Christian Mena Tour Guide

26/12/2024

Pale-billed Woodpecker (Campehilus guatemalensis).

This is a large species of woodpecker that can be found in different habitats, one can listen to a loud "drum" when he's looking for insect inside the tree bark.
It can be found in lower elevations and foothills from Mexico to western Panama.

15/12/2024

This last Saturday we had in Monteverde, Costa Rica (my hometown), the Christmas Bird Count.

This activity gets together nature lovers, both the ones that are just starting doing birdwatching and also the ones with many years donating their time and knowledge for conservation.

The route that we had to cover is inside the Childrens Eternal Rain Forest at he San Gerardo Station.

We started walking when it was still dark. Our team was 4 people, German, he is incharge of environmental education at the local conservation area. Jessy, a tour guide in Bijagua, Pollo (not his real name), a tour operator in the Montezuma area and myself.

Some of us had the opportunity to see a bird for the first time in our carrer, so we celebrated it with a hi-5.

This required an amazing effort that lasted the whole day. We had the blessing of a super sunny day.

Conservation is not just about politics of a country, conservation is about the conviction of the people, that does it because it has to be done, no matter the effort involved.

01/10/2024

This beautiful mushroom was found on the Caribbean side of Costa Rica, near La Fortuna area.

01/10/2024

This is a close-up of the head of this Walkingstick a female of_Phanocles costaricensis_ (Diapleromeridae). The most remarkable feature of this specimen is the very long body length and also the amazing camouflage resembling a stick. They have a diet based on leaves, they have mostly nocturnal lives, and lay their eggs by attaching them to the vegetation.

08/09/2024

Los murciélagos de campamento. Estas especies de murciélagos practican un tipo de ingeniería que les permite construir “tiendas” con la vegetación. Las tiendas protegen a los murciélagos durante el día de la lluvia, el sol y los depredadores.

26/08/2024

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20/08/2024

07/08/2024

White Hawk (Pseudastur albicollis).
This hawk prefers forested areas in hilly terrain; hunts inside canopy or at edges and gaps. It occurs from Southern Mexico to east Peru, Northern Bolivia, and Eastern Brazil.

01/08/2024

Boa Imperator at Monteverde Wildlife Refuge 🌿
This snake is the longest species that lives in Costa Rica, it can measure up to 3.7 meters

29/07/2024

Norops sp. 🌿

25/06/2024

This is a "Slug Caterpillar" from the family of butterflies Limacodidae. Many of them have bight green colors, some have tubercules with urticating spines ( Hanson, P. 2016)

15/05/2024

The rainy season is coming slowly, the amount of these little creatures that we see during the is greater than a few weeks ago.

14/05/2024

This beautiful seen was a gift from nature, at tonight's tour.

Two-toeth Sloth and her baby.



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10/02/2024

Common Pauraque / Cuyeo / Nyctidromus albicollis

This is a very common and widespread species of nocturnal bird.

The coloration allows it to camouflage amongst the dry leafs on the forest understory.

04/02/2024

🌱 Caminata Guiada Diurna 🌱
Olingo 🔭
Bassaricyon gabbii