Our last post from the rich nature wonderland of Costa Rica focuses on birding around the Arenal Volcano. We had quite mixed weather including lots of rain but we were still pleased to see a range of birds and other wildlife. Arenal Observatory Lodge We had a very wet soggy morning at Arenal Observatory Lodge.ContinueContinue reading “Rich wildlife around Arenal”
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Photography Feeders of North East Costa Rica
We continue our adventure through Costa Rica and this time we are travelling through the Arenal and La Selva birding regions. This region is particularly rich in photography hide setups so I will be reviewing a few of these in this post. A great resource for Costa Rica is Ground Cuckoo Hotspots although I bookedContinueContinue reading “Photography Feeders of North East Costa Rica”
Carara served three ways
If you go to an excellent restaurant you might find a dish on the menu which is Pork/Beef/Carrot/Asparagus (take your pick) “served three ways”. One or more of the offerings will look and taste nothing like the aforementioned ingredient which apparantly shows how clever the chef must be. Well in this post I offer theContinueContinue reading “Carara served three ways”
Birding the Talamanca Highlands
Moving on through the natural wonderland of Costa Rica we have moved into the Talamanca Mountains and the area around Los Quetzales National Park and the San Gerado D’ota Valley. These mountains which form the southern spine of Costa Rica and continue into Panama have a high number of regional endemics, birds only found hereContinueContinue reading “Birding the Talamanca Highlands”
Monteverde Cloud Forest
Costa Rica has featured in my wildlife plotting for many years. I have dreamed of coming here and as we continue our journey south we are finally here. We added a few birds in El Salvador and Nicaragua but here birding was not really the focus. In fact in Nicaragua we were without our binocularsContinueContinue reading “Monteverde Cloud Forest”