Thursday 31 January 2013

The White Hawk

DAY 12
The White Hawk is another visitor coming to see if he can eat our chickens.  Magnificent bird!

Tuesday 29 January 2013

Cathedral in Vasquez de Coronado, Costa Rica

DAY 10
San Isidro de Labrador is a Gothic Cathedral brought over from Germany in pieces.  Read more about it on my friend's Scott Wimer's blog.   http://coronadogringo.blogspot.com/2012/05/festival-may-12-13-san-isidro-de.html

Monday 28 January 2013

Bare Shanked Screech Owls

DAY 9
Rolf discovered this nest behind our greenhouse in the forest.  We monitored these fledglings from the time they were eggs until they flew off to join their mother.  

Sunday 27 January 2013

Saturday 26 January 2013

Fiery Billed Aracari



DAY 7
This bird is normally not in our area, however, it got lost in a storm and spent the next day eating bananas on our feeder.  What a treat to see it!!

Friday 25 January 2013

Calla Lily

DAY 6
The Calla Lily grown in Cerro de La Muerte in Costa Rica.  I have a few in my garden.

Thursday 24 January 2013

Silver Throated Tanager and Speckled Tanager

DAY 5
Silver Throated Tanager on the branch and the Speckled Tanager flying.  These birds wait for Rolf every morning when he is putting out the bananas.

Tuesday 22 January 2013

Spider Orchid






DAY 3

The SPIDER ORCHID.  One of 50 orchids in Rolf's orchid garden.

Monday 21 January 2013

Moth

DAY 2
Costa Rica has thousands of moth species.  The moths are just as beautiful as butterflies.

Sunday 20 January 2013

Sunrise over Chirripo


Every morning it is a totally different sunrise over Cerro Chirripo.