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The Golden Forest by Gustav Klimt

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The hidden stairs (by ScottyBgood)

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Future pairing- Cheese and Miss Buck

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Try not to feel jealous about things, or people or places. It’s toxic. Just keep living. You will find your happiness.

Unknown (via ridingsidesaddle)

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Noel Badges Pugh on Tumblr.

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The strange, spiky bark of a eucalyptus tree 🌳 #deakinenviro #eucalyptus #tree #greenarmy

#eucalyptus #greenarmy #tree #deakinenviro

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Chestnut-Mandibled Toucan (Ramphastos swainsonii) by bayucca (busy) on Flickr.

Costa Rica

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Volunteering in Costa Rica as part of my studies!

My name is Kristal and I am studying Environmental Science (Wildlife and Conservation Biology) at Deakin University and I was lucky enough to volunteer with International Student Volunteers in Costa Rica as part of my Global Environmental Placement. I participated in the Proyecto Carey project within the Osa Peninsula. We went for hikes through the beautiful rainforest right at our doorsteps where we did bird watching, tree measurements on big trees (the forests giants, some were over 300 years old), and counted seed traps. Through this trip I got to see animals I would never see back home such as kinkajous, sloths, toucans and many species of monkeys! I would have to say I most enjoyed walking through the rainforest where every few metres you could smell something different like, brown sugar, wild flowers, and the smell of incense from the lang  lang tree! Osa Peninsula is full of life and holds around 2.5% of the world’s biodiversity but some of this biodiversity is currently under threat, I was lucky enough to help conduct research in this amazing place to help aid in its survival! My experience is one I will never ever forget, I made new lifelong friends and gained knowledge and skills that I will be able to use in the future! Pura Vida!!

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Pura vida! It’s not just greeting; it’s a way of life'Life is good' in Costa Rica — and the locals just want to share their optimistic vibe.

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Turquoise-browed Motmot - Eumomota superciliosa

The Turquoise-browed Motmot, Eumomota superciliosa (Coraciiformes - Momotidae) is a colorful bird distributed in México and Central America (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua).

Both male and female Turquoise-browed Motmot have long tails that terminate in widened blue-and-black rackets that appear to hang, unattached, below the body of the bird. In this species, males’ tail length aids in sexual selection; males with longer tails have greater pairing and reproductive success.

These birds are colonial-breeding, socially monogamous that exhibits biparental care.

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Photo credit: ©Jerry Oldenettel (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) | Locality: La Ensenada, Costa Rica (2008)