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Nature tour guide, orchid speaker, and ecologist from Guatemala sharing botanical gems. Member, IUCN SSC: Orchid Specialist Group. Photos my own. 🏳️‍🌈

Ciudad de Guatemala
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Hello! I'm a Guatemalan ecologist passionate about botany. I put together lists of flora for reserves & parks, lead ecological tours, and give presentations on Guatemalan orchids to international orchid societies. I try to raise awareness of the importance of native species. 🌿
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A flash of color in the treetops! 🍒✨ The summer tanager (Piranga rubra) is a striking bird known for its brilliant coloration and melodic song. Males sport a vivid red plumage, while females (like this one) and juveniles wear a golden-yellow hue. This species breeds in North America and migrates south to spend the winter in Central and South America, including Guatemala. As expert insect hunters, summer tanagers love feasting on bees and wasps, skillfully catching them mid-air and even rubbing them against branches to remove the stinger before eating! 🐝🦜 If you hear a sweet, whistling song in the forest, look up—you might spot this fiery traveler resting in the canopy! 🌿🔭 ¡Un destello colorido entre las copas de los árboles! 🍒✨ La tángara roja migratoria (Piranga rubra) es un ave llamativa, conocida por su color vibrante y su canto melódico. Los machos lucen un plumaje rojo intenso, mientras que las hembras (como esta) y los juveniles son de un tono amarillo dorado. Esta especie se reproduce en América del Norte y migra hacia el sur para pasar el invierno en Centro y Sudamérica, incluyendo Guatemala. Son expertos cazadores de insectos y disfrutan capturar abejas y avispas en pleno vuelo. ¡Incluso las frotan contra las ramas para quitarles el aguijón antes de comerlas! 🐝🦜 Si escuchas un dulce canto silbante en el bosque, mira hacia arriba… ¡podrías encontrar a este viajero ardiente descansando en el dosel! 🌿🔭 #Guatemala #nature #Piranga #Cardinalidae #birdwatching #wildlife #birds #migratorybirds #tropicalbirds #biodiversity #avesdeGuatemala #birdlovers #birder #naturephotography #colorfulbirds #forestlife #wildlifephotography #birdmigration #songbirds #birdsoftheworld #redbirds
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@Ramazan07472532 Beauties! Thanks for sharing!
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@HiloOrchid They won’t let me board the plane with them. 😔
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@HiloOrchid Beautiful!!
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@gzero59 😂
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@thorogoodchris1 Not spam. Need more. 😍
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@CanterburyCtyd Aww, that means even more. 🙏🌿
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@jorgecose10 ¡Gracias por tu aporte!
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@StrongAnn Interesting!
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@EmilioJacobo13 Hola Josué, por favor envíame un mensaje directo contándome un poco más sobre tu página y el uso de la foto. 😃🙏
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@RobSwampy Oooh, those would taste very different, I think?
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@JeffMNeale Nice! A little bit of Guatemala down under!
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@gzero59 🤣 Very witty!
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@TexanInOz Wet goat! I wonder if there's a scented candle....? 😉
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