Pink Lady Slipper orchids (Cypripedium acaule) growing wild in the forest in central PA. My friend Pete alerted me to these and graciously shared the opportunity to photograph them on his land.
Green Parrot Snake (Leptophis ahaetulla), Campanario, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica. On multiple occasions we have found this species in a hibiscus hedge at the border between primary forest and a small garden plot. Spanish names are Bejuquillo verde, lora falsa gigante.
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Japanese maple stem in ice
Red maple blossom
Root buttresses of the swamp dwelling tree, Pterocarpus officinalis, Corcovado Naitonal Park, Costa Rica
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Crab encounter. Ghost crab (Ocypode gaudichaudi) meets hermit crab on the beach at Campanario, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica.
Chestnut mandibled toucan, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica
A Praying mantis that is a vine mimic. Sirena, Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica. I found this mantis in this position, in perfect late afternoon light. There are dry vines nearby that look exactly like this insect, but here it was clearly visible perched on a Lantana flower, perhaps waiting for a butterfly to visit. Copyright J.H. Marden.
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Rio San Lorencito, Alberto Manuel Brenes Biological Reserve. Unusually low during a La Nina year.
Euglossa sp bee with an orchid pollinia attached to its dorsal thorax. Note the very long proboscis, which trails beyond the posterior tip of the abdomen during flight.
The moon rising red over Burlington, VT.
Mayes Memorials, Lemont, PA
Erica graduating with honors
Lemont nightscape with Center for Well Being and the Granary, as seen from the Post Office
A long skinny stick insect, Costa Rica
Lake Champlain shoreline (near Port Douglas, NY, Schuyler Island and Vermont in the background) on a calm October day.
Sunrise in the countryside, central Pennsylvania (Linden Hall, Centre County)
