Palo Verde

The Palo Verde Biological Station is near sea level at the edge of a vast wetland teeming with birds. On adjacent limestone hills, Palo Verde National Park also preserves outstanding tracts of tropical dry forest, one of the most globally-threatened ecosystem types.

top image: taken by Sarah Shaheen

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two Jabiru storks amidst spoonbills, egrets, wood storks and other waders

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the boardwalk provided easy entry to part of the wetland...

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...but exploring off the boardwalk wasn't always easy

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up on La Roca: a 360 degree view of Palo Verde National Park

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Monkey skull found by Miles below the cliff at La Roca 

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Black Ctenosaurs were everywhere in the dry forest

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Flower from the pochote tree (Pachira quinata), a favorite dry-season food of ctenosaurs. Of course, we had to try them too 

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coatimundi near the station 

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the capuchins were bastante amistoso, actually 

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sunset on the wetland

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the wetland at night: we found animals like this scorpion mud turtle

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Mexican hairy dwarf porcupine, seen on a night hike

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Great curassow male and female

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scorpions entered our bedrooms with impunity

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Streak-backed oriole nest being built in a Vachellia (bull horn acacia) tree

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