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Meanwhile Back Up on Nest #1!

Ever wonder what FuzzBall’s sibling, junior, thinks of everything? While I will never know, life does go on up higher in the White Pine. Here are some images from the past few days:

Rose-Breasted Grosbeaks are local arrivals

Poppa Great Horned Owl on Guard

Momma Great Horned Owl on Guard

The Happy Home

Portraits of Junior

The Birds of Las Catalinas – Guanacaste – Costa Rica

Version 2 of my book, The Birds of Las Catalinas, is finished! Even if you have no plans to visit Las Catalinas in Costa Rica, the book will be useful for anyone who plans a trip to the Guanacaste and / or the Highlands Rainforest Area. The birds will be similar, and you definitely would want to utilize the birding tools I review.

The new version of the book is greatly expanded and now has over 100 pages, organized into these sections:

  1. Introduction Maps and Birding Tools
  2. The Birds of Las Catalinas (link to town)
  3. Playa Potrero (link to beach)
  4. El Viejo Wetlands (link to Hacienda El Veijo)
  5. Rainforest Highlands (link to La Carolina Lodge)
  6. Alphabetical Index (birds by name)

The PDF version of the book includes many active web links. However, I have zero financial interest and have received no money from any of the organizations listed or linked in the book.

I have no plans to sell printed copies of the book. There will be a very limited hard copy version run for family and friends of the book, The Birds of Las Catalinas. If you want a physical copy of the book, you would need to pay me up front and contact me ASAP. Given the extremely limited number of copies being printed the book will NOT be cheap. I expect the cost to be a bit less than $100 perĀ  copy.

The free PDF download will always be available, and there is no time constraint to get your download. You will find a screenshot of the book’s index page at the bottom of this post.

Black-Headed Trogon (images from the book)


Screenshot of the Birds of Las Catalinas book’s index page

40 Years … The Journey Continues!

40 years ago today I made the best decision of my life and married Molly. It has been a fantastic ride, and the road ahead looks beautiful.

Clark Fork River in Montana six years ago …