Happy Thanksgiving to family and friends in the USA…Yesterday’s travel day…Mr. Overly Grumpy came to call…But, he’s gone now…
We stopped to take this photo on the way to the airport in San Jose, Costa Rica. This is a Northern Crested...
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Packing, planning and pool…Favorite photos begin…Could we ever settle in Costa Rica?…Two days and counting….
Beautiful scene from the veranda. "Sightings from the Veranda in Costa Rica" This is a Rufous-naped Wren sitting atop the African Tulip...
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Camera issues and safari luck…Another beautiful recovery of an injured bird…Three days and counting…
Tom captured this Sierra Birdbum after being stunned from hitting the window, dropping to the top landing steps leading to the ground...
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Heading out one more time…Four days and counting…
We were overlooking a portion of the valley. "Sightings from the Veranda in Costa Rica" A fluffed-up version on an unknown bird...
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Another outstanding photo for “Sightings from the Veranda”…Holy Moly!…Five days and counting…
White cows were grazing in a pasture. "Sightings from the Veranda in Costa Rica" Tom Lyman, you never cease to amaze me! ...
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Wow!…Safari luck as we wind down our time in Costa Rica…Six days and counting…
The colorful entrance to an art store in Atenas. "Sightings on the Veranda in Costa Rica" Once again, Tom's been able...
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The countdown has begun…Seven days and counting…
A local grower was wheeling his bananas on the road near the bus stop. "Sightings from the Veranda in Costa Rica"...
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Surcharges are a necessary evil we chose while traveling the world…More wildlife photos from Costa Rica…
Look closely to see the face, only a mother could love, of a live crocodile behind a chain-link fence at Zoo Ave....
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Earthquake hit last night in Costa Rica… 6.5 magnitude… Epicenter only 50 miles from us… Second earthquake for Tom…
The epicenter of last night's 6.5 magnitude earthquake was in Jaco, 67 km (50 miles) from us in Atenas. "Sightings from the...
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Tom correcting me when I’m wrong…
Pigs were cuddling while snoozing in pen. "Sightings from the Veranda in Costa Rica" Tom took another excellent distant shot of a bird...
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