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11/08/2024

Thailand is pretty Amazing.

06/08/2024

"Canadian Couple vs. Giant Yellow Duck: Bangkok Adventures!"

Join two Canadians who now live in Costa Rica , as they embark on a thrilling new adventure in the stunning country of Thailand. In this video, we take a st...

28/06/2024

5.30am Coffee on a rainy morning. Green season is here..❤️❤️

26/06/2024

We have so many mangos.

26/06/2024

A lot of cleaning up to do. What a huge difference. Especially the light coming into the kitchen now. The views are beautiful. Will be able to watch the monkeys out back now when they are moving through out back on the property behind ours. Still have a crap load of mangos hanging on the trees . We did not want to totally remove them. They take decades to get to this point. Ray said cutting them back, like we have will make them more healthy. So that is a good thing. We have had mangos on our trees since end of January & our trees are still loaded. We are donateing a wheel barrow full to a young woman with 5 children in Samara. Has no money. So she will be selling them down town to make some money for her family. So if you see her by the super china. Please stop and buy some to help support her family.
Thank you.

Will post some more once clean up is all done and finished. Another days work yet i believe.
Pura vida.

24/06/2024

White fronted parrot. These are regular visitors for us, They love our Cas tree. This beauty was in our limon Tree in front of my kitchen window. Costa Rica is incredible for bird watching.

24/06/2024

Lifer for me so was thrilled to see these in my gardens....The beautiful Blue Grosbeak

23/06/2024

This morning feathered visitors.

22/06/2024

Can't remember if i shared this a few years back. Costa Rica is renowned for its crazy looking insects .

Sins has been busy cleaning up our property. I had no clue what these were! Never in my life have i seen anything so freaky and alien looking.

09/05/2024

Wild Tumeric growing on our property. Beautiful flower.

20/04/2024

Female Lessons Motmot.
We are very fortunate to have this stunning bird frequent our property daily, as we do have a lot of shade from trees two being very huge Mango trees.

The Lesson's Motmot possesses several unique characteristics that distinguish it from other bird species:

Tail Display: One of its most striking features is its distinctive tail, which has a racket-tipped appearance. During courtship displays or when alarmed, the motmot swings its tail from side to side, creating a pendulum-like motion.
Burrow Nesting: Unlike many other bird species, Lesson's Motmots excavate burrows in earthen banks or slopes for nesting. This behavior sets them apart in terms of nesting strategy.
Sit-and-Wait Feeding Strategy: The Lesson's Motmot employs a sit-and-wait feeding strategy, perching in dense shade within the understory and patiently waiting for prey to pass by. This behavior is less common among birds of its size and habitat.
Habitat Preference: While the Lesson's Motmot is primarily associated with the Pacific region and the Central Valley, it extends to the eastern edge of its range in Costa Rica, showcasing its adaptability to different habitats within its geographic range.
Fruit Supplementation: Although Lesson's Motmots primarily feed on large insects and small reptiles, they also supplement their diet with fruits like bananas. This versatility in diet

20/04/2024

Peekaboo! This beauty was in an almond tree across the road from our rentals Domingo Studio's,
Beautiful Scarlet Macaw.

13/04/2024

Two guesses who was back for a visit this morning. :)

12/04/2024

I am absolutely loving! That these incredible beauties are visiting more frequently here at Domingo Studios.

06/04/2024

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06/04/2024

Thought maybe some of you would enjoy this. The Biodiversity in this beautiful country is like no where else... Been here over three years and every day. We continue to be amazed by its beauty.

06/04/2024

Here they are again. Were behind our place again flew over and around the front of our properties. Listen to how loud they are.

05/04/2024

Those that really know me. They know my love of the feathered kind. I have been around birds pretty much my whole life. From Cockatiels, to mollucan cockatoos to green winged macaws and many more...This afternoon for the first time. I had the beautiful scarlet macaws right behind my kitchen in my Cas tree. Both of them. I can't even begin to tell you how thrilled i am right now. That these beauties were right in my back yard. Our one guest in Casa lapa is also in awe right now. Some one pinch me lol. Wild macaws right in my backyard.

31/03/2024

Well this morning for the very first time. We had the Scarlet macaws in the trees behind our casitas. Steve could here them from up in our house in the kitchen. So took my phone down and camara. They usually visit the Almond tree out front across the road from our rentals.
I of course put out my phone. This is what was picked up this morning. It truly is a birders paradise here.

30/03/2024

Just one of our resident iguana that lives in the lorito tree at the front of our house. We put our fruit and veggie scraps out at the bottom of the tree. So between our neighbors dinos and our Iguanas. They are pretty well fed 😅.

30/03/2024

A rainbow python that spent a day just chilaxing right out front of our house under our front room window.

30/03/2024

Another beautiful morning.

30/03/2024

Awareness is key to living in this beautiful place. Coexistence with plants and animals deserves a deep respect. A couple of days ago our tico neighbor told us a very big snake was entering the road from.our property. He told us he tryed to Kill it which really shocked me. He continued and was telling us how much he hated snakes...luckily the snake got away. We were trying to explain to him that they are an important part of the ecosystem. They help keep down rodent populations and other vermin. There are 22 venomous species of snakes in Costa Rica, the most venomous is the
fer-de-lance. so i can understand why some costa ricans feak out. But i think it is so important to try and co exist with Nature here . Even the ones that could potentially kill you... also Snakes love trees! So when walking trails or around your garden. Remember! Look above and below while treading here . Because Snakes love trees also :) About a month or so ago we had a beautiful rainbow python that spent a whole day infront of our house chilling on a piece of tile. I think he had just eaten. He stayed on the tile from sun up to sunset.

30/03/2024

Good morning everyone, from beautiful Costa Rica. I thought i would share this mornings birding list with the merlin ap around my home this morning. We had a few new one this morning. Does anyone by anychance know how to share the list from the actual app ?

So this morning all the ones i listed yesterday morning are here.
The new ones this morning.
Yellow- bellied Elaenia
Boat billed fly catcher
Yellow warbler
Inca dove
White winged dove
Brown crested flycatcher
Streak - backed oriole
Great tailed Grackle
Common -Tody Flycatcher
Summer tanager
Bright rumped atila
Yellow Throated Ephonia which i have to say are absolutley Stunning.

Birding in Costa Rica is out of this world.

30/03/2024

29/03/2024

Good morning From beautiful Costa Rica. So this weekend we have a guest staying with us From Bird studies in Port rowan. She told me about the merlin ID Ap which i did not know. So of course! This morning. I had to try it out.
14 different birds in 10 minutes. I think i am going to become addicted to this app. Lol..
Social Flycatcher
Tropical king bird
Streaked fly catcher
Clay colored thrush
Blue grey tananger
White winged dove.
Blue-black grasquit
Great kiskadee
Rufous- naped wren
Yellow green vireo
Palm tananger
Great tailed Crackle
Magpie jay
Golden hooded tananger

31/01/2024

Well, I finally have my first pink Banana flower & yes the Bananas will be pink also. Snapped this photo with my cell yesterday morning.