A few weeks ago we searched for Oropendola nesting colonies. They are unique birds that nest in groups, high under the tree canopies. The birds live in the jungle of Latin and South America. Their nests resemble long ‘socks’.

We did not find them last time. But some mornings, I hear Oropendola calls near our boat. The calls are unmistakable, deep, and distinctive. To me, they sound like a melodic gurgling or bubbling of water through a metallic pipe.

The calls tempted me to explore the jungle next door. I found the birds, and I found the nests, but not where I expected.

Join me for a walk through the jungle, feel the heat, and wonder at the thick vegetation. Check out tiny immature bananas on a tree when I stumbled into a remote ‘finca’ - a tiny farm an indigenous person is keeping atop a random hill.

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