Monday, February 22, 2016

Monkey Piss

22 February 2016

Costa Rica's turning out to be spectacular for wildlife - of sorts.  Each time I pass through the doorway of my lodgings, I see new species of birds doing their thing.

A bit further into the wild s howler money pissed on my head today.  Luckily I was wearing a hat, but what a shot!  From 40 meters up, bullseye!  This is their way of showing displeasure with someone in their hood.  Either that or they're just assholes.  I witnessed one of them try to catch a Slaty Backed Trogon today.  He lept towards it, missed, as it flew on to the next branch, and crashed to the floor through a banana tree.  Not long after that, I experienced the "monkey rain" on my hat.  I sprung out the way sharpish as I knew this is something they try to do to people.

More to follow...


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