Tamandua

Returning from a transect at Posada I heard a rustling in the leaves up ahead. Through the ferns I saw the blonde back of this Tamandua moving slowly clumsily towards the trail. I put away my data-sheet and took out my camera, by which time the Tamandua sensed something was wrong and had proceeded to climb a tree. He was surrounded by a cloud of insects. This was my favourite photo of the series.