tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11704421.post1822906966397071737..comments2023-11-05T03:08:07.201-06:00Comments on TR RYAN: Up the Tambopata, BackwardsTR Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00595967532391171082noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11704421.post-23362689966778487982010-08-10T22:24:34.191-05:002010-08-10T22:24:34.191-05:00Nice post and this enter helped me alot in my coll...Nice post and this enter helped me alot in my college assignement. Say thank you you on your information.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11704421.post-19542694505262458812009-01-10T18:54:00.000-06:002009-01-10T18:54:00.000-06:00Great post! Fabulous photos and well written! I ...Great post! Fabulous photos and well written! I don't think I have ever seen the word ubiquitous and scarlet macaws in the same sentence before. I saw Marmosets in Brazil. They certainly are tiny.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11704421.post-47009291130351991702009-01-07T19:37:00.000-06:002009-01-07T19:37:00.000-06:00Capybaras?? You saw capybaras?? I am so envious! -...Capybaras?? You saw capybaras?? I am so envious! -XAlexander Santillaneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09408269839931337790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11704421.post-27387167771308423952008-12-30T22:54:00.000-06:002008-12-30T22:54:00.000-06:00Your trip reminds me of the book about Teddy Roose...Your trip reminds me of the book about Teddy Roosevelt's trip down the River of Doubt. (Have you read it?) the story about the spiny candiru reminds me of movie with Sean Connery in the Amazon that I can't remember the name of right now (can spiny candirus inhabit your brain?) The Rhythmn of your writing reminds me of the poem "Hiawatha" by Longfellow. Have you been reading poetry again you science marmoset?<BR/><BR/>"Then the little Hiawatha<BR/>Learned of every bird its language,<BR/>Learned their names and all their secrets,<BR/>How they built their nests in summer,<BR/>Where they hid themselves in Winter,<BR/>Talked to them when'er he met them,<BR/>Called them Hiawatha's chickens."<BR/>(for TR courtesy of H.W. Longfellow via kathiesbirds)Kathie Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10377224759599266209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11704421.post-72449788176965254002008-12-30T10:11:00.000-06:002008-12-30T10:11:00.000-06:00Candiru are the reason I have never swum in the Am...Candiru are the reason I have never swum in the Amazon on any of my several trips there. This sounds like it was a fabulous adventure- and that's just getting to the research station. Very jealous of the capybara. I've never seen one and would really like to. I would have loved to be on this trip- but I'm not sure how useful I would have been. I would have been off doing other things while I was supposed to be tracking macaws.Doug Taronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08537881828742937167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11704421.post-78122888686481990222008-12-30T06:28:00.000-06:002008-12-30T06:28:00.000-06:00Whoever said adventure was a safe sport? Nothing l...Whoever said adventure was a safe sport? Nothing like a bit of excitement, glad you survived it with all anatomical features intact. At least I hope so.Arijahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03720793296992474762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11704421.post-12187570037090874072008-12-29T10:42:00.000-06:002008-12-29T10:42:00.000-06:00Hi Friend,Very interesting blog.I visited your sit...Hi Friend,Very interesting blog.I visited your site and hope you will do the same.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://softwareonlinehelper.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">Software Helper</A> , <A HREF="http://onlinebusinesscourse.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">business studies</A> , <A HREF="http://googleadsensesystem.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">Earn Money</A> ,<A HREF="http://iworldtechnology.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">Net Working</A> ,<A HREF="http://itcomworld.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">Computer World</A> ,lusiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03546856083433806008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11704421.post-35188848729569858392008-12-28T23:17:00.000-06:002008-12-28T23:17:00.000-06:00Great tale, and I'm looking forward to more. I kno...Great tale, and I'm looking forward to more. I know this area almost too well, but it is so refreshing to hear someone describing the first impressions. Regarding the Candiru, when it can not find the urethra of humans (who in the area know better than to pee when in the water) or manatees (which are non-existant in SE Peru), it usually seeks the gills of catfish and the like, where it hooks up like a catfish-vampire. <BR/><BR/>Saludos from Peru <BR/><BR/>Gunnar Engblom<BR/>http://www.kolibriexpeditions.com Birding PeruGunnar Engblomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11895152038616387752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11704421.post-78251222940275227322008-12-28T19:26:00.000-06:002008-12-28T19:26:00.000-06:00Oh, so serene and beautiful. Your shots are magni...Oh, so serene and beautiful. Your shots are magnificent. I thought it funny that I'm the same size as the largest rodent in the world!<BR/><BR/>Then, when the locals became concerned, I started laughing out loud, only because I know you are OK. Didn't you feel like screaming to anyone out there, "Oh My God we're drifting to nowhere and we're all gonna die!!!! Save my camera!" And, what? When you hit the water you can't pee? That's so unnatural... I'll always remember to hold it.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the laughs, wonderful story, and beautiful images, Tim. You are well on your way to Chimpdom.