21 Nov 2018
Bicolored Hawk (Accipiter bicolor)
My only encounter with the bicolored hawk (Accipiter bicolor), and in luck as it was relatively close. Hawks are ambush predators that swoops in on their prey,…
12 Nov 2018
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…
24 Aug 2018
Changeable hawk-eagle (Nisaetus cirrhatus)
A juvenile looking for opportunities as daylight is fading. When excited they will raise their crest, hence the other commonly used name - crested eagle. This…