fauna

One of the many fabulous things about the Finca Esperanza Verde is the opportunity to spot a wide variety of wildlife.   For example, if you want to eat breakfast, lunch and dinner with hummingbirds – this is a wonderful spot! But hummingbirds (colibri) are not the only birds here – not by a long

Another of our adventures at La Esquina del Lago Jungle River Lodge was to head up the Río Frio to the border with Costa Rica spotting birds and other animals.   We left very early in the morning (Jackson was again our guide) with a beautiful mist over the river. The following are just a selection of the

One of the things Caite and I did at La Esquina del Lago Jungle River Lodge was the Caiman (reptile similar to an alligator) night tour.   We headed out in a boat with no running lights (nobody has running lights down here yet they all move around at night) with Jackson on the front with the

Some more pictures of wildlife taken from the patio where we eat our meals at La Mariposa Spanish School and Eco Hotel.    Apart from the Blue-Crowned Motmot, we also have the following regular visitors:  

Another very regular inhabitant of the gardens around La Mariposa Escuela de Español is the Variegated squirrel.  This is a tree squirrel endemic to southern Mexico and Central America. Again taken from where we eat our meals at the school/EcoHotel.

Couldn’t resist – these birds (Blue-Crowned Motmots) are so beautiful! Look who brought a friend to visit me this morning at La Mariposa Spanish School and EcoHotel.   This branch is just outside my bedroom window.

After catching many glimpses over the past weeks, I finally had a wonderful view of a Guardabarranco, the national bird of Nicaragua, this morning.    It was just outside my bedroom window at La Mariposa Spanish School and EcoHotel and I managed to get a fairly good picture of it (see below on the right). Many

About 2 weeks ago, 4 orphaned grey foxes were dropped off at La Mariposa Escuela de Español after their mother had been shot.   They were nursed back to health at the school with the aim of releasing them once they were strong enough. A couple of days ago, we set them free in the Cañada Honda

Another regular visitor to the garden around La Mariposa Escuela de Español is the Blue-crowned motmot.   This guy looks a lot like the Turquoise-browed motmot (also called the Guardabarranco – the Nicaraguan national bird) but is distinct. The head colouring is different but the easiest way to tell them apart is through the look of