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Love photography! All photos my own. No AI. Scrapper, more than technophile. US based global generalist & street photographer. People, animals, culture, travel and other stuff. Happy to learn from others and to share. Queen of all typos.
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Hi I'm Laura, a US-based traveler and photographer. This is me at home, gathering greens for my animals (pigs, chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys and peafowl. A graphic designer by trade, I've been traveling since the early 80s and post images from all over the world and throughout the decades.
Night Walk
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
January 4, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Monarch Butterfly caterpillar (on Lantana)
(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
January 4, 2026 at 2:18 AM
Sloth House Toucan Rescue Ranch
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
January 4, 2026 at 2:12 AM
Io Moth Caterpillar
(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
January 4, 2026 at 2:09 AM
Blue Frosted Banner Butterfly
Also called a Stoplight
La Paz Waterfalls, Costa Rica

#insect #butterfly #bannerbutterfly #photography #wildlife #travel #costarica
December 30, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Purple-throated Mountain Gem (male)
(Lampornis calolaemus)
La Paz Waterfalls, Costa Rica
#birds #hummingbird #costarica #eastcoastkin #westcoastkin #wildlife
December 30, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Green and Black Poison Dart 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
December 30, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Side Striped Pit Viper
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
December 30, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Absolutely love this piece, but all his work is lovely
Anthony Theakston Sculpts a Spirited Flock of Bronze and Ceramic #Birds #art #sculpture

Link for more #photos and information: www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/12/anth...
December 28, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Red-eyed Tree Frog
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
December 28, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Green Vine Snake
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
December 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Black-eyed Susan
I love these, they are common is Costa Rica
#flowers #saturday #sun #costarica #vine
December 27, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Pink Bananas
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
December 27, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Tabu
#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
December 27, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Tirimbina Biological Reserve and Rainforest
Sarapiqui, Costa Rica

The real deal when it comes to rainforest.
#ForestFriday #EastCoastKin #Hiking #Nature #Outdoors #Photography #Art #rainforest #jungle #textures #mosquitoes #Forest #travel
December 26, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Merry Christmas!
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
December 24, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Reposted by Quick Photography
The atmospheric CO2 level has increased by 30% since the early 1970s. This blog post discusses the multifaceted impacts of rising CO2 levels on human health, and cognitive performance: 🌊🧪 ocean2climate.org/2025/12/24/i...
Impact of Rising Carbon Dioxide on Human Health and Cognitive Performance
This blog post and the “Deep Dive” podcast, created by NotebookLM, are based on “Direct human health risks of increased atmospheric carbon dioxide.” by Jacobson et al. (2019) and three other studie…
ocean2climate.org
December 24, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Jaguarundi
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
December 23, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Gray Hawk Portrait
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
December 23, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Young American Crocodile
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
December 23, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Commonly known as the Flamingo Flower or Painter's Palette, stately Antherium andraeanum in Bloom

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
December 22, 2025 at 11:28 PM
White Honduran Leaf Tent Bats
Sarapiqui, Costa Rica

#artadventcalendar #day05 #bats #tentbats #honduranwhitebats #costarica #cute
December 18, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Crested Guan Pair
Heredia, Costa Rica

#artadventcalendar #day02 #birds #guans #crestedguans #costarica
December 18, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Common Potoo
(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
December 17, 2025 at 11:58 PM