Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera)
Here’s another close-up of the Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) that RTPI Affiliate Sean Graesser caught a couple weeks ago in his nets in Costa Rica. This is a bird he never imagined being able to capture at Rara Avis.
Read MoreCope’s Vine Snake (Oxybelis brevirostris)
This very charismatic Cope’s Vine Snake (Oxybelis brevirostris) was found on a night hike at Rara Avis Rainforest Preserve in Costa Rica. Photographed by RTPI Affiliate Sean Graesser for the Meet Your Neighbours global biodiversity project in Costa Rica while on assignment for the Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History.
Read MoreGolden-hooded Tanager Talking
Here’s a talking Golden-hooded Tanager (Tangara larvata), photographed by RTPI Affiliate Sean Graesser for the Meet Your Neighbours global biodiversity project in Costa Rica while on assignment for the Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History.
Read MoreTanager Trifecta
On Sean’s last trip to Costa Rica one of his main goals was attempting to photograph what he dubbed the “Tanager Trifecta”: the Speckled Tanager (Tangara guttata), Emerald Tanager (Tangara florida), and the Silver-throated Tanager (Tangara icterocephala). All three species are typically found above 500 meters in elevation, often seen foraging in mixed species flocks on the edge of forest habitat, which are the exact conditions that Rara Avis’ main base camp clearing offers. They are also all featured on the same page in the Birds of Costa Rica guide, each with their own unique plumage...
Read MoreSpeckled Tanager (Tangara guttata)
The Speckled Tanager (Tangara guttata) is not a species that Sean expected to capture and photograph. Common in premotane/humid forests, Rara Avis in Costa Rica is the perfect setting. This bird could be seen in mixed feeding flocking in the main open area of the preserve, and when it was actually caught it stuck out like a shimmering gem in the net. Photographed by RTPI Affiliate Sean Graesser for the Meet Your Neighbours global biodiversity project in Costa Rica while on assignment for the Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History.
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