Horned screamers are related to geese, and they are definitely loud. They are also called donkey birds. Though I can hear the resemblance of their sounds to donkeys, screamers make distinctive and quite frankly beautiful sounds. It is a wondrous experience to hear them off in the distance while floating down a tributary of the amazon. They are wary of humans and always fly off when one gets too close. It is difficult to obtain a decent image of these birds. "Anhima cornuta", Peru.
This uncommon reptile swims in the tributaries of the Amazon, searching for its preferred food of aquatic snails. It also climbs trees and shrubs and rests on overhanging vegetation during the high water season (pictured). Seasonally flooded forest, Pacaya-Samiria Reserve, Peru ("Dracaena" sp.).
Seasonally flooded forest, Peru.
