These birds are strikingly coloured: Orange, black and white. The birds are social and vocal. The bare skin around the eye is reddish. This one is the only one of three chicks that has gone bald. I saw these three being raised by the parent birds and although fully fledged ...the three (and Mom and Dad) come for breakfast and pot-luck meals throughout the day now that I am marooned at home by the floods. It is not discriminated against and appears to be otherwise healthy.
Northern Paper Wasps aka Dark Paper Wasps. Slender bodies with a distinct “waist”; Reddish-brown body with yellow bands; Females have venomous sting, males do not; In males, curved tips of antennae and more yellow coloring; there are a variety of patterns on the abdomen and thorax and some have yellow splotches, long stripes, small dots or a combination of patterns.
Three basilisk lizard species, the common basilisk, emerald basilisk and brown basilisk live in Costa Rica, and are present in most major ecosystems and climate zones. They are also known as Jesus Christ lizards for their ability to run on the surface of water. Basilisks are not poisonous and are characterized by large and long bodies, compressed tails, and, in males, a fleshy crest.
What kind of camera and lens do you use?
Very good picture!
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