Which medium-sized to large snake has a slightly compressed body, large eyes with vertically elliptical pupils, and loves to show up in my backyard? You guessed it, the Central American lyre snake. The Central American lyre snake (Trimorphodon quadruplex) is known as the culebra lira or toboba gata in Spanish. […]
Vincent Losasso
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There are a few things that are in the front of my mind when I hop out of the truck and start walking into the forest doing a camera trap project. I don’t want to step on any snakes, I don’t want to fall and break a bone, I don’t […]
Although I’m a big fan of birds, I think I fall short of being a birder. I don’t don one of those floppy wide-brimmed hats with the flap in the back and string around my neck, and I don’t own one of those scopes that you put on the tripod […]
‘Do you smell that? It smells like a snake.’ That’s what my hiking companion stated as we slipped off of the gravel road into the cover of the surrounding jungle. I didn’t smell it. I couldn’t smell anything. I had a sinus infection. So, I shrugged my shoulders and said […]
If you find yourself in Guanacaste during dry season and you want to go outside but just can’t take that powerful sun cooking the fun out of your outdoor activities, I’ve got just the place for you. Go visit Reserva Natural Monte Alto in Nicoya. Monte Alto is a 924 […]
Today we meet the collared forest-falcon. It’s a pretty bird of prey that likes to eat iguanas and pose for my camera traps. The collared forest-falcon (Micrastur semitorquatus) is known as the halcón de monte collarejo in Spanish, which is a pretty direct translation. Many birds and mammals have de […]
Of the many frustrating, funny, difficult, and wonderful situations one encounters in the daily life of being an expat in Costa Rica, two items that are frequently at the top of list are difficulty managing your adopted second language and properly maneuvering through the inefficiencies of attempting to successfully complete […]