We made a trip to Calarca to visit the Jardin Botanico (Botanic Garden). The grounds were beautiful and the hummingbird feeders were crazy. They had dozens of them so we got to see a lot of hummingbirds up close. They also had a variety of feeders, an observation area, and a butterfly pavilion.
A bouquet of flowers in one!No idea what kind of flower this is, but the spiral is pretty cool.This is a carnivorous plant. The “belly” is filled with bugs!A flock of carnivorous plants.This Rusty-tipped Page butterfly fell in love and wouldn’t leave until another patron excitedly “rescued” it.This flower not only looks pretty, it smelled nice, too.Another kind of carnivorous plant. So red!Butterflies love these, but were camera shy.Some crazy looking plants. They catch a lot of water.Another pretty flower . . . or two.This South American Red footed tortoise was ready to make friends. The water was so shiny these lily pads looked fake, but they’re not.Nopal cactus.A couple of hummingbirds almost sharing nicely.The butterfly pavilion from above . . . about 10 flights of stairs above.So green!This ugly critter is harmless.Incognito trash cans.Wild looking caterpillar.No idea what this bright butterfly is.You can’t tell from this picture, but this blue morpho butterfly has brilliant blue wings.Mott mott.Black billed thrush in the back, green honey creeper front ans center, and scrub tanager on the right.Mott mott side-eye.Thick Billed Euphonia Thick Billed Euphonia says this is his best side.What are you looking at?Crimson-rumped toucanet snacking at the feeding station.The trail.Scrub tanagers are really bad about yelling with their beaks full.Scrub tanager looking pretty chill for being so close to some crazy wasps.Hummingbird posing nicely on a branch.. . . and looking around.Green honey creeper. The females are much more green, but they also like to hide more.
