Honeycreeper Squishing Berries
The Red-legged Honeycreeper (Cyanerpes cyaneus) is found across Costa Rica, but the female is far harder to spot than the showy blue male. I photographed this one on a berry bush in Boca Tapada, Alajuela Province. She was having a feast, squishing each berry and swallowing it whole — a tiny, focused, unstoppable eating machine. This original photograph is available in a variety of formats, from wall art to gifts.
A landscape-orientation close-up, soft green bokeh filling the background on both sides. The bird is mid-tilt, beak open, berry bits scattering into the air above her head. It is the kind of frame you only get when you stop, stay still, and let the moment happen. The warm, muted palette of olive green and rust is quieter than a male honeycreeper shot — and more interesting for it.
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📍 Boca Tapada, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica
Juicy Fruit Red-legged Honeycreeper Photography Print
This female Red-legged Honeycreeper was having a feast on a berry bush and I loved every second of watching her. She would squish each berry and swallow it whole — a tiny, focused, unstoppable eating machine.
Females are easy to overlook in the wild since their dark green plumage blends perfectly into the foliage. Finding and photographing one this clearly was a genuine treat. Available on archival fine art paper or sublimated aluminum metal, made to order in my New Hampshire studio.
📍 Boca Tapada, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica
Female Honeycreeper Photography Note Card
A small, joyful note card for bird lovers, Costa Rica travelers, and tropical bird fans — an original photograph of a female Red-legged Honeycreeper mid-snack on a berry bush in the rainforests of Boca Tapada.
I photographed this female Red-legged Honeycreeper having a feast on a berry bush in Boca Tapada, Costa Rica, surrounded by soft green rainforest color. She would grab each berry, squish it, work it around in her bill, and swallow it whole, a tiny, focused, unstoppable eating machine with feathers.
I print every note card in my Henniker studio on heavyweight Red River Linen cardstock, holding the soft greens of the rainforest and the small bursts of color in the berries. The 5 x 7 card ships flat with a matching envelope and protective sleeve, ready to gift, send, or frame — a greeting card worth keeping long after it's sent.
📍 Costa Rica
Green Honeycreeper Costa Rica Mouse Pad
The male Red-legged Honeycreeper gets all the attention with his electric blue coat. This mouse pad is a reminder that the quieter females deserve some too.
The Red-legged Honeycreeper (Cyanerpes cyaneus) is best known for its electric blue males, but I photographed this female pausing with a berry in her bill in Costa Rica, olive green feathers and faint streaking instead of neon color. She proves the species does not need blue to be interesting.
That same muted green and berry red palette holds its calm at 9.25 by 7.75 inches of smooth polyester with a quarter inch rubber base, sized for a laptop desk or a small office corner. I photographed this moment myself in the field, not a stock tropical scene.