<BR/><BR/>MaryMaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040099513110890878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11704421.post-60594125133494303852008-12-28T12:36:00.000-06:002008-12-28T12:36:00.000-06:00Julie, let's hope our friend the Motmot is avoidin...Julie, let's hope our friend the Motmot is avoiding such obstacles -- she is now a good ten days into her Peruvian Amazon adventure. I know she will have some fascinating stories.<BR/><BR/>Barry - its real, very real. See Julie Zickefoose - the Science Chimp.TR Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00595967532391171082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11704421.post-38765970866163810622008-12-28T11:59:00.000-06:002008-12-28T11:59:00.000-06:00I just found your blog through another blog today....I just found your blog through another blog today. YIKES! I can't wait for my dh and sons to get home from fishing today so I can tell them about the Candiru. I loved your journey through the Amazon and look forward to reading about some of your other trips. The photography is beyond words.Chelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00796793086168646910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11704421.post-70100886489322743512008-12-28T09:38:00.000-06:002008-12-28T09:38:00.000-06:00interesting blog, I'll have to come back and read ...interesting blog, I'll have to come back and read more, thanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11704421.post-80688154520380959052008-12-28T09:05:00.000-06:002008-12-28T09:05:00.000-06:00OUCH the fish indeed!Love your 'adventures', lolIt...OUCH the fish indeed!<BR/>Love your 'adventures', lol<BR/>It is a wonderful trip anyway, isn't it? ;)Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04550692601943778577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11704421.post-83334086677810751422008-12-27T21:24:00.000-06:002008-12-27T21:24:00.000-06:00And may I add that your macaw, spider monkey and c...And may I add that your macaw, spider monkey and capybara shots ( I have yet to see one in the wild!!) are stupendous. Not to mention your beautiful Peruvian boat dudes...<BR/>I dunno though. Going backwards dangling in candiru infested waters at nightfall, inhaling sandflies...I'm sooo glad to be reading this and not experiencing it!Julie Zickefoosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06654698829603424649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11704421.post-35253971723944619532008-12-27T21:19:00.000-06:002008-12-27T21:19:00.000-06:00AGGGGHHHHH!!! The dreaded candiru! I don't know wh...AGGGGHHHHH!!! The dreaded candiru! I don't know what's worse here, that awful little fish, the dead engine, or inhaling lungfuls of sandflies. (Science chimp is allergic to their bites). Either way, the Science Chimp is running like a scalded ape, holding hands with the Science Marmoset. Yes, they do swim up the urethra of women, with equally painful and terrible effects, and if they can't get either they go look for a peeing manatee, homing in via the stream of urine in the water...so you see that being a manatee isn't all cuteness, hugs and loads of bloghits. Wear your tightness while swimming or bathing is the obvious answer, because you don't want to have to get a candiru (pronounced conjeeroo) cut out.<BR/>Timmo, you have us hanging by our toenails. What a post! What an adventure!Julie Zickefoosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06654698829603424649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11704421.post-32779869267115122242008-12-27T19:14:00.000-06:002008-12-27T19:14:00.000-06:00I am lost for words, except "I wanna go." Superb ...I am lost for words, except "I wanna go." Superb travel info. Are you back home? I have to think so when you wrote about 75F. It was really warm, wasn't it? Now, it's cold again.~~DeeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11704421.post-48131573116019170112008-12-27T18:27:00.000-06:002008-12-27T18:27:00.000-06:00An incredible journey. You are a born explorer. Ju...An incredible journey. You are a born explorer. Julie would be more than proud of you. My son and husband are aghast about the candiru. It would be their worst nightmare. My son, who is a big fan of the Amazon has announced that he couldn't possibly go now. Just in case....<BR/>Your photos are glorious.<BR/>Hope you are enjoying the Christmas season. All my love. XXXXAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11704421.post-27587544719000101052008-12-27T16:28:00.000-06:002008-12-27T16:28:00.000-06:00Good Lord! I held my breath reading that whole po...Good Lord! I held my breath reading that whole post and irritated my husband every time I gasped and made him put down his book so I could read to him another sections. <BR/><BR/>Do those willy fish go after women too? {{{{shudder}}}}<BR/><BR/>I have a thing for vultures. I'd love to see a yellow-headed vulture.Lynne at Hasty Brookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09187035706322695138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11704421.post-16299884360772164632008-12-27T15:57:00.000-06:002008-12-27T15:57:00.000-06:00That willy-fish sounds awful. I saw something like...That willy-fish sounds awful. I saw something like that portrayed on one of those extreme ER shows; some guy came home from the jungle with one... he ended up at the ER writhing in pain. I don't remember the remedy because I either decided the whole thing was fake, or simply got grossed out. I'm horrified to hear it's real...Barry Moses (Sulustu)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13591101718575766279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11704421.post-16914118025333399822008-12-27T08:32:00.000-06:002008-12-27T08:32:00.000-06:00This an amazing journey and told by images of sple...This an amazing journey and told by images of splendid quality and words of wisdom ... oh, by the way, no "willy out" for me either!<BR/><BR/>But then the closest I've been to the Amazon was Recife and there maybe only sharks could cut that out :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com