Yanallpa creek and Dorado River, 1/17/2019, Delfin II
Aboard the
Delfin II
Amazon
Today was an excellent, long day of wildlife discoveries. From abundant macaws at sunrise, to caimans after sunset, we encountered an array of great animal encounters. All with the fine comforts of the Delfin II and the delicious cuisine of the Peruvian Amazon, what a great day!
Mike learned early on that the best way to escape Ohio was to become a marine biologist. During college at Wittenberg University he attended a semester at Duke University's Marine Lab — that time only confirmed his love for all things oceanic and ma...
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Today we explored a wonderful forest in the Upper Amazon where our naturalists pointed out all the incredible and plentiful flora and fauna of this location.
We are ending our expedition in the vast Upper Amazon region aboard Delfin II. The rainforest is full of surprises everywhere you look, and this morning was no exception. We spotted many unique organisms endemic to the vast, green jungle. This morning, we explored Tarma, along the Ucayali River, in search of wildlife. Shortly after disembarkation we had our first sightings! The river is full of bird life, plenty of forest, grasslands, and river dolphins. This area is home to many iconic species of the jungle such as cormorants, wattled jacanas, horned screamers and the black-collared hawk. In the forest we found tanagers, woodpeckers, monkeys, and nun birds.
Today we explored the Pacaya River in depth. We boarded the skiffs and went looking for all the incredible wildlife of the Amazon. We found monkeys, caimans, hoatzins and even anacondas!
