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My profession is to always find God in nature.
– Henry David Thoreau
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| Heliconius Hecale Zuleika My home garden in Atenas, Costa Rica |
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| ¡Pura Vida! Costa Rica Flag Butterfly Art Not a real butterfly! |
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| Hiding in the shadows of taller Red Ginger plants & their own tall stalks, Cellphone photo of Zingiber zerumbet, also known as Shampoo ginger, bitter ginger, and pinecone ginger And my gardener calls it Moraca plant Atenas, Costa Rica |
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| CAN YOU SEE THEM? Left of center behind and below Red Ginger (click photo for enlargement) Atenas, Costa Rica |
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| For 2 years I refused to have feeders, only flowers. But gave in when Anthony left me with this feeder. I do see more hummingbirds, but only one species now. Atenas, Costa Rica |
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| Like this juvenile Rufous-tailed, they do still eat from flowers, but not totally. Atenas, Costa Rica |
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| The Rufous-tailed Hummingbirds dominate the feeder. I believe there is a large family of them that had many babies. Atenas, Costa Rica |
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| This is an elder who may be in charge. Atenas, Costa Rica |
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| They even chase each other off the feeder or a “Pecking Order?” Atenas, Costa Rica |
I still have mixed emotions about using a feeder, though it does seem to keep more birds here year around. Not sure why I’m not seeing other species now which may be the work of the Rufous-tailed Hummingbirds chasing them off. I’ve thought about another feeder or two which most of the lodges I visit have even more of and many varieties of hummingbirds. We will see. I don’t like the extra work of boiling water and adding sugar every few days! 🙂 I’m lazy in retirement! And more feeders would mean more sugar water!
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| Roseate Spoonbill Tarcoles River, Costa Rica |
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| Magnificent Frigate Bird female Tarcoles River, Costa Rica |
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| Ringed Kingfisher Tarcoles River, Costa Rica |
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| Great Egret Tarcoles River, Costa Rica |
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| Oops! – Snowy Egret Tarcoles River, Costa Rica |
Trip Photo Gallery: 2017-07-29- Tarcoles River
And the boat tour company we used: Jungle Crocodile Safari
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| Pale Spotted Swallowtail Maybe Or could be Red Spotted Purple Or Female Tiger Swallowtail Atenas, Costa Rica |
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| Banded Peacock Atenas, Costa Rica |
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| Chisos Banded Skipper Atenas, Costa Rica |
AND a great big yellow one (maybe a Sulphur) who would never land for a photo! 🙂
See my photo gallery of Costa Rica Butterflies & Moths
And see my photo book: My First 50 Butterflies in Costa Rica Review for free.
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Happiness is a butterfly,
which when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp,
but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.
Nathaniel Hawthorne
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| I haven’t been sharing the bouquets I pick for the house, but this one was different than most, so thought I would share. Atenas, Costa Rica |
“A garden to walk in and immensity to dream in–what more could he ask?
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| At Rancho Naturalista or in a nearby forest All near Turrialba, Costa Rica |
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| At Rancho Naturalista or in a nearby forest All near Turrialba, Costa Rica |
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| At Rancho Naturalista or in a nearby forest All near Turrialba, Costa Rica |
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| At Rancho Naturalista or in a nearby forest All near Turrialba, Costa Rica |
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| At Rancho Naturalista or in a nearby forest All near Turrialba, Costa Rica |
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| At Rancho Naturalista or in a nearby forest All near Turrialba, Costa Rica |
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| At Rancho Naturalista or in a nearby forest All near Turrialba, Costa Rica |
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| At Rancho Naturalista or in a nearby forest All near Turrialba, Costa Rica |
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| At Rancho Naturalista or in a nearby forest All near Turrialba, Costa Rica |
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| At Rancho Naturalista or in a nearby forest All near Turrialba, Costa Rica |
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| At Rancho Naturalista or in a nearby forest All near Turrialba, Costa Rica |
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| At Rancho Naturalista or in a nearby forest All near Turrialba, Costa Rica |
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| At Rancho Naturalista or in a nearby forest All near Turrialba, Costa Rica |
See also my photo gallery called Rancho Naturalista Flowers which includes flower shots from my 2015 trip to Rancho Naturalista
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| One of the friendly staff at Rancho Naturalista, Costa Rica |
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| My excellent young Birding Guide, Mercedes! Rancho Naturalista, Costa Rica |
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| Main Lodge & Dining Room (office, kitchen, library, etc.) Rancho Naturalista, Costa Rica |
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| My Cabin for the Week Rancho Naturalista, Costa Rica |
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| Tile steps invite me down from my cabin Rancho Naturalista, Costa Rica |
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| Observation Deck above the bird feeders and vistas I had coffee at 5 AM each day here |
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| One of the Vistas Rancho Naturalista, Costa Rica |
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| “I never get tired of blue sky.” -Vincent Van Gogh Rancho Naturalista, Costa Rica |
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| Early Morning Fog adds Mystery to the Forest! Rancho Naturalista, Costa Rica |
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| And Recognition is Good! Rancho Naturalista, Costa Rica |
And their website: Rancho Naturalista
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| Mexican Silverspot Rancho Naturalista, near Turrialba Costa Rica |
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| Common Ur-Satyr Rancho Naturalista, near Turrialba Costa Rica |
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| Black-bordered Tegosa La Mina, near Rancho Naturalista,Turrialba Costa Rica |
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| Variable Cattleheart Rancho Naturalista, near Turrialba Costa Rica |
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| Checkered White Butterfly OR Cabbage Moth Rancho Naturalista, near Turrialba Costa Rica |
See my Costa Rica Butterflies & Moths Photo Gallery.