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Natural closeup on the colorful and diurnal Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet moth , Zygaena lonicerae on purple Vetch

Natural closeup on a colorful diurnal European moth species, Zygaena sarpedon with spread wings in the Gard, France

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I photographed this Great Horned Owl (with a branch across his “horns”) standing on a branch a couple of hundred feet (60m) from the side of the Black Point Wildlife Drive section of Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge located immediately north of the NASA Space complex on Florida's Atlantic Coast. I estimated that this was a male because it was about 300 feet (100m) away from a female sitting on her nest with two chicks. The Great Horned Owl, also known as the tiger owl (originally derived from early naturalists' description as the "winged tiger" or "tiger of the air") or the hoot owl, is a large owl native to the Americas. It is an extremely adaptable bird with a vast range and is the most widely distributed true owl in the Americas. Its primary diet is rabbits and hares, rats and mice, and voles, although it freely hunts any animal it can overtake, including rodents and other small mammals, larger mid-sized mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and invertebrates. In ornithological study, the great horned owl is often compared to the Eurasian eagle-owl, a closely related species, which occupies the same ecological niche in Eurasia despite its notably larger size. The great horned owl is also compared to the red-tailed hawk, with which it often shares similar habitat, prey, and nesting habits by day; thus the red-tailed hawk is something of a diurnal ecological equivalent. The great horned owl is one of the earliest nesting birds in North America, often laying eggs weeks or even months before other raptorial birds.
The Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge is a 140,000-acre (57,000 ha) U.S. National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) on the Atlantic coast of Florida's largest barrier island and immediately to the north of the NASA Kennedy Space Center. One thing not realized by its visitors is that NASA can restrict access to the refuge based on its operational needs. The NWR contains over 1000 species of plants, 117 species of fish, 68 amphibians and reptiles, 330 birds, and 31 mammal species, of which 21 species are listed as endangered by the state of Florida or by the US federal government. Management of the NWR is provided through the Merritt Island NWR Complex, which provides hiking and driving trails for the public, subject to access restrictions from NASA. It is a 'gateway site' for the Great Florida Birding Trail.
Additional information on the Great Horned Owl may be found at Wikipedia.
Additional information on the Merritt Island NWR may be found at Wikipedia.

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I photographed this Great Horned Owl standing on a branch a couple of hundred feet (60m) from the side of the Black Point Wildlife Drive section of Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge located immediately north of the NASA Space complex on Florida's Atlantic Coast. I estimated that this was a male because it was about 300 feet (100m) away from a female sitting on her nest with chicks. The Great Horned Owl, also known as the tiger owl (originally derived from early naturalists' description as the "winged tiger" or "tiger of the air") or the hoot owl, is a large owl native to the Americas. It is an extremely adaptable bird with a vast range and is the most widely distributed true owl in the Americas. Its primary diet is rabbits and hares, rats and mice, and voles, although it freely hunts any animal it can overtake, including rodents and other small mammals, larger mid-sized mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and invertebrates. In ornithological study, the great horned owl is often compared to the Eurasian eagle-owl, a closely related species, which occupies the same ecological niche in Eurasia despite its notably larger size. The great horned owl is also compared to the red-tailed hawk, with which it often shares similar habitat, prey, and nesting habits by day; thus, the red-tailed hawk is something of a diurnal ecological equivalent. The great horned owl is one of the earliest nesting birds in North America, often laying eggs weeks or even months before other raptorial birds.
The Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge is a 140,000-acre (57,000 ha) U.S. National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) on the Atlantic coast of Florida's largest barrier island and immediately to the north of the NASA Kennedy Space Center. One thing not realized by its visitors is that NASA can restrict access to the refuge based on its operational needs. The NWR contains over 1000 species of plants, 117 species of fish, 68 amphibians and reptiles, 330 birds, and 31 mammal species, of which 21 species are listed as endangered by the state of Florida or by the US federal government. Management of the NWR is provided through the Merritt Island NWR Complex, which provides hiking and driving trails for the public, subject to access restrictions from NASA. It is a 'gateway site' for the Great Florida Birding Trail.
Additional information on the Great Horned Owl may be found at Wikipedia.
Additional information on the Merritt Island NWR may be found at Wikipedia.

Camera trapping photo from the Cocha Cashu Biological Station, Manu NP, Peru.

Didn't quite make the cut. Unfortunately the adult didn't return after reframing the camera.
Camera trapping photo from the Cocha Cashu Biological Station, Manu NP, Peru.

Photo from the Cocha Cashu Biological Station, Manu NP, Peru.

Photo from the Cocha Cashu Biological Station, Manu NP, Peru.

A striking black and yellow python slithers gracefully through the dense forest, its vibrant scales creating a bold contrast against the lush green foliage. The snake's sleek, muscular body coils and uncoils with effortless precision as it navigates through fallen leaves and twisted roots. Its piercing eyes, sharp and alert, scan the surroundings, while its forked tongue flicks in and out, sensing the forest's rich tapestry of scents. The dappled sunlight filtering through the canopy highlights its intricate patterns, making it both mesmerizing and intimidating

Camera trapping photo from the Cocha Cashu Biological Station, Manu NP, Peru.

Photo from the Cocha Cashu Biological Station, Manu NP, Peru.

Photo from the Cocha Cashu Biological Station, Manu NP, Peru.

Photo from the Cocha Cashu Biological Research Station, Manu NP, Peru.

Heliconiini or passion flower butterflies are butterflies that are often kept in butterfly and zoos. The wing length is 27-54 mm. Butterflies of the genus Heliconius (Nymphalidae: Heliconiinae: Heliconiini) are characterized by their long wings and bright colors. In total there are 43 species, almost all of which have subspecies. Heliconius erato, for example, even has 29! Heliconius butterflies occur in Central and South America, the Caribbean and in the southern United States. In the Dutch part of the Caribbean islands, H. erato and the zebra butterfly (H. charithonia) occur. The latter is widespread and can be found from Texas

Camera trapping photo from the Cocha Cashu Biological Station, Manu NP, Peru.

Camera trapping photo from the Cocha Cashu Biological Station, Manu NP, Peru.

Camera trapping photo from the Cocha Cashu Biological Station, Manu NP, Peru.

Unfortunately I disturbed them with my reflector, causing them to fly off and separate.

Photo from the Cocha Cashu Biological Station, Manu NP, Peru.

Camera trapping photo from the Cocha Cashu Biological Research Station, Manu NP, Peru.