Tuesday, February 21

I had a long day planned, starting with breakfast at 6:30am. I was out of bed by 5:30 so that I could walk some of the trails before taking a shower. Just a few hundred meters up the trail, as I came around one corner, a large crested black bird with a white vent and yellow bill was crossing the path: a male Great Curassow. Soon after, his partner followed. In terms of birding, the day was already a huge success. In less than