Friday, June 17, 2011

Worth checking out

Nature's Best Photography Magazine's wildlife photograph winners for 2010. The annual Windland Smith Rice International Awards program is among the most highly-respected and visually compelling nature photography competitions in the world.

This one is from Bence Mate - Green-crowned Brilliant Hummingbird and Green Pit Viper, Santa Rita, Costa Rica.
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  1. EPDecember 11, 2012 at 8:23 AM

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  2. EPDecember 11, 2012 at 8:30 AM

    For what it's worth, "Green Pit Viper", while not inaccurate as a description (aside from the unnecessary capitalization - it's not a proper name), is not this snake's name. This snake is Botriechis lateralis, commonly called a "side-striped palm pit-viper" or a "side-striped palm viper"; it's found not in southern Mexico near you (though there is a dangerous very similar snake - the eyelash viper - that is found in southern Mexico) but in the mountains of - you guessed it - Costa Rica (as well as western Panama).

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  3. EPDecember 11, 2012 at 8:35 AM

    I am glad I found your blog - it appears you're leading a life I only daydream of.

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