Green Iguana (Iguana iguana)
The answer to this post? The Green Iguana (Iguana iguana)! This wild individual was photographed in Costa Rica by RTPI Affiliate Sean Graesser for the Meet Your Neighbours global divesity project.
Read MoreIdentify Eye
Can you identify this elegant eye? It is a reptile…and that is all you get to know other than the fact it was taken by RTPI Affiliate Sean Graesser in Costa Rica. Keep an eye out for the answer in an upcoming post.
Read MoreEastern Screech-Owl (Megascops asio)
This Eastern Screech-Owl (Megascops asio) is another unintentional catch by RTPI Affiliate Sean Graesser while targeting Saw-whets for banding in New Jersey. Look at that face! That is not a Halloween mask. It may be tiny predator but it certainly looks imposing and almost ferocious…
Read MoreChestnut-sided Warbler close-ups
Today while conducting field work for several hours at a few sites in Pennsylvania I enjoyed numerous great looks at Chestnut-sided Warblers. These birds of shrub/scrub habitat and secondary growth are distinctive and beautiful in appearance and song. Whenever I see them now I am reminded of Twan and Sean and RTPI’s work in the tropics. In Costa Rica in the Chestnut-sided wintering range they enjoy watching the birds turn into little “meatballs” as they fatten up for the flight north. In fact a Chestnut-sided Warbler banded in Rara Avis was recaptured twice over a four year...
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