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Page 5 of Panama Photos. Last updated: 8/23/10.
Above and below: This delightful creature, an Olingo, was willing to approach our huts in Nusagandi, Panama to take advantage of an abundance of palm fruit.
Below: When the lodge's vehicle returned in the late evening, the Olingo ran to the edge of the tree to investigate.
Below: A Whooping Motmot (split from Blue-crowned Motmot) poses in the town of Gamboa, Panama (Aug 2010).
Below: The short trills of the local subspecies of Vermiculated Screech-Owl were common in the foothills around Nusagandi, Panama (August 2010). This individual was calling spontaneously, but flew in quickly to whistled imitations.
Below: A False Coral Snake (Oxyrhopus petola) found at night in eastern Panama. The large eyes are the biggest clue that we are dealing with a non-venomous species, though not catching that in the field made this an exciting encounter.
Below: This Palm Tanager and its mate were nesting at the Canopy Tower. The subtle beauty of this ubiquitous rainforest species is certainly underappreciated. (Gamboa, August 2010)
Below: A Common Opossum found on a night outing in the Nusagandi area of Panama (August 2010).
Below: Easily my new favorite gecko in the world, the impossibly beautiful Sphaerodactylus homolepis - eastern Panama (August 2010).
Below: A presumed Turnip-tailed Gecko (with less obvious namesake tail) (Thecadactylus rapicauda) in eastern Panama (August 2010).
Below: This beautiful Tawny-capped Euphonia landed just overhead in the rainforest at Nusagandi, obviously curious at our passing.
Below: A Common Pauraque, common in the foothills near Nusagandi, allows a short photo shoot at the roadside (August 2010).
Below: A grasshopper species (similar to our toothpick grasshoppers) in eastern Panama (August 2010).
Below: A Litter Toad (Bufo typhonius) in the Nusagandi area of Panama (August 2010).
Below: The enormous Marine Toad (aka Cane Toad) was common around Gamboa, Panama (August 2010). My friend Tom Feild poses for scale in one of our nightly walks.
Below: A female Western Slaty-Antshrike executes a successful attack run on Pipeline Road, Panama (August 2010).
Below: Climbing toward the sun in eastern Panama (August 2010).
Below: A delicate frog species in the Nusagandi area of Panama (August 2010). I'm still working on this ID.
Below: This Nine-banded Armadillo was so preoccupied in its roadside foraging that it approached quite closely before noticing us. I was crouched down quietly 8' away before it looked up and ran into the forest (Gamboa area, August 2010).
Below: Spotting this beautiful and terrifying creature while walking in a remote streambed was a moment I won't forget - Mimic False Coral Snake (Erythrolamprus mimus). Note its companion on the rock.
Below: The Pied Puffbird is the smallest of the local puffbirds. At least one local birder nicknamed it "Puffito" (slang for little puffbird). (Gamboa area, Panama, August 2010).
Below: Our sharp-eyed guide in Nusagandi spotted this beautiful Elegant Litter Snake (Rhadinea decorata) despite its remaining motionless and well-hidden. (August 2010)
Below: The calls of the Tungara Frog (Engystomops pustulosus) were one of my favorite sounds of the Panamanian rainforest (August 2010). Displaying males find a hollow area and boom their explosive "Tooong!" calls. This will be among the many sound recordings I post when I catch up on photos (someday!).
Listen to audio - Tungara Frogs
Below: A Water Anole (Anolis aquaticus) in eastern Panama (August 2010).
Below: A distinctive seam in this palm leaf betrays the presence of its industrious residents.
Below: Common Tent-making Bats carefully bite large palm leaves to create a dry and comfortable roost in the rainforest (Nusagandi, Panama, August 2010).
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