Tag: Awe and Wonder

Blue-Crowne Motmot

🔍 Blue-crowned Motmot | Momotus momota 🐦 📍 Grecia, Alajuela, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 The Blue-crowned Motmot is famous for its pendulum-like tail-wagging behavior — scientists believe it may signal to predators that it’s already been spotted, making a chase pointless. It’s also the national…

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The Day It Rained Jacaranda

🔍 The Day It Rained Jacaranda 🌸 📍 Sabana, San José, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 Every year, the Jacaranda trees of Parque La Sabana put on a breathtaking show — dropping thousands of violet blossoms that blanket the ground in a stunning purple carpet that…

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Pink Trumpet Tree

🔍 Pink Trumpet Tree | Tabebuia rosea 🌸 📍 Sabana, San José, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 Despite its delicate pink blooms, the Rosy Trumpet Tree is remarkably tough — it can survive drought, poor soils, and urban pollution, making it a favorite street tree across…

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Pink Trumpet Tree

🔍 Pink Trumpet Tree | Tabebuia rosea 🌸 📍 Seen in Heredia, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 Apart from its ornamental appeal, pink trumpet tree is utilized for its wood since it´s weight is light, easy to work with and resistant to decay. This is a…

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Pink Trumpet Tree

🔍 Pink Trumpet Tree | Tabebuia rosea 🌸 📍 Seen in Heredia, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 Apart from its ornamental appeal, pink trumpet tree is utilized for its wood since it´s weight is light, easy to work with and resistant to decay. This is a…

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Pink Trumpet Tree

🔍 Pink Trumpet Tree | Tabebuia rosea 🌸 📍 Seen in San José, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 This beautiful tree is very tall and leafy, and particularly popular in a city 15 kilometers away from San Jose called Santa Ana. A few years ago, this…

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