Creek,Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 14, 20092009-03-14#0259Larry L. Jackson
MapNapo Wildlife Center, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 17, 20092009-03-17#0155Larry L. Jackson
VegetationAs we got near the resort.Anangu Creek,Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 14, 20092009-03-14#0030Larry L. Jackson
Golden-mantled TamarinSaguinus tripartitusNapo Wildlife Center, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 15, 20092009-03-15#0036Larry L. Jackson
Blue-gray TanagersThraupis episcopus - in rain.Napo Wildlife Center, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 15, 20092009-03-15#0042Larry L. Jackson
Masked Crimson TanagerRamphocelus nigrogularis - in rain.Napo Wildlife Center, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 15, 20092009-03-15#0046Larry L. Jackson
Yellow-rumped CaciqueCacicus celaNapo Wildlife Center, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 15, 20092009-03-15#0050Larry L. Jackson
Dusky Titi MonkeyCallicebus cupreusNapo Wildlife Center, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 15, 20092009-03-15#0055Larry L. Jackson
Dusky Titi MonkeyCallicebus cupreusNapo Wildlife Center, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 15, 20092009-03-15#0059Larry L. Jackson
Lake AnanguAs we head across the lake to explore.Napo Wildlife Center, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 15, 20092009-03-15#0001Larry L. Jackson
White-winged SwallowTachycineta albiventerLake Anangu, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 15, 20092009-03-15#0062Larry L. Jackson
VegetationLake Anangu, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 15, 20092009-03-15#0002Larry L. Jackson
Striated HeronButorides striatusLake Anangu, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 15, 20092009-03-15#0066Larry L. Jackson
VegetationLake Anangu, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 15, 20092009-03-15#0004Larry L. Jackson
VegetationLake Anangu, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 15, 20092009-03-15#0007Larry L. Jackson
Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazonaLake Anangu, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 15, 20092009-03-15#0068Larry L. Jackson
Moriche PalmMauitia flexuosaLake Anangu, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 15, 20092009-03-15#0069Larry L. Jackson
FungusLake Anangu, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 15, 20092009-03-15#0072Larry L. Jackson
Napo Wildlife CenterIt is a real surprise to canoe up the creek for 3 hours and find this very nice resort deep in the rainforest.Lake Anangu, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 15, 20092009-03-15#0019Larry L. Jackson
Napo Wildlife CenterBuilt by a small tribe for eco-tourism to help preserve their forest against commercial exploitation.Lake Anangu, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 15, 20092009-03-15#0021Larry L. Jackson
Reflected SkyLake Anangu, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 15, 20092009-03-15#0035Larry L. Jackson
Night MonkeyAotus vociferans - coming out at dusk to forage at night.Lake Anangu, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 15, 20092009-03-15#0081Larry L. Jackson
Black Caiman, juvenileMelanosuchus nigerLake Anangu, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 15, 20092009-03-15#0085Larry L. Jackson
Black CaimanMelanosuchus niger - blind in the left eye, but a long time resident of the lake.Lake Anangu, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 15, 20092009-03-15#0096Larry L. Jackson
Spotted SandpiperActitis maculariaAnangu Interpretation Center, Napo Wildlife Center, Ecuador, March 16, 20092009-03-16#0006Larry L. Jackson
Mealy AmazonsAmazona farinosaClay Lick #1, Napo River, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 16, 20092009-03-16#0013Larry L. Jackson
Mealy Amazons, Blue-headed Parrots & White-eyed ParakeetsThe clay helps with digestion.Clay Lick #1, Napo River, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 16, 20092009-03-16#0017Larry L. Jackson
Mealy Amazons, Blue-headed Parrots & White-eyed ParakeetsClay Lick #1, Napo River, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, March 16, 20092009-03-16#0018Larry L. Jackson
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