Favoritos de rushin-bushin

This pair of now extinct Golden Toads was photographed at the entrance to the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve where they were kept for visitors to the park to see since their observance in the wild was limited to only a few days a year during the onset of their breeding season (late May & early June). This species is sexually dimorphic, the males are bright orange or yellow and females are dark brown with red spots.

Date is approximate. 3 individuals (2 males & 1 female) seen sometime in April, 1987. My mother and father (@dmpeterson ) were living in Monteverde in the spring of 1987, staying with the Gavin family. I have been digitizing their old slides, and thought these ones were significant, so I uploaded them. The date and location are approximate, based on their best recollection.

Giant Forest Hog was one of the few targets my friend, Adam, really wanted to see. Thankfully we got to enjoy this family group in a forest clearing.

The piglet is equipped with a Red-billed Oxpecker.

Aberdare NP, Kenya

Beautifully patterned wrasse caught in a deep hole beneath a rocky ledge. Golden-yellow underside with vibrant green, blue and brown body with few blue spots. Weighed 3lbs 1oz. Caught on a weedless lure amongst kelp.