Nature lover, science educator, wife, mother, lover of food and wine, living the #puravida saving turtles and counting birds in beautiful Costa Rica.https://bsky.app/profile/ouidamarie.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/ouidamarie.bsky.social/post/3mtzqmekkc22nThis beautiful returned to the sea with some new jewelry this week after laying 120 eggs.. If you see thd7165 let me know! #seaturtles #costarica27 Aug 2026 01:56 +0000at://did:plc:7hvmhtcnelbtwbabvwrt4lko/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtzqmekkc22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/ouidamarie.bsky.social/post/3mnaf3nzvlc2qSunrise turtle walk . 2 nests, 280 future olive Ridley babies, and a yellow headed caracara with a lot to say at the end of the walk. #turtles #birds .01 Jun 2026 15:22 +0000at://did:plc:7hvmhtcnelbtwbabvwrt4lko/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnaf3nzvlc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/ouidamarie.bsky.social/post/3mmzopybmg22oHappy Turtle Season , everyone. 2 weeks in a row am patrol has resulted in Buddy and I finding turtle tracks and relocating Olive Ridley eggs to the nursery. (Please note Buddy does not walk to the turtle nests, he is tethered ered to a log until all is clear)29 May 2026 23:26 +0000at://did:plc:7hvmhtcnelbtwbabvwrt4lko/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmzopybmg22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/ouidamarie.bsky.social/post/3mg4c7rhpv22cTook this picture of an egret this morning.. then I noticed he had company. Do you see it?02 Mar 2026 22:24 +0000at://did:plc:7hvmhtcnelbtwbabvwrt4lko/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg4c7rhpv22chttps://bsky.app/profile/ouidamarie.bsky.social/post/3mdsv7xo62k2wHappy Sunday. Turtle tracks and a moon that looks like the sun. #puravida01 Feb 2026 17:47 +0000at://did:plc:7hvmhtcnelbtwbabvwrt4lko/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdsv7xo62k2whttps://bsky.app/profile/ouidamarie.bsky.social/post/3md6xvy7xls2hSome garden photos from Playa Hermosa de Osa, Costa Rica for #sixonsaturday24 Jan 2026 19:42 +0000at://did:plc:7hvmhtcnelbtwbabvwrt4lko/app.bsky.feed.post/3md6xvy7xls2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/ouidamarie.bsky.social/post/3mcz6eog7ds2bMixing 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 Jan 2026 12:21 +0000at://did:plc:7hvmhtcnelbtwbabvwrt4lko/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcz6eog7ds2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/ouidamarie.bsky.social/post/3mcpj4gp74k2bHappy 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 #puravida18 Jan 2026 16:07 +0000at://did:plc:7hvmhtcnelbtwbabvwrt4lko/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcpj4gp74k2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/ouidamarie.bsky.social/post/3mc6vndfdh22wBeautiful sunrise with turtle tracks and shorebirds. #seaturtles #puravida12 Jan 2026 01:36 +0000at://did:plc:7hvmhtcnelbtwbabvwrt4lko/app.bsky.feed.post/3mc6vndfdh22whttps://bsky.app/profile/ouidamarie.bsky.social/post/3mbwo44olgk2sTurtles, 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 Jan 2026 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:7hvmhtcnelbtwbabvwrt4lko/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbwo44olgk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/ouidamarie.bsky.social/post/3mano4yjzv22sPlaya Linda sunrise. #turtlepatrol #costarica23 Dec 2025 11:41 +0000at://did:plc:7hvmhtcnelbtwbabvwrt4lko/app.bsky.feed.post/3mano4yjzv22shttps://bsky.app/profile/ouidamarie.bsky.social/post/3ma6tvdaltc2fIt was a beautiful morning to look for turtle tracks.17 Dec 2025 14:14 +0000at://did:plc:7hvmhtcnelbtwbabvwrt4lko/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma6tvdaltc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/ouidamarie.bsky.social/post/3m3s263cd622kUpdate.. I think this is where baby walking sticks come from. #insects #bugsky22 Oct 2025 14:21 +0000at://did:plc:7hvmhtcnelbtwbabvwrt4lko/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3s263cd622khttps://bsky.app/profile/ouidamarie.bsky.social/post/3m3phhybjlc2pI 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. #nature21 Oct 2025 13:41 +0000at://did:plc:7hvmhtcnelbtwbabvwrt4lko/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3phhybjlc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/ouidamarie.bsky.social/post/3m3lcy53zm22fMigratory 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 #costaricabirding19 Oct 2025 22:10 +0000at://did:plc:7hvmhtcnelbtwbabvwrt4lko/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3lcy53zm22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/ouidamarie.bsky.social/post/3m2osajjm4k2cNo 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 #birds08 Oct 2025 13:56 +0000at://did:plc:7hvmhtcnelbtwbabvwrt4lko/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2osajjm4k2chttps://bsky.app/profile/ouidamarie.bsky.social/post/3lzti5kw7dk2yBaby turtles entering the Pacific at sunset. One of my favorite sights. #seaturtles #puravida27 Sep 2025 17:13 +0000at://did:plc:7hvmhtcnelbtwbabvwrt4lko/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzti5kw7dk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/ouidamarie.bsky.social/post/3lyaqqhk6bk2iNot looking my cutest.. but loving life. moonlit turtle walk.. tagged an olive ridley and saved 94 future olive ridleys from the poachers. #seaturtles07 Sep 2025 13:01 +0000at://did:plc:7hvmhtcnelbtwbabvwrt4lko/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyaqqhk6bk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/ouidamarie.bsky.social/post/3lwcq446vps2dJust out here walking beaches and tagging turtles. #seaturtles #puravida #lifelonglearning13 Aug 2025 21:05 +0000at://did:plc:7hvmhtcnelbtwbabvwrt4lko/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwcq446vps2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/ouidamarie.bsky.social/post/3lvy3wkelzs2dBaby turtle release in the moonlight just before dawn. #seaturtles #costarica09 Aug 2025 15:37 +0000at://did:plc:7hvmhtcnelbtwbabvwrt4lko/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvy3wkelzs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/ouidamarie.bsky.social/post/3lunjxliidc2dJust out here living a life filled with gratitude and saving turtles whenever I can.23 Jul 2025 17:24 +0000at://did:plc:7hvmhtcnelbtwbabvwrt4lko/app.bsky.feed.post/3lunjxliidc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/ouidamarie.bsky.social/post/3lrlahvhugs24Attended my kinda parade this morning. No tanks. Just baby sea turtles doing what they’ve done for millions of years—marching toward the ocean, full of hope. #seaturtles #costarica14 Jun 2025 15:13 +0000at://did:plc:7hvmhtcnelbtwbabvwrt4lko/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrlahvhugs24https://bsky.app/profile/ouidamarie.bsky.social/post/3llmuabowek2jIt 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 #costarica30 Mar 2025 22:08 +0000at://did:plc:7hvmhtcnelbtwbabvwrt4lko/app.bsky.feed.post/3llmuabowek2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/ouidamarie.bsky.social/post/3ljjaq3pohs2pSunrise and Turtle nest rescue. Excellent start to the week. #seaturtles #puravida04 Mar 2025 00:51 +0000at://did:plc:7hvmhtcnelbtwbabvwrt4lko/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljjaq3pohs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/ouidamarie.bsky.social/post/3lixldp3ims24Skipped 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 #costarica25 Feb 2025 00:13 +0000at://did:plc:7hvmhtcnelbtwbabvwrt4lko/app.bsky.feed.post/3lixldp3ims24https://bsky.app/profile/ouidamarie.bsky.social/post/3liksch66mk22Skipped morning doomscrolling and found this scarlet macaw hanging out in Golfito. #birds #costaricabirding19 Feb 2025 22:13 +0000at://did:plc:7hvmhtcnelbtwbabvwrt4lko/app.bsky.feed.post/3liksch66mk22https://bsky.app/profile/ouidamarie.bsky.social/post/3lhp67l643k2mThe best use of 2 hours I have spent since January 20. Discovered a nesting pair of slaty tailed trogans in my garden. #birds #costarica08 Feb 2025 22:31 +0000at://did:plc:7hvmhtcnelbtwbabvwrt4lko/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhp67l643k2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/ouidamarie.bsky.social/post/3lh4p3bzemk2fA good January kicks off my personal #costarica #bigyear. For the 3rd year running my goal is 500 species of birds. I ❤️ #birds.01 Feb 2025 14:13 +0000at://did:plc:7hvmhtcnelbtwbabvwrt4lko/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh4p3bzemk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/ouidamarie.bsky.social/post/3lgwaurh74s2gTook these photos yesterday in La Fortuna, Costa Rica. Rainbows to the right and Keel Billed toucans to the left. #birds30 Jan 2025 00:43 +0000at://did:plc:7hvmhtcnelbtwbabvwrt4lko/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgwaurh74s2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/ouidamarie.bsky.social/post/3lgg5m4ai722oBirding in the rain. crested guan, La Fortuna, Costa Rica. #birds23 Jan 2025 15:01 +0000at://did:plc:7hvmhtcnelbtwbabvwrt4lko/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgg5m4ai722o