And what big yellow feet you have

Dan and I went to this place in the middle of nowhere in Mexico to surf and birdwatch, which we could easily do within a few feet from our villa.

This was a Snowy Egret that arrived around lunch time. He lightly stirs the surface of the water with his yellow toes... which may either attract or scare fish into moving out of their hiding places. After eating lunch, he flies back to the mangrove for family time.



Besides befriending a cat named Copa Cabana, taking naps and lounging in pools...



...we ended up on a bird watching tour with Armando who took us on a Jungle Cruise through San Blas. Here are some of the wild things we encountered...

A sun-bathing crocodile.
(If a reptile'’s head and brain become uncomfortably hot before the rest of its body is warm enough for activity, the reptile may open its mouth into a gape, enabling moisture inside the mouth to evaporate to create a cooling effect. )


Pools filled with hundreds of baby crocs, that will eventually replenish the declining population in the mangroves.


This Cormorant was drying its feathers after diving under water for a snack...


This is a Boat-Billed Heron. Check out that head of hair :) This heron is related to our lunch-time visitor, the Snowy Egret.


After the jungle cruise, Armando took us to an old beautiful church which was full of thirsty mosquitoes.