Eastern Wood Pewee

Perched on the tip of a cecropia branch, this eastern wood pewee (Waldschnäppertyrann) greets the photographer.

Broad-billed Motmot

Colourful portrait of a broad-billed motmot from a very unusual top-down point of view.

Black Hawk-Eagle

A real big raptor! In this ventral view portrait, I like the huge talons and the nice details on the eagle's breast.

Black Hawk-Eagle

Warming its plumage in the early morning sun, this very large bird of prey has nice eye contact with the photographer.

White-whiskered Puffbird (female)

Dorsal view of a female white-whiskered puffbird. I like the deep-red eye and the blured, green background.

White-whiskered Puffbird (male)

Ventral view of a male white-whiskered puffbird with his deep-red eye.

Black-breasted Puffbird

Because of the white throat, this puffbird is also called white-throated puffbird.

Semiplumbeous Hawk

This semiplumbeous hawk shows its orange talons perfectly matching the nostril's ("cere") and eye colour.

Great Potoo

Ventral view of a great potoo (Riesentagschläfer), high up in the canopy.

Black-throated Trogon (male)

Ventral view of a male black-throated trogon showing its yellow belly and the black and white-striped tail.

White-tailed Trogon (male)

Ventral view on a male white-tailed trogon showing its yellow belly, the all white eye ring and the all white inner tail feathers.

Black-tailed Trogon (male)

Ventral view of a male black-tailed trogon showing its red belly, the red eye ring, yellow bill and the all black inner tail feathers.

Gartered Trogon (male)

Ventral view of a male gartered trogon showing the bright yellow belly and the yellow eye ring.

Three-toed Sloth on a cecropia tree

This portrait of a three-toed sloth is at eye level. The three toes are nicely visible. The fur's greenish color is owed to the algae. On a typical sloth, biologists can find more than thousand ! different organisms.

Howler Monkey at dusk

This black and white portrait of a howler monkey scratching its back was shot at dusk.

Little Blue Heron on floating trunk

Little blue heron standing on a floating trunk in the Chagres River at sunrise. Nice purplish slate-blue plumage!

Snowy Egret on the wing

This white heron has a small fish in the beak, just catched on the wing.

Tiger-Heron taking off

This juvenile rufescent tiger-heron is just taking wing from his observation deck.

Osprey having a snack

This osprey has its huge talon firmly on the catched fish.

Osprey on the wing

Action portrait of osprey securing its catch on the wing

White-faced Capuchin

This white-faced capuchin has a quite friendly countenance.

Juvenile Snail Kite

Ventral view on a juvenile snail kite showing nice plumage detail.

Snail Kite in action (male)

This snail kite is taking off of the water after an unsuccessful attempt

Snail Kite on the wing (male)

Top portrait of a male snail kite on the wing. I like the downward wing position and the reddish eye.