A young Crowned Woodnymph #hummingbird at @tapirvalley.bsky.social #CostaRica #birds #nature

A very cool species of insect visited @casaben.bsky.social #CostaRica tonight. I think it's in the genus Cocconotus. #bugsky #nature #insects #katydids #invertebrates

A lovely Cydno Longwing (Heliconius cydno) #butterfly that I found yesterday at @tapirvalley.bsky.social #CostaRica #bugsky #butterflies #nature

A male Golden-olive Woodpecker at @tapirvalley.bsky.social #CostaRica today #birds #nature #woodpeckers

Male Snowcap #hummingbird at @tapirvalley.bsky.social #CostaRica this morning. #birds #nature

A cool moth I found yesterday in the mountains above San Jose #CostaRica. I think it's in the genus Paradirphia, but not 100% certain. #bugsky #moths #insects #nature

Look at this little gem, #bugsky! I think this is a species in the genus Pseudanniceris and I believe that the males are smaller and have blue eyes! I really can't find much information about this genus, so I'm going to have to do some study. #invertebrates #invertefest #insects #costarica

For #Birdoftheday and #TwosDay, a mated pair of Spectacled Owls getting ready for the night's hunt at @tapirvalley.bsky.social #CostaRica #birds #owls #nature

The weather is shifting now in the mountains of northern #CostaRica, with more rain and less food in the forests, and some birds are now starting to come down to the banana feeders for a snack. This male Red-legged Honeycreeper wanted me to see his new hairdo. At @tapirvalley.bsky.social #birds

That's wonderful!

I found a very friendly Keel-billed Motmot just a few minutes away at Heliconias Rainforest Lodge. These birds are typically very elusive, but I hung out with this one for an hour or so. It was so comfortable with me, it flew behind me to catch insects to eat and then went back to its perch. #birds

Staring down a young Agami Heron at Agami Island #CostaRica #birds #herons #nature

A young Agami Heron at #AgamiIsland #CostaRica not sure why this human is looking at it. #herons #birds #nature

A Crested Owl a @tapirvalley.bsky.social #CostaRica with evidence of its breakfast in its talons. #owls #birds #nature

That's gorgeous art, Helen!

That's so gorgeous! 🖤

To all of my US East coast friends, rest assured that your neighborhood Black-and-white Warblers are having an excellent time on their #CostaRica winter vacation, eating all kinds of delicious insects in the rainforest here. #birds #nature

Mama brought her baby by last night! She still has a few stripes, so she's probably around four months old. Unfortunately, I was sleeping and missed the visit. But she'll most likely start bringing her by more now. Prepare for baby tapir videos! At @casabentbill.bsky.social #tapirs #costarica

This Zammara smaragdina cicada was hanging out outside my kitchen, so I spent some time photographing it this afternoon. At @casabentbill.bsky.social #cicadas #insects #invertebrates #costarica

A male Moluccan eclectus in Singapore #BirdOfTheDay #Green #EastCoastKin

Lovely shot. Such fun little hummers.

I found this spectacular Moss Katydid (Championica montana) in my garden here at @casabentbill.bsky.social #CostaRica #bugsky #insects #invertebrates #nature

I think this qualifies as a #green #birdoftheday Red-lored Amazon enjoying the sunrise here at @casabentbill.bsky.social #CostaRica #birds #nature

I'm not sure if Bananas loves me or he loves the log I have in my yard that he uses as a scratching post. I'm going to assume that he loves me. Tapirs have tons of ticks on their body and it must feel good to scratch those off. At @casabentbill.bsky.social #costarica #tapirs #mammals #nature

#Singing #BirdoftheDay It's common to hear the song of the Thicket Antpitta, but getting it to sing to you in the open is a whole different challenge. At @tapirvalley.bsky.social #CostaRica #birds #nature

A Blue-throated Goldentail #hummingbird stretching this morning at @tapirvalley.bsky.social #CostaRica #birds #hummingbirds #nature

A beautiful species of Tarantula Hawk at @tapirvalley.bsky.social #CostaRica the other day. Difficult to get a sharp shot, as they like the dark and they're constantly moving, hunting tarantulas. #insects #invertebrates #nature #bugsky

