Monteverde: hummingbirds, orchids and butterflies
December 27th 2018 We started our trip up in the mountains, in the cloud forest at Monteverde. I had heard I could see nine species of hummingbirds in the cloud forest, and that was enough for me. Mom has never objected to a birding trip. There are a couple different roads up to Monteverde, which I didn’t bother to research. I grew up driving old logging roads in Washington and Idaho. However, I will say that part
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Dancing Dave
David Hooper
Caterpillars
The beauty and variety of little things in Nature also makes me shake my head in wonderment. I have been spending recent months macroing mini-beasts in my Aussie backyard (I live on the edge of a National Park) and discovering incredible critters that constantly make me shake my head in disbelief. This Owl Butterfly caterpillar is a gem indeed.