The Clay-colored Thrush In January 1977, the government under Mr. Daniel Oduber Quiros, desigated the Clay-colored Thrush (Turdus grayi) as the national bird of Costa Rica. In Costa Rica the bird is known as the Yigüirro. It was previously known as the Clay-colored Robin. From eastern Mexico to northern Colombia, this nondescript thrush is very […]
Month: September 2021
Eight Days in Costa Rica – 2017
I had the pleasure and great fortune of being able to spend a week in the company of dear friends Tracy and her husband Frank in Costa Rica back in 2017. Costa Rica is a nature lover’s paradise, the government is making ecotourism a front and centre project and it is working. I had the […]
Environmental Ethics
I begin to research data with a plan to write an article on the use of ethics when out in nature. I wanted to outline the do’s and don’ts when dealing with animals in their habitat. My premise was to explain how to interact with nature without causing harm. Where I ended up, was discovering […]