Say that three times fast and you’ll begin to know what it sounds like around the house at dusk these days.
I think the Chacalacas are mating, although I can’t explain the menage a trois.
Chacalaca, Chacalaca, Chacalaca
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Tag Archives: costa rica nature
Yellow-throated beauty
Look who visited Aqua-yoga class today – a Bare-throated Tiger -Heron. Although this is not my photo, the bird looked just like this, topping out at 30 inches. They’re common on both coasts of Costa Rica. Today’s sighing was just 10 kilometers from Casa Mango and Casa Papaya.
Rare Visitor?
We spotted these turtle tracks on Carrillo Beach yesterday morning.
The wide spacing between the fins suggests a very large nesting female,
probably a rare and endangered Leatherback Turtle rather than our more common Olive Ridley. Comments?
The frog did it
You know you live in Costa Rica when you’re awakened in the pre-dawn by glass crashing to the floor and upon inspection you find that a fist-sized frog has been kicking delicates off the shelf.
In the spirit of truth in reporting, I must disclose that it wasn’t my house and it was a beer bottle instead of a wine glass. But you get the idea. And the cat was innocent.
Got weather?
So, yesterday afternoon, when I arrived home, I witnessed the unusual even of a Howler Monkey on the ground. Today, there were three males – that’s unusual in itself, I think – traversing the pavement in front of my gate near Samara, Costa Rica. Two climbed the fence, leaped the tree, and continued on down the road along the phone line. The third, confused perhaps by my arrival, ran across my yard and disappeared into the thicket.
The sky is BLACK. We are expecting rain. And more . . . . .
Coincidence? I think not.
They’re just trying to make a living
Yesterday morning, when I returned from my beach walk, I sat down to enjoy a second cup of copy.
In the few minutes I sat on a stool at the kitchen counter, the house was invaded by “cleaner ants”. Read More
Leaf Cutter Ants
My friend, Dan, took a bunch of videos while he was hiking through the forests of Costa Rica. Better than I’ve ever captured. Here are the leaf cutter ants, just trying to make a living.
Scarlet Macaws Costa Rica
One of my favorite things to do when family and guests visit us here in Playa Samara, Costa Rica is to head down the beach about 10 kliks to visit the big birds. The Ara Project is a breeding center for Great Green Macaws and Scarlet Macaws, both of which used to live all over Costa Rica. Read More
Beach Bench
A new bench washed up in the tide on Samara Beach. Easily seats 20.
Third day – 4 more birds at Casa el Gecko
barred antshrike
barred antshrike
barred antshrike
rufous-naped wren
rufous-naped wren
unidentified
northern beardless tyrannulet
great kiskadee
blue-grey tanager
Sandy-Shorts 