![]() ![]() This is a first for both those species.Īnyway, the sun in going down and it is time to turn off the systems so I will say good night. The Grey-headed Tanagers have discovered the rice along with the Cherrie’s Tanagers. We have had toucans daily on the feeders which is rare after November. I guess the prolonged rains are causing mild famine for some species. In the last week, a guest saw a river otter at the Rincon bridge, another guest saw the kinkajou during the day, climbing a tree across from the lodge and we just discovered a new bat (new to us) that is yet to be identified. They are the hardest of all monkeys to see and the most vulnerable to changes in weather which affects fruiting trees, their main source of food. ![]() Yesterday, the spider monkeys cruised past the office which is a rare event. Today one of the Little Tinamou males brought two chicks to the rice feeder. He was just waking up and looking out from the front bedroom and I had been stretching and walking around the living area. I did not do an update at the end of the “green” season so I never mentioned my extreme frustration when, the last Saturday of July, Abraham saw a Jaguar crossing the front yard and I was just a second too late. We have been able to bird all day instead of the normal 3 hours in the morning and 3 hours in the late afternoon. Normally January can be a bit on the warm side. The good part of this is that the wildlife and birding has been great and the temperatures very, very comfortable. We even had a good rainfall today but at least the skies were clear most of the day. Although I think we may now, Jan.23rd, be entering a drier season, we had a significant amount of rain every day and overcast skies up until now. The rainy season which usually ends in November to Late December has gone into January in a serious way. ![]() We are offering discounted rates to those who wish us happy anniversary during the month of February.Īnother crazy weather event. 1 we are celebrating our 20th anniversary as a lodge! Time does fly. in the period immediately following the moult.First, I should tell everyone that as of Feb. Body growth is limited to the short periods in which it is soft enough to expand, i.e. Therefore, in order to grow, the shrimp must get rid of the old carapace and form a new coating this phenomenon is called molting or ecdysis and is hormonally regulated. The presence of a sclerified exoskeleton provides protection to the internal organs, support as well as facilitating the locomotion of the animal, but does not allow its growth. The body of the white –clawded cryfish, Austropotamobius pallipes, has the external skeleton or exoskeleton made up of chitin, a protein substance that gives the membranous coating a horny consistency. It has ten appendices, organized into five pairs the first pair consists of two large claws suitable for offense and defense, the following two pairs end with small claws designed to bring food to the mouth, while the last two pairs end with a pointed structure, called dactylopodite, acting mainly as displacement appendages. The claws have an irregular internal margin and the ventral part is white. The colouring of the body can be brown, yellowish-brown or greenish-brown on the back and sides, while the belly and limbs are whitish. Austropotamobius pallipes, has a rather robust appearance, can reach and exceed 12-13 cm in length from the tip of the rostrum to the telson (although in most cases it does not exceed 10 cm) and a weight of 90 grams. ![]()
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