As I’m watching a nasty wintery-mix come down in Northern Virginia, I decided that now would be a good time to add some greenery to my site from a recent trip to Costa Rica. Enjoy this break from academia while I work on my next project. In the front slideshow I have added photos of  a scintillant hummingbird feeding her young, a female resplendent quetzal giving me the eye in her private cloud forest, a violet-eared hummingbird dancing and a ferocious flowerpiercer striking a pose. Our trip included visiting Savegre Lodge and a rain forest experience at Selve Verde Lodge