{"id":14155,"date":"2024-06-22T22:07:31","date_gmt":"2024-06-22T22:07:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecostoriespanama.com\/?p=14155"},"modified":"2024-08-20T20:13:49","modified_gmt":"2024-08-20T20:13:49","slug":"november-2024-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecostoriespanama.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/22\/november-2024-title\/","title":{"rendered":"November 2024 &#8211; Mud flats and murky waters"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"14155\" class=\"elementor elementor-14155\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14e2c1b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"14e2c1b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fafbe3d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fafbe3d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ECOSTORIESPANAMA<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2adace0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2adace0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5773d7 elementor-widget__width-auto animated-fast elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5773d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:600}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">November 2024<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77619e2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"77619e2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-486f849 elementor-widget__width-auto animated-fast elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"486f849\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:600}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mud flats and murky waters<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef31fdc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ef31fdc\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7019ebb elementor-widget 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48fa2f5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"48fa2f5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe0471a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"fe0471a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83de191 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"83de191\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-753f396 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"753f396\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-375d958 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"375d958\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"paint-accent-color\"><strong>How to hunt in mud and muddy waters<br \/><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10dd4ca e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"10dd4ca\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2512140 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-the7_button_widget\" data-id=\"2512140\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"the7_button_widget.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\"><a href=\"#list\" class=\"box-button elementor-button elementor-size-md\">Goto Prompt List<\/a><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52a20cf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"52a20cf\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94bf999 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"94bf999\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7713761 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7713761\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57d8247 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"57d8247\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Wading and probing<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96a82e2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"96a82e2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05afaa8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"05afaa8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e373fb5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e373fb5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2eeee1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a2eeee1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f11b59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f11b59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mud flats offer a bountiful source of food. If only you can get at it. Worms, shellfish, prawns, snails and bivalves all hide in the mud, some just below the surface, others quite deep. Birds have developed two major adaptations to forage on mud flats. First, they have grown longer legs and long toes, so they can walk in shallow water and on soft mud without sinking away. Second, they have developed longer bills, and an acute sense of taste and touch at the tip of their bills. Some birds such as the godwit, rely entirely on touch, probing the mud until they encounter prey. Others, like the whimbrel, use their eyes to spot burrows and then insert their bills and probe for its owner. Some birds, like the stilt, will switch between hunting by eye and picking up prey and sieving the water.<\/p><p>Oyster catchers feed\u00a0 mostly on bivalves. They slowly walk the shoreline until they see a slightly openend oyster. They\u00a0 quickly insert their bill into the shell and cut the muscle that closes the shell. Then they eat the oyster. With bivalves with thinner shells, the oyster catcher uses its strong bill to smash the shell and then cut the muscle<\/p><p>The small sandpipers feed on tiny invertebrates in shallow water, but also on the microbial mats that grow on the surface of the mudflats. To do this, small sandpipers have long fine bristles on their tongue, almost like a tooth brush. With these bristles they can \u00b4comb\u00b4 the microbes from the surface. This part of the diet is especially important during migration because it contains high levels of unsaturated fatty acids, which are important for long distance flight.<\/p><p>You can see the various types foraging strategies in the following link: https:\/\/academy.allaboutbirds.org\/shorebird-foraging-strategies\/<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3338f03 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3338f03\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d41616d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d41616d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/ecostoriespanama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/wader-probing-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14256\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ecostoriespanama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/wader-probing-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ecostoriespanama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/wader-probing-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ecostoriespanama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/wader-probing-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ecostoriespanama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/wader-probing-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ecostoriespanama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/wader-probing-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd2c4b8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cd2c4b8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2fc554 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b2fc554\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4afeefa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4afeefa\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6af9a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e6af9a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hunting for fish<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f73552 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1f73552\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5c8fac elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c5c8fac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dccc34 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7dccc34\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-598e186 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"598e186\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Herons hunt for fish and large invertebrates by sight. They stalk their prey, mostly walking slowly along or in the water or standing still until a fish or crab is within reach. Due to a specially constructed neck, showing as a characteristic kink, herons can strike very fast to catch their prey.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>When the tide rises, it is the turn of the fish to forage on the mud flats. One of the top predators in shallow murky waters is the bonnet head hammerhead shark. Hammerheads hunt for rays and other fish. In murky waters and with prey hiding in the sand, eyes are of limited use. Hammerheads use a special sense, the ampullae of lorenzini, to detect the extremely weak electric currents that\u00a0 produced by contracting muscles.