Tricolor Field, near Silverton, Oregon, July 2011

Tricolor Field, near Silverton, Oregon, July 2011

Fields of flowers civer the rolling hillside of a flower farm outside of the the town of Silverton, on the way to Stayton-Sublimity, in Oregon’s Willamette Valley.

Scarlet Macaws, Pacific Coast, South of Puntarenas, Costa Rica, 2012

Scarlet Macaws, Pacific Coast, South of Puntarenas, Costa Rica, 2012

While eating lunch, a flock of Scarlet Macaws (Ara macao) landed in the avocado trees across the road. My long lens is not very good, so the image is a bit soft, but I couldn’t miss including it in my Costa Rica set.

Social Flycatcher (Myiozetetes similis) Chicks in Nest, Rio Frio, Costa Rica, 2012

Social Flycatcher (Myiozetetes similis) Chicks in Nest, Rio Frio, Costa Rica, 2012

Three chicks of the Social Flycatcher, a common bird of Costa Rica, in their nest on a log rising out of the Rio Frio.