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Monteverde Orchid Garden and more Hummingbirds

More special out of the way places in the Monteverde Region A total delight was the Orchard Garden Tour where we were handed a…

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Published February 5, 2023
Categorized as Costa Rica 2023, Monteverde region, CRTagged hummingbirds, miniature orchids, monteverde, orchids, Rain Forest, santa elena
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El Tigre day hike, Monteverde

Up and down for hours! Swimming in cold pools and walking through sun and rain. This was a wonderful hike – almost never level.…

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Published February 5, 2023
Categorized as Costa Rica 2023, Monteverde region, CRTagged butterflies, El Tigre, flowers, insects, Rain Forest, waterfalls
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Monteverde Butterfly Garden

One of Santa Elena’s extra sites worth visiting. The tour in this delightful establishment was one of the highlights of the trip. The young,…

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Published February 5, 2023
Categorized as Costa Rica 2023, Monteverde region, CRTagged butterflies, insects, monteverde butterlies, spiders
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Monteverde, Costa Rica, Day 2

Our home for the week Day one in the Rain Forest, we were greeted by a very inquisitive (“Where’s the food?”) Coatimundi, a member…

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Published February 5, 2023
Categorized as Costa Rica 2023, Monteverde region, CRTagged Black-faced Solitaire, Coatimundi; coati, cows, hummingbirds, Motmot, oropendolas, toucanet
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About the blog

Hello, and welcome. My name is Marjorie Melnick. I am a senior lecturer at UMass/Amherst and an avid nature photographer. This blog documents my humble photo adventures, and I warmly invite you to follow along!

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  • Costa Rica 2025
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    What a wonderful expedition report with beautiful photos and a charming story. And: a great song video that was uploaded…

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