🔍 Montezuma Oropendola | Psarocolius montezuma 🦅 📍 Seen in Grecia, Alajuela, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 According to Cornell University, this beautiful bird can be seen at forest edges, open woodlands, farmland, and semi-open wooded areas. Sightings have been reported throughout eastern Mexico and throughout…
🔍 Crimson-fronted Parakeet | Psittacara finschi 🦜 📍 Seen in Grecia, Alajuela, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 They are very beautiful. They have plumage of intense green tones. The intense red feathers on their heads stand out. This beautiful bird has a large, hooked beak. It…
🔍 Tree in the Middle of the Fog 📍 Seen in Cartago, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 Did you know that there are many studies indicating that lichens can be used as bioindicators of air pollution? Their absence on trees can mean there’s a lot…
🔍 Big Leaf Hydrangea | Hydrangea macrophylla 🌱 📍 Seen in Alajuela, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 Hydrangea macrophylla has its etymological origins in the Greek words for water (hydros) and jar (angos). This is due to the plant’s resemblance to an ancient water jug or…
🔍 Big Blue Lilyturf | Liriope muscari 🪻 📍 Seen in San Jose, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 Every part of this shade plant is decorative when planted in parks and gardens: it has large, evergreen leaves that give it a bushy appearance and striking spikes…
🔍 Canna Lily | Canna generalis 🌿 📍 Seen in Alajuela, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 A beautiful, three-petaled flower with a spectacular orange color. Besides being known as Caña de las Indias, it’s also known as Platanillo… seen in Poás, Alajuela. Also Known as: Cane…
🔍 Treasure Flower | Gazania rigens 🌼 📍 Seen in Alajuela, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 Some people say this flower represents pride in a person. Its flowers open in the sun and close after sunset, which is very interesting. Also Known as: Gazania, Pied gazania,…
