Keel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus)
This Keel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus) was eagerly photographed by an excited RTPI Affiliate Sean Graesser who took a terrific shot on a dark day in Costa Rica. That bill is evolution at its finest!
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 MoreCommon Tent-making Bats (Uroderma bilobatum)
This was the largest group of Common Tent-making Bats (Uroderma bilobatum) that RTPI Affiliate Sean Graesser had ever seen in Panama!
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!
Read MoreRincon de La Vieja National Park
To contrast some of the winter scenery I have posted recently, not to mention the very wet and rainy tropical rainforests our RTPI research crew and friends have been working in during their time in Costa Rica, here is some vastly different habitat in Rincon de La Vieja National Park as photographed by RTPI Affiliate Sean Graesser. You can see noticeably dry forest set against a blue sky and almost feel the flow of these hot springs in front of a tree that looks to be taken directly from fantasy. Scott Kruitbosch Conservation & Outreach Coordinator
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