Wow! It was hard picking only one from each month! So many favorites! Missed some greats! I tried for a balance of birds, flowers & people – 4 each. Review my year in photos & know it was even better than this! Just a sample of being retired in Charlie Doggett’s COSTA RICA!
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| January 2017 My garden was a constant joy! Blue Plumbago contrasted against a Heliconia |
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| February 2017 Two nights in San Jose was a fun and different trip for me. |
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| March 2017 The birds in my garden continue to amaze! Lineated Woodpecker |
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| April 2017 The bird sculpture by my former neighbor Anthony Jeroski will always be a special garden memory of him. He died in July in states. |
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| May 2017 One of my guides at Drake Bay, Carlos, with baby boa. Everywhere I go great guides make the trip memorable! |
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| June 2017 My gardners on break at my house, a tradition we have. I love my gardners and my garden! |
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| July 2017 At Rancho Naturalista I finally get a photo of a Sunbittern! This is a rare bird and rare photo that I’m proud of. |
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| August 2017 Butterflies are second only to birds for me and I saw a few this year. Most, like this one, in my garden of course! A Heliconius Hecale Zuleika. |
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| September 2017 This Squirrel Cuckoo was on edge of my terrace for a favorite photo at home or maybe my “Photo of the Year” or at least tied with the Sunbittern. 🙂 |
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| October 2017 My high school “after school club” for Conversational English was my most rewarding activity of the year! Fun & hard work! |
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| November 2017 This Triquitraque is one of the smallest and favorite flowers in my garden. |
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| December 2017 Everything about my Christmas trip to Tambor Bay was super good, but this photo of a King Vulture is the big prize! Another rare find & photo! |
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
FELIZ AÑO NUEVO 2018
Go climb a hill!
Charlie