Blogs from Panama Canal, Panamá, Panama, Central America Caribbean - page 8

Some photos of the crew which helped during the transit... read more

A few shots of us preparing to go through the canal!... read more

na ja.. meine lieben.. somit bin ich gestern in panama city angekommen, nach etlichen beinahe schon laecherlichen grenzueberquerungen, bei denen es vorallem darum geht, anstaendig dreinzuschauen, ein paar stunden zu warten, und dann deinen rucksack streicheln (kein witz) zu lassen. naja, ansonsten war ich dann wiedermal ziemlich fertig von der reise und habe mich dann mit ein paar reisenden in alten teil von panama in einem riesigen hostal einquartiert, welches zwar nich billig ist, dafuer aber eine wunderbare aussicht auf die skyline erlaubt (!) und heute war dann mal kleidershoppen angesagt.. (billig, billig, billig) super.. endlich mal wieder neue hosen... ansonsten regnet es wie gestoert da die regensession angefangen hat.. ja so ist das.. was mir ein bisschen sorgen bereitet, da ich am dritten richtung sanblas.. (so inseln) aufbreche.. aber wenigstens hab ich einen jeep bestellt ... read more

End of the Field Season As three willing and able assistants, we finished our field season with a bang. We captured and studied 23 bats (the record from past years was about 14 bats) and finished all the data entry and analysis for each individual. Our last bat was named El Ultimo .. you may remember from my first blog entry that our very first bat was El Primero, so it seemed fitting to give our last bat a similar name. Ultimo was quite a character and needed a lot of coaxing and tender loving care before giving us any results! He refused to eat fish for the first few nights forcing us to search for frogs. Thankfully, the rains were beginning to frequent the area and the frogs obliged us by appearing and calling in ... read more

Well I figured out how to catch a falling monkey. You use bird netting, the same kind used to mist net birds. We caught 2 mono titi- tamarin monkeys in the neighborhood where we are staying. They were literally right across the street from the house in Gamboa where we are staying. It is a little surreal to see monkeys from the porch window of a canal zone style house. The monkeys are fed by the family who lives in the house across the street. Very easy to catch and see them! I will write more later when I have more time, Holly... read more