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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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It was a lazy tapir morning at @tapirvalley.bsky.social as this female was taking a snooze after breakfast. The Groove-billed Anis were keeping her company. #costarica #nature #tapiroftheday #tapirs #birds

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A female Tropical Royal Flycatcher showing a bit of her crest for me today. After they catch a butterfly, they spend some time preening and they will often display a bit when they're floofing their feathers. At @tapirvalley.bsky.social #CostaRica #birds #nature

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I found something so cool this morning at @tapirvalley.bsky.social. I found this toad with something on its back and found a Pygmy Grasshopper using the toad as transportation and camouflage! I guess that's one way to avoid being breakfast for a toad. #nature #insects #amphibians #costarica

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Bonus Snowcap. From @tapirvalley.bsky.social #CostaRica #birds #hummingbirds #nature

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One of my favorites, the Snowcap #hummingbird at @tapirvalley.bsky.social #birds #nature #costarica

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Velvet-purple Coronet #hummingbird at @montezumalodge.bsky.social #colombia #birds #nature

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A very special #hummingbird, the rare, high-elevation Dusky Starfrontlet. I was very lucky that this bird was visiting the feeders at the top of Base Militar at @montezumalodge.bsky.social #colombia #birds #nature

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We are so lucky to share @casabentbill.bsky.social with some very interesting critters. One of my favorites is the Spotted Least Gecko (Sphaerodactylus millepunctatus). Most Costa Rican houses are overrun with the invasive Asian House Gecko, but these native geckos love it here... #reptiles

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I really love the Yellow-faced Grassquits. They're small little seedeaters that you can find on the side of the road throughout most of Costa Rica. #birds #nature #costarica

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Check this out, #bugsky! According to a Costa Rican entomologist, this is a species of longhorn beetle, Polyrhaphis angustata. Not a common species, apparently. It was attracted to the light in my kitchen at @casabentbill.bsky.social #insects #costarica #nature

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One of my garden dragonflies, the gorgeous Hercules Skimmer (Libellula herculea). At @casabentbill.bsky.social #dragonflies #bugsky #costarica #nature

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Much less common than the ubiquitous Montezuma, the Chestnut-headed Oropendola is a superb bird with that gorgeous blue eye. At @tapirvalley.bsky.social #CostaRica #birds #nature

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Here's a shot of a young Phidippus purpuratus in western North Dakota. I'm not a photographer, but sometimes I get lucky. 🌿 #Phids #invert #macro

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Zen stilt. Black-necked stilt on San Diego Bay. 🌿🪶

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Fantastic, Tim!

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Fiery-throated Hummingbird at Paraiso Quetzal Lodge #CostaRica a few weeks ago. I think I need to go back and visit them again! 😂 #birds #hummingbirds #nature

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