Fertile frond of Cinnamon Fern Osmunda cinnamomea (?)
Common hawkweed Hieracium lachenalii
Orange hawkweed Hieracium aurantiacum
Pitcher plant Sarracenia purpurea
Yellow flag Iris pseudacorus
Bocana once again
Rio Madrigal
Spilling into the the Pacific north of La Leona Field Station in Corcovado National Park, Rio Madrigal was the only stream sampled that contained Characids, Mike’s fish of interest. The river is relatively large compared to near-by streams and supports River Otter, as evidenced by scat.
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Camping at Put-In-Bay
Rio La Leona
The source of water and name-sake of La Leona Field station.
Berried shrimp
Lake Erie Watersnake
If all that matters is locality, this is a Lake Erie Watersnake (Nerodia sipedon insularum) caught on the shore near Put-In-Bay, South Bass Island. However, N. s. insularum tends to have less pronounced patterning and an overall darker color than the mainland sub-species (sipedon), and this individual seems to fit that description. Interbreeding does occur, so it could even be a ‘hybrid’. Perhaps only genotyping will allow certainty…
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Rio White Hawk
I couldn’t recall the name of this stream, which we sampled for Characids in Corcovado, but I did remember seeing a White Hawk with a litter snake in it’s beak and a Oso de Hormigas while hiking up it.
Arrival at La Leona Beach
The brown slash at about the center of the above photograph is a gigantic land-slide, and was possibly the most difficult part of the hike from Sirena to La Leona. Large rocks from the slide were densely scattered from the edge of the slide into the ocean and repeated tides made the rocks slippery with biofilm. Clearly, the rocks provide 0 defense from the hot sun, and, in fact, radiated heat, making slippery rocks that much more difficult to maneuver.
A couple more from the ground
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