Capuchin Christmas
Did you have Capuchins delivering your presents on Christmas this year? Maybe it is only in Costa Rica as photographed here by RTPI Affiliate Sean Graesser.
Read MoreCosta Rica 2015-16
The 2015-16 Costa Rica field season starts…now! RTPI Affiliate Sean Graesser has headed out for his fifth year of research at the Nicoya Peninsula Avian Research Station with Tyler Christensen. They will once again be tracking down neotropical migrants, researching the biology of resident birds, and of course taking plenty of other tropical excursions. Sean will be sure to provide plenty of stories and photos in the coming weeks. He will again be posting things for the Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History, Meet Your Neighbours, and most likely penning a few blogs again on...
Read MoreTrycopeptus laciniatus
Are you ready to be blown away by a life form today? Look no further than this! Here’s one of the coolest aliens to inhabit our planet – the mossy phasmid Trycopeptus laciniatus. Come on, isn’t this the most unbelievable creature?! This is beyond camouflage…
Read MoreWhite-tailed Kite Hovering
It won’t be long until RTPI Affiliate Sean Graesser will be heading back to the tropics for another wintering season of awesome research and field work in Central America. Later on in the season RTPI President Twan Leenders will be traveling once again as well as the Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History continues its truly global art, education and conservation work. This is a White-tailed Kite (Elanus leucurus), one species that I will be jealous of them getting to see. Scott Kruitbosch Conservation & Outreach Coordinator
Read MoreRTPIOC Meeting – Blue-crowned Motmot (Momotus momota)
Tonight! Roger Tory Peterson Institute Ornithological Club – November 18, 2015 Birds on break, and other tropical discoveries… The weather is changing and many of our backyard birds have left. We all know that they ‘fly south’ and come back next spring, but have you ever wondered what they’re up to in the mean time? Join RTPI President Twan Leenders as he takes you on a journey to some of RTPI’s projects in Central America that focus on ‘our’ migratory birds and their wintering habitats. A few weeks ago, Twan was in Costa Rica to continue his research on critically endangered amphibians and...
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