🇧🇷Uirapuru-de-orelha-alaranjada 🌎Cyphorhinus interpositus O uirapuru-de-orelha-alaranjada é um passeriforme da família Troglodytidae. Também é conhecido como guirapuru, músico-da-mata, uirapuru e uirapuru-musical. 📷 Bruno Rennó

One of my favorite Ae'o shots (in fact, I have a 24" x 18" float mount of it up on my living room wall), a matched pair feeding in the shallows of Kealia Pond NWR. Inspired to post by @mollybangles.bsky.social and her curlews! :) 📷🦉🌿

Common Loon for Elizabeth M, who I don't have a social media handle for, so I hope you see this! Thank you for the #Waymakers donation - every bit counts when it comes to helping immigrant kids in the US! 🪶🎨 #BirdArt #SciArt

Dark-eyed Junco #birds

A lovely Central American Eyelash-Pitviper at @tapirvalley.bsky.social #CostaRica the other night. #snakes #reptiles #tropicalherping

I warned everyone. More Blue-throated Goldentail #hummingbirds #birds #costarica

I've been spending a lot of time with the Blue-throated Goldentails the last few days, so my timeline might be a bit cluttered with them. Please be patient. At @tapirvalley.bsky.social #CostaRica #birds #hummingbirds #nature

It's not a Bentbill, but the Blue-throated Goldentail is an OK bird, too, I suppose. At @tapirvalley.bsky.social #CostaRica #birds #nature #hummingbirds

Quetzals and macaws are OK, I guess, but the best bird in #CostaRica is the Northern Bentbill. At @tapirvalley.bsky.social this morning #birds #nature

This male Green Honeycreeper posed right in front of my in the secondary forest platform at @tapirvalley.bsky.social this morning. #birds #nature #costarica

An adorable little baby Terciopelo last night at @tapirvalley.bsky.social #CostaRica Once it curled up in it its ambush pose (waiting for frogs), it was so small and camouflaged, I never would have seen it. So many baby terciopelos last night. #snakes #reptiles #tropicalherping

I got the macro lens out this afternoon for a little more detailed work on the immature Membracis dorsata leafhopper. At @casabentbill.bsky.social #CostaRica #nature #insects #invertebrates

I found a mature Membracis dorsata today with the immature ones! Such a cool leafhopper! At @casabentbill.bsky.social #CostaRica #insects #invertebrates #nature

Such a cool experience today at @tapirvalley.bsky.social #CostaRica This Crested Owl was actively hunting in the middle of the day, which I have never seen before. It had some feathers in its talons and the neighborhood birds were not amused. #owls #birds #nature

So many secrets in my garden here at @casabentbill.bsky.social This little sweetie was trying to take a nap under a leaf near the house. I took its photo and then let it rest. I think this is a Pygmy Fruit-eating Bat (Dermanura phaeotis) #bats #mammals #costarica #nature #wildlife

A new species of #butterfly for me at @casabentbill.bsky.social today: the Mandarin Nica (Nica flavilla) #lepidoptera #butterflies #costarica

The Morphos are common here at @casabentbill.bsky.social #CostaRica, as I see them flitting through the garden every day. But they rarely cooperate for photos. So this was a rare treat this morning as this beauty spent a few minutes soaking up the early sun. #Butterflies #lepidoptera #nature

I found an alien in my garden this morning here at @casabentbill.bsky.social #CostaRica I think this is Membracis dorsata, a species of leafhopper. #invertebrates #insects #nature

kids teacher just sent this home as part of an assignment he's doing and i want to smash every computer at the school

#TapirTuesday was also a #TapirTwofer as Bananas visited me after this female who seems to be lactating. She was very pregnant in February and the gossip in the neighborhood is that she has her calf. Let's hope she brings her baby to visit! At @casabentbill.bsky.social #tapiroftheday #tapirs

Banana's toes when he came to visit me tonight. The Baird's Tapir belongs to the order Perissodactyla, or odd-toed ungulates, with horses and rhinos. At @casabentbill.bsky.social #CostaRica #tapirs #tapiroftheday #nature #mammals

What a beauty! ❤️

A young male Crowned Woodnymph this morning at @tapirvalley.bsky.social #CostaRica #birds #hummingbirds #nature