Above: We were in the second week of a Holbrook photography trip to Costa Rica with Emily Carter when we arrived in the Talamanca Mountains along the spine of the country. In someone’s back yard setup near Savegre, we saw beautiful hummingbirds attracted to flowers set out for us. The bees were attracted as well, and I liked how the hummingbird was intent on feeding from the fuchsia but seemingly oblivious to the swarming bees.

Below: This image was captured after dark at Selva Verde Lodge. Our leader, Emily Carter, took us out in the evening with flashlights to search for nighttime frogs. Our Costa Rican guide, Andrés Quirós, had arranged for the grounds near the dining hall to be watered in the late afternoon. As a result, we saw several amphibians attracted to the wet environment. I loved this side view of the red-eyed tree frog with the inflated white throat pouch, big orange eyes and feet, and blue- and yellow-striped side.

Photos and story by Judy Kramer | www.earthwitnessphoto.com
Costa Rica | Photographing the Jewels of Nature with Emily Carter