Peruvian Racket-tail from Wildsumaco Lodge in the Amazonian foothills in northeast Ecuador. Lovely little hummingbird. #birding #birds #wildsumaco #napo #ecuador
June 14, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Peruvian Racket-tail from Wildsumaco Lodge in the Amazonian foothills in northeast Ecuador. Lovely little hummingbird. #birding #birds #wildsumaco #napo #ecuador
Golden-tailed Sapphire (Chrysuronia oenone), WildSumaco Lodge, Guamani, Napo, Ecuador, June 2026.
🌿🪶 #birds
#birding
#wildlife
#photography
#usa
#hummingbirds
#BirdsSeenIn2026
#BirdOfTheDay
#Vivid (alt)
🌿🪶 #birds
#birding
#wildlife
#photography
#usa
#hummingbirds
#BirdsSeenIn2026
#BirdOfTheDay
#Vivid (alt)
October 1, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Golden-tailed Sapphire (Chrysuronia oenone), WildSumaco Lodge, Guamani, Napo, Ecuador, June 2026.
🌿🪶 #birds
#birding
#wildlife
#photography
#usa
#hummingbirds
#BirdsSeenIn2026
#BirdOfTheDay
#Vivid (alt)
🌿🪶 #birds
#birding
#wildlife
#photography
#usa
#hummingbirds
#BirdsSeenIn2026
#BirdOfTheDay
#Vivid (alt)
A dead leaf mimic katydid— check out the “decomposing” leaf / wing parts
January 22, 2025 at 10:02 PM
A dead leaf mimic katydid— check out the “decomposing” leaf / wing parts
A weevil at Wildsumaco in Ecuador. Easily found by following the trail of glitter he leaves behind everywhere he goes.
But really- this glitter weevil is always amazing to see and a real wonder of the world. Endless forms most beautiful, indeed.
But really- this glitter weevil is always amazing to see and a real wonder of the world. Endless forms most beautiful, indeed.
May 26, 2025 at 10:42 PM
A weevil at Wildsumaco in Ecuador. Easily found by following the trail of glitter he leaves behind everywhere he goes.
But really- this glitter weevil is always amazing to see and a real wonder of the world. Endless forms most beautiful, indeed.
But really- this glitter weevil is always amazing to see and a real wonder of the world. Endless forms most beautiful, indeed.
Wire-crested thorntail from Wildsumaco lodge near Pacto Sumaco, Ecuador. One of my favorite lodges on my trips to South America. Internet access is unique. #birds #birding #nature #photography #ecuador
April 16, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Wire-crested thorntail from Wildsumaco lodge near Pacto Sumaco, Ecuador. One of my favorite lodges on my trips to South America. Internet access is unique. #birds #birding #nature #photography #ecuador
Morning view of Volcán Sumaco, from WildSumaco Biological Station, Ecuador.
December 1, 2024 at 10:38 AM
Morning view of Volcán Sumaco, from WildSumaco Biological Station, Ecuador.
!. Look at this astonishing animal. My velvet worm friend lives on moss in the rainforest. He is ANCIENT. WAY older than dinosaurs, lobopods like him even make an appearance in the Cambrian- when multicellular life became trendy.
You can find him today on a tree at Wildsumaco, in Ecuador :)
You can find him today on a tree at Wildsumaco, in Ecuador :)
June 2, 2025 at 12:50 PM
!. Look at this astonishing animal. My velvet worm friend lives on moss in the rainforest. He is ANCIENT. WAY older than dinosaurs, lobopods like him even make an appearance in the Cambrian- when multicellular life became trendy.
You can find him today on a tree at Wildsumaco, in Ecuador :)
You can find him today on a tree at Wildsumaco, in Ecuador :)
Found at Wildsumaco in Ecuador. Take a closer look at this weevil. How long do you think it’s been dead?
May 29, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Found at Wildsumaco in Ecuador. Take a closer look at this weevil. How long do you think it’s been dead?
