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Casa Tangara dowii, Costa Rica: to claim our feathery gold

10,000 Birds

In the 1960s, Efraín Chacón constructed a dirt trail [from San Gerardo de Dota] to the Pan-American Highway, and brought his family to build a house, to farm and fish for trout. Sometime later, it was already dark and I was in a bathroom when Serge knocked at the door: Look out, opossum at the feeder!

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Backyard Beneficiaries

10,000 Birds

I’ve noted at least nine species of reptiles and amphibians, even our native opossum and squirrel. This pair of Lineated Woodpeckers loves the termite-ridden branches of my neighbor’s avocado tree. Of course, various species of bats as well. I hope you choose our place!

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