Flying objects

One day we headed out to a farm that rescues macaws.    The gentleman has a huge aviary but with no roof so the birds fly free.    Over the years, they have bred and the babies come back as well.    He stands and calls them and they fly to him, for peanuts of course !    It was amazing.    It was hard to get crisp pics, even with a tripod due to all the movement.    Due to time, I am uploading pics just as they are with NO editing..,.They are what you see.  

Besides the scarlet macaws, there were some chestnut mandible toucans.....

Trying to capture them in flight was very hard..    They are very large birds and were swooping within inches of our heads.   

There was also a great green macaw which is endangered and rare in the wild.    

He also acquired two jaguars about 15 years ago as they were destroying cattle in the area and were to be killed, so he took them in.   They are magnificent.....they are also very endangered.  

He raises brahman cattle and has a large water buffalo which Nancy had to ride.  

Yesterday, we went on a boat ride down the river nearby.        Along the way we saw this Green Iguana....He was about 3 ft long with a turquoise head and kept making strange motions with his head.....

Nearby was this smaller Green Iguana.    As the larger one advanced, we figured they were male and female and

we saw what we thought was pretty rough mating....note the smaller one on the bottom.    He kept biting the neck.    We stayed for awhile and he dragged it about.    It wasn't until we got back and viewed the pics, that Mindy said they were two males so instead of a romantic interlude, we witnessed a murder !!!!!!

A bit farther down the river, we saw this Emerald Basilisk along the bank.....about 2 feet long but not a good pic.  
We also went for a walk thru another rainforest ....we saw some lizards and many many orchids.   We were also in a cacao field and they made chocolate they way the early Indians made it.  

These are cacao pods....about the size of an acorn squash.  

Yesterday on the grounds, our guide found this lovely green and black frog.   About average frog size.   

Pretty flower but have no idea what it is.  

Today is our last day at the Lodge.   These are the walkways that connect our rooms with the main lodge.   Helpful in the torrential rain of which we have had not a drop.....they say this is unusual but we appreciate it.    I came down with a good head cold but I think it's fading and it hasn't hindered me at all.....

Today some of us stayed behind for art lessons and some drove to Waterfall gardens.   They said it was beautiful but we enjoyed the down time.    Tomorrow we head closer to the coast to see the sloths.