It’s easy to fall in love with Tikal as you watch a gradual dawn reveal its ancient history. Temples rise from the jungle canopy, perforating the horizon with a hint of what they hold below the trees.
It seems that its mystery doesn’t just inspire humans, but also animals. Tikal is home to over 300 bird species who were in the throws of their mating season when I visited. What had begun as faint echoes of a call, turned into squawks as the sun rose. By lunchtime I had spotted some of Tikal’s most famous species, including these Red Lored Parrots.
This mating pair had no time for me or my camera as I watched their tender moments in the tree tops. After many of these loving gazes, they couldn’t keep their beaks off each other!
The Curious Traveller 
Gorgeous.
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Thanks so much!
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Great capture.
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Thank you 🙂
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😆😆😆
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Lovely picture and story! I can feel my mind drifting off to an imaginary adventure in that jungle, inspired by the green colors in your photo… ❤
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Thank you! It was definitely easy to imagine Indiana Jones running between the trees there and it was actually used in one of the Star Wars movies – the ultimate adventure landscape 🙂
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No wonder at all! 🙂
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