Hummingbirds in Flight
Sean is taking his photography to another unbelievable level here with hummingbirds in flight. This is a Green-breasted Mango (Anthracothorax prevostii), Rufous-tailed Hummingbird (Amazilia tzacatl), and Steely-vented Hummingbird (Amazilia saucerottei), all species common to the dry forests of Nicoya in Costa Rica. This photo represents the hectic behavior you get to witness daily there with multiple species vying for a place at their feeders. Photographed by RTPI Affiliate Sean Graesser for the Meet Your Neighbours global biodiversity project in Costa Rica while on assignment for the Roger...
Read MoreFour Costa Rican Hummingbirds
Four species of resident Costa Rican hummingbirds: the Cinnamon Hummingbird (Amazilia rutila), Blue-throated Sapphire (Hylocharis eliciae), Steely-vented Hummingbird (Amazilia saucerottei) and Rufous-tailed Hummingbird (Amazilia tzacatl). These are species RTPI Affiliate Sean Graesser catches often in his banding work. Sean says they species that commonly occur in degraded former forest or the dry secondary forest that occurs on the Nicoya Peninsula. They can add a glimmer of beautiful color to the dry and sometimes very uniform habitat. It’s bird week at Meet Your Neighbours –...
Read MoreSeason Begins in Costa Rica
It’s that time of year again; I have a number of different tropical research projects associated with the Roger Tory Peterson Institute coming up in the next few months, and I will be posting content to the blog. First up is my personal research project with my partner Tyler Christensen. Tyler and I will spend two months on the Nicoya Peninsula studying Neotropical migrant and resident bird species. We focus our efforts on studying the habitat and how migrants utilize it during their time here in the winter. With resident species we focus primarily on the understanding of their molt...
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