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Category Archives: Earth’s Amazing Creatures
As Promised…
Dad and Marie-Laure have lived on an epic arch of California hillside for coming on thirty years. Their charming little ranch house is filled with wonderful food, books and artwork. The sitting area is held between a baby grand piano and … Continue reading
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A Summer Sensation: Mexican Free Tail Bat Video
my head in bat guano… hey, gotta get the shot You know me—I love bats! And loving bats as I do, I have always wanted to make a trip to Tucson to see the large colonies of migratory Mexican Free … Continue reading
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More Animals of Costa Rica
When wanderlust takes my hand and we skip off together to find some precious slice of wilderness with incredibly interesting animals, I think many people imagine me slipping through an inconspicuous hole in the universe, taking secret passageway to a … Continue reading
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When a Peccary Come Clacking… Climb a Tree
Let’s return to the rainforest, shall we? One of the most interesting things about Costa Rica is its blend of wildlife. Think of Central America. Now visualized that narrow strip of land as a natural passageway where species from both … Continue reading
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Beautiful Backyard Wildlife
Sometimes when we think of “wildlife” we think of animals from other places—exotic species we have seen in books or spotted when traveling to distant locales. But it’s vital to acknowledge that wildlife exists around us wherever we are. We … Continue reading
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One Very Fine Fin Whale
It’s a perfect morning in Santa Barbara, cool and fogless. Salty smooth water laps the harbor wood just below my feet. Already my eye is drawn to the sea lions bobbing on buoys just beyond the pier, their dark wet … Continue reading
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Migrating Monarchs
Well, those spectacular Monarch butterflies are in motion again, heading north on their spring migration from Mexico. Today I was lucky to observe several orange clouds bobbing over the vast dry desert between Arizona and California, fluttering wings filling the … Continue reading
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Death of Beloved American Jaguar Macho B
It was an honor to see Macho B in the flesh. To touch his warm amber fur, trace fingertips across black markings I’d seen only in photographs. To feel him breathing—chest lifting gently beneath my hand—and hear his steady heartbeat … Continue reading
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Video of Sea Turtle Hatchlings Emerging from Nest
This video clip shows tiny Olive Ridley sea turtle hatchings emerging from their sandy nest. It was shot by Costa Rican biologist, Adriana Gonzales—thanks Adriana for sharing! Notice the metal screen (a square of chain-link fencing) covering the nest. … Continue reading
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Morning Patrol: Checking on Nests & Sea Turtle Hatchlings
Morning breaks, an explosion of pastel paints splashing up from the dark horizon. Within minutes low-slung clouds are trimmed in gold leaf and violet water licks the beach. Manuel and I have just arrived at the shore, emerged from the … Continue reading
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