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I did not get as many photos as in some places, but “other wildlife” was not my goal. There were lots of squirrels and iguanas which I mainly ignored. And of course the birds and butterflies were in separate posts! Click an image to enlarge or start a manual slideshow: “A forest’s beauty lies …
Yesterday, 23rd, was a full day with tour of the park and the night hike here at hotel wildlife refuge – thus I did not get photos all processed until today, the 24th, the anniversary of me living in Costa Rica four years now. I think I have said this before in the blog, but …
NOTE: This trip was preceded by an Amazon River Mission Trip (17-23 Aug) – this link is to the Journal entries for that part of the total trip which was mostly on the Purus River, a tributary to the Amazon. The below journal includes two days in Manaus before traveling to the jungles of Mamiraua …
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Another busy day today with Spanish Class here and minor surgery in Alajuela, but always time to photo a bird in my garden! 🙂 The above photo is of a Montezuma Oropendola sitting in my Guarumo or Cecropia Tree – my favorite place to watch birds, but unfortunately the light (for photos) is not good …
Jewel bug or Metallic shield bug (Scutelleridae) Los Patos Station, Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica Central American Spider Monkey Los Patos Station, Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica Unknown Insect Los Patos Station, Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica Red-tailed Squirrel Los Patos Station, Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica Isabella Tiger Butterfly Los Patos Station, Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica Ant Bridge They …
I am tempted to declare Esquinas Rainforest Lodge my best birding location yet! In 6 days I photographed 50+ species of birds with 12 of them first timers for me or “lifers” for Costa Rica with two seen before in other Panama. The Lodge name link above is to their lodge website. Or check out …
Squirrel CuckooWaiting on me in the Nance Tree when I went to the Terrace for BreakfastAtenas, Costa,Rica I have better shots of this cuckoo, but it is still nice to have one visit occasionally. 🙂 I had lunch today with Tom & Jess who are temporarily in Atenas as a part of their retirement plan …
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Squirrel Cuckoo My Gardens, Roca Verde, Atenas, Costa Rica Squirrel CuckooMy Gardens, Roca Verde, Atenas, Costa Rica Squirrel CuckooMy Gardens, Roca Verde, Atenas, Costa Rica Another breakfast visitor off my terrace, in the Nance Tree where the yellow berries are ripe. The underside of the long tail is beautiful but this one would never show …
Squirrel CuckooMy Garden, Roca Verde, Atenas, Costa Rica Two mornings in a row for breakfast and he gave me a better pose this morning. Plus in only one shot did all 5 tail feathers show like this, so I’m particularly pleased with this one! It happened just as the fog lifted on a beautiful morning …
Tomorrow (Tuesday) morning early I fly to Puerto Jimenez with a ride into the jungles alongside Corcovado National Park for 4 nights. My most primitive stay in the park yet at Danta Corcovado Lodge. Corcovado is the largest protected coastal rainforest in Central AmericaDanta Corcovado Lodge, Costa Rica My Room is basically a wall tent …