Just a bug hanging out at Wildsumaco in Ecuador a few weeks back 🧪🪲
June 20, 2023 at 3:31 PM
Just a bug hanging out at Wildsumaco in Ecuador a few weeks back 🧪🪲
Der Morgenschmetterling,
Blue doctor (Rhetus dysonii), Wildsumaco Lodge, Ecuador.
Kommt gut in den Freitag.
By Charles J. Sharp - Own work, from Sharp Photography, sharpphotography.co.uk, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?...
Blue doctor (Rhetus dysonii), Wildsumaco Lodge, Ecuador.
Kommt gut in den Freitag.
By Charles J. Sharp - Own work, from Sharp Photography, sharpphotography.co.uk, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?...
December 19, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Der Morgenschmetterling,
Blue doctor (Rhetus dysonii), Wildsumaco Lodge, Ecuador.
Kommt gut in den Freitag.
By Charles J. Sharp - Own work, from Sharp Photography, sharpphotography.co.uk, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?...
Blue doctor (Rhetus dysonii), Wildsumaco Lodge, Ecuador.
Kommt gut in den Freitag.
By Charles J. Sharp - Own work, from Sharp Photography, sharpphotography.co.uk, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?...
A blue doctor hanging out in the middle of a hiking trail at #Wildsumaco Biological Station. Proof that I will see the craziest things if I leave my real camera behind. #phonepic
#bluemonday #bluebug
#bluemonday #bluebug
January 21, 2025 at 1:25 AM
A blue doctor hanging out in the middle of a hiking trail at #Wildsumaco Biological Station. Proof that I will see the craziest things if I leave my real camera behind. #phonepic
#bluemonday #bluebug
#bluemonday #bluebug
Fork-tailed Woodnymph (Thalurania furcata) male, WildSumaco Lodge, Guamani, Napo, Ecuador.
🌿🪶 #birds
#birding
#wildlife
#photography
#ecuador
#hummingbirds
#BirdsSeenIn2026
#BirdOfTheDay
#StrikeAPose
🌿🪶 #birds
#birding
#wildlife
#photography
#ecuador
#hummingbirds
#BirdsSeenIn2026
#BirdOfTheDay
#StrikeAPose
August 17, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Fork-tailed Woodnymph (Thalurania furcata) male, WildSumaco Lodge, Guamani, Napo, Ecuador.
🌿🪶 #birds
#birding
#wildlife
#photography
#ecuador
#hummingbirds
#BirdsSeenIn2026
#BirdOfTheDay
#StrikeAPose
🌿🪶 #birds
#birding
#wildlife
#photography
#ecuador
#hummingbirds
#BirdsSeenIn2026
#BirdOfTheDay
#StrikeAPose
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is celebrating birds with the #BestBeaks! I love the long needle bill of Jacamars, a male Coppery-chested (Galbula pastazae) in this case. WildSumaco Lodge, Guamani, Ecuador, June 2026.
🌿🪶 #birds
#birding
#wildlife
#photography
#ecuador
#jacamars
#BirdsSeenIn2026
🌿🪶 #birds
#birding
#wildlife
#photography
#ecuador
#jacamars
#BirdsSeenIn2026
October 2, 2026 at 12:22 PM
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is celebrating birds with the #BestBeaks! I love the long needle bill of Jacamars, a male Coppery-chested (Galbula pastazae) in this case. WildSumaco Lodge, Guamani, Ecuador, June 2026.
🌿🪶 #birds
#birding
#wildlife
#photography
#ecuador
#jacamars
#BirdsSeenIn2026
🌿🪶 #birds
#birding
#wildlife
#photography
#ecuador
#jacamars
#BirdsSeenIn2026
Golden-tailed Sapphire, Wildsumaco, Ecuador
November 24, 2024 at 9:52 AM
Golden-tailed Sapphire, Wildsumaco, Ecuador
Black-streaked Puffbird (Malacoptila fulvogularis) with a #Mouthful for #BirdOfTheDay. WildSumaco Lodge, Guamani, Napo, Ecuador, June 2026.
