HECKLE & JECKLE IN MY BACKYARD

By | 2018-04-15T18:19:39-04:00 June 30th, 2011|Categories: Nature|Tags: |

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I love to share pictures of the amazing wildlife in Costa Rica.  At times, living here feels like a scene in a Disney movie: cute birds flying overhead, their tweets soaking the morning air with a renewing freshness. 

But this bird —this beautiful bird— is a real S.O.B.  His personality is aggressive, surly, and brazen. I want to smack that feather right off his head. And I would if I didn’t fear losing an eyeball.

He swoops down every morning and attacks my dog. He also shows up at restaurants, stealing food right off my fork and tearing sugar packets open with the ferocity of the Hulk. He’s not only a jerk but a show off as well.

He’s a White-throated Magpie-jay. (Coincidently, Heckle and Jeckle were magpies.) He’s on my watch-list. I always thought my first rumble in the jungle would be with a jaguar or venomous snake. Not with a bird that looks like he’s wearing a French military hat.

WHITE HAWK LOVES YOGA

By | 2018-04-15T18:20:01-04:00 November 29th, 2010|Categories: Nature|Tags: , |

White hawk staring at me doing yogaCosta Rica Cost Of Living Update Correction: 16 lb Turkey bought the day before Thanksgiving- marked down to $30

My baby hawk is not a baby anymore.  He swoops across the field and catches his prey with stealth precision. So I found it somewhat uncomfortable when I looked up during a sun salutation to find my friend staring down at me.

Almost every morning I can find him on his branch watching me meditate and perform my daily yoga poses. I’ve also seen him watching my husband play guitar. It would seem he’s fond of us but maybe he’s just plotting to eat my cat.

Does anyone know what kind of hawk this is?  There are more pictures at:                   Facebook  Happier Than A Billionaire

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