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Blackbird
Caye Resort All thatched roof cabanas have great ocean views and are a short walk away from the private dock. 
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 A look inside one of the cabanas and the central room where we will have our meals, slide- and video-presentations and a place to relax. 
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Snorkeling
and marine life
Waving sea fans, colorful sponges and soft corals dominate the underwater world around Belize. |
 A resident school of grunts can often be found in 10 feet of water under the dock. 
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 Occasionally, snorkelers see turtles resting on the bottom, or swimming to the surface to breathe.  |
 Invertebrates, such as this crinoid, or featherstar and the octopus below, hide in crevices in the reef during daytime, and come out to feed as the sun goes down. |
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 Angelfish, such as this pair of Gray Angelfishes, always move in pairs and are very inquisitve. |
 Master of disguise, the octopus can change colors and skin texture in seconds and is a great animal to observe while it moves around on the reef. |
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 Considered harmless, the nurse shark can be found resting on sandy bottoms in just a few feet of water. |
 Rays like to rest in the seagrass beds right in front of the resort. |
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Lighthouse
reef and the Blue Hole One of the highlights of the program, should be a day long excursion to the famous Blue Hole. Followed by a BBQ picknick and a visit to the Booby and Magnificent Frigate Bird nesting colony on Lighthouse reef.  |
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Mangrove
drift-snorkel Without much effort, the clear water of an incoming tide gently carries us through a channel in the mangroves. The roots of these well adapted plants are covered in colorful sponges and on the bottom we find seagrass and the unique stingless upside-down jellyfish. |
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The
Belize Zoo |
The
Belize Zoo gives a very complete and clear overview of all the animals
that are native to Belize: howler monkeys, bats, wild cats and the
unique tapir. Most animals are kept in open, wooden-fence enclosures
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All the photography and text on this site is by Joel Simon, and
is © 1990-00 copyright Joel Simon Images. All rights reserved. |
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