http://belize-travel-blog.chaacreek.com/2012/01/collared-aracari-social-toucanet/ The Belize Travel Blog Covers the Belize Rainforest, Wildlife, and The Chaa Creek Belize Resort. Fri, 17 May 2013 17:27:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://belize-travel-blog.chaacreek.com/2012/01/collared-aracari-social-toucanet/#comment-8588 Belize's National Bird- The Keel-billed Toucan | Belize Travel Blog Tue, 06 Mar 2012 14:40:16 +0000 http://belize-travel-blog.chaacreek.com/?p=9347#comment-8588 [...] Small and playful, this beautiful bird is extremely social and is rarely spotted alone as it usually travels in small flocks with 6 to 15 other toucans. [...]

]]> http://belize-travel-blog.chaacreek.com/2012/01/collared-aracari-social-toucanet/#comment-8275 Belize’s Tropical Christmas Palm- A Summer Bloomer | Belize Travel Blog Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:27:28 +0000 http://belize-travel-blog.chaacreek.com/?p=9347#comment-8275 [...] During summer, its light green uni-sexual flowers flourish into creamy white and blossom until winter months. At this point, the flowers fall and are followed by green oval fruits that resemble large plums which turn bright red as they ripen. These decorative fruits hang like clusters lookinglike Christmas ornaments, giving the plant its common name, the Christmas Palm Tree. The fruits becomes a feast for the human eye as well as for the communal bird, such as the Collared Aracari. [...]

]]> http://belize-travel-blog.chaacreek.com/2012/01/collared-aracari-social-toucanet/#comment-8019 The Trumpet Tree - A Medical Tree of the Belize Rainforest | Belize Travel Blog Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:15:36 +0000 http://belize-travel-blog.chaacreek.com/?p=9347#comment-8019 [...] Cecropia peltata are a favorite food for tapirs, monkeys, and deers and the fruits are enjoyed by toucans, tanagers and other species of [...]

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