Around our own garden we see a variety of wildlife, especially insects, that seem impossible to describe. Here is a stunning blue fly that we found. It’s real - we didn’t paint it, although it looks like it! We set it on a loofah sponge grown from our own garden for this photo opportunity.
Can you believe it? Not only do we have the normal challenges of gardening in a tropical environment, but the local lizards are munching on our precious cherry tomatoes! This is a common basilisk…it was found taking a big bite out of a tomato and then ran away with his find. We hope it was [...]
Costa Rica is home to more bird species (approximately 890) than huge areas such as Europe and North America. Of these, some 600 species are permanent residents.
More than 200 species of migrant birds travel to Costa Rica every year, mostly from North America. From September through November, Costa Rica becomes a corridor for thousands [...]
