Hey guys! So I just realized that I've been living in Costa Rica for forever!! And I still haven't shown you all the really neat animals that live here! So I thought we'd start with my roommate.....no, not my humans! haha! This is my friend gecko, I call him Fernando. He lives here in the house with me and eats insects and sometimes cockroaches. But fortunately, since we moved to our new house, we haven't had very many of those!
One thing about Costa Rica, it is very colorful! Just check out these birds!
My humans say this one is called a humming bird (or in Spanish "colibrÃ").
These are Macaws. And guess what? They mate for life! That means they find the one they love, they get married and stay together for always. How beautiful is that! These macaws are eating mangoes. What a tasty treat!
This bird should look familiar......especially if you eat Fruit Loops! As baby birds, both their parents take care of them as they grow up, and their beaks grow as they get bigger.
Look at this beautiful blue butterfly!
This is a Poison Dart Frog so.....don't eat him! He is pretty, isn't he?
What about this frog? He has some pretty good camouflage, doesn't he? (That means he's hard to find because he's the same color as everything around him.) And this one isn't poisonous. Can you see his bright red eyes? How unique! These little guys usually sleep during the day and use their bright colors to scare off anyone that wants to try to eat them!
Do you see all those bats? There's a line of them down the tree. They also sleep during the day, and like to fly around at night eating all kinds of bugs! And it doesn't matter that it's dark at night, because bats can't see anyway.
Check out this pretty kitty. That's a BIG kitty. I don't even weigh 10 pounds! My humans say this kitty is called a jaguar and that I'm not allowed to play with it.....it must be in trouble and sitting in time out. Poor kitty.
This furry little guy is an ant eater (but he also eats termites). He's pretty cute isn't he?
We have a lot of these all over Costa Rica. They're called Iguanas. They come in different sizes and colors, but they all are pretty good at hiding in plain sight!
I do not like crocodiles! They are big and scary and love to eat! They are very strong, but because their eyes are on either side of their head, they can't rely on what they see to help them capture their meal. They like to hunt in the water, where they can feel the waves the other animal makes. This makes it easier for them to catch them! I try to tell my humans that I don't want go swimming! But they said there aren't any crocodiles in any of the places we swim! Whew!
Aww, isn't he cute? His Spanish name is "Carita Blanca" (that just means "little white face").
I've shown you a lot of really neat, colorful animals that live here in Costa Rica. Now for something a little different....
Did you see all the colors in this tree? This tree is called a Rainbow Eucalyptus, because eventually it is covered in all the colors of the rainbow! How beautiful!
And our God created all of it! I think He created these things to remind us of Him. Like the iguanas, you may not always see them, but they are there. We may not see God, but we can know that He is always there with us. Or the crocodile that can't see his dinner because of where his eyes are, but trusts that it's in front of him because he can feel the waves his dinner is making, and so he follows. God doesn't always clearly, with a loud voice say "GO BE A MISSIONARY IN HONDURAS", but He may tug at our hearts, or use the wise words of a friend or the words in His Book to show us where He wants us to go. And we should follow.
The Rainbow Eucalyptus tree is so pretty and I've never seen another tree that looks like it. So let's be like the Eucalyptus tree and be different, and follow our God. He created some pretty amazing stuff, I can't wait to see what He's going to do with our lives!
And now guys, I'm pretty sure it's bedtime! Goodnight! love, Lucy
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