Carter Payne

Conservationist/primatologist

[Carter Payne @carterpayne26]

I was very fortunate to spot this well-camouflaged praying mantis while walking through the rainforest at @AmazonCenter1. This species is known as the Peruvian shield mantis (Choeradodis rhombicollis). Its incredible… https://t.co/sjCPzbojnk

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This brilliantly-colored pink caterpillar caught my eye as I was walking through the rainforest at @AmazonCenter1
#unedited #nofilterneeded #caterpillar #naturephotography #amazon #amazonrainforest #peru… https://t.co/wz55XW3WK7

[Carter Payne @carterpayne26]

This spectacularly-colored snake is often referred to as the "pineapple snake." I spotted this individual swimming in a puddle at @AmazonCenter1. The species name is Liophis reginae… https://t.co/BbxDyUxZ72

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Not a bad office
@AmazonCenter1
#amazonrainforest #research #conservation #biologist #laspiedrasamazoncenter #lpac #rainforest @ Las Piedras Amazon Center - LPAC https://t.co/jvgrpXf0CJ

[Carter Payne @carterpayne26]

The Florida scrub jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens) is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. It is endemic to Florida, and its numbers are declining rapidly due to… https://t.co/exYPf1JjTS

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It was great to be back at the Las Piedras Amazon Center! It had been nearly three years since I first went there in November 2015
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#rainforest #amazonrainforest #amazon… https://t.co/XcGDDuI3JB

[Carter Payne @carterpayne26]

Happy World Orangutan Day! Orangutans need our help now more than ever. All three species of orangutans are listed as Critically Endangered on The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. I… https://t.co/cmnEz9oQjh

[Carter Payne @carterpayne26]

A giant river otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) with a fish in the Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve
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#endangeredspecies #endangered #otter #giantotter #riverotter #fishing #amazon… https://t.co/KsG2Jvlbrj

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A fer-de-lance pit viper (Bothrops atrox) in the Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve. This is an extremely venemous snake, but it is not aggressive, and it will not attack unless stepped on… https://t.co/R5Dlm8vdP0

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Double rainbow in the Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve
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#rainbow #doublerainbow #rainforest #rainforests #pacayasamiria #awesomeview #river #amazon #amazonrainforest #unedited… https://t.co/Y9odAHpKZw

[Carter Payne @carterpayne26]

We caught an Amazonian royal flycatcher (Onychorhynchus coronatus) in a mistnet
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#bird #birds #flycatcher #mistnetting #birdbanding #birdsofinstagram #Peru #expedition… https://t.co/s71SgqoZnL

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Full moon over the Marañón River in the Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve
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#moon #moonrise #fullmoon #bloodmoon #unedited #nofilter #nofilterneeded #amazon #amazonia #amazonrainforest… https://t.co/BZzSHKH6Nc

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A common squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus) feeding on fruit in the Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve
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#monkey #primate #primatesofinstagram #primateconservation #monkeys… https://t.co/w0yK493ZNH

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A male red howler monkey (Alouatta seniculus) in the Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve
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#primate #primates #monkey #monkeys #primatesofinstagram #howlermonkey #Peru #rainforest… https://t.co/mkCRpwOYo6

[Carter Payne @carterpayne26]

A black-tailed trogon (Trogon melanurus) in the Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve
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#bird #birds #birdsofinstagram #birding #birdwatching #trogon #amazonrainforest #Peru #rainforest… https://t.co/ki60xCLIm5

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A black-headed night monkey (Aotus nigriceps) watches us from the forest canopy in the Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve
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#nightmonkey #owlmonkey #amazonrainforest #rainforest #amazon… https://t.co/Ir5UVjtyTE

[Carter Payne @carterpayne26]

A brown capuchin (Sapajus apella) consuming a palm fruit in the Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve
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#monkey #capuchin #primate #primatesofinstagram #southamerica #Peru #amazonrainforest… https://t.co/dgeb5hF7R7

[Carter Payne @carterpayne26]

Cuvier's toucan (Ramphastos tucanus) in the Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve
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#toucan #bird #birdsofinstagram #amazon #amazonrainforest #peru #natgeoyourshot #yourbestbirds… https://t.co/x0TRFQNGPy

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An adult capybara with three juveniles on the bank of a remote channel deep in the Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve .
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#wildlifephotography #naturephotography #unedited #wildlife_seekers… https://t.co/dEK9ta87XP

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House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)
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#best_birds_of_ig #natgeoyourshot… https://t.co/0LU6BawpLZ