Wildlife

These adorable little Egyptian goose goslings (Alopochen aegyptiaca) in Richmond Park didn’t stray far from their mum and only left her side when there was nobody nearby.

Red deer (Cervus elaphus) in Richmond Park being bothered by a swarm of flies.

I often stop to feed the ducks and geese in Richmond on my walk home from work. This Canada-Greylag hybrid goose (Branta canadensis/Anser anser) was eating out of my hand!

I saw this female mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) in Richmond Park at sunrise.

Handsome German shorthaired pointer in Richmond Park at sunrise.

An early morning photo of a Lesson’s Motmot (Momotus lessonii) taken near San Isidro de El General. Taken on my recent holiday to Costa Rica over Christmas 2022.

I spotted this Chestnut-Mandibled Toucan (Ramphastos ambiguus swainsonii) just as we were leaving the Osa Peninsula. Taken on my recent holiday to Costa Rica over Christmas 2022.

It’s always a pleasure to see these little White Faced Capuchin monkeys (Cebus imitator) on the Osa Peninsula. They can be mischievous and cheaky (and sometimes a pest) but are always fun to watch. Taken on my recent holiday to Costa Rica over Christmas 2022.

It’s always a pleasure to see these little White Faced Capuchin monkeys (Cebus imitator) on the Osa Peninsula. They can be mischievous and cheaky (and sometimes a pest) but are always fun to watch. Taken on my recent holiday to Costa Rica over Christmas 2022.

A Green Iguana (Iguana iguana) running through the surf and sunning itself on the rocks. Taken on my recent holiday to Costa Rica over Christmas 2022.

These Golden Carpenter Ants (Camponotus sericeiventris) look like tiny scraps of gold velvet scurrying about the forest floor. Taken on my recent holiday to Costa Rica over Christmas 2022.

This photo of a juvenile Brown Boobie (Sula leucogaster) in flight was taken from a moving boat bouncing through the waves. The fact that I was able to get a usable photo in those conditions was astoundingly good luck. Taken on my recent holiday to Costa Rica over Christmas 2022.

I’m really glad I was able to get a photo of this brown three-toed sloth (Bradypus variegatus) while I was in Costa Rica. Taken on my recent holiday to Costa Rica over Christmas 2022.

We were very fortunate to watch this Baird’s tapir (Tapirus bairdii) cross the Rio Sirena and walk right past us. I never got a chance to visit the Corcovado National Park when I was in Costa Rica in 2015 and 2016 for my PhD fieldwork so this was a very special experience. Taken on my recent holiday to Costa Rica over Christmas 2022.

I spotted this Bare-throated Tiger Heron (Tigrisoma mexicanum) wading through the stream that ran through our hotel in Puerto Jimenez. Taken on my recent holiday to Costa Rica over Christmas 2022.

It was so amazing seeing these brown pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) diving in sequence to catch fish. Taken on my recent holiday to Costa Rica over Christmas 2022.

It was so amazing seeing these brown pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) diving in sequence to catch fish. Taken on my recent holiday to Costa Rica over Christmas 2022.

We saw this Smooth-Billed Ani (Crotophaga ani) while driving along the southern coast of Osa Peninsula. Taken on my recent holiday to Costa Rica over Christmas 2022.

We saw several of these pale-billed woodpeckers (Campephilus guatemalensis) while on Osa Peninsula. This one was seemingly posing for the camera! Taken on my recent holiday to Costa Rica over Christmas 2022.

I was amazed at the detail I could capture in these macro photos of these Owl Butterflies. You can see the individual components of its eye! Taken on my recent holiday to Costa Rica over Christmas 2022.

Watching the birds being fed a breakfast of ripe fruit while we ate our own Costa Rican-style breakfast was a real treat! We saw several species of birds, including these Buff-throated saltators (Saltator maximus) as well as Orange-chinned Parakeets (Brotogeris jugularis) and Green Honeycreepers (Chlorophanes spiza). Taken on my recent holiday to Costa Rica over Christmas 2022.

Watching the birds being fed a breakfast of ripe fruit while we ate our own Costa Rican-style breakfast was a real treat! We saw several species of birds, including these Orange-chinned Parakeets (Brotogeris jugularis) as well as Green Honeycreepers (Chlorophanes spiza) and Buff-throated saltators (Saltator maximus). Taken on my recent holiday to Costa Rica over Christmas 2022.

Watching the birds being fed a breakfast of ripe fruit while we ate our own Costa Rican-style breakfast was a real treat! We saw several species of birds, including these Orange-chinned Parakeets (Brotogeris jugularis) as well as Green Honeycreepers (Chlorophanes spiza) and Buff-throated saltators (Saltator maximus). Taken on my recent holiday to Costa Rica over Christmas 2022.

This inquisitive Golden-bellied Flycatcher (Myiodynastes hemichrysus) was sitting on a fence in La Fortuna watching us have breakfast. This was the perfect opportunity to break out my new Sigma 150 – 600mm lens. Taken on my recent holiday to Costa Rica over Christmas 2022.