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| On a walk over my hill today, not quite to the top, a different view. Roca Verde, Atenas, Costa Rica |
Click image for larger view.
And see my photo gallery of Vistas in Costa Rica & neighboring countries.
¡Pura Vida!
Pot Plants Star: Desert Rose
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| Along wall by windows are a “Crown of Thorns” that blooms constantly year around and I just moved from white pot, as it is growing! Stair-stepping down is my favorite which is a Desert Rose or Adenium Obesum. And the tiny pot is a now small Jade Plant. Desert Rose came from it in my transplantings. There are of course more pot plants on the terrace all the way back! 🙂 Atenas, Costa Rica |
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| Desert Rose or Adenium Obesum It too is growing and I just moved it from that smallest pot above. Atenas, Costa Rica |
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| Desert Rose Blooms This is the most blooms together like this yet in 2 years. For those who knew Anthony, this came from him when he moved to states. For locals: they are available at Vivero Central in La Garita, but not cheap. Atenas, Costa Rica |
For those interested in growing this wonderful flowering plant, the most amount of information on growing them is at this excellent website with how-to videos and all:
It is originally from Africa and must have heat and lots of sun. With temps below 65° Fahrenheit you must bring inside. They bloom in the summer or hottest season which it is now in Costa Rica. They need minimal water, mainly in hot season when blooming. It is a nice tropical addition to one’s garden!
For my gallery of Costa Rica Flowers+ see: FLORA & FOREST
¡PURA VIDA!
Eye-candy Leaves
At least for me!
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| A Cecropia or Guarumo leaf with its exquisite shape, color and lighting in this case. Captivating to me. Villa Blanca Cloud Forest Resort, San Ramon, Costa Rica |
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| A dying banana or other tropical plant leaf with its vibrancy of change in color, contrast and life/death Villa Blanca Cloud Forest Resort, San Ramon, Costa Rica |
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| On the Sidewalk Atenas, Costa Rica |
Recycling older photos that may or may not have been used on this blog. For more see
the photo gallery FLORA & FOREST that has more than just leaves! 🙂
¡Pura Vida!
Magical Forest Haiku
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| A photo from the river trail in Tambor not used yet and a fun effort at nature poetry by Charlie Tambor Tropical Resort, Costa Rica |
For more of my nature poems as see Haiku Nature
Or my photo gallery called Flora & Forest
2018 – Year of the Bird
National Geographic has joined with The Cornell Lab of Ornithology and other organization to help call attention to the importance of birds in the life of the earth with a Year of the Bird emphasis and an even more fun emphasis in National Geographic Kids.
Read your National Geographic magazine every month this year for more about birds and . . .
See this very short Thank You Video from The Cornell Lab. Or go to Cornell Lab Website to see how you can participate in helping birds.
Or just for fun, browse through my collection of Birds photos since moving to Costa Rica . . .
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| Screen Shot of BIRDS gallery opening page |
Birds are indicators of the environment.
If they are in trouble, we know we’ll soon be in trouble.
~Roger Tory Peterson
The USA Today article on Costa Rica, the Country Without an Army & the Happiest Country
Thanks to Larry Yarborough for sharing this article! And one quote from the article:
“Blessed is the Costa Rican mother who knows her son at birth will never be a soldier.”
International Living magazine again ranks Costa Rica the #1 Place to Retire!
Thanks to Larry Yarborough for sharing this article! And one quote from the article:
“Blessed is the Costa Rican mother who knows her son at birth will never be a soldier.”
International Living magazine again ranks Costa Rica the #1 Place to Retire!
Tambor Tropical Resort
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| Sunrise Over Tambor Bay You don’t expect a sunrise over the Pacific, but it depends on angle of peninsula or bay! When no clouds on horizon, you see the big orange ball at the end of that point on right. See below. Tambor Tropical Resort, Costa Rica |
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| My House for a Week! (downstairs) Tambor Tropical Resort, Costa Rica |
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| My House at Night this Week (the downstairs part) Tambor Tropical Resort, Costa Rica |
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| My Room, bath on left and kitchen on right Tambor Tropical Resort, Costa Rica |
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| My Dining Room this Week Tambor Tropical Resort, Costa Rica |
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| Looking towards ocean from dining area Tambor Tropical Resort, Costa Rica |
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| Our grass and brown sand beach Tambor Tropical Resort, Costa Rica |
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| The Hammock I Never had Time to Use But I did get a massage one day in the Spa! Tambor Tropical Resort, Costa Rica |
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| Scarlet Macaw Several families literally lived on hotel property with 3 nest boxes. It could easily be called the “Scarlet Macaw Hotel” 🙂 Tambor Tropical Resort, Costa Rica |
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| Scarlet Macaws always in trees around cabins and pool! Tambor Tropical Resort, Costa Rica |
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| Interesting People Too! Last night a family from Nashville checked in with their Tico relatives! Small World! Tambor Tropical Resort, Costa Rica |
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| And Beautiful Flowers!
Tambor Tropical Resort, Costa Rica |
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| Sunrises are different each morning if you get up early enough! Tambor Tropical Resort, Costa Rica |
They host several birding tours a year plus the Cornell annual bird count and it is known as a good place for birders with an on-property nature trail and 3 public trails along the river beside the hotel. And now the “Tambor Turtles” volunteer program takes place on the beach by the hotel with opportunities for guests to collect eggs or release babies at the right time of year.
