CREA’s Cocobolo Tanagers
Sean created this beautiful image of a few of the common tanagers the crew catches in Panama at CREA’s Cocobolo Nature Reserve. First is the Red-crowned Ant Tanager (Habia rubica), a species commonly found in the under story of secondary forest, known to often be found in mixed species flocks following army ants. Next is the male White-shouldered Tanager (Tachyphonus luctuosus) followed by the Blue-gray Tanager (Thraupis episcopus), both species that are regularly associated with forest edges. Photographed by RTPI Affiliate Sean Graesser for the Meet Your Neighbours global biodiversity...
Read MoreWhite-whiskered Puffbird (Malacoptila panamensis)
This White-whiskered Puffbird (Malacoptila panamensis) definitely has a grumpy look – it must not have heard it was nearly the weekend! Photographed by RTPI Affiliate Sean Graesser for the Meet Your Neighbours global biodiversity project in Panama while on assignment for the Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History.
Read MoreHalloween Pennant (Celithemis eponina)
The Halloween Pennant (Celithemis eponina), one of the more charismatic dragonflies in the Northeast. They acquired the name “pennant” because of their tendency to perch on the tips of stalks of grass and wave in the breeze. Photographed by RTPI Affiliate Sean Graesser for the Meet Your Neighbours global biodiversity project in Connecticut while on assignment for the Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History.
Read MoreMagnificent Bryozoan
And now for something completely different: a brick! More specifically, a brick with a colony of microscopic aquatic animals on it. This strange blob is a colonial freshwater bryozoan, also known as the Magnificent Bryozoan (Pectinatella magnifica). The brick is an old, classic Jamestown street paver. Both were found during our survey of the Chadakoin River in Jamestown today, as part of our Project Wild America youth ambassador program. I think this image illustrates nicely what we are finding during our surveys: at first glance the habitat looks run down, trash-filled and hardly worth a...
Read MoreHarvester Butterfly
Here is a shot of the Harvester (Feniseca tarquinius) butterfly in its natural habitat, the world around it is as green as can be. Get out in that hot air today and dig up some treasures for yourself! Photographed by RTPI Affiliate Sean Graesser in Connecticut while on assignment for the Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History.
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