Boating the Mangroves (part 1)
March 31st, 2014
On Monday we went for a boat tour in the mangroves. The star attraction, of course, was the White-Faced Capuchin monkeys. This bold and intelligent species is numerous in Costa Rica and, because of its fearless nature, easily coaxed into close contact with people. A similar tour was the high point of my honeymoon fifteen years ago. I loved watching the monkeys come right into the boat, interact with us and mooch bananas. But I'm a different person now than I was then. This time around, I found I was turned off by the circus-animal approach to things. These creatures have a fascinating world of their own. Their world matters, with or without humans in it.
So I preferred to photograph the monkeys who were at a distance from us, engaging in more natural behaviors. Of course having a telephoto lens makes that a lot easier!
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This guy was flycatching. I never knew monkeys did that.
March 31st, 2014
On Monday we went for a boat tour in the mangroves. The star attraction, of course, was the White-Faced Capuchin monkeys. This bold and intelligent species is numerous in Costa Rica and, because of its fearless nature, easily coaxed into close contact with people. A similar tour was the high point of my honeymoon fifteen years ago. I loved watching the monkeys come right into the boat, interact with us and mooch bananas. But I'm a different person now than I was then. This time around, I found I was turned off by the circus-animal approach to things. These creatures have a fascinating world of their own. Their world matters, with or without humans in it.
So I preferred to photograph the monkeys who were at a distance from us, engaging in more natural behaviors. Of course having a telephoto lens makes that a lot easier!
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This guy was flycatching. I never knew monkeys did that.
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dagibbs
March 31st, 2014 at 2:18 pm
I like sleepy monkey.
xiphia
March 31st, 2014 at 6:49 pm
I absolutely love these shots!
Mustang Sallie
April 1st, 2014 at 8:47 pm
This is better than watching National Geographic on TV!! Keep em' coming.
Mike
April 3rd, 2014 at 7:33 am
Nice shots... they are indeed photogenic!