From the National Geographic Sea Lion in Costa Rica and Panama
Jan 3, 2013 - National Geographic Sea Lion Gulf of Panama Islets
and Canal Transit Today we woke up ready to admire and explore
the deepness of the Golfo de Panama, in which we would get to
see two islands: Bona and Otoque. Although small, they store
within a beautiful seasonal forest of various shades of green,
brilliantly colored yellow flowers and many cacti covering the
steep rocks that rise against the bright blue sky. Just at the
entrance of the islands, we could see a great amount of seabirds
flying everywhere and mixing with each other in a very graceful
manner. Almost to the end of our trip it seems there are still
so many things to look for in the luxuriant Panamanian forest.
Frigatebirds, brown boobies, blue-footed boobies and brown
pelicans suddenly surrounded our Zodiacs; all of them brought in
by the enormously rich waters of the Gulf, which in turn store
schools of fish, calamari and crabs that make the birds´ diet.
Soon we find out