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A Night Hike at Snowy Cotinga House
This little work of art is the Harlequin Tree Frog (Dendropsophus ebraccatus). This frog (and the red-eyed tree frog) gather in impressive numbers about a perfectly constructed water feature habitat, supporting various species of local frogs (including the Sylvia’s Tree Frog, which is on the endangered species list). Thanks to Miguel Ibarra and Snowy Continga…
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The Dancing Manakins of Bocas
This little ball of feathers is a female Golden-collared Manakin. The manakin family is popularly known for the male’s elaborate dancing display to win over a female. When multiple male birds come together to attract females and obtain her choice in what is known as a lek. Lekking is when the males are actively calling…
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The Wild Nature of Bocas Nature’s Birding Lounge
Thanks to Lukas Bell of @Bocas_Nature (on Instagram) for sharing his nature refuge of a home along with a perfectly placed birding lounge set in a garden blooming with flowers and fruits perfect for attracting local birdlife. Sitting with coffee and birding, even in the rain thanks to a roof and a long desk to…
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Symbiosis, up in the trees..
Our white-throated capuchin monkeys here in Bocas del Toro have such expressive faces. They’re omnivores that eat anything from flowers to insects to anoles (small lizards) to even eggs and baby birds. Really anything they can get their hands on. If you know the double-toothed kite that is a raptor of the forest in the…
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The Ngäbe of Bocas del Toro
This past week I had a rainforest adventure, a reconnaissance mission expedition with one of my most beloved indigenous Ngäbe students, Israel Machado. He was helping me check out possible trail options for future ecotours. Isra is one of four brothers mothered by my Tranquilo Bay coworker Ofelina. I’ve watched these boys grow up since 2018…
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A little about stacebird’s (eco)guiding
Buenas tardes! My name is Stacey Hollis (@stacebird on Instagram) and I am a professional birding and tropical ecology & wildlife tour guide with a specialty in ecotourism and environmental education so we can learn as we explore rainforests, coral reefs, mangrove ecosystems what makes them so incredibly important. A large part of my guiding…