Gray-headed Chachalaca juvenile Atenas, Costa Rica |
Gray-headed Chachalaca Atenas, Costa Rica |
Gray-headed Chachalaca Atenas, Costa Rica |
Gray-headed Chachalaca juvenile Atenas, Costa Rica |
Gray-headed Chachalaca Atenas, Costa Rica |
Gray-headed Chachalaca Atenas, Costa Rica |
CAN YOU SEE THEM? Left of center behind and below Red Ginger (click photo for enlargement) Atenas, Costa Rica |
Clases Quilting y Costura = Classes In Quilting and Sewing Confeccion a la Medida = Dressmaking to the Measurements or Tailor Made Dresses |
I’m not needing my quilt here, but to some Ticos anything below 20° C which is 68° F is considered cold and we have most nights with that! Plus quilts are works of art! And of course homemade dresses are popular here.
Note of Interest: The Spanish word for quilt is el edredón but in Costa Rica they often prefer to use the English word for things like quilt, sandwich, jeans, and sometimes tennis shoes and more. And more specifically here with the -ing or “quilting” it would be la tela acolchada which would be worse! Easy names are pura vida!
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 |
Like this juvenile Rufous-tailed, they do still eat from flowers, but not totally. Atenas, Costa Rica |
The Rufous-tailed Hummingbirds dominate the feeder. I believe there is a large family of them that had many babies. Atenas, Costa Rica |
This is an elder who may be in charge. Atenas, Costa Rica |
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!
One of our Atenas buses leaving Alajuela. Yeh, I just missed it! But there’s one every 30 minutes in afternoon. |
On our Atenas Costa Rica Info Facebook Group the other day a retiree considering a move here asked the question, “Can you actually live as a retiree in Atenas without a car?” And of course a bunch of us responded that we are doing it! I’m pleased to be going on to nearly 3 years without owning a car! And the excellent bus systems in Costa Rica make it possible to visit anywhere in the country or to other countries by bus! Plus walking is good for me.
Scenic Tarcoles River Tarcoles, Costa Rica |
Scenic Tarcoles River near it’s Mouth into the Pacific Ocean Tarcoles, Costa Rica |
Jungle Crocodile Safari boat Tarcoles, Costa Rica |
American Crocodile Tarcoles River, Costa Rica |
Paper Wasp Nest Tarcoles River Costa Rica |
Hopefully you saw all the bird photos on the last two days’ posts! Also of interest may be:
Bare-throated Tiger Heron Tarcoles River, Costa Rica |
Great Blue Heron Tarcoles River, Costa Rica |
Great Blue Heron in an Interesting Posture Tarcoles River, Costa Rica |
Cattle Egret Tarcoles River, Costa Rica |
Snowy Egret Tarcoles River, Costa Rica |
Yellow-crowned Night Heron Tarcoles River, Costa Rica |
Great Egret (left) and Whimbrel (right) Tarcoles River, Costa Rica |
Whimbrel Tarcoles River, Costa Rica |
Spotted Sandpiper Tarcoles River, Costa Rica |
Mangrove Swallow Tarcoles River, Costa Rica |
Groove-billed Ani
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Ringed Kingfisher Tarcoles River, Costa Rica |
Yellow Warbler, resident male with orange head Tarcoles River, Costa Rica |
Roseate Spoonbill Tarcoles River, Costa Rica |
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Magnificent Frigate Bird female Tarcoles River, Costa Rica |
Ringed Kingfisher Tarcoles River, Costa Rica |
Great Egret Tarcoles River, Costa Rica |
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