Day 5 (Wednesday March 8) - Today we ventured some twenty miles into the Pacaya-Samiria Reserve again using the Pacaya River as our highway. Usually, we had a skiff ride before breakfast, but today we started early and had breakfast far back in the reserve. Pretty special. We passed Ranger Station #2 and pressed on to Yanayacu Lake. We returned to the mother ship on the Ucayali while traveling downstream. In the afternoon, we explored the El Dorado River. At one point we stopped to try to catch some piranha. Success was ours and provided us with some unique dining for the evening meal.
HEADED OFF TO WORK
YELLOW-HEADED CARACARA
HORNED SCREAMERS
GROOVE-BILLED ANI
WATTLED JACANA WITH CHICKS
LESSER YELLOW-HEADED VULTURE
WATER LINE SHOWS HOW MUCH THE AMAZON WILL RISE BEFORE RECEDING
BLUE-AND-YELLOW MACAW
ROACH??
BOX BREAKFAST
OH! THE DECADENCE
YELLOW-RUMPED CACIQUE NESTS
YELLOW-RUMPED CACIQUE NESTS
FLOODED SOCCER FIELD AT RANGER STATION #2
LEO ENJOYING THE AMBIENCE
YELLOW-RUMPED CACIQUE NESTS
YELLOW-RUMPED CACIQUE NESTS
OLD MEETS NEW - REBAR STEERING WHEEL AND SOLAR PANEL TO POWER RANGER STATION RADIO
RED HOWLER MONKEY WITH BABY ON BACK
LIFE CAN BE TOUGH RAINFOREST - EVEN FOR A BUTTERFLY
BROWN-THROATED THREE-TOED SLOTH
HOATZIN
HOATZIN
CHESTNUT-FRONTED MACAW
RANGER STATION #2 - BET IT GETS REAL QUIET AND LONELY AT NIGHT