18:45 Snorkelling returned seemingly
minimal fish for the survey species list, or at least fewer schools of
fish. However my group saw a Zebra Moray
Eel which was very cool. These morays
are one of my favourite marine species, ever since I saw them in books and saw
them Scuba Diving in Spain. I love how
they sit there with their large eyes and nostils, when they constantly moving
their mouth open and closed.
So seeing this somewhat rarer species here was certainly a special moment, and afterwards we also saw the more common Palenose Moray along with an Octopus in the lagoon.
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| Zebra Moray Eel, What A Cutie! (D.Philpot) |
So seeing this somewhat rarer species here was certainly a special moment, and afterwards we also saw the more common Palenose Moray along with an Octopus in the lagoon.
21:00 I learnt some common woody tree
species identification and upon returning from a hike from Playa Balsitas DL
pointed out trees and got me to identify them which was both fun and
stimulating. At lunch there was a
Pauraque (Possibly the Common) bird flying around the kitchen but upon me
whipping my camera out it had found its way out through the hatch.
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| Waving Stick-Insect (D.Philpot) |
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| Green Stick-Insect (D.Philpot) |
Later in the evening we had a fantastic local geology lecture on how Costa Rica formed, how animals migrated between North & South America, and how the land-bridge between disappeared forming itself twice. Then we relaxed while planning the next few days to keep
up with the schedule for this group.