Tamaulipas, Mexico 2006 |
On the drive down, we popped in to Rancho Cielito for a hour: it's in a lovely location on the banks of the Rio Sabinas:
Here's the Research Station cabins at Rancho del Cielo:
The "Keep", where all the meals are served: . . . . . . . . . and this large tree was home for Mottled Owl and T. Pygmy-Owl:
The path from the cabins to the "bowl":
The "bowl" - the fruiting lowquats were full of birds, and the flowering plants were full of butterflies!:
A tranquil scene along the entrance road:
One of the giant Strangler Fig Trees, now having to make it's own living, having killed the tree that once supported it: