refugio de potosi in zihautanejo

this is an amazing nest, about 3-4 ft long.  i can't remember the name of the bird that builds the nest but i've seen several around town in restaurants.  wish i could bring one home

a hummingbird nest about the size of a quarter

backside of the nest - built very strongly

one of the lizzards shot through the glass of the terrarium

one of the iguanas in the terrarium

one of the turtles in the tererarium

a very sweet coatimundi

i can't remember the name of this bird but he was following us around and very obnoxious

inside the butterfly pavilion

one of the macaws roaming the grounds

the foot portion of a humpback whale

jim buddying up to one of the parrots roaming around.  he looked a lot like our deceased nameless parrot.

whistling duck

lizzard pile-up

horned owl

before i forget i wanted to post some pictures from our trip to El Refugio de Potosí just outside town. http://www.elrefugiodepotosi.org/. it's a center for wildlife conservation and environmental education. we stopped on our way back from the kayak trip into the mangroves.  Laurel runs the place and she trains and educates local kids about the animals being kept here.  we saw a butterfly pavilion, a walk-in iguana terrarium, parrots and macaws, several that roam freely, ducks, snakes, scorpions, hummingbirds, a horned owl sitting on a perch, and raptors.  anyway, it was quite wonderful.