Dad woke up at 3, and went back to bed. I woke up at 4 and just got ready. We had a 4:30 wake-up call (Wilmer came by at 4:15), breakfast at 5, and on the canoe by 5:30. We crossed the lake and went upstream into some thick jungle. It was plenty dark, and not much to see. About 30 minutes in, we went ashore and walked up a trail to a tall wooden tower built around a Kapok tree. The tower was above the main canopy, and we were able to watch the birds wake up around us. It wasn't super busy with birds, and those that were around kept their distance fairly well, but we did see a playful group of Araçari and a cotinga or two.
As you can see, the bugs became a bit of a nuisance towards the end.
I did get some great video of hiking and canoeing, but there's no way this bandwidth can handle it. Perhaps later.
On the way out though, we had a great surprise - River otters! Very cool! Highlight of the day, for sure so far.
I got a video of the pair of these too. Keep an eye out for it!
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