Topic

Nocturnal

Stories, galleries, and images exploring nocturnal.

Visual Stories

Red-eyed Tree Frog in the rain — the forest at night is alive in ways you don't expect

Wildlife

The Fear and the Wonder

The forest at night is not a place most people choose to go. It is dark, disorienting, and full of things that make sounds you cannot identify. But if you stay long enough, and quiet enough, the fear gives way to wonder.

A Crested Owl lands on a branch in the darkness of the Costa Rican rainforest

Wildlife

Owls of Costa Rica

A years-long quest to find and photograph all 14 species of owls in Costa Rica. From the common Barn Owl in church towers to the near-impossible highland species that live above the clouds.