The smaller moth on the left.
Discussion here:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/14791912#activity_comment_2514744
Some sorry soul failed miserably on giving this fabulous toad a suitable common name. Green toad? Really? Zzzzzzzzzzzzz.
Alternative suggestions, for anyone who cares:
Spotted Emerald Toad (jjmiller's suggestion, and probably the best of the group)
Dazzling Malachite Toad
Bejeweled Pesto Toad
Speckled Pistachio Toad
Motley Snot Hopper Toad.
I was leading a birdwatching trip through the mountains just below the cloud forest at El Triunfo, Chiapas, Mexico. We were near a location known as Canyon Honda when this green pit viper was found coiled on a small limb along the trail. I had seen this species in this area once before, in 1987 and I have one poor quality slide of that animal as well. This location is at an elevation of ca. 1530 meters. This animal was identified from my photos by herpetologist Dr. Jon Campbell of the University of Texas at Arlington a number of years ago. It was formerly known as Bothrops ornatus I believe. In 1987, I was able to visit personally with Dr. Miguel Alvarez del Toro, a noted Mexican herpetologist, who identified my 1987 observation as that species.
Not sure what is going on but this is the fourth birder that I know of who has had a phoebe perch on their binoculars or on their person at Commons Ford.
Hyloscirtus antioquia (Rivera & Faivovich, 2013)
Rana Chocolate Antioqueña
Santa Rosa de Osos - Antioquia
increíble espectáculo de la llegada masiva de la "mariposa blanca" a El Ejido El Águila, Cacahoatán, en la zona de influencia de la Reserva de la Biosfera Volcán Tacana
https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=amci
This was exciting to find...have never seen them before.
In a heat wave we have had a great number of flying foxes come to the river. And they have been drinking during the day.
Identified by Ken Wolgemuth on BugGuide: https://bugguide.net/node/view/1774788
Coreidae sp. on Caesalpinia vesicaria. Celestún Biosphere Reserve, Yucatán, México.
No words. Just shock and awe. Rabbit captured at 10:54am and fully consumed by snake by 11:28am. 34 minutes.
@annikaml, was it you I was commenting to about wishing to see one of these? I had to crawl under a cement slab and lay on the ground, but it was worth it.
Scutellaria drummondii or
Scutellaria resinosa? Both can occur here, according to BONAP maps.
Can I tell you all how lovely this flower is? Such a beautiful thing.
The first time I had ever seen this, i videoed the entire event as well from entry to exit. It was as if this species swims all the time. I sent it to a frogmouth expert and she had never seen that before. The bird chose to swim and flew away very easily after its swim. There appeared to be no explanation for the bird swimming as it was not particularly hot or anything unusual.
During the heat stress event in FNQ the bats on the river were able to cool down during the day.
A common bird on the Daintree river , but one of the most amazing fishing birds. This birds can fish from a spot quite far above the water and hang upside stretch their neck out and successfully catch a fish. When first observed no one can believe they can fish from that height. To watch them go totally upside down is absolutely amazing.