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.

6 comments:

Kate said...

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

Lowell said...

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!

Sharon said...

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

glenda said...

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

Judy said...

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

Jack said...

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

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