a morning visiting the amazin Arial Walkway.
http://www.sachalodge.com.ec/eng/atractions.asp#birdwalk
This, apparently is the largest such walkway
in the world. It enabled us to see right over the
(very large) tree tops to view an apparently
endless sea of treetops, broken only by a glimpse
or two of the river Napo. In early morning
mist it was very atmospheric.
We had a good session of "birding" here with
particularly memorable moments including
spotting a group of swallow tailed kites circling
in a distant themal, with elegant long thin wings
and equally elegant long forked tails coloured smartly in
white, grey and small areas of black.
http://www.birdcheck.co.uk/main/previewpages/previewpage336.htm
Many, though not all views of birds were distant
views, but from time to time a variety of multi-coloured
species of tanager, or birds such as gilded barbets
were nearer at hand
In quieter periods there were things VERY
close at hand to watch......this ant wandered
about fairly aimlessly for a good couple of hours
while we watched birds from the platform on
one of the three supporting towers.
Other diversions came with a little
photography.....(just to prove I WAS HERE!)
Then, finally, we proceeded across the sturdy
walkway and decended into the forest again,
admiring the structure that had afforded us
such great viewing on the way down.
Our decent was halted for a while, however,
to admire some jacamars (related to kingfishers)
sat nearby
A jungle-floor ramble then commenced, rambling us
back to the lodge for another tastey meal at lunchtime!
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