Early morning light
Little (not great) blue heron
Solo flying
Heading out on the boat ride
Pelicans overhead
Allegedly the namesake of Crooked Tree
Vultures waiting for the thermals to get going
Wood stork
Snake cactus
Green kingfisher
Green parrot
The chase is on
Taking off
More settled in
Reinforced tree-trunk canoe
Heading out
Snail kite
Over on the swampier side
Cormorants
Snail kite gliding away
Snail eggs, fresh and already hatched
Normally mud flats at this time of year
Frilly lily pads
Lily pads
Another snail kite
Bigger lily pad flower
Open for the morning, will close in the afternoon
Altun Ha entrance
View from the top of the Temple of the Masonry Altars
Formerly roofed rooms
Don't mind the truck
The Sun God Temple, also on the Belikin beer label
Archeology in action
Exposing a step built ~500 years ago
Approaching the Sun God Templte
Closer to the mask
Still intact
Sun God Temple, approaching the stairs
Roof still partially intact
Full view from the Temple of the Masonry Altars
On top the Sun God Temple
Wandering onto the other ruins
Window
Surrounding trees and vines
Joist anchor point
Nice view of the Temple of the Masonry Altars
So many roots
Immature cashew
Ripe cashew - one nut per fruit, poisonous until roasted
Termites
Leaf cutters
First howler sighting, in the Community Baboon Sanctuary
Alpha male, on the move
Just chilling
Tiny coconut-like fruits
The trail wanders on
Moving along a palm frond
Coming down
Seeing if it passes the sniff test
Robert, my guide
Back up in the tree
The troop moves on
Check out the prehensile tail
Reaching for some banana
Thinking about howling
The baby emerges
Looking a little uncertain
Five points of contact
Chowing on a rose apple, kind of like a guava
Up close
Tearing up another rose apple
Holding on
Actually an expert already
Stranger fig gaining hold
Lagoon in the early dusk
Night hawk on the post
Green iguana
Pepper tree frog, tucked into a palm tree
Bright yellow band on bill
Tiny frog
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