South African Ground Squirrel (Geosciurus inauris)

South African Ground Squirrel (Geosciurus inauris)

The ground squirrel is as cute to us humans as any species of squirrels with their fast pace an entertaining antics. But their lives are faced with the exact…


Chocó Toucan (Ramphastos brevis)

Chocó Toucan (Ramphastos brevis)

This species looks very similar to chestnut-mandibled and yellow-throated toucans, but as the name implies this species only exists in the Chocó region, the…


Pale-mandibled Araçari (Pteroglossus torquatus ssp. erythropygius)

Pale-mandibled Araçari (Pteroglossus torquatus ssp. erythropygius)

A striking species that, together with toucans, is a frequent visitor to feeding stations serving bananas and papaya.


Pale-mandibled Araçari (Pteroglossus torquatus ssp. erythropygius)

Pale-mandibled Araçari (Pteroglossus torquatus ssp. erythropygius)

A severely damaged lower mandible with a part missing - perhaps from a fight with a predator. Fortunately the tip of the beak is intact and thus it can grab…


Chocó Toucan (Ramphastos brevis)

Chocó Toucan (Ramphastos brevis)

This species looks very similar to chestnut-mandibled and yellow-throated toucans, but as the name implies this species only exists in the Chocó region, the…


Chocó Toucan (Ramphastos brevis)

Chocó Toucan (Ramphastos brevis)

A typical posture when in an agitated or exited state. Here I'm level with the bird up in the canopy, which is the best way to see the world as they do.


Crimson-rumped Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus haematopygus)

Crimson-rumped Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus haematopygus)

With its green plumage the crimson-rumped toucanet blends in perfectly with the canopy, and can be hard to see. It will happily visit feeding stations and is…


Crimson-rumped Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus haematopygus)

Crimson-rumped Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus haematopygus)

With its green plumage the crimson-rumped toucanet blends in perfectly with the canopy, and can be hard to see. It will happily visit feeding stations and is…


Variegated Squirrel (Sciurus variegatoides)

Variegated Squirrel (Sciurus variegatoides)

A common species in Costa Rica, and a frequent visitor to easy meals provided by humans - just like the squirrels in Europe and North America, except it is not…


Collared aracari (Pteroglossus torquatus)

Collared aracari (Pteroglossus torquatus)

A brief moment of togetherness. Birds are constantly on the move and capturing them sitting seemingly together is not straightforward, and would have been a…