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Excerpts from Jim Conrad's
Naturalist Newsletter
from the July 9, 2017 Newsletter issued from Rancho Regenesis in the woods ±4kms west of Ek Balam Ruins; elevation ~40m (~130 ft), N20.876°, W88.170°; north-central Yucatán, MÉXICO
FOREST AS THE RAINY SEASON ARRIVES
Back in late April when the forest next to the hut was at its dry-season driest, we posted a view of the forest showing most trees in a leafless state, the forest's color mostly gray and brown. That photo is shown below:
Two weeks later, after a modest 3mm shower (±1/8th inch) certain trees and bushes tentatively began issuing small, undeveloped leaves, as documented below in the same forest view:
In late May, a month after the first shot, that part of the forest was truly green, though most leaves still needed to expand a little, and some woody species were only beginning to issue small leaves, as shown below:
Now in early July, after several weeks of good rains, I figure the forest can't get any greener. Below, the same view of the forest shown above is seen today:
