Commewijne River - Black Mangrove Habitat

Leaving the Red Mangrove Forest behind we cruised into the

RED MANGROVE FOREST

and its abundance of Birds and other Wildlife.

SCARLET IBIS

SNOWY EGRET

more SCARLET IBIS

SHORT-CRESTED FLYCATCHER

RUFOUS CRAB HAWK

and AGAIN

OSPREY

CRIMSON-CRESTED WOODPECKER

While eating lunch this strange fish arrived.
It is, I am informed, the South American version of the Japanese
'FUGU' the 'dedly fish only prepared for human consumption
by the most skilled of chefs.

and even better,

the only Kingfisher absent from my 'American List'

RUFOUS and GREEN KINGFISHER

GREAT YELLOW-HEADED VULTURE

Immature LITTLE BLUE HERON

These CACTUS are not native to these swamps, they were brought here and planted by Slaves as fences or boundaries. Today's trip had been out and back on the same route, but during the outward journey there had been a tree-fall blocking our return route.

David soon got to work with the chain-saw

and soon we were back to

BASE.