We were working around the east side of the house when I noticed a rustling in the trees by the quebrada (creek). The branches were pumping up & down and there was a disturbance in the leaves when we saw the dark orange flash of the back of a Mono Titi.
(This is not my photo.)
These monkeys scamper like squirrels and the distance to the trees is about 40 feet. It appeared to be a troup of a dozen leaping from branch to branch. Some stopping for a moment to chew on a found nut.
In this area, there are troups of white-faced monkeys and howler monkeys too. We hear the howlers early every morning. They sound like a barking dog with laryngitis.
Reading this entry at the Eco Preservation Society, I feel lucky that we have a neighborhood troup. It seems that our little neighbors are endangered. Our home (near Pavones) is located across the Golfo Dulce from Corcovado National Park where another concentration of Mono Titis live. We have very little large scale agriculture in this region and a good deal of jungle forest providing a healthy habitat.
Another exciting event is the rain. We had a strong downpour last night. The rain came in waves from the south. As the strength of the wave increased, the sound of rain drops drowned out the audio of the Netflix series that we are watching, "Designated Survivor." The vibration of the rain was so loud that we had to stop watching for about 10 minutes. And we have an insulated roof. Many of our friends have a simple corrugated iron roof. When the rain pours down, all conversation stops. You literally can not hear each other.
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