Wildlife trips around the world or in the UK. Mostly birding.
Days 12 to 15, back at Jackson Hole — bears and beavers Some more geology As we had some free time, Carol and I took a walk around the boardwalks and past a variety of geothermal features. We managed to see some river otters and watched an Osprey catch a fish. It was now time to leave Yellowstone but not before we visited the Grand Prismatic Spring. This is a fantastic place. We had lunch at a nice picnic spot…
The weather did not stop us enjoying this wildlife trip and Orkney had some fascinating archaeological sites.
With lots of flowers and butterflies as well as the many brilliant birds, this was a lovely place to visit.
The mountains and Savegre River Valley — 3/3 – 5/3 The next journey was to the cloud forest, stopping for coffee, lunch, and a spot of birding along the way. We arrived quite late in the day having driven up through the cloud forest to a height of about 3,000m before we turned off down to Trogon lodge where we were staying for the next few days. It was cold and the air was rather thin but the rooms had…
Carara Biological Reserve — 1/3 – 3/3 As the lodge Heatherlea normally use was full, we stayed at Punta Leona, a rather touristy resort on the Pacific coast. In the late afternoon we went on a boat trip along the Tarcoles River and then watched the sun set over the Pacific and looked for owls. The following day, we went walking in the Carara forest where the first thing we saw was a Ghost Bat hanging by one foot from…