Congratulations to the 2026 inductees into the Fellows of the Society for Freshwater Science: Dr. Alonso Ramírez, Dr. Mark Gessner, and Dr. Nicholas Aumen!
Learn more about their contributions to freshwater science: www.freshwater-science.org/news-item/22...
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An emerald green hummingbird perching on a branch
Green-crowned brilliant (Heliodoxa jacula). A pretty emerald green hummingbird from the mountains of Costa Rica.
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A brown and tan patterned snake blends perfectly into a carpet of dried leaves.
Fer-de-Lance (Bothrops asper) 🐍
I feel incredibly lucky (and relieved!) that I spotted this Terciopelo while hiking in the Costa Rican rainforest. It’s one of the most dangerous snakes in the country. That camouflage is nearly perfect. 🍂
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Great Tinamou (Tinamus major). Despite looking like a fancy forest chicken, these birds are actually closer relatives to Ostriches and Emus than to poultry.
Captured this shy beauty skulking through the rainforest undergrowth. 📸
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A small bright yellow snake resting on a leaf.
A little eyelash viper resting on a leaf in the tropical rainforest of Costa Rica.
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A black and red or crimson bird feeding on a banana.
Crimson-collared Tanager (Ramphocelus sanguinolentus). A very beautiful bird of lowland and mid-elevation forests in Costa Rica.
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New publication on the dynamics of coarse particulate organic matter in tropical montane streams.
We used our 8-yr dataset to explore the timing, magnitude, and sources of coarse particulate organic matter to our study streams in Puerto Rico.
J. Tropical Ecology:
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
A bird with a rufous (reddish-orange) head and chest, a black mask over its eyes, and a small black spot on its breast. Its lower body and wings are a deep greenish-teal.
A Broad-billed Motmot (Electron platyrhynchum) waiting for the weekend.
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A blue-gray bird perching on a branch.
A splash of sky in the rainforest. 🐦✨ This Blue-gray Tanager (Thraupis episcopus) shows off those stunning cerulean wing coverts perfectly.
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An orange and black bird, with white wing bands, perched on a branch.
A Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) refueling in the mountains of Costa Rica. This traveler is bulking up before the long journey north for the spring. 🍊⛰️
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A black and yellow Aracari bird perching on a branch.
A Collared Aracari (Pteroglossus torquatus) enjoying life in the Caribbean lowlands of Costa Rica.
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Close-up photo of a grey and brown squirrel with a white belly, perched among bright green waxy leaves, holding a small piece of food in its paws and eating.
Spotted this little neighbor working hard on a snack today. The level of focus is honestly aspirational. 🐿️✨
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Nothing like a meal with your family. A group of Crested Guans (Penelope purpurascens) in the lowlands of Costa Rica.
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An evenly black hawk with an orange beak perched on a tree branch.
This Common Black Hawk (Buteogallus anthracinus) was looking particularly regal in the Caribbean lowlands today. It’s hard not to feel judged by that stare!
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A white-tailed deer drinking water
White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus).
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Ruby-crowned kinglet (Corthylio calendula) on the ground, with his back to the camera.
The tiny, restless Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula). 👑
Easily 5% bird, 95% nervous energy. I wasn't very successful this time!
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A Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) enjoying the nice weather.
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A Hermit Thrust perching on a branch in the forest understory.
A quiet moment with a Hermit Thrush (𝘊𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘶𝘴 𝘨𝘶𝘵𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘴). I love how the light catches those signature spots.
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An adult great blue heron perched on a branch in the forest canopy.
The neighborhood supervisor is in. A Great Blue Heron (𝐴𝑟𝑑𝑒𝑎 ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑜𝑑𝑖𝑎𝑠) keeping a very judgmental eye on things.
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A great blue heron standing on a log in the middle of a lake, enjoying the sun.
Here's a Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) enjoying the afternoon sun!
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Just as meteorologists routinely predict weather patterns, ecologists can forecast how ecosystems and environmental conditions will change in the near future.
A cold Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) visiting my neighborhood hoping for a snack!
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New Research: How do hurricanes affect the "hidden" world of tropical streams? 🌧️🐜
We found that meiofauna richness and abundance actually increase following major disturbances.
Read the full paper in @plosone.org here:
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
A beautiful bird with an orange chest and a vibrant blue back is sitting on a branch.
A pensive Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)!
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Canada Goose (Branta canadensis). This group is enjoying the nice weather.
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Thank you!
A Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) in an afternoon flight over the lake.
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An awesome animal!
White-throated Mountain-gem (Lampornis castaneoventris). An endemic species from cloud forests in Costa Rica and northern Panama.
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Volcano Hummingbird (Selasphorus flammula) an endemic species from cloud forests in Costa Rica and northern Panama.
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