Toucan Inn

I did it.  I finally saw a stupid Toucan (about 7 to be exact).  Mission Accomplished! We had planned on leaving for Tikal yesterday afternoon on one of the regular shuttles (60Q return) but found out at about 1PM that the 2:30PM shuttle was ...

... at 50ft.  The resolution was awful on my cvs camera, so I have only a few clear photos from that excursion!  The Toucan Inn was a nice hotel to stay at for a night prior to the Latvian gathering in Courland Bay for the remaining portion of the ...

... to watch.  We were then subjected to another horrendous, dusty and nasty journey back to Rurrenabaque, before we checked into the basic Toucan inn to shower and remove the dust that was caked in my now stiff and sculptured hair.  The next day we ...

Within two minutes of arriving at the Iguazu National Park I saw a toucan in a tree. Apparently toucans come out more before and after rain so although we were unlucky to have an overcast day it was good for toucan sightings. Ofra and I walked around ...

... in the hut but I flicked them away into the corner and all was grand. Woke up the next morning to find a cheeky toucan wandering around which would peck at you and our day packs covered inside and out with cockroaches. So were our food canteens and ...

... the woods.  Lots more spiders, mariposas, heard lots of beautiful bird calls, giant bamboo, and a second kind of smaller toucan (red-breasted toucan), although we didn't get a picture of it. Near the end of the trail it turns to follow the creek ...

... tons: a blond-crested woodpecker, toucans, an armadillo, a white-bearded manakin.  At the end of the train, Lisa saw another toucan and giant spiders with tarantula-like legs.  We joined back up and Lisa got to catch a glimpse of the armadillo ...

... the kayaks and headed for the Pamlico Sound.  At happy-hour we strolled into Toucan's Tiki Bar - the Toucan Grill at the Oriental Marina & Inn - Monday is men's night (women are welcome), Wednesday is women's night (men are welcome), Thursday is ...

... to...? On that note, I´ll leave it there. A great day was had. I had a beer today to celebrate. Naughty me! Tom. P.S - The Toucan is my new favourite bird. It's over-taken the crow. Not sure why I like crows, think it's the silhouettes maybe. Day 10: ...

... to say we were properly soaked and it was fun even though it was a cheesy tourist thing.   Back at the entrance we spotted a toucan in the tree. We had seen one in Brazil, but not so close. It's beak was straight out of a cartoon and we snapped ...

... flying at your head.  Luckily, neither of us got pooped on.  We had Toco Toucans just hanging out by us, and a toucan inside the aviary started either flirting or fighting with a toucan who was perched on a branch outside, just hanging out in ...

... ahead and you haven't even gone on the preceding 3-hour tour. We did some great birding on the tour and I got my first toucan photos! (Bird Man, eat my invisible socks.) I also made a new friend, Beth, a Purdue MBA student interning in Costa Rica for ...

... would never have another burger ring.  At least we can get Plantain chips in the US…I mean not the cool ones with the Toucan on them but still.  So on the drive back we stopped at the Rio Tarcoles Bridge again to see if any of the crocs ...

... ;In that time we saw 65 species which was a record for Marin. Some of the highlights for me were the keel billed toucan, red legged honey creeper, summer tanager, gray necked wood rail, bare throated tiger heron, and, so I don't completely bore ...

... secondary forest but they are great for seeing birds and animals.  With a good guide, new kinds of sightings are constantly at hand.  Without a guide I am lucky to see anything, though I finally spied a chestnut mandibled toucan without a ...

... start in the morning to go parrot spotting. Unfortunately we didnt see any parrots but did see lots of other colourful birds including a toucan and a huge squirrel! In the afternoon we visited a local farm and spent the rest of the day trying to keep cool ...

... of Ecuador. This didn't attract us to Mindo, not being twitchers, but I have to say that the birds were quite cool! Managed to see a toucan on one of our walks which is always good. The highlight was a walk which could only be reached by a 400m cable car ...

... place to be. We started off our falls experience by safari through the lush rainforest and were lucky enough to see our first Toucan. With it's bright orange beak it stood out amongst all the greenery. Next we clambered into a jet boat to experience the ...