Blog 12: Pierella Ecological Gardens
Our good friend Donna flew down for a few days and we started off with a bang, taking an overnight trip to Pierella Ecological Gardens. We made the two-hour trip in four-and-a-half hours (remember, this is Costa Rica), in time for a hearty lunch and a small parade of show off birds.
Just a beautiful place with nature abundant in all shapes and sizes.
For two half-days we shared a very knowledgeable tour guide with another visitor.
Here is a walking stick and poison dart frog to start things off.
Lots of birds of all shapes, sizes, and colors. Here are a spectacled owl and a red-crowned woodpecker.
Several howler monkeys (I guess he’s a male) kept an eye on us.
All of this was wonderful, but what I found most captivating was the butterflies. Here is an orange spot butterfly, a malachite butterfly, a blue common morpho butterfly, a tropical blue wave butterfly, a wearable butterfly, and Donna with a hitchhiker. Finally, even my camera lens proved attractive to one of these beauties.
I highly recommend adding this stop to your must-see visits when touring the country.
It’s a great time to be in Costa Rica!
Just a beautiful place with nature abundant in all shapes and sizes.
For two half-days we shared a very knowledgeable tour guide with another visitor.
Here is a walking stick and poison dart frog to start things off.
Lots of birds of all shapes, sizes, and colors. Here are a spectacled owl and a red-crowned woodpecker.
Several howler monkeys (I guess he’s a male) kept an eye on us.
All of this was wonderful, but what I found most captivating was the butterflies. Here is an orange spot butterfly, a malachite butterfly, a blue common morpho butterfly, a tropical blue wave butterfly, a wearable butterfly, and Donna with a hitchhiker. Finally, even my camera lens proved attractive to one of these beauties.
I highly recommend adding this stop to your must-see visits when touring the country.
It’s a great time to be in Costa Rica!