Baby Skunk
As we enter mid-June we find ourselves in one of the quieter times of the avian season as nearly all of our northbound migrants have found their way to their nesting grounds. A few birds may still be trickling through, but most of what we see now is breeding in our region. This seasonal bird post is being hijacked to deliver another message with a Sunday skunk! Isn’t it adorable? I saw this baby skunk earlier this week, and it reminded me to put out a brief message about the many miniature mammals we see emerging as we head into summer. While they are so very cute, we want to treat...
Read MoreGeoffroy’s Spider Monkey (Ateles geoffroyi)
The second time RTPI Affiliate Sean Graesser was fortunate enough to spot a spider monkey species in the wild was a wonderful experience as he saw a Geoffroy’s Spider Monkey (Ateles geoffroyi) for the first time in Costa Rica. Sean said they first saw the smaller individual eating some vegetation before moving to another tree where a large female joined it. They started grooming each other, and after the crew was taking photos for a while the female moved and revealed she had a newborn with her. Spectacular!
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