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Alonso Ramirez
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Ecólogo, profesor, aficionado a las libélulas, los pájaros, y el ciclismo. Cuenta personal.
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Ecologist, professor, fan of dragonflies, birds, and cycling. Personal account.

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Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris), a pretty neighbor that will migrate south at some point soon. This female was flying around The State Botanical Garden of Georgia, Athens, GA.

#UGA #wildlife #bird #birds #birding #nature #wildlife #animals #photography #outdoors
October 1, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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Spreadwings (Lestes: Lestidae) are common inhabitants in swamps in the lowlands of Costa Rica.

#CostaRica #Wildlife #Odonata #Dragonflies #BugSky #nature #wildlife #animals #photography #Outdoors
June 26, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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A rubyspot female (Hetaerina: Calopterygidae) perching at the side of a stream in the Caribbean lowlands of Costa Rica.

#CostaRica #Wildlife #Odonata #Dragonflies #BugSky #nature #wildlife #animals #photography #Outdoors
June 24, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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Gold-tipped Darner (Gynacantha tibiata: Aeshnidae) is an active flyer over swamps in the Caribbean lowlands of Costa Rica.

#CostaRica #Wildlife #Odonata #Dragonflies #BugSky #nature #wildlife #animals #photography #Outdoors
June 22, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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A pretty dragonfly from the genus Aphylla (Gomphidae / Forceptails), from the Caribbean lowlands of Costa Rica. This group likes swamps and ponds, the picture was taken in a seasonal swamp.

#CostaRica #Wildlife #Odonata #Dragonflies #BugSky #nature #wildlife #animals #photography #Outdoors
June 21, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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From the rainforest!

#CostaRica #nature #wildlife #photography #Outdoors
June 21, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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A two-Fingered Sloth (or two-toed if you prefer; Choloepus hoffmanni) taking a nap among bromeliads in the Caribbean rainforest of Costa Rica.

#CostaRica #wildlife #sloth #twotoedsloth #nature #wildlife #animals #photography #outdoors
June 18, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Yellow-crowned Euphonia (Euphonia luteicapilla) is an endemic species from Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Panama. This male is foraging in the lowlands of Costa Rica.

#CostaRica #wildlife #bird #birds #birding #nature #wildlife #animals #photography #outdoors
June 15, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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Sungrebe (Heliornis fulica). It isn’t the best picture, but it was great to see it swimming in the Puerto Viejo River in the Caribbean lowlands of Costa Rica.

#CostaRica #wildlife #bird #birds #birding #nature #wildlife #animals #photography #outdoors
June 8, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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A third species, Ocellated Antbird (Phaenostictus mcleannani), that makes a living by following army ants in the rainforest.

#CostaRica #wildlife #bird #birds #birding #nature #wildlife #animals #photography #outdoors
June 7, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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Spotted Antbird (Hylophylax naevioides) another bird that makes a living by following army ants in the rainforest.

#CostaRica #wildlife #bird #birds #birding #nature #wildlife #animals #photography #outdoors
June 6, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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Bicolored Antbird (Gymnopithys bicolor), a specialized bird that make a living by following army ants in the rainforest. They are always close to the ants, capturing insects that escape them.

#CostaRica #wildlife #bird #birds #birding #nature #wildlife #animals #photography #outdoors
June 3, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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Here’s a beautiful dragonfly from the Chilean desert. A Rhionaeschna perching on a salt lake in Atacama.

#Chile #wildlife #dragonfly #odonata #nature #wildlife #animals #photography #outdoors
May 31, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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Andean Flamingo (Phoenicoparrus andinus), one of three species that inhabit the salt flats in Chile.

#Chile #wildlife #bird #birds #birding #nature #wildlife #animals #photography #outdoors
May 29, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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Southern Lapwing (Vanellus chilensis). They occur all over South America and Central America. This one was taken in Patagonia!

#Chile #wildlife #bird #birds #birding #nature #wildlife #animals #photography #outdoors
May 27, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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Black-necked Swan (Cygnus melancoryphus), a beautiful and conspicuous inhabitant of Patagonia. These two were part of a large group swimming all over this lagoon.

#Chile #wildlife #bird #birds #birding #nature #wildlife #animals #photography #outdoors
May 26, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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A large colony of Imperial Cormorants (Leucocarbo atriceps) on Isla Magdalena, Chile.

#Chile #wildlife #bird #birds #birding #nature #wildlife #animals #photography #outdoors
May 25, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus). Look at their cute babies on Isla Magdalena, Chile.

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May 24, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) at their nesting site in Isla Magdalena, Chile. It was great to see them moving around and excavating burrows.

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May 11, 2025 at 1:53 AM
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Chilean Skua (Stercorarius chilensis) - a sneaky predator hidden in plain view!

#Chile #wildlife #bird #birds #birding #nature #wildlife #animals #photography #outdoors
May 8, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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Another shot of the cute babies!
May 7, 2025 at 3:04 AM
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Kelp Gulls - Cute babies and mom on Isla Magdalena, Chile.

#Chile #wildlife #bird #birds #birding #nature #wildlife #animals #photography #outdoors
May 6, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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Kelp Gulls - Mating season is a loud and active time on Isla Magdalena, Chile.

#Chile #wildlife #bird #birds #birding #nature #wildlife #animals #photography #outdoors
May 6, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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A large colony of Kelp Gulls on Isla Magdalena, in the Strait of Magellan, Chile.
May 6, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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Kelp Gull (Larus dominicanus), a large gull from South America. This one was nesting in Isla Magdalena, in the Strait of Magellan, Chile.

#Chile #wildlife #bird #birds #birding #nature #wildlife #animals #photography #outdoors
May 4, 2025 at 3:53 PM