Coming to the Osa Peninsula felt like coming home after the wonderful week I spent there last year with my sister and brother-in-law. It…
Heading to the Osa Peninsula
Cows and Egrets and a 1st visit to a Kiskadee nest In 2021, a single cattle egret showed up in Hatfield, MA and I,…
Manuel Antonio Park
Many Sloths and Monkeys, Lizards and Crabs, beautiful plants and insects. Only 2,000 people a day are allowed in the park and the only…
Day one visiting Manuel Antonio
Traveling a bit away from the park to find birds. After being way out in the country for a week, arriving in Manuel Antonio,…
Leaving Monteverde for Manuel Antonio
A stop along the way for coffee and a toe in the sand. The first big bird to appear was, of course, a vulture.…
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…
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.…
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,…
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…
Costa Rica day 1
Beautiful birds right in town, 20 minutes from the airport! Exhausted from travel and relieved to have managed to pick up the car and…