Here are some very nice birds I saw in Costa Rica to compliment your Saturday.
Let’s start with the white-throated mountain gem which is know for producing involuntary chef-kiss gestures in those who see it.
Let’s start with the white-throated mountain gem which is know for producing involuntary chef-kiss gestures in those who see it.
Resplendent quetzal. In the first photo it’s eating its favorite food, the native avocado. Most animals can’t eat avocados because they contain persin, a fungicidal toxin. So quetzals are a crucial seed disperser for this plant.
A male and female slaty flowerpiecer at work. Instead of sipping nectar with long bills and tongues, they simply “steal” it by puncturing the flower’s base.
An fiery-billed aracari waiting out a rainstorm under a cecropia leaf. Aracaris are basically small toucans. Their larger cousin, the black mandibled toucan, also liked the cecropia trees
Real! Thanks to structural color (which uses physics rather than pigment to make color) this fiery throated hummingbird is capable of an instant wardrobe change.
And finally look
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