Ramon got some really incredible shots of this iguana. The texture of the scales on his skin is amazing.

Catching a turtle laying eggs during daylight hours is almost impossible. Ramon caught this female in process. We are extremely fortunate to have these photos. Turtles around the globe this year have run into many challenges such as reality tv shows, oil spills, etc. So when this one returns to her nesting grounds out here on the Zapatilla Cayes unfettered by the other problems it is awesome. It is as it should be.

Ramon took the opportunity to capture life on the Zapatilla Cayes when he and Natalia were stationed there. This month we will showcase a group of his photos. We have many birds and beautiful sites from out at the islands in the Bastimentos Marine National Park. So few people have the opportunity to spend the night there so these photos are very special. Enjoy.

Another beautiful poison dart frog. The colors of nature are so amazing.

It is very hard to capture the brilliant red of these frogs - nature has to work with you by giving you good lighting, etc. Today it worked really well with Jan.

Here is a shot of one of the thorns on the pixbae palm up close. Not something you want to touch you - however very cool that nature gave this plant this kind of a defense mechanism.

One of nature's wonders.

This is a small sample of the wild life that Greg, Victoria and Marilyn saw during their week long stay with us. They are all avid naturalists so they were taking lots of shots. It is amazing to me to see the diversity of their sightings. They spent all but one day here on site. Only the photo of the hermit crab is from offsite. All of the others they were able to catch on film here. Very cool.

Another video - this one features some of our hiking adventures throughout Bocas del Toro, Panama and the next province over from us, Chiriqui. Our hikes vary in terrain and difficulty level based upon what you want to experience. We can take you on an easy walk around a beach or we can do a strenuous hike through some creeks and waterfalls as well as the levels in between. Take a look.

This moth is just beautiful. The false eyes on the wings are vibrant. Just another one of the inhabitants here in the jungle.

Here are some of Jim's insect shots from this Spring. We have plenty more.

For those of you who have met Jim you know that he has a thing for taking pictures of bugs, insects and all things in the jungle and the sea. Here are a few of his recent photos.

Corin as I described in the last post - was really into snakes. He and his family went fishing with Jim one day when another group was going to Punta Valiente. Corin was really bummed because he wanted to go over to the mainland where he could be looking for some serious snakes. Jay knew how important the snake hunting was to Corin and being a snake enthusiast himself, he brought back an eyelash viper for Corin to see. The snake was treated cautiously and carefully. He was removed from his mayonnaise jar home only for a few photos and then he was returned several days later to Punta Valiente with the next group.

Boys will definitely be boys. It doesn't matter if they are growing up in the concrete jungles of New York City or the jungles of Panama. There is something about snakes that interests them. Corin was here with his dad and one of his sisters on his Spring Break. He had studied up on all the different snakes we have here in Bocas del Toro and in Panama. He brought a snake grabbing device with him so that if he encountered any snakes he could catch one. Well he was constantly on the look out and he found this boa and brought it back for us to put in our aquarium for a few months. We have since fed this guy a few times and let him go back into the wild.