Slaty Flowerpiercer: Miriam’s Quetzals, San Geraldo de Dota, Costa Rica, December 2022 — We had a close encounter with a Slaty Flowerpiercer who was working the plants along Miriam’s back deck in the noon-day mountain sun. The flowerpiercer is so named because it uses its sharp hooked beak to make a small hole at the … Continue reading Slaty Flowerpiercer