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I chose to eat my final morning’s breakfast outside on the restaurant deck overlooking a stream. What a peaceful, tranquil way to conclude a visit to cloud forest mountains!
See 2 other views of this stream that attracts American Dippers and Black Phoebe birds . . .
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| La Mina, Costa Rica |
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| La Mina, Costa Rica |
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| Guia Miranda La Mina, Costa Rica |
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| La Mina, Costa Rica |
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| La Mina, Costa Rica |
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| Sunbittern (the way he is mostly seen, blending in with the rocks) La Mina, Costa Rica |
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| Sunbittern (a short flight) La Mina, Costa Rica |
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| Sunbittern (posturing to scare a predator, like 2 large eyes of a larger animal) Some butterflies do the same thing. La Mina, Costa Rica |
You can see this unique place from Rancho Naturalista lodge near Turrialba, Costa Rica
And I have now added the bird photos from this trip to my Costa Rica Birds photo gallery.
Let me drink from the waters where the mountain streams flood
Let the smell of wildflowers flow free through my blood
Let me sleep in your meadows with the green grassy leaves
Let me walk down the highway with my brother in peace
Let me die in my footsteps
Before I go down under the ground.~Bob Dylan
And a “Feeling Old” story from today. I came back from Turrialba with a bad cold or “flu” they call it here. I tried an over-the counter thing that did nothing, so to avoid two visits and long waits at public clinic, I went to my old private doctor, Doctora Candy, who was not in today but her new intern was seeing patients, Dr. Andres Carmana.
He looked like a little boy, one of those young men out of university and medical school who just looks younger than he is (“not yet wet behind the ears”), but really nice and efficient as he explained things to me professionally in English in a very young-sounding voice. Gave me 3 prescriptions. And I almost smiled when he told me “You can just call me Dr. Carmana.” You know you are old when everyone who serves you looks to you like a child. 🙂