Sam
@picsbysam.bsky.social
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🇬🇧 living in 🇳🇿
Mostly pictures of Birds
Actuary by Day, Birder by Twilight
@resplendent_quetzSam on Instagram
🇬🇧 living in 🇳🇿
Mostly pictures of Birds
Actuary by Day, Birder by Twilight
@resplendent_quetzSam on Instagram
Croc in Costa Rica
Needed the telephoto for this one, not sure if I’d want to be much closer
#costarica
#photography
#crocodile
#wildlife
#nature
Needed the telephoto for this one, not sure if I’d want to be much closer
#costarica
#photography
#crocodile
#wildlife
#nature
January 15, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Croc in Costa Rica
Needed the telephoto for this one, not sure if I’d want to be much closer
#costarica
#photography
#crocodile
#wildlife
#nature
Needed the telephoto for this one, not sure if I’d want to be much closer
#costarica
#photography
#crocodile
#wildlife
#nature
Trogon! Cousin of the Quetzal
Monteverde Cloud Forest, Costa Rica
#monteverde
#cloudforest
#costarica
#addBirder
#birds
#photographer
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Monteverde Cloud Forest, Costa Rica
#monteverde
#cloudforest
#costarica
#addBirder
#birds
#photographer
📸
January 15, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Trogon! Cousin of the Quetzal
Monteverde Cloud Forest, Costa Rica
#monteverde
#cloudforest
#costarica
#addBirder
#birds
#photographer
📸
Monteverde Cloud Forest, Costa Rica
#monteverde
#cloudforest
#costarica
#addBirder
#birds
#photographer
📸
Unsure on the specific type here but beautiful green hummingbird in Monteverde, Costa Rica
Canon R5 | 200-800mm
#addBirder #hummingbird #costarica #birds #🦉
Canon R5 | 200-800mm
#addBirder #hummingbird #costarica #birds #🦉
January 14, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Unsure on the specific type here but beautiful green hummingbird in Monteverde, Costa Rica
Canon R5 | 200-800mm
#addBirder #hummingbird #costarica #birds #🦉
Canon R5 | 200-800mm
#addBirder #hummingbird #costarica #birds #🦉
Love the colours on this one!
Violet Crowned Woodnymph
Monteverde, Costa Rica
Canon R5 | 200-800mm
📸 #costarica #birds #hummingbird #photography #canon
Violet Crowned Woodnymph
Monteverde, Costa Rica
Canon R5 | 200-800mm
📸 #costarica #birds #hummingbird #photography #canon
January 13, 2026 at 7:09 AM
Love the colours on this one!
Violet Crowned Woodnymph
Monteverde, Costa Rica
Canon R5 | 200-800mm
📸 #costarica #birds #hummingbird #photography #canon
Violet Crowned Woodnymph
Monteverde, Costa Rica
Canon R5 | 200-800mm
📸 #costarica #birds #hummingbird #photography #canon
January 12, 2026 at 7:00 AM
A non-bird picture for a change. Took a while waiting for this person to line up perfectly over Okurukuru, Taranaki.
#taranaki #newzealand #photography
#taranaki #newzealand #photography
January 12, 2026 at 5:37 AM
A non-bird picture for a change. Took a while waiting for this person to line up perfectly over Okurukuru, Taranaki.
#taranaki #newzealand #photography
#taranaki #newzealand #photography
Whitehead | Pōpokotea
(Probably a male)
Zealandia, Wellington
Canon R5 | 200-800mm
(Probably a male)
Zealandia, Wellington
Canon R5 | 200-800mm
January 9, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Whitehead | Pōpokotea
(Probably a male)
Zealandia, Wellington
Canon R5 | 200-800mm
(Probably a male)
Zealandia, Wellington
Canon R5 | 200-800mm
January 8, 2026 at 9:44 PM
California Quail
Zealandia | Wellington (bit of a pattern)
Canon R5 | 200-800mm
Zealandia | Wellington (bit of a pattern)
Canon R5 | 200-800mm
January 8, 2026 at 9:25 AM
California Quail
Zealandia | Wellington (bit of a pattern)
Canon R5 | 200-800mm
Zealandia | Wellington (bit of a pattern)
Canon R5 | 200-800mm
Tūī
Zealandia | Wellington
Canon R5 | 200-800mm
Zealandia | Wellington
Canon R5 | 200-800mm
January 7, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Tūī
Zealandia | Wellington
Canon R5 | 200-800mm
Zealandia | Wellington
Canon R5 | 200-800mm
A few pictures from Abel Tasman National park between Tonga Quarry and Torrent Bay.
January 6, 2026 at 8:26 AM
A few pictures from Abel Tasman National park between Tonga Quarry and Torrent Bay.
Red-Crowned Parakeet / Kākāriki
Shot at Zealandia, Wellington
Canon R5 | 200-800mm
Shot at Zealandia, Wellington
Canon R5 | 200-800mm
January 6, 2026 at 8:22 AM
Red-Crowned Parakeet / Kākāriki
Shot at Zealandia, Wellington
Canon R5 | 200-800mm
Shot at Zealandia, Wellington
Canon R5 | 200-800mm
Fantail | Pīwakawaka
Shot around Nelson Lakes, Marlborough
Canon R5 | 200-800mm
Shot around Nelson Lakes, Marlborough
Canon R5 | 200-800mm
January 6, 2026 at 8:15 AM
Fantail | Pīwakawaka
Shot around Nelson Lakes, Marlborough
Canon R5 | 200-800mm
Shot around Nelson Lakes, Marlborough
Canon R5 | 200-800mm