This morning, we learned all about oxbow lakes with our visit to Clavero Lake, which was formed when the river changed its course. The communities around the lake fish, so we stopped at a fishing canoe and spoke with a fisherman about the techniques they use and the type of fish they’ve been catching. The barracuda caught everyone’s eye given the very large teeth it has! The fisherman also talked about the birds that follow along, catching any fish they throw away, such as the great black hawk we saw.
On our way back to Delfin II, we stopped along the way to have a nice refreshing swim.
In the afternoon, we went exploring Supay Creek, and as always, the scenery was stunning with some lovely reflections in the water. To add to our growing mammal list, we saw a group of four coppery titi monkeys. For birds, we had an unusual sighting of the bright blue plum-throated cotinga.
We’re getting used to a nice variety of birds, including some of our favorites like the yellow-headed caracara, which allowed us to get quite close before flying away.
