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| Blue-breasted Hummingbird grounded on my balcony. Another first for me. He did fly away later. Guess he was resting. |
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| Blue-breasted Hummingbird, Atenas, Costa Rica |
They are in my garden, on my balcony, and I’ve even had one fly inside the house! This is the third species of Hummingbird I have photographed here. Yesterday I posted a Cinnamon Hummingbird and my first week here was a Blue-tailed Hummingbird. They and the butterflies are little flying jewels around my house! And below is the butterfly in my garden this afternoon:
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| Great Southern White Butterfly on my Tutti Frutti today! You can also see where the leaf-cutter ants are eating it! I’m treating the ants with Mirex-S! |
Today I also planted some new plants in my garden after purchasing them in Spanish (with the help of my driver Nelson). My gardener will make some more improvements, but I couldn’t wait and went plant shopping today!
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| Philodendron Xanadu, 6 plants added to garden. Leaves will fill in, in time. I wanted to put them together in a blank spot, but only about 3 inches of dirt there above my septic tank cover. So, I have to wait on ground cover. The little light green leaves bottom right is my ground cover, Pilea. |
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| Polka Dot plants were added along my back walk where there is more shade. I think these are a type of philodendron too. Can’t remember what called in states. |
A very full and fun day between my two Spanish lesson days! Doing what I enjoy!