The Farm

The original farm house of near 50 years ago

Birds before transport to San Francisco airport 2008

Bird transport crates at San Francisco airport 2008.

shipping label to and from the U.S. to Costa Rica.

Delta Dash animal shipping service at San Francisco airport.

University of CR office of international animal imports.

5 doctors from several agencies inspecting the aviaries for certification.

Delivery of chain link material panels for aviaries.

Arturo Zamora and his welding skills…

East African crowned Crane enclosure. Corners limited unit.

7x7x14 ft. Macaw aviary bank..

Completed units before perches and feeders.

Compound 1 year later.

Bank of eight 4×8 breeding units before bird introductions.

Newly fledged baby Hyacinth Macaws.Season..2012.

View of bird area from house deck.

Typical 4×8 ft. breeding unit with track feeders before bird introductions.

Baby holding/weaning units from above.

Kookaburra aviary before thatch roof.

Applying thatch roof to hexagon Kook cage.

One of two Kookaburra hexagons completed 2009…

Rio Peperrito canyon with house in dry season, March 2009…

Crimson Rosella – Platycercus elegans

Blue & Gold Macaws – Ara arauana

Varied diet for birds at Ave Azul de la Osa..Mixed fruits and veggies with seed.

Lottsa stainless steel pans to wash daily at Ave Azul.

Feeder track system designed in 1985 by Patrick Dunn for aviaries. Slide in /slide out.No more spilling or chasing feed bowls around the aviary.

A variety of seeds & nuts at treat time. Everyday at 4:30 p.m..

Birdfood..diets for Cranes & Parrots. Blue or Stanley Crane.

Guest house nearing completion..1994.

Early stages of house construction.

Early stage of kitchen.

Master bath….

Front deck facing aviaries. Manglio,Car Tigre and Nespiro-chickly woods.

Front of house facing road.

Mangilio truss’s for second floor.

Staining truss’s.

Sanding kitchen floors.

Tile murals for kitchen and bath.

Pulling 6,000 liter water tank up hillside,1996.

Water tank up hill.

Finished guest house.

Water tank in place.

Guest bath in main house.

Guest bath in Casa Grande.

Kitchen with split island.

Kitchen…2012.

Yes,Panthers are common here.

1 and a half klms. to the farm from the main road.

Front yard from deck.

Tillandsia brachycaulos, epiphyte bromelaid on tree fern.

River canyon below guest house.

Front yard aviaries.

Shampoo or Lanolin Ginger.Zingiber spectabile.

High water …October 2009.

Entrance to Ave Azul. Property line gate. 250 acres.12 in Chocolate.

Remember the cover of Joe Walshs album…? “But seriously folks”.

Rubyann with flowers picked from round’ the house.

Rubyann with fresh baked bread from the Bar-b-Que. No oven here.