While exploring along the above ground pathway at Aninga Lodge, set in the wilds of Tortuguero, Costa Rica, the rustle of leaves and movement in overhead branches caught my attention. Could it be one of the many species of beautiful birds, one of the several species of monkeys, a shuffling sloth? Closer observation soon revealed that it was instead a very large Green Iguana lizard surprisingly quite nimble in its lofty perch. We had recently arrived at this jungle paradise after a breathtakingly scenic hour long boat ride on the river.

Gary Sargent

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