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There is plenty to see and photograph on the 5,000+ acres of Rancho Humo, birds, other wildlife, and scenery! But across the river from the ranch is another wonderful and large Costa Rica park: Palo Verde National Park.
Tomorrow (Wednesday) I float down the river for a different experience in the park. But here are 3 slideshows for what was seen on Tuesday on a 6 km hike and posting here on Wednesday. Will post boat trip later today or tomorrow.
The slideshow photos are in no particular order, just shots from my walk around the campus this morning with no rain! And almost no birds! There were a lot more birds on the rainy days! And now at about 3 in the afternoon the rain is starting for the first time today, so maybe the birds will return. Ahhhh! I just saw two Euphonias but not where I could photograph. Tonight is my last night here and near the end of the most wonderful food that someone else prepares for me. Its been a great week!
“The forest is a peculiar organism of unlimited kindness and benevolence that makes no demands for its sustenance and extends generously the products of its life and activity; it affords protection to all beings.”
~Buddhist Sutra
And I am just now starting the “trip gallery” for this trip at 2018 Esquinas Rainforest Lodge — but soon that will be the place to see all my best photos from this week. I have gotten 10 new “lifers” or first-time seen birds this week! That is incredible! Possibly more than on any other trip at least recently.
Everywhere I go in Costa Rica I find birds and other animals to photograph and this trip was no exception. No new animal sightings here this time for me unless that purple grasshopper is truly different from the other “Giant Grasshoppers” I’ve seen and photographed. But there are some different kinds of shots this time and 11 to 13 different species. Enjoy the brief slideshow:
“You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.”
~Jane Goodall
See my TRIP Photo Gallery: 2018 Caribe South, Puerto Viejo for many other kinds of photos from this fun trip and for more on the South Caribe see these other trip galleries:
And oh yes, today is 15 Sept–Independence Day–and I made photos of the parade, but need to process and want to finish my Caribe visit posts first with one or two more. So the parade is coming here soon! 🙂
¡Pura Vida!
Here they call all of these large grasshoppers “Giant Grasshopper” and most are a variety of the officially named Giant Grasshopper. See the other one I photographed on my 2010 Caravan Tour while in Guanacaste, which was actually larger and all green and beige/brown. This yellowish one I photographed the other day going in Linea Vital for my physical therapy. You never know where you will see cool creatures! 🙂
Here’s a bigger one on someone else’s blog called Beach Life.
I can’t find a scientific article online. ¡Pura Vida!
I continue to see more butterflies which is part of June & July here and want to keep my nature theme even on posts about the website.
Today was the day for my online video visit with a specialist or “concierge” who was Nancy and very helpful, answering all my questions and giving me a boost forward in my understanding of technical things that can be frustrating. And one of the best things she did was recommend WP101 help videos online. I have already watched 6 of them and again got another boost forward making me more hopeful that this site will be successful eventually. She claims that moving my blog from Blogger to WP is “pretty straightforward.” But I will get the site working a little smoother before I try that.
It is June and the butterflies are filling my gardens! I like that. I have one other photo of this particular species, but not as good as this, so pleased to get it today. Plus I am still experimenting with my new website and want to see if adding the category of WILDLIFE to the tags on this post will place it on my WILDLIFE page like I think it is supposed to do. So here goes.
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| Jewel bug or Metallic shield bug (Scutelleridae) Los Patos Station, Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica |
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| Central American Spider Monkey Los Patos Station, Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica |
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| Unknown Insect Los Patos Station, Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica |
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| Red-tailed Squirrel Los Patos Station, Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica |
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| Isabella Tiger Butterfly Los Patos Station, Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica |
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| Ant Bridge They create a bridge of ant bodies for others to walk over. Los Patos Station, Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica |
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| Golden Orb Spider Los Patos Station, Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica |
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| Active Termite Nest Los Patos Station, Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica |
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| My March trip was partly to get this photo, but a closed trail stopped me. I will go back and make my own photo one of these days! Rio Celeste Waterfall Tenorio National Park, Costa Rica |
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LOCAL REPORT: The rain is bringing in some new bugs and while typing I just watched one of my geckos eat one. They are little with long wings, chase the light, and pester me! Life in the jungle! 🙂
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| Unknown Moth Inside my house, Roca Verde, Atenas, Costa Rica |
See also my two “bugs” galleries:
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| Grasshopper (1 of 11,000+ species) Manzanillo, Costa Rica |
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| Golden Orb Spider Manzanillo, Costa Rica |
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| Whitened Bluewing Butterfly Restaurant Selva Tropical Butterfly Garden, Guapiles, Costa Rica On the highway to the Caribe |
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| Common Mytip Butterfly Manzanillo, Costa Rica |
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| Green Page Moth Manzanillo, Costa Rica |
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| Isabella’s Tiger Longwing or Heliconianf Butterfly Manzanillo, Costa Rica |
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| Sara Longwing Butterfly Restaurant Selva Tropical Butterfly Garden, Guapiles, Costa Rica On the highway to the Caribe |
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| Helcale Longwing or Heart-spotted Helconian Manzanillo, Costa Rica |
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| Giant Swallowtail Butterfly Restaurant Selva Tropical Garden, Guapiles, Costa Rica On the highway to the Caribe |
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| Almond Eyes Owl-butterfly Restaurant Selva Tropical Butterfly Garden, Guapiles, Costa Rica On the highway to the Caribe |
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| Emerald Patches Cattleheart Butterfly Manzanillo, Costa Rica |
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| Blue Morpho Butterfly Restaurant Selva Tropical Butterfly Garden, Guapiles, Costa Rica On the highway to the Caribe |
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| Giant Skipper Butterfly Restaurant Selva Tropical Butterfly Garden, Guapiles, Costa Rica On the highway to the Caribe |
See my BUTTERFLY PHOTO GALLERY
and/or
See my OTHER INSECTS PHOTO GALLERY
My collections are growing! The adventure never ends!