{"title":"Photographs from Costa Rica","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal wildlife and nature photography from Costa Rica, where the density of species makes every hour in the field worth it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis collection brings together Linda's Costa Rica photography, tropical birds, rainforest wildlife, and the close encounters that come from time spent quietly in the field. From hummingbirds and macaws to vipers and pumas, every photograph here was taken on location in Costa Rica, not in captivity and not AI generated. If you're looking for Costa Rica bird photography prints, tropical wildlife wall art, or nature photography note cards from Central America, you'll find original work here shot across the country.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCosta Rica rewards patience more than almost anywhere else I've photographed. A hummingbird will hover close enough to feel the wingbeats, a viper stays perfectly still on a mossy branch, a tiger-heron stands at the water's edge with a chick tucked beside it. These aren't staged moments. They come from time spent in the field, waiting and watching until something real happens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEvery photograph in this collection is available as a fine art print on archival paper or metal, as a photography note card, and as part of a growing range of accessories and gifts. New images from Costa Rica get added as I return and spend more time there. 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This original photograph is available in a variety of formats, from wall art to gifts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHer plumage shows deep, glossy green across the head and back, set off by a crisp white throat. The catch hangs from her bill, caught in the same instant it was speared. Soft green forest blurs behind her, keeping every bit of focus on the moment.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LindaNeePhotography","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52019711082794,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0752\/8854\/3530\/files\/82113b7c-c2a4-45fb-8bad-0a8476d28338-copy_bba8531e-9e35-42c0-a6fa-8c6c3a33cb18.jpg?v=1783011713"},{"product_id":"lesser-violetear-hummingbird","title":"Lesser Violetear Hummingbird","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis Lesser Violetear (Colibri cyanotus) perches on the tip of a rain-dotted leaf, its feathers catching the light in shades of emerald and blue. 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This original photograph is available in a variety of formats, from wall art to gifts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis head glows electric blue, fading into emerald green across the back and a crisp white belly below. Soft golden-green light blurs the forest behind him, keeping every bit of focus on the bird's color and motion.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LindaNeePhotography","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52019988365610,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0752\/8854\/3530\/files\/f9c03ee2-ed03-4c56-b41d-3152b08c9ff4-copy_118c698a-4f6d-4052-b0a0-eb66f1c984da.jpg?v=1783011743"},{"product_id":"black-cheeked-woodpecker-calling","title":"Black-cheeked Woodpecker Calling","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis male Black-cheeked Woodpecker (Melanerpes pucherani) clings to a tree trunk with his beak open mid-call. I photographed him in the wild at Sarapiquí, in Costa Rica's Heredia Province, in April 2024. 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