My trip gallery for this trip: 2017 Christmas Week Tambor Bay
This is my blog post about the hotel and I hardily recommend it as a hotel and the area for both birding and relaxation! I just spent 5 nights and can’t imagine staying fewer! You need time to get to know a place and benefit from it! 4 or 5 nights is my minimum stay almost anywhere in Costa Rica!
¡Pura Vida!
Curu Wildlife
Curu Wildlife Refuge
Paquera, Costa Rica
Tuesday, 26 December 2017
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| Roadside Hawk Juvenile Curu Wildlife Refuge, Paquera, Costa Rica |
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| Double-striped Thick-knee Curu Wildlife Refuge, Paquera, Costa Rica |
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| Green Kingfisher female Curu Wildlife Refuge, Paquera, Costa Rica |
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| Pale-billed Woodpecker Curu Wildlife Refuge, Paquera, Costa Rica |
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| Lineated Woodpecker Yes it is different from the one above! Curu Wildlife Refuge, Paquera, Costa Rica |
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| Spotted Sandpiper Curu Wildlife Refuge, Paquera, Costa Rica |
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| Brown-crested Flycatcher Curu Wildlife Refuge, Paquera, Costa Rica |
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| Cattle Egret Curu Wildlife Refuge, Paquera, Costa Rica |
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| White-tailed Deer Curu Wildlife Refuge, Paquera, Costa Rica |
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| Common Basilisk “Jesus Christ Lizard” We watched this one “walk” run across the stream. Curu Wildlife Refuge, Paquera, Costa Rica |
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| Variegated Squirrel Curu Wildlife Refuge, Paquera, Costa Rica |
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| One of the Heliconias I’ll Name Later Curu Wildlife Refuge, Paquera, Costa Rica |
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| Unknown Tiny Lizard Curu Wildlife Refuge, Paquera, Costa Rica |
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| Crab-eating Raccoon Curu Wildlife Refuge, Paquera, Costa Rica |
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| Baby Raccoons with above mother Curu Wildlife Refuge, Paquera, Costa Rica And yes, we saw a lot of Coatis and one Agouti, just no photos |
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| What a Wildlife Refuge Looks Like Here! Curu Wildlife Refuge, Paquera, Costa Rica |
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| Guide Ruth & Driver Larry Curu Wildlife Refuge, Paquera, Costa Rica |
The website of the wildlife refuge (1st one in Costa Rica): http://www.curuwildliferefuge.com/
My trip gallery for this trip: 2017 Christmas Week Tambor Bay
Or my birds and wildlife galleries at Charlie Doggett’s COSTA RICA
Christmas Creatures
From both hotel grounds and the river trail again, on Christmas Day . . .
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| Streaked Flycatcher Tambor, Costa Rica |
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| Black-headed Trogon Tambor, Costa Rica |
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| Black-headed Trogon Juvenile Tambor, Costa Rica |
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| Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl Tambor, Costa Rica |
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| Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl Side view – He’s looking left Very difficult to photograph in bamboo cane. Tambor, Costa Rica |
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| Squirrel Cuckoo Tambor, Costa Rica |
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| Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Tambor, Costa Rica |
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| Boat-billed Heron Tambor, Costa Rica |
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| Magnificent Frigatebird Tambor, Costa Rica |
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| Cattle Egrets Tambor, Costa Rica |
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| American Crocodile Tambor, Costa Rica |
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| Striped Iguana On this same rock every day at hotel. Tambor, Costa Rica |
As always, you can click on any photo to make it larger.
My trip photo gallery: 2017 Christmas Week Tambor Bay
Charlie Doggett’s COSTA RICA. Making photos is my passion, hobby and fun.
My guides take me to Curu Wildlife Reserve tomorrow for hopefully some new birds and other wildlife. It is near the water like the hotel, so there will be some overlap!
A King Vulture for Christmas Eve!
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| King Vulture Adult Raptor Ridge, Tambor, Costa Rica |
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| King Vulture Juvenile Raptor Ridge, Tambor, Costa Rica |
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| Social Flycatcher Raptor Ridge, Tambor, Costa Rica |
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| Olive Sparrow Raptor Ridge, Tambor, Costa Rica |
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| Rufous-capped Warbler Raptor Ridge, Tambor, Costa Rica |
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| Barred Antshrike Raptor Ridge, Tambor, Costa Rica |
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| Possibly a Greenish Elaenia Raptor Ridge, Tambor, Costa Rica |
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| Blue-throated Goldentail Hummingbird Raptor Ridge, Tambor, Costa Rica |
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| Painted Buntings They would not let me get close enough for a good photo Raptor Ridge, Tambor, Costa Rica |
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| White-nosed Coati Raptor Ridge, Tambor, Costa Rica |
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| Helicopter Damselfly Raptor Ridge, Tambor, Costa Rica |
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| Black Vulture These guys circle a dead animal and attract the King Vulture Raptor Ridge, Tambor, Costa Rica |
My trip gallery for this trip: 2017 Christmas Week Tambor Bay
And my photo gallery Costa Rica Birds .
MERRY CHRISTMAS! FELIZ NAVIDAD!
New Birds Second Day
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| Scarlet Macaw Tambor, Costa Rica |
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| Collared Aracari Tambor, Costa Rica |
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| Hummingbird to identify later Tambor, Costa Rica |
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| White-winged Dove Tambor, Costa Rica |
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| Rufous-naped Wren Tambor, Costa Rica |
My trip gallery for this trip: 2017 Christmas Week Tambor Bay
And my photo gallery Costa Rica Birds .
MERRY CHRISTMAS! FELIZ NAVIDAD!