San Isidro, Heredia, Costa Rica
On a night walk, saw frogs + all the nocturnal animals living were active (owls, kinkajou, porcupine, paca, sloth, etc.) Once our group set off looking for critters, with lights flashing, it felt like I was also on display. #costarica #nighttour #headlamp
San Isidro, Heredia, Costa Rica
On a night walk, saw frogs + all the nocturnal animals living were active (owls, kinkajou, porcupine, paca, sloth, etc.) Once our group set off looking for critters, with lights flashing, it felt like I was also on display. #costarica #nighttour #headlamp
(Danaus plexippus)
I spotted the big caterpillar, then in showing it to Connor, another volunteer, he spotted the tinier iterations or instars. I check on them every morning now. #monarch #caterpillar #lantana #costarica #striped #beautiful #insect #instar
(Danaus plexippus)
I spotted the big caterpillar, then in showing it to Connor, another volunteer, he spotted the tinier iterations or instars. I check on them every morning now. #monarch #caterpillar #lantana #costarica #striped #beautiful #insect #instar
San Isidro, Heredia, Costa Rica
I'm working here currently, at the Sloth House. Baby + juvenile sloths are housed inside nights + in outside enclosures days. I like the style of this mural. #slothhouse #toucanrescueranch #costarica #mural #internship #heredia
San Isidro, Heredia, Costa Rica
I'm working here currently, at the Sloth House. Baby + juvenile sloths are housed inside nights + in outside enclosures days. I like the style of this mural. #slothhouse #toucanrescueranch #costarica #mural #internship #heredia
(Automeris io)
Bright green with white side stripes + defensive urticating/stinging hairs that cause a burning sensation if touched. These caterpillars feed on a variety of plants, including hibiscus. #iomothcaterpillar #insect #caterpillar #iomoth #stinging #costarica
(Automeris io)
Bright green with white side stripes + defensive urticating/stinging hairs that cause a burning sensation if touched. These caterpillars feed on a variety of plants, including hibiscus. #iomothcaterpillar #insect #caterpillar #iomoth #stinging #costarica
Also called a Stoplight
La Paz Waterfalls, Costa Rica
#insect #butterfly #bannerbutterfly #photography #wildlife #travel #costarica
Also called a Stoplight
La Paz Waterfalls, Costa Rica
#insect #butterfly #bannerbutterfly #photography #wildlife #travel #costarica
(Lampornis calolaemus)
La Paz Waterfalls, Costa Rica
#birds #hummingbird #costarica #eastcoastkin #westcoastkin #wildlife
(Lampornis calolaemus)
La Paz Waterfalls, Costa Rica
#birds #hummingbird #costarica #eastcoastkin #westcoastkin #wildlife
Dendrobates auratus
These frogs are used for poison darts. Batrachotoxin binds to/irreversibly opens sodium channels on nerve cells preventing them from closing, resulting in paralysis and death. No antidote is known #photography #ambhibians #wildlife #poison #frog
Dendrobates auratus
These frogs are used for poison darts. Batrachotoxin binds to/irreversibly opens sodium channels on nerve cells preventing them from closing, resulting in paralysis and death. No antidote is known #photography #ambhibians #wildlife #poison #frog
Bothriechis lateralis
Mountains of Costa Rica + western Panama. I love this blue-aqua color morph! Can exceed 39" (100cm). Arboreal species. Ambush hunters that will strike quickly if disturbed.
#CostaRica #pitviper #reptile #snake #sidestripedpitviper #photography #wildlife
Bothriechis lateralis
Mountains of Costa Rica + western Panama. I love this blue-aqua color morph! Can exceed 39" (100cm). Arboreal species. Ambush hunters that will strike quickly if disturbed.
#CostaRica #pitviper #reptile #snake #sidestripedpitviper #photography #wildlife
Link for more #photos and information: www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/12/anth...
Have 3 eyelids, The translucent striped nictitating membrane is shown. Pattern helps break up their red eyes, making frogs less visible to predators. Membrane acts "goggles" protecting eyes from injury, maintaining crucial moisture. #redeyetreefrog #frog #amphibians #photography
Have 3 eyelids, The translucent striped nictitating membrane is shown. Pattern helps break up their red eyes, making frogs less visible to predators. Membrane acts "goggles" protecting eyes from injury, maintaining crucial moisture. #redeyetreefrog #frog #amphibians #photography
Oxybelis fulgidus
My favorite snake in Central America, 6 feet/2 meters long + very slender. Arboreal predators of frogs + lizards, mildly venomous to humans. Very 'bendy'.
#snake #wildlifephotography #snakelover #snakelovers #green #greenvinesnake #vinesnake #reptiles #photography
Oxybelis fulgidus
My favorite snake in Central America, 6 feet/2 meters long + very slender. Arboreal predators of frogs + lizards, mildly venomous to humans. Very 'bendy'.
