Tag: Atenas

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Variegated Squirrel

This Central American squirrel is endemic to Costa Rica north to Southern Mexico and is the squirrel species that lives in my garden. In this photo he is dining on a portion of the Cecropia flower in the Cecropia Tree adjacent my terrace. He scurries through all the trees much more than the iguana and is a part of the garden wildlife that keep me entertained. See more of my photos of this guy from all over Costa Rica in the GALLERY: Variegated Squirrel or Ardilla Chiza (español), Sciurus variegatoides (scientific name). ¡Pura vida! 🙂

Variegated Squirrel, Atenas, Alajuela, Costa Rica

¡Pura Vida!

P.S. – Landslide blocks road yesterday!

One of the preferred routes between Atenas and Grecia . . .

COPY OF A WHATSAPP MESSAGE TO A GROUP I’M IN.

This happens on a lot of roads here, even the big highways, because to cut costs they did not cut the hills back far enough when constructing the road initially. Maybe its a case of “you get what you pay for!” 🙂

¡Pura Vida!

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Black Spiny-tailed Iguana

This one in my Cecropia Tree seems to be shorter and fatter than most. 🙂 (Maybe he’s a pot-bellied old man like me!) 🙂 See my other photos from many places in my Gallery: Black Spiny-tailed Iguana. Or if you are a dinosaur-lover, you might like the mother gallery of that one: LIZARDS! Or maybe more-so, the CROCODILIANS! 🙂

Black Spiny-tailed Iguana, Atenas, Alajuela, Costa Rica

¡Pura Vida!

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Dina Yellow

This, like many yellows, is easily confused with other similar yellows, but what I’m labeling Dina Yellow, Pyrisita dina (my gallery link) is one I’ve seen a lot, especially in my garden.

Dina Yellow, Atenas, Alajuela, Costa Rica

¡Pura Vida!

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Rufous-backed Wren

One of the common birds in my garden is the Rufous-backed Wren, Campylorhynchus capistratus (my gallery link) and here he is in the rain the other day, perched on a dead tree in a neighbor’s yard.

Rufous-backed Wren, Atenas, Alajuela, Costa Rica

¡Pura Vida!

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Hecale Longwing

Another Central-America-only butterfly, the Hecale Longwing, Heliconius hecale (zuleika) (my gallery link) which I’ve seen all over Costa Rica, but like with most, there are more photos from my garden because I spend more time here! 🙂

Hecale Longwing, Heliconius hecale, Atenas, Costa Rica

¡Pura Vida!

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Rufous-tailed Hummingbird

This tiny little guy is still the self-appointed king of my garden, doing his best to chase other birds away. But I still get the other two species of hummingbirds some, just mostly on the flowers and not the feeders.

Rufous-tailed Hummingbird, Atenas, Alajuela, Costa Rica

My photo gallery for Rufous-tailed Hummingbird, the most often seen hummingbird by me, all over Costa Rica. 🙂

¡Pura Vida!

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Leuce Yellow

This Leuce Yellow, Mariposa Amarilla Brasileña, Pyrisitia leuce (my gallery link) was a new species for me last year (2024) and now I am starting the 2025 butterfly season with that species! 🙂

Leuce Yellow, Atenas, Alajuela, Costa Rica (on a Lantana flower)
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White-striped Longtail

One website calls this “Blurry-Striped Longtail,” but I think I prefer White-striped Longtail, Chioides catillus (my gallery link). Just this one shot here plus the feature photo at top. Go to that gallery for more shots in my garden the other day while still windy + more from last year.

White-striped Longtail, Atenas, Alajuela, Costa Rica

¡Pura Vida!

And for you butterfly aficionados, yes, he is a lot like the Durantes Longtail, but without that white stripe! Plus he has a longer tail than any of the other Longtails, I think.

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Yigüirro still singing . . .

. . . for the rains to begin. And hopefully that will be any day now! (And maybe before this is posted, since I’m scheduling posts about a week ahead now.) 🙂 The National Bird of Costa Rica, known in English as the Clay-colored Thrush, is I think a handsome bird, even when not singing all day like he does every April. Here are three recent shots of different individuals and you can see more in my Gallery: Clay-colored Thrush, Turdus grayi. 🙂

Yigüirro or Clay-colored Thrush, Atenas, Alajuela, Costa Rica
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Florida White

The Florida (Giant) White, Glutophrissa drusilla (my gallery link) (formerly Appias drusilla and without the “Giant” in common name) can be found all over Costa Rica even though it’s name implies that it is a butterfly for the state of Florida. 🙂

Florida Giant White, Atenas, Alajuela, Costa Rica

See more butterfly photos + an update on migrants being sent to Costa Rica by Dictator Trump . . .

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