{"id":21993,"date":"2026-03-14T08:43:31","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T12:43:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=21993"},"modified":"2026-03-14T08:43:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T12:43:31","slug":"tick-tock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=21993","title":{"rendered":"Tick tock"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-attachment-id=\"21992\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?attachment_id=21992\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_3948.jpg?fit=2000%2C1800&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_3948\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_3948.jpg?fit=300%2C270&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_3948.jpg?fit=904%2C814&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"904\" height=\"814\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_3948.jpg?resize=904%2C814&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-21992\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_3948.jpg?resize=1024%2C922&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_3948.jpg?resize=300%2C270&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_3948.jpg?resize=768%2C691&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_3948.jpg?resize=1536%2C1382&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_3948.jpg?resize=904%2C814&amp;ssl=1 904w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_3948.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/img_3948.jpg?w=1808&amp;ssl=1 1808w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 904px) 100vw, 904px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Lesson\u2019s Motmot: Hotel Bouganvillea, San Juan, Costa Rica, March 2026 \u2014 Still in the \u201cyear ago\u201d mode and still on the grounds of our first hotel in Costa Rica. Lesson\u2019s Motmot. Motmot from the call, which you can hear from quite a distance. That racket tail is rarely still. Tick tock. Tick tock. The theory is that the flicking tail attracts the flying insects that are the majority of its diet. The racket is actually what we might call an intentional wear pattern. The feathers in the gap are just very loosely attached and fall out easily. Sony a6700. Tamron 50-400 at 400mm (cropped to about 800mm equivalent field of view). Program mode with bird and wildlife modifications. 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Lesson\u2019s Motmot. Motmot from the call, which you can hear from quite a distance. That racket tail is rarely still. Tick tock. Tick tock. 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