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mikemelton.bsky.social
All photos are my own and not AI. I am a filmmaker and photographer based in Olympia, WA, and Bijagua, Costa Rica @casabentbill.bsky.social but I spend as much time as I can in hot, humid, tropical forests. Because that's where the birds are! he/him
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Velvet-purple Coronet, one of my favorite hummers at @montezumalodge.bsky.social #Colombia #birds #hummingbirds #nature

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Two different species of skimmers sharing a roost this afternoon here at @casabentbill.bsky.social #CostaRica Carmine Skimmer on the left and a Swamp Skimmer on the right. #dragonflies #bugsky #Odonata

submitted 12 hours ago • 30 comments

Greater Ani #Colombia #birds #nature

submitted 15 hours ago • 14 comments

Crimson-backed Tanager, Manaure, Colombia #birds #nature

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It was a little warm this afternoon at @casabentbill.bsky.social, so my neighbor Howler Monkeys decided it was a good time to take a rest. #costarica #nature #monkeys #mammals

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A very soggy male Resplendent Quetzal posed for me late in the afternoon last week, right outside my cabin at Paraiso Quetzal Lodge #CostaRica #birds #nature

submitted 3 days ago • 133 comments

Bare-throated Tiger-Heron, fluffing out its neck feathers at @tapirvalley.bsky.social #CostaRica #birds #nature

submitted 3 days ago • 55 comments

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