🌿🪶 #birds
#birding
#wildlife
#photography
#puffbirds
#ecuador
#BirdsSeenIn2026
🌿🪶 #birds
#birding
#wildlife
#photography
#puffbirds
#ecuador
#BirdsSeenIn2026
September 11, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Black-streaked Puffbird (Malacoptila fulvogularis) with a #Mouthful for #BirdOfTheDay. WildSumaco Lodge, Guamani, Napo, Ecuador, June 2026.
🌿🪶 #birds
#birding
#wildlife
#photography
#puffbirds
#ecuador
#BirdsSeenIn2026
🌿🪶 #birds
#birding
#wildlife
#photography
#puffbirds
#ecuador
#BirdsSeenIn2026
Today's Alt #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BirdsInGreen. Chestnut-fronted Macaws (Ara severus), WildSumaco Lodge, Guamani, Napo, Ecuador, June 2026.
🌿🪶 #birds
#birding
#wildlife
#photography
#macaws
#ecuador
#BirdsSeenIn2026
🌿🪶 #birds
#birding
#wildlife
#photography
#macaws
#ecuador
#BirdsSeenIn2026
September 8, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Today's Alt #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BirdsInGreen. Chestnut-fronted Macaws (Ara severus), WildSumaco Lodge, Guamani, Napo, Ecuador, June 2026.
🌿🪶 #birds
#birding
#wildlife
#photography
#macaws
#ecuador
#BirdsSeenIn2026
🌿🪶 #birds
#birding
#wildlife
#photography
#macaws
#ecuador
#BirdsSeenIn2026
One of the animals I was excited to find in my recent visit to Ecuador is this velvet worm from WildSumaco (Oroperipatus sp., possibly undescribed). At this point I've seen so many velvet worms in my travels that I can say I have favorites. Oroperipatus will always have a special place in my heart.
June 3, 2025 at 1:38 PM
One of the animals I was excited to find in my recent visit to Ecuador is this velvet worm from WildSumaco (Oroperipatus sp., possibly undescribed). At this point I've seen so many velvet worms in my travels that I can say I have favorites. Oroperipatus will always have a special place in my heart.
I see some people posting their strawberry moon photos from last night, so here is my humble contribution. Micrathena clypeata, sometimes referred to as the strawberry spider, is seen here spinning her moon-like egg sac.
This is one of the photos from WildSumaco that I am most proud of.
This is one of the photos from WildSumaco that I am most proud of.
June 12, 2025 at 4:25 PM
I see some people posting their strawberry moon photos from last night, so here is my humble contribution. Micrathena clypeata, sometimes referred to as the strawberry spider, is seen here spinning her moon-like egg sac.
This is one of the photos from WildSumaco that I am most proud of.
This is one of the photos from WildSumaco that I am most proud of.
Let me introduce you to Pintalia constellaris, a cixiid planthopper that I've been trying to find for years. Why? It mimics a jumping spider, but you might need to squint your eyes a little to see it. Despite its wide distribution in Latin America, I found it only recently in WildSumaco, Ecuador.
June 17, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Let me introduce you to Pintalia constellaris, a cixiid planthopper that I've been trying to find for years. Why? It mimics a jumping spider, but you might need to squint your eyes a little to see it. Despite its wide distribution in Latin America, I found it only recently in WildSumaco, Ecuador.
A portrait of the charismatic Crayola Katydid (Moncheca sp) hanging out at Wildsumaco in Ecuador. Having held SO many similar (Copiphorini) katydids, it’s jarring to be met with these bright, in your face colors. Other than being purple this guy, and his green relatives, are excellent grass mimics
May 21, 2025 at 2:27 PM
A portrait of the charismatic Crayola Katydid (Moncheca sp) hanging out at Wildsumaco in Ecuador. Having held SO many similar (Copiphorini) katydids, it’s jarring to be met with these bright, in your face colors. Other than being purple this guy, and his green relatives, are excellent grass mimics
A lichen mimic katydid at Wildsumaco in Ecuador. These absolutely disappear into this beard lichen. Finding one was mostly a happy accident.
