My 1st entry for Amazing Nature Contest by @adalger

[phortun]

Hi there my Steemian friends and followers!

As you have probably noticed by now, I love photo contests here on Steem (both participating in them and hosting them too) so when I found out about the Amazing Nature Contest hosted by @adalger, I was excited to join in. As the title of the contest suggests, these contests are about nature/wildlife photography, which is my favorite photography category so I am very happy to submit my first entry today.

As a dedicated nature lover, I always prefer natural places to urban sites when traveling and exploring foreign countries but there is one particular country that will always have a special place in my heart and this country is Costa Rica.

With more than 1/4 of the country´s land area consisting of national parks and protected areas, Costa Rica is a true heaven for every nature lover. As incredible as it sounds, this little Central American country contains as much as 5% of the entire world´s biodiversity, which is a stunning number.

That being said, it comes as no surprise that it was in this amazing country where I took some of my best wildlife photos. Here is a few of them.

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Purple Lubber Grasshopper

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Keel Billed Toucan

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Hermit Crab

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Brown Throated Sloth

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Saturnid Moth Caterpillar

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Sand Dollar

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Banana Spider

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All of those shots were take by me on the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica and its surroundings, mostly in the Cahuita National Park and the Gandoca Manzanillo National Park.

Feel free to pick any of the photos as the main entry for this round of your contest, @adalger. I have already used these wildlife shots in some of my previous posts and some other photo contests here on Steem but hopefully, it´s not a problem for you. Thank you so much for hosting this great photo challenge, @adalger! I will surely be a regular participant ;)

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Comments

[bioportal.steem]

Hi @phortun. This was an excellent post! We really appreciate your work.

Posts on insects and wildlife are not very common and difficult to find. We liked the way you illustrated your post with awe inspiring self-clicked photographs. We hope that you'll continue to post articles describing biodiversity in the future as well.

We'd like to invite you to our newly created discord server. To support your work, we have also upvoted you using our curation trail!

We'd love to have you join our project and help us in our efforts in encouraging people to appreciate and help catalog the biodiversity on our planet.

Best,
Team Biodiversity Project
^{(Manual comment by: @aakashsinghbais)}

[phortun]

Thank you guys so much for this nice feedback. I will definitely keep an eye on your project, it sounds great :) Good luck!

[liltammy]

😍💙

[garygeo1]

Faunu a floru tam máte skutečně úžasnou. :-) Ať se daří s moc pěknými fotkami.
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[phortun]

Děkuji :) Tyhle fotky jsou z Kostariky, tady na Azorech je biodiverzita podstatně chudší ;)

[garygeo1]

Aha. Ale jistě tam máte také rozmanité druhy rostlina a zvířat. :-)

[jjprac]

Krásná sbírka :-)
Je bezpečné držet takový dolar v ruce? :-)

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[bucipuci]

To je můj placatý mořský příbuzný :-D

[jjprac]

Zajímavej :) Ale ty jsi 3D, to je lepší :D

[bucipuci]

:-)

[phortun]

:DD

[bucipuci]

:-)

[phortun]

Děkuji :) Je to druh ježovky s velmi krátkými a ne příliš ostrými ostny, takže to nebezpečné není ;)

[jjprac]

:) Už vím, že je to mořský příbuzný od @bucipuci :)

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[hangin]

WoW...What a beautiful collection of animals and insects what planet are you on that Purple Lubber Grasshopper looks like one giant creature 😮

[phortun]

Thanks man :) The grasshopper was quite big actually, some 10 cm for sure. A purple monster! :D

[hangin]

Damn scary buggers...lol...10 cm 👀 😮 👀

[bucipuci]

Vítej na palubě :-)
Pro jistotu si přečti tohle

[phortun]

Díky :) Jojo, všiml jsem si, že zrovna nějak mění to vyhodnocování... Co už :)

[bucipuci]

Na discordu (odkaz v článku) právě probíhá do zítřka hlasování. Zatím máš 5 smailíků :-)

[phortun]

Díky, snažil jsem se tam nakouknout, ale Discord používám jen výjimečně, takže jsem tam ničemu nerozuměl :D Nebudu se nijak angažovat a ponechám to osudu :)

[bucipuci]

Tvoje volba. Pro sebe stejně hlasovat nemůžeš :-).

[phortun]

Já to myslel spíš tak, že nebudu nikomu říkat, aby pro mě hlasoval, když vlastně ani sám nevím, jak to tam funguje :) Jsem hlavně rád, že jsem měl fajn námět na článek. Když náhodou něco vyhraju, bude to jen bonus navíc.

[bucipuci]

:-)

[xlisto]

Ten koník je úžasný. Pěkně vynikají detaily. Potkat ho v reálu. Tak zdrhám a kvičím. :)

[phortun]

Díky. Já naopak šel co nejblíž k němu :D Byla jich plná zahrada kolem domku, kde jsme bydleli. Někteří si to tam hodně užívali :)

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[derangedvisions]

I remember some of these. I love the sloth one.

[phortun]

I remember you liked that one :) Thanks for stopping by Wes.

[adalger]

Wow, those all look soo beautiful.. I did not know that Costa Rica puts so much effort into the protection of its wildlife, but I am glad they do.. No wonder this land is on top of your favorite places. Must be a heavenly place for a lot of people here :).. Thank you very much for this great entry and for participating in this contest!!

[phortun]

Thanks for this nice feedback, I am glad you like the entry :) Costa Rica has incredibly rich wildlife and beautiful nature and fortunately, they fully realize it and do their best to preserve the treasure they were given by Mother Nature ;) Definitely a must visit destination for all nature lovers.

[bliss11]

Never knew animals and insects could be this pretty, the photos are colourful too...😊

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[phortun]

Hehe, I am glad I made you realize that even insects can be beautiful :) Thanks for stopping by!

[brittandjosie]

I found your blog in the contest channel of steemterminal opened by @adalger and I love the purple grasshopper and the Saturnid Moth Caterpillar
The most and eventhough you used the images in contest before I vote for your blog
Have a great weekend

[phortun]

Thank you so much for finding your way to my blog and for voting for my entry! Actually, I didn´t even know there is something like a cotest channel :) Thanks for your support again. Have a great weekend too :)

[bethvalverde]

Such beautiful creatures. Great photos!

[phortun]

Thank you Beth :)

[jaytaylor]

Truly AMAZING creatures, @phortun - how big is that 'hopper, please? x

[phortun]

Thanks, I am glad you enjoyed the photos :) The hopper was pretty big, about 10 cm.

[jaytaylor]

Oh, wow! Our British ones are teeny by comparison - only about 2-3cm. He must have been spectacular in real life! He's gorgeous 😍

[phortun]

Well, tropical animals (and plants too) are usually larger than their non tropical counterparts :) But yeah, they were beautiful :)

[jaytaylor]

I have never visited the tropics, @phortun. Lucky you for having the opportunity to do so - and thank you for sharing your images :o)

[thekitchenfairy]

Freaking gorgeous pictures you took. I love them!

[phortun]

Thanks! :)

[madushanka]

Wow...so awesome pictures.
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[phortun]

Thank you so much my friend! I really appreciate your support :)

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[worldcapture]

Man how big is that grasshopper? O.O Looks totally like an Alien to me :D But beautiful in some way :D

[phortun]

About 10 cm :) Yeah, a bit creepy but definitely beautiful :D

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[nelinoeva]

Truely amazing photos and such a diversity of speciecs.

[phortun]

Thank you so much :) Costa Rica is a true biodiversity hotspot.

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