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Valerie Booth

@ouidamarie

Nature lover, science educator, wife, mother, lover of food and wine, living the #puravida saving turtles and counting birds in beautiful Costa Rica.

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Took this picture of an egret this morning.. then I noticed he had company. Do you see it?

02.03.2026 22:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy Sunday. Turtle tracks and a moon that looks like the sun. #puravida

01.02.2026 17:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Some garden photos from Playa Hermosa de Osa, Costa Rica for #sixonsaturday

24.01.2026 19:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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White-faced capuchin mother and baby

Mixing things up. Iphone photo through the sliding glass door of a family of white-faced capuchin monkeys. This is the first time I saw the new baby.

22.01.2026 12:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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#birds Playa Hermosa de Osa, Costa Rica

21.01.2026 20:29 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy Sunday. Turtle Tracks. Beautiful Sunrise. Visiting Wood Stork. Will the universe also deliver a win for the Houston Texans, or is that asking too much? #turtles #birds #puravida

18.01.2026 16:07 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Unfortunately no.. just 402.. which was an improvement over 2024.. so maybe this year .

12.01.2026 23:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Beautiful sunrise with turtle tracks and shorebirds. #seaturtles #puravida

12.01.2026 01:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Turtles, birds, and now Labradors.. Meet our new Buddy. This is what I have to offer the Bluesky community. Also willing to discuss SEL and nature-based education.

08.01.2026 19:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Playa Linda sunrise. #turtlepatrol #costarica

23.12.2025 11:41 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Turtle patrol at sunrise on the beach.

Turtle patrol at sunrise on the beach.

It was a beautiful morning to look for turtle tracks.

17.12.2025 14:14 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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When I searched my photos for β€œbird”.. there were 700 very amateur pics to choose from .. here is a white throated magpie jay in CaΓ±as, Costa Rica. (Am a birder not a photographer). #birds

30.10.2025 12:08 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Spectacled Owl, Uvita, Costa Rica (roostes with his (or her) mate.

25.10.2025 15:48 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Update.. I think this is where baby walking sticks come from. #insects #bugsky

22.10.2025 14:21 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I spy with my little eye. Not a bird.. not a turtle.. and not a fungus… genus phanocles is as close as I can get with an ID. #nature

21.10.2025 13:41 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Migratory birds are arriving to my garden, but the warblers would not sit still for a photo.. this linneated woodpecker was a little more accommodating, but only slightly thus the poorly focused shot. #birds #costaricabirding

19.10.2025 22:10 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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No turtle tracks but a plenty of birds including 27 scarlet macaws not pictured and a chance to be grateful for the start of another beautiful day. #puravida #birds

08.10.2025 13:56 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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No turtles. But lovely sunrise.

08.10.2025 13:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Beautiful! I have sunrise turtle patrol on my beach in the morning.

08.10.2025 01:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Baby turtles entering the Pacific at sunset. One of my favorite sights. #seaturtles #puravida

27.09.2025 17:13 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I created this one for my own benefit last month

27.09.2025 13:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I will follow @michaelhobbes.bsky.social anywhere. Seems like I’m about to learn more about bikes.

16.09.2025 00:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Not looking my cutest.. but loving life. moonlit turtle walk.. tagged an olive ridley and saved 94 future olive ridleys from the poachers. #seaturtles

07.09.2025 13:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Just out here walking beaches and tagging turtles. #seaturtles #puravida #lifelonglearning

13.08.2025 21:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Baby turtle release in the moonlight just before dawn. #seaturtles #costarica

09.08.2025 15:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Just out here living a life filled with gratitude and saving turtles whenever I can.

23.07.2025 17:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Attended my kinda parade this morning. No tanks. Just baby sea turtles doing what they’ve done for millions of yearsβ€”marching toward the ocean, full of hope. #seaturtles #costarica

14.06.2025 15:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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It was a journey, but I was able to spend some quality time with my 78 y/o dad and add 85 new birds to my 2025 list. Pictured are some birds who were posing and a lovely sunrise. #birds #costarica

30.03.2025 22:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sunrise and Turtle nest rescue. Excellent start to the week. #seaturtles #puravida

04.03.2025 00:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Skipped the news in favor of a sunrise turtle walk. The universe delivered this sunrise and the opportunity to provide some protection for 81 olive ridley turtle eggs. #seaturtles #costarica

25.02.2025 00:13 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0