Its neat to think about the selective pressure that lead to them looking just like this lichen, that they both live around and eat as their main diet.
Its neat to think about the selective pressure that lead to them looking just like this lichen, that they both live around and eat as their main diet.
December 17, 2024 at 9:45 PM
A lichen mimic katydid at Wildsumaco in Ecuador. These absolutely disappear into this beard lichen. Finding one was mostly a happy accident.
Its neat to think about the selective pressure that lead to them looking just like this lichen, that they both live around and eat as their main diet.
Its neat to think about the selective pressure that lead to them looking just like this lichen, that they both live around and eat as their main diet.
Not the brightest coloured hummingbird, but one of the most characterful: Wire-created Thorntail, Wildsumaco, Ecuador
November 24, 2024 at 9:57 AM
Not the brightest coloured hummingbird, but one of the most characterful: Wire-created Thorntail, Wildsumaco, Ecuador
Today's #BirdOfTheDay Alt theme is #Yellow, any birds with Yellow in their plumage. Marble-faced Bristle-Tyrant (Pogonotriccus ophthalmicus) with stick insect prey, WildSumaco Lodge, Guamani, Napo, Ecuador, June 2026.
🌿🪶 #birds
#birding
#wildlife
#photography
#flycatchers
#ecuador
#BirdsSeenIn2026
🌿🪶 #birds
#birding
#wildlife
#photography
#flycatchers
#ecuador
#BirdsSeenIn2026
July 23, 2026 at 11:38 AM
Today's #BirdOfTheDay Alt theme is #Yellow, any birds with Yellow in their plumage. Marble-faced Bristle-Tyrant (Pogonotriccus ophthalmicus) with stick insect prey, WildSumaco Lodge, Guamani, Napo, Ecuador, June 2026.
🌿🪶 #birds
#birding
#wildlife
#photography
#flycatchers
#ecuador
#BirdsSeenIn2026
🌿🪶 #birds
#birding
#wildlife
#photography
#flycatchers
#ecuador
#BirdsSeenIn2026
Today's Alt #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BirdsInGreen. I tend not to post twice for these, but c'mon. Rufous-vented Whitetip (Urosticte ruficrissa), WildSumaco Lodge, Guamani, Napo, Ecuador, June 2026.
🌿🪶 #birds
#birding
#wildlife
#photography
#hummingbirds
#ecuador
#BirdsSeenIn2026
🌿🪶 #birds
#birding
#wildlife
#photography
#hummingbirds
#ecuador
#BirdsSeenIn2026
September 8, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Today's Alt #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BirdsInGreen. I tend not to post twice for these, but c'mon. Rufous-vented Whitetip (Urosticte ruficrissa), WildSumaco Lodge, Guamani, Napo, Ecuador, June 2026.
🌿🪶 #birds
#birding
#wildlife
#photography
#hummingbirds
#ecuador
#BirdsSeenIn2026
🌿🪶 #birds
#birding
#wildlife
#photography
#hummingbirds
#ecuador
#BirdsSeenIn2026
Here is a cute male orchid bee that I encountered in the magical place that is WildSumaco Biological Station. Fortunately I was able to enough detailed photos to ID it as Euglossa cybelia. This one is not just blue-green but also has beautiful purple undertones, especially when viewed from above.
June 5, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Here is a cute male orchid bee that I encountered in the magical place that is WildSumaco Biological Station. Fortunately I was able to enough detailed photos to ID it as Euglossa cybelia. This one is not just blue-green but also has beautiful purple undertones, especially when viewed from above.