Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris): colorful, unmistakable.
That’s exactly how one of my Costa Rica bird books describes the painted bunting in the little blurb next...
With its oversized beak and incredible coloration, few species represent the natural beauty of Costa Rica like the keel-billed toucan. Let’s learn a little...
Did you know that Costa Rica is home to two different species of raccoon? We’ve already covered the adorable trashcan-bandit, the northern raccoon. Well,...
Some birds win the name game while others are saddled with less impressive monikers. The magnificent frigate bird and the resplendent quetzal are obvious...
Which medium-sized to large snake has a slightly compressed body, large eyes with vertically elliptical pupils, and loves to show up in my backyard?...
Today we meet the northern naked-tailed armadillo. It’s a stinky little armored animal that lives underground, dines on insects, and nobody really knows anything...
