Ipati, Panama - Cowboys and Indians

A visit to the Indian Lands of Ipati Coca started with a visit to seek the permission of the Head Man and then pick up the mandatory guide. That done, we were off to view some areas seen by very few.

 ROADSIDE HAWK

 VIOLACEOUS TROGON

 

 MOI in the Rain Forest and Suspension Bridge.

 SNOWY-BELLIED HUMMINIGBIRD

 

 Then we found

 BLACK-BREASTED PUFFBIRD

 BLUE BUTTERFLY

 FORESTFLOWER

 

 SHEILDBUG

 OLIVACEOUS FLATBILL

 A lone, high and distant WOOD STORK

 A very poor shot of a very distant

SPOT-CROWNED BARBET

 Another BLUE BUTTERFLY

 MEALY AMAZON

 STREAKED FLYCATCHER

 Immature LITTLE BLUE HERON

 

 GREY-CHESTED MARTIN

 SOLITARY SANDPIPER

 SMOOTH-BILLED ANI

 SOCIAL SPIDER'S WEB

and that's when we hit a 'soft spot'!

Mud, mud, glorious mud

Nothing quite like it for cooling the blood

So follow me follow

Down to the hallow

and there let us wallow

In glorious MUD!

We were well and truly stuck but our guide quickly deployed the machete and got us out of the jam! 

 

 Just a glimpse of a CRIMSON-CRESTED WOODPECKER

 

 LEAF-CUTTER ANTs with yellow blossom

 'SKIPPER' type BUTTERFLY

 FOREST FROG

 An hour and a half from home.

 

GREY HAWK

 Local men collecting PALM FRONDS for house building.

 

 'Bird of the Day for me - PIED PUFFBIRD

 

 

 While back at the Lodge the RUFOUS-TAILED HUMMINGBIRDs

were still enjoying the sugar feeders.

New Species for the Panama List

LITTLE TINAMOU, WOOD STORK, ROADSIDE HAWK, BROWN-HOODED PARROT, CRESTED OWL, BLACK & WHITE OWL, COMMON PARAQUE, BAND-TAILED BARBTHROAT, STRIPE-THROATED HERMIT, PURPLE-CROWNED FAIRY, WHITE-NECKED PUFFBIRD, BLACK-BREASTED PUFFBIRD, SPOT-CROWNED BARBET, STRIPE-BILLED ARICARI, OLIVACEOUS PICULET, CINNAMON WOODPECKER, DUSKY ANTBIRD, CHESTNUT-BACKED ANTBIRD, WHITE-BELLIED ANTBIRD, BROWN-CAPPED TRYANNULET, YELLOW-CROWNED TYRANNULET, LESSER ELAENIA, DUSKY-CAPPED FLYCATCHER, WHITE-WINGED BECARD, CINNAMON BECARD, LONG-BILLED GNATWREN, GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER, YELLOW-TAILED ORIOLE, BLUE-CHESTED HUMMINGBIRD, BRIGHT-RUMPED ATTILA, 

and finally, a quick flash-back to Gatun Lake and the Panama Canal:-

 M/V AURORA

From a few days ago, Cruise Liners pass through the Panama Canal.