May 3 2024. Morning 

I think it was up again at 5 today for breakfast as my first photos as we set out were at 6 am. 

This morning we were going to be switching the unstable shallow draft of the river boats for the lofty swinging heights of the treetop walk. 

A magnificent way to be up above and amongst the tree canopy with the Rio Madre de Dios in the background. 

Lots of bird life: hummingbirds, woodpeckers, parakeets and more. 

Several different ant species to be wary of. Especially the fire ants which had a predilection for right where you might put your hands on the handrails.

At the end we were entertained by a troop of tamarins dancing amongst the trees just above our heads. 

For reasons of bulk and weight I’d left the 400mm zoom at home. The old 300mm sigma was not quite fast enough in the low rainforest light. 

Fortunately Jason had brought his 400mm. You should be able to tell which photos are his:). 

And then a sample of some of the fungi on the way back to glamp.