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Explored Dec 3, 2009 #15
What is loneliness?
Is it the absence of company, the absence of functionality or just a temporary state of being?
Are we lonely when we think we are, or are we lonely where we think we are?
Let’s look around, look up, let’s step out, let’s ask the question one last time … am I lonely?
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Shooting out into the Atlantic from the seawalls at low tide
While in Guyana in 2015, we were treated to some of the finest rum in the world. Thank you Andra and Lynn!
I still have so many pictures from Guyana to process. This picture is of 9 and 12 year old boys at sunset. They were watching a Cricket game.
Guyana.Kaieteur Falls from Boy Scouts' look out.
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Mahaica River, Guyana - The Hoatzin is the national bird of Guyana. According to Wikipedia: "In 2015, genetic research indicated that the Hoatzin is the last surviving member of a bird line that branched off in its own direction 64 million years ago, shortly after the extinction event that killed the non-avian dinosaurs. The alternative name of 'stinkbird' is derived from the bird's foul odor, which is caused by the fermentation of food in its digestive system. The newly hatched bird has claws on its thumb and first finger enabling it to dexterously climb tree branches until its wings are strong enough for sustained flight. These claws are gone by the time the bird reaches adulthood."
Calligrapher Fly - Toxomerus species (male)
iNaturalist does not have many records of Toxomerus from Guyana, and they are not identified to species. I see two species noted from neighboring countries:
- Toxomerus floralis
- Toxomerus pulchellus
I am not sure how to tell those apart, and I am not sure how many other species there might be.
HFDF, at any rate!
Guyana. Little Anteater.
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The Ireng River (Rio Mau) marks the border between the rolling grasslands of southwestern Guyana and those of northern Brazil.