Praying Mantids and Hummingbirds

The Duck Family

Mallard ducks, Anas platyrhynchos, sitting on some steps to the River Thames in Windsor town centre.

Some Birds

I know they're not invertebrates, but I thought you might like to see. These were all on the Long Water, Hyde Park towards the end of March this year.


Tufted duck Aythya fuligula (femle and male)


Black-headed gull Larus ridibundus


Coot Fulica atra


Mallard Anas platyrhynchos (female and male)

Flying Penguins

Costa Rica - Some Non Invertebrates

Here are a few of the non-invertebrates that I found in Costa Rica. These are a lot easier to identify than the invertebrates. I have also included a list of other animals that were seen, but were gone too quickly to be photographed.


Ground Anole/Humble Anole Anolis humilis
Lowland tropical wet forest at Golfito.


Unidentified Motmot - (Baryphtengus martii?)
Garden in Alajuela


Social Flycatcher/Mosquero Cejiblanco/Pecho amarillo Myiozetetes similis
Garden in Alajuela

Also seen (a selection of):
Granular Poison-arrow Frog - Dendrobates granuliferus - Lowland tropical wet forest at Golfito
Gren Poison-arrow Frog - Dendrobates auratus - Lowland tropical wet forest at Golfitio
Central American Smooth Gecko - Thecadactylus rapicauda - Lowland tropical wet forest at Golfito
Green Iguana - Iguana iguana - Lowland tropical wet forest at Golfito
Central American Whiptail - Ameiva festiva - Lowland tropical wet forest at Golfito
Chestnut-mandibled Toucan - Ramphastos sulfuratus - Lowland tropical wet forest at Golfito