On the road (and river) again

[Sorry for the delay in posting my Guyana pictures/diary. Internet connections here are very slow and uploading even small picture files is problematic.]

We spent another day on Guyana's torturously bad "main highway", traversing the length of the Iwokrama Forest Reserve on our way to the Iwokrama River Lodge. It took much of the morning -- and a goodly part of the afternoon -- but we did stop a few times to stretch our legs, take some respite from the interminable painful bumps and see what we could find. We couldn't match the other day's Harpy Eagle, but we did find a few bits and pieces to enjoy.

A male Guianan Streaked-Antwren rummages through the roadside vegetation.

At dusk, we ventured out onto the mighty Essequibo River to look for nightbirds and caimans. The water, though deep, was as flat and still as a mirror, which made for some nice photos.