After the sun started shining too brightly and the birds quieted, we left the canopy tower to explore the understory.  There...

Bluish-fronted Jacamar

Canopy Inkaterra Madre de Dios, Peru

After the sun started shining too brightly and the birds quieted, we left the canopy tower to explore the understory.  There I picked up my very first Jacamar.  They're not related, but to me they look like a cross between a kingfisher and a hummingbird. Photo © copyright by Joe Luedtke.