Friday, August 23, 2013

Birds sharing a fence rail with a termite mound

Yesterday iI showed an old cattle chute.  I stopped on the side of the road to take a photo of it.  Upon walking up to it, I was surprised to see a termite mound right on the fence.  I have seen this deep in the forest, but never out in the open.

Perhaps the two birds perched on either side of it were also surprised.  Maybe they found it a good spot to forage for bugs to eat.

The biodiversity of Costa Rica was also illustrated when I looked down near my feet, as I will show tomorrow.

This week we are showing photos of the Spanish colonial architecture of Grenada, Nicaragua on our Viva la Voyage travel photo site.
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6 comments:

  1. KateAugust 23, 2013 at 3:42 AM

    That looks like a very creative, old fence. Perhaps the termites felt the same way and decided to stay awhile.

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  2. LowellAugust 23, 2013 at 7:12 AM

    That is fascinating. I've never seen a termite mound anywhere and if I did I would be properly mortified and try to kill it!

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  3. SharonAugust 23, 2013 at 7:57 AM

    I would think that it's position would make it a perfect place for the birds the snack on a termite or two.

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  4. glendaAugust 23, 2013 at 10:30 AM

    This is so curious. I would not have known what this was.

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  5. JudyAugust 23, 2013 at 4:49 PM

    That is so odd! I have never seen a termite mound on a fence before.

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  6. JackAugust 23, 2013 at 7:30 PM

    The termite mounds in South Africa are huge, but they come out of the ground, not on fences!

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