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-112432b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"112432b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/ecostoriespanama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GreatEgret2-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14279\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ecostoriespanama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GreatEgret2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ecostoriespanama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GreatEgret2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ecostoriespanama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GreatEgret2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ecostoriespanama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GreatEgret2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ecostoriespanama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GreatEgret2-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a867029 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a867029\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d43519 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7d43519\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f0c2e5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9f0c2e5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc7914c elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"fc7914c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"list\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-381cf92 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"381cf92\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cbe46e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3cbe46e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Prompt List<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c52d10f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c52d10f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a77746 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4a77746\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e80ff5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3e80ff5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05e5b32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"05e5b32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To be completed&#8230;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-661b82c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"661b82c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d7d8ea elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5d7d8ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5520103 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5520103\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e6a2fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5e6a2fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Gallery<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbd542d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fbd542d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9451a74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9451a74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebca9ca e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ebca9ca\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dbbd8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"0dbbd8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 25%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-14155 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"0dbbd8b\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"white face capucin\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTMzNTEsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9lY29zdG9yaWVzcGFuYW1hLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNFwvMDVcL3doaXRlLWZhY2UtY2FwdWNpbi5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiIwZGJiZDhiIn0%3D\" href='https:\/\/ecostoriespanama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/white-face-capucin.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/ecostoriespanama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/white-face-capucin-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-13351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ecostoriespanama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/white-face-capucin-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ecostoriespanama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/white-face-capucin-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ecostoriespanama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/white-face-capucin-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ecostoriespanama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/white-face-capucin.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-13351'>\n\t\t\t\tHummingbird feeding young\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"0dbbd8b\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"iguane route\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTMzNTAsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9lY29zdG9yaWVzcGFuYW1hLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNFwvMDVcL2lndWFuZS1yb3V0ZS5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiIwZGJiZDhiIn0%3D\" href='https:\/\/ecostoriespanama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/iguane-route.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/ecostoriespanama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/iguane-route-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ecostoriespanama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/iguane-route-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ecostoriespanama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/iguane-route-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ecostoriespanama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/iguane-route-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ecostoriespanama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/iguane-route.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"0dbbd8b\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"plage_palmiers_aquarelle\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTMzNDgsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9lY29zdG9yaWVzcGFuYW1hLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNFwvMDVcL3BsYWdlX3BhbG1pZXJzX2FxdWFyZWxsZS5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiIwZGJiZDhiIn0%3D\" href='https:\/\/ecostoriespanama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/plage_palmiers_aquarelle.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/ecostoriespanama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/plage_palmiers_aquarelle-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ecostoriespanama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/plage_palmiers_aquarelle-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ecostoriespanama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/plage_palmiers_aquarelle-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ecostoriespanama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/plage_palmiers_aquarelle-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ecostoriespanama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/plage_palmiers_aquarelle.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"0dbbd8b\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"colibris riviere\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTMzNDksInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9lY29zdG9yaWVzcGFuYW1hLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNFwvMDVcL2NvbGlicmlzLXJpdmllcmUuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiMGRiYmQ4YiJ9\" href='https:\/\/ecostoriespanama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/colibris-riviere.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/ecostoriespanama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/colibris-riviere-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ecostoriespanama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/colibris-riviere-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ecostoriespanama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/colibris-riviere-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ecostoriespanama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/colibris-riviere-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ecostoriespanama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/colibris-riviere.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" 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