Today (AKA yesterday 
) we had taken a boat ride to the Island of The Birds and the Yalahau Spring (Mayan). The Island of the birds can barely be called an Island, but it holds an impressive amount of species. From breeding cormorants, magnificent frigates, great white herons, snowy egrets, plovers, brown pelicans and many more. The Island appears to be no bigger then a thousand feet in diameter. It’s protected and you are not allowed to walk on the island thankfully. We were able to dock and get on the newly built (still needs guide rails) observatory platform.
The afternoon involved a trip to Yalahau Spring. This is a great little spot with many iguanas and more crabs then you would know what to do with. The crabs are in what appears to be in the thousands and they all retreat into their holes as you approach. The Iguanas are very friendly if you are patient and respectful.
The night ended with an attempt at star trails. I converted it to black and white as there was too much color noise. The moon is a bit past full and lower clouds in the distance made it difficult. Not to mention the constant bright lights of the golf carts riding by at 11pm (main type of transportation here.) The trip is ending soon, but we are loving every minute while we are here. When we get some Whale shark footage I will see if can post a small clip (Dina is the Videographer.) I ruined the photo opportunity, but more on that later Buenos Tardes.
Double crested cormorant taking in some rays.
One of many of the double crested cormorants flying past our boat.
One of the many black iguanas eager to pose for the camera.
One of the very sensitive fiddler crabs eyeballing the crazy kneeled down photographer wondering when he will go away (very soon after ).
A fading stary night.
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