by Gregorio | Feb 18, 2015 | Animals, Birds, Uncategorized
If ever a name fit a species it is the Montezuma Oropéndola. This fascinating bird has four trade-marks, two of which are described in its name. Let’s dissect the name and in the process you will learn some Spanish. ORO – is the Spanish word for gold. The...
by Gregorio | Jun 17, 2014 | Animals, Birds, Costa Rica, Culture, Moving to Costa Rica, Retirement
Happy One Year in Costa Rica Anniversary to Us! Anyone who knows me, or knows Jen for that matter, can attest to the fact that I procrastinate… mucho; now that I am living la Pura Vida the symptoms of my illness are even more pronounced. Case in point, I am just now...
by Gregorio | Dec 18, 2013 | Animals, Birds
As 2013 draws to a close, I wanted to create a couple of blog posts of my favorite pictures that I have taken since moving to Costa Rica in June of this year. This post profiles my favorite bird photos. They might not be the very best of photos but there is something...
by Gregorio | Sep 23, 2013 | Animals, Birds, Bugs, Costa Rica, Travel, Uncategorized
Well after completely mis-reading a post from A Dull Roar and then re-reading said post – I see that I have been nominated by ADR to participate in a photography contest – thanks Casey. Being in Dallas and not Costa Rica right now and not having my camera...
by Gregorio | Sep 3, 2013 | Animals, Birds, Central Valley, Costa Rica
Parrot’ing In the States, to my non-tropical mind, every colorful bird was a Parrot. I thought a Scarlet Macaw was a Parrot, I thought Parakeets were Parrots and I thought Parrots were Parrots. So, once we arrived in our new home of Grecia and started getting...
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