Monday, June 22, 2015

Day 3-Horses and Ants

It was early morning start as we began our day with a nature walk through the jungle.  For two hours we were able to capture some incredible images of rivers, plants and some new creatures.  Soon after breakfast we rode a bus to the horse stable where we were able to gallop on rugged trails, up steep mountain trails, through rivers and across long grass fields.  It was a little shaky for a lot of us newbies at first, however soon we were galloping like real cowboys!  Then after an excellent lunch, we began the first part of our field work.  Each research team found various leaf cutter ant colonies, and using Dr. Pinto's techniques, we were able to collect multiple fungus gardens, along with several queens.  Later we were able to create new homes for each of the queens.  Finally, after dinner Lev gave us a presentation about how to take incredible pictures of nature...Suddenly we realized how inexperienced we are in the art of picture composition. We are continuing to learn a lot while gaining lots of new and exciting experiences!  Everyone is doing amazing!

Jenna and Maddy

2 comments:

  1. Sounds like a wonderful day!
    Send a picture of the group for us parents at home.

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  2. I'm writing with the same request... PLEASE! send us pictures! We'd love to see where you are and what you are experiencing with a few pictures every day if possible.

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