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    • BACKYARD BIRDING IN MERIDA, YUCATAN AND BEYOND-PRIMATE WHIMSY

    August 3, 2023
    Hmmph. That's not how you do it!

    Smile more, worry less.

    COSTA RICA

    White-faced capuchin, Cebus capucinus

    It has to be done just so
    Just move it that much!
    Please give me patience to deal with this teen
    I am Yoda; may the forest be with you

    PANAMA

    Ecuadorian mantled howler, Alouatta palliata palliata

    Ah, you shouldn’t have! Thank you!
    If I push off with my left hand, take a leap, grab one limb  and turn a somersault, bank against the tree, and fall three feet, I still can’t make it!

    Geoffroy’s tamarin, Saguinus geoffroyi

    I’m exhausted with this fur baby giving me a pain in my neck. Right now I would trade it gladly for a real fur collar!
    Shame on you. You’re a mother!

    SOUTH AFRICA

    Vervet monkey, Cercopithecus pygerythrus

    Oh, I’ll make a fortune with this dental work project!
    Want to play doctor?
    Can you feel this?

    Samango monkey or guenon, Cercopithecus albogularis erythrarchus

    My contact lens is here somewhere.
    What are they doing in those bushes?

    DISCLAIMER: References may not agree on scientific names.

    https://ticotimes.net/2022/07/02/monkeys-of-costa-rica-meet-the-white-faced-or-capuchin

    https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Saguinus_geoffroyi/

    https://academic.oup.com/beheco/article/18/2/292/202900

    Vervet monkey
    Samango monkey

    Cherie Pittillo, “nature inspired,” photographer and author, explores nature everywhere she goes. She’s identified 56 bird species in her Merida, Yucatan backyard view. Her monthly column features anecdotes about birding in Merida, Yucatan and also wildlife beyond the Yucatan.

    Contact: all4birdies@gmail.com  All rights reserved, ©Cherie Pittillo

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