It was great to be back in Estabrook Park this morning, as always, and the gorgeous weather was just icing on my cake. The sky was clear, the winds were pretty light, and temps were in the mid-twenties: about as perfect as mid-February can get. It looks as though it was cold while we wereContinue reading “Back to Estabrook again…”
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Nicaragua wrap-up…
Anne and I made it home safely this afternoon after a couple of wonderfully uneventful flights, and it appears that I will have no trouble getting back into Estabrook Park tomorrow morning. In the meantime, let me show you a few more sights from Nicaragua. The river we were kayaking up on Saturday petered outContinue reading “Nicaragua wrap-up…”
A fine Nicaraguan sendoff!
We enjoyed one last beautiful morning on Ometepe today, and it almost seemed as if this pair of tiger-herons had come to see us off. Actually, it is far more likely that they were searching for nesting sites, but either way, they put on one heck of a show. Then, as we sat down forContinue reading “A fine Nicaraguan sendoff!”
Catch-up day on Ometepe…
It was another great day in Nicaragua, but we backed off on the pace of adventures a bit, so I’m starting to get caught up with my photo processing. Here’s one of the amazing birds from yesterday morning on the hotel grounds before we even set out for the day. It looked to be aboutContinue reading “Catch-up day on Ometepe…”
Ometepe pulls out all the stops!
Wow! What a day we had on Ometepe! It was a great sign when I spotted gallinules, jacanas, stilts, and egrets right from the back porch of our hotel building. If I had to choose just one highlight of the morning, it would have to be this crested caracara (Caracara plancus), the first one I’veContinue reading “Ometepe pulls out all the stops!”
A fine farewell from Granada…
This is gonna be short, ’cause it’s late, and I am beat. Anne and Deb did graduate from their Spanish classes this morning, and then we did drive down the lake shore to catch a ferry to the island of Ometepe, but before that all happened, I got to visit the lake front and riverContinue reading “A fine farewell from Granada…”
On the 5th day, Nicaragua rested…
We did make it to the Masaya volcano this afternoon, and we did see and smell plenty of sulfurous gas wafting out of a giant caldera, but we did not manage to see any glowing lava. Oh well. There is enough gas these days, however, that they do try to limit tourists’ time at theContinue reading “On the 5th day, Nicaragua rested…”
Nicaragua day 4 says “hold my beer!”
The sky was cloudy and the air was nearly still when the sun came up in Granada this morning, and I did not know that either were even possible here, so after three days of clear skies and strong winds, both were a treat. The next treat was spotting this tiny green kingfisher at theContinue reading “Nicaragua day 4 says “hold my beer!””
Nicaragua continues to deliver on day 3 …
It was another gorgeous morning in Granada, but Deb and I didn’t have much luck before breakfast today, so when she and Anne went to class, I went back to the river that had been so fruitful yesterday. There, I didn’t see any more species that were new to me, but I did finally getContinue reading “Nicaragua continues to deliver on day 3 …”
Nicaragua, Day 2. More new beauties…
As promised, Anne and Deb did indeed go to Spanish class this morning, but we had breakfast before they went, and even before that we had a solid hour to look for wildlife from the rooftop patio of our hotel as the sun came up over Granada. There was plenty to see, but the bestContinue reading “Nicaragua, Day 2. More new beauties…”
Signs of Life in Estabrook Park 