Daily Archives: February 24, 2025
Breakfast
Red-shouldered Hawk: Orlando Wetlands Park, Christmas, Florida, USA, January 2025 — As I mentioned yesterday and in a post a while ago, the Red-shouldered Hawk we encountered along the berm at Orlando Wetlands dropped down right in front of us for a morning snack. If you look closely at the image you will see the last bit of a lizard’s tail disappearing down the bird’s throat, and that strange bulge in the throat is its body as it is literally swallowed whole. What a treat. Both for the hawk, and for the photographers watching. 🙂 Sony a6700. Tamron 50-400 at 600mm equivalent. Program mode with my birds and wildlife modifications. Processed in Photomator.
In the Water Apple tree
Mantled Howler Monkey: Tico Rainforest B&B, Sarapiqui, Costa Rica, December 2024 — Eventually the troop of Howlers moved over us to the Water Apple tree at the back corner of Victor’s photo glade, just where the property slopes down to the Puerto Viejo river. Water Apples attract both birds and wildlife when they ripen. I hear mixed reports from humans as to the taste, but some apparently quite like them. The Howlers certainly did. However Howlers often seem to take a bite out of the fruit and then drop it. I am not sure what that is all about. Sony a6700. Tamron 50-400 at 600mm equivalent. Program mode with my birds and wildlife modifications. Processed in Photomator.