#snake #wildlifephotography #snakelover #snakelovers #green #greenvinesnake #vinesnake #reptiles #photography
Heredia, Costa Rica
Though sweet like a regular banana are they are not normally consumed by humans as they have a lot of big dark seeds which makes eating them cumbersome. Birds love them. #bananas #pinkbananas #costarice #photography #birdfood #pretty #christmascolors #plants
Heredia, Costa Rica
Though sweet like a regular banana are they are not normally consumed by humans as they have a lot of big dark seeds which makes eating them cumbersome. Birds love them. #bananas #pinkbananas #costarice #photography #birdfood #pretty #christmascolors #plants
#Oncilla #Tigrello #NorthernTigerCat
Leopardus tigrinus
Rare in captivity, with only 2 in Costa Rica. Tabu arrived as an orphaned kitten, likely taken from the wild/kept as a pet. He surprised me by coming close #oncilla #beautiful #wildcat #photography #costarica #smallcats #Leopardustigrinus
#Oncilla #Tigrello #NorthernTigerCat
Leopardus tigrinus
Rare in captivity, with only 2 in Costa Rica. Tabu arrived as an orphaned kitten, likely taken from the wild/kept as a pet. He surprised me by coming close #oncilla #beautiful #wildcat #photography #costarica #smallcats #Leopardustigrinus
Sarapiqui, Costa Rica
The real deal when it comes to rainforest.
#ForestFriday #EastCoastKin #Hiking #Nature #Outdoors #Photography #Art #rainforest #jungle #textures #mosquitoes #Forest #travel
Sarapiqui, Costa Rica
The real deal when it comes to rainforest.
#ForestFriday #EastCoastKin #Hiking #Nature #Outdoors #Photography #Art #rainforest #jungle #textures #mosquitoes #Forest #travel
As close to a christmas tree as I could find in the archives, one of my peacocks, well now my neighbor's peacocks... #birds #peacock #christmas #decorative #blue #EastCoastKin #WestCoastKin #BlueSkyArtShow #alphabetchallenge #WeekYForYearPast #artadventcalendar #day24 #photography
As close to a christmas tree as I could find in the archives, one of my peacocks, well now my neighbor's peacocks... #birds #peacock #christmas #decorative #blue #EastCoastKin #WestCoastKin #BlueSkyArtShow #alphabetchallenge #WeekYForYearPast #artadventcalendar #day24 #photography
Herpailurus yagouaroundi
Sleek, stealthy as a shadow, fast as a bullet — darts through forests, savannas, and scrublands of Central/South America.
Diurnal, agile, loves to climb, jump, swim. 13 vocal sounds. A skilled mid-level predator. #jaguarundi #photography #wildlifephototography
Herpailurus yagouaroundi
Sleek, stealthy as a shadow, fast as a bullet — darts through forests, savannas, and scrublands of Central/South America.
Diurnal, agile, loves to climb, jump, swim. 13 vocal sounds. A skilled mid-level predator. #jaguarundi #photography #wildlifephototography
Buteo plagiatus
Heredia, Costa Rica
Handsome, compact raptor. Adults distinctive, all pale gray with thin white bars. Gray Hawks form monogamous pairs, engaging in aerial courtship with dives, calls, then build stick nests. #birds #grayhawk #raptors #birdsofprey #hawksofcostarica
Buteo plagiatus
Heredia, Costa Rica
Handsome, compact raptor. Adults distinctive, all pale gray with thin white bars. Gray Hawks form monogamous pairs, engaging in aerial courtship with dives, calls, then build stick nests. #birds #grayhawk #raptors #birdsofprey #hawksofcostarica
Crocodylus acutus
Can swim up to 20mph. Males grow up to about ~15', females ~9' The only species other than the saltwater crocodile to thrive in saltwater. #reptiles #americancrocodile #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #photography #crocodylusacutus #wildlife
Crocodylus acutus
Can swim up to 20mph. Males grow up to about ~15', females ~9' The only species other than the saltwater crocodile to thrive in saltwater. #reptiles #americancrocodile #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #photography #crocodylusacutus #wildlife
I love heart-shaped antheriums, though sometimes they look so unreal, like vinyl, or plastic. I grew up in a house full of them.
#antherium #bloom #flower #costarica #gardening #tropics
I love heart-shaped antheriums, though sometimes they look so unreal, like vinyl, or plastic. I grew up in a house full of them.
#antherium #bloom #flower #costarica #gardening #tropics
(Rothschildia orizaba)
Sarapiqui, Costa Rica
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekYforYearPast #InsectThursday #iPhone #macrophotgraphy #photography #insects #artadventcalendar #day01 #moths #atlasmoth #orizabaatlasmoth #costarica #beautiful #November #sarapiqui
(Rothschildia orizaba)
Sarapiqui, Costa Rica
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekYforYearPast #InsectThursday #iPhone #macrophotgraphy #photography #insects #artadventcalendar #day01 #moths #atlasmoth #orizabaatlasmoth #costarica #beautiful #November #sarapiqui
Sarapiqui, Costa Rica
#artadventcalendar #day05 #bats #tentbats #honduranwhitebats #costarica #cute
Sarapiqui, Costa Rica
#artadventcalendar #day05 #bats #tentbats #honduranwhitebats #costarica #cute
Heredia, Costa Rica
#artadventcalendar #day02 #birds #guans #crestedguans #costarica
Heredia, Costa Rica
#artadventcalendar #day02 #birds #guans #crestedguans #costarica
(Nyctibius jamaicensis)
Usually a large ROUND faced bird, this one posed as a stick as I walked by. These are such cool birds!
#potoo #pseudoowls #commonpotoo #stick #camouflage #costarica #nyctibiusjamaicensis
(Nyctibius jamaicensis)
Usually a large ROUND faced bird, this one posed as a stick as I walked by. These are such cool birds!
#potoo #pseudoowls #commonpotoo #stick #camouflage #costarica #nyctibiusjamaicensis