Well, we’ve had a very good run here in Ubatuba. We’ve worked with several individuals of three species.
Now we’re off to Santa Virginia, located just west of Ubatuba up into the mountains. It boarders on the Serro do Mar state park and sits at an elevation of approximately 1000 meters. Our host, Don Marcel, maintains a great many hummingbird feeders (like Senhor Jonas), so we anticipate a quick start to the work once we arrive. We’ll target the same species so we can examine how the cost of hovering and wingbeat kinematics differ in the thinner air.
Internet access won’t be as conveniently available at our next stop. I’ll try to post more updates as I can!
For now, enjoy a few random pictures from our time in Ubatuba.
The forests look absolutely gorgeous! How's the rain situation there?
ReplyDeleteNo rain right now Prateek. The winter here is the dry season. There is often fog in the mornings. So the forest can get some water that way.
ReplyDeleteA lot of natural light in the lab, nice!! I wish our lab (Bio II) were like that.
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