crates | May 3, 2010
COSTA RICA BIRD SPECIES Bold type indicates new life species for me (40 out of 82 total species IDed) San Jose Volcun Poas Hwy to Tortuguera Tortuguera Arenal Volcano area Los Chiles Boat Trip Hanging Bridges Guanacaste Rock Dove (Common Pigeon) x House Sparrow x [...]
crates | April 12, 2010
Central America is the site of contending crustal plates–notably the Cocos Plate in the Pacific Ocean which is being subducted beneath the Caribbean Plate right off the western coast of central america at a rate of 72-81 mm/yr. It’s this area where the Central America Volcanic Arc exists which forms the volcanoes of Guatemala, El Salvador, [...]
crates | July 1, 2009
Here’s some birds I saw in Panama. The page and plate numbers refer to the Birds of Panama. Common Name Scientific Name Panama Area (P=Panama City; T=Bocas;B=Boquete Pl.no. Page no. Egret, Great Casmerodius albus P, T 2 69 Egret, Cattle Bubulcus i. ibis P, T 2 71 Heron, Great Blue Ardea h. herodias P, [...]
crates | April 23, 2009
We are sentient beings. As conscious entities we often look for meaning in what at first appears to be an uncaring universe. This seems to be the way we are, constantly seeking for meaning that relates to our own lives. Religion and philosophy are attempts to render meaning to our lives. People of long ago, [...]
crates | April 12, 2008
Three days ago as I walked down my favorite road to the nearby beach, I came across this teeny-tiny little grey creature lying on its back on the side of the road. This little mammal was a shrew, apparently the Wandering or Vagrant Shrew (Sorex vagrans) as far as I could make out. I often [...]
crates | February 6, 2008
I mentioned before that my daughter is planning to be married in Hawaii on May 21. It looks that everything is set up with the marriage plan: ticket$ bought, the marriage arrangement$ made, and re$ervation$ made for twenty people at a luau which will take the place of a reception. It will be held [...]
crates | January 23, 2008
My walks have been quite chilly lately with temperatures around freezing. Several days ago there was a heavy frost with some fall of ice pellets, and as often happens here after such weather, it became clear and cold with the frost and ice remaining even though it has been sunny. The frozen gravel cracks [...]
crates | December 12, 2007
If we decide to part Let us not say goodbye, but when holding hands walking down a deserted beach, I will bend over to pick up a shell and when I turn to show you… you’ll be gone. Tonight I shall go to bed about 5 am and as to when I arise, [...]
crates | October 31, 2007
I had a chance to use my newly acquired Swarovsky binoculars that I mentioned a few posts ago. These are the 10×42′s. I agonized over whether or not to get the 8×42′s since they have a wider field of view and are considered by some to be better at finding birds in thick brush. [...]
crates | October 23, 2007
Posted 21November2007 For some reason I can’t get this post to save to this date. I just opened this up preparatory to writing something when the sun came out. I am sitting in the southeast facing windows of Cutter’s point and the appearance of the early morning sun from behind the clouds was like being [...]