Red Fox Entering Snowy Den
I had a split second to raise my camera, aim, and shoot at this Red Fox on Wednesday before it quickly darted back into its den. I included the first photo of it looking at me despite the fact I unfortunately focused on the grass that covered its eye, bah! If my aim had been a fraction of an inch to the side, or that one blade was not in the way, I would have been a very happy man. That is the nature of…nature…photography when you often do not get a second chance for a great shot. Nevertheless, I loved the red and brown colors of this animal contrasting against the still...
Read MorePristimantis Cruentus
A beautiful Pristimantis Cruentus from the Monteverde Cloud Forest Biological Reserve in Costa Rica by RTPI Affiliate Sean Graesser for Frog Friday.
Read MoreGreen 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 MoreThe unique American Woodcock
American Woodcocks (Scolopax minor) are so very unique. They are shorebirds that live in the forest, foraging in the leaf litter, or old fields. They take flight in astoundingly graceful courtship displays each year around this date on the calendar when the evenings begin to warm up. As you can see in both this photo and the subsequent videos they have tremendously evolved features such as that enormous eye that seems like it can spot you at 360 degrees at all times and a body pattern that makes them almost invisible to our eyes, even up close. You may have already seen this video we posted...
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