The courting pair (male on the left) was observed by guide Cristian Ureña MartÃnez while leading a group along a trail in the Tirimbina Natural Reserve (Puerto Viejo, Sarapiqui, COSTA RICA). The photos were reported by Branko Hilje of Costa Rica, and the identity confirmed by David Wake, UC Berkeley.
According to Wake, this species has not been recorded from La Selva before, and the closest unquestioned locality for the species is over 20 km S in Cinchona.
Elevation: 170 asl
Habitat: 2 m height shrub surrounded by ferns
Photographer: Cristian Ureña MartÃnez
Bufo melanostictus pair breeding
Ensatina eschscholtzii xanthoptica (male and female) found together
Woven nest in front arch and trumpet vine.
Very small cups in large clusters; I fear it means my transplanted mandarin orange is dead as it is carpeting its pot!
Ratufa bicolor-- sadly may be on endangered list, a large friendly squirrel
nudibranch in the Sea of Cortez-- anyone know the species?
Palo Verde in bloom with lots of pollinators
Ensatina eschscholtzii xanthoptica (male and female)
Introduced European Wall lizard (Podarcis muralis) in the Eden Park Observatory-- juveniles were running all over the place!
Marmota flaviventris (still eating needles)
Marmota flaviventris (and pine cone)
Marmota flaviventris (adult and two juves)
California Condor (two adults and seal carcass
California Condors (take two)
California Condors feeding on dead sealion, with Turkey Vultures waiting around
These large introduced spiders appear every September-October for the last 3 years, including 2010.
