Rufous-tailed Jacamar: Pierrella Ecology Gardens, Sarapiqui, Costa Rica, March 2025 — The husband of our guide, who. with our guide, owns and operates Pierrella Butterfly Farm, got involved in our tour when it was time to locate the resident Rufous-tailed Jacamar, one of the more spectacular birds of the rainforest. He found the pair, deep in the undergrowth, then found us to send us there, and went running off, who knows where. He returned with a big Blue Morpho Butterfly, so obviously he had been to the butterfly enclosure. The butterfly was caught carefully between the fingers of one hand. “Watch” he said, “Be ready!” Then he released the butterfly and the male Jacamar swooped from its hidden perch and caught the Morpho in the air, then landed on perch right in front of us to dismember it and eat the good parts. Totally astounding. The closest I have ever seen a Jacamar, and to see it in action! What a treat. Of course, it turned out that I had not reset my camera to my birds and wildlife modifications after taking some insect macros, so these shots might have been better…but still! Sony a6700. Tamron 50-400 at 600mm equivalent. Program mode with my macro modifications (f16…as I say, by mistake). Processed in Photomator.