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Birding Juma Lodge, Amazonia (1)

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When: December 2023  Weather: Hot 30C

Leica Q3, M9P, Nikon P900, 950

We had two full days in the Juma Jungle Lodge about 4 hours from Manaus and we had the services of guide Ralf.

Daybreak on the first morning was followed shortly by rain that lasted a couple of hours…

After a leisurely breakfast we then set off by boat before lunch….

The black skimmers were evident, skimming the water surface as they fished
Amazonian kingfishers were everywhere..this is the female with a white dot in front of eye and no white dots on wing
Here is the male Amazonian KF…with the brown breast, white dot in front of eye and no white on the wing
this on the other hand is the Green Kingfisher, sometimes hard to distinguish from the larger Amazonian KF….note spots on wing and no white spot in front of eye
Ringed KF
charming sun grebe by the river edge
and of course white throated toucans were a common sight although the more iconic toco toucan was nowhere to be seen on this trip
stunningly beautiful Capped heron
solitary sandpiper
striated heron..we get these in singapore too
yellow canary
a yellow headed caracara was foraging nearby
greater anis
green ibis
Fork-tailed flycatcher
white winged swallow
rufescent tiger heron
rufescent tiger heron..worth a second look
southern lapwing
arguably the prettiest of them all…the Agami Heron
Agami heron striking out
pale vented pigeon
brown chested martin
the morning ended with this peregrine falcon and his brunch

A most fruitful morning’s birding on the water….