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A
black vulture dried his wings on the banks of the
Penas Blancas.
Our guide Nancy got very excited about spying a
Blue-crowned Motmot at
Arenal Hanging Bridges. I struggled to get a good shot in the deep shade of the forest, and didn't even realize that part of what made the bird so interesting is its "bare-shafted racket-tip" tail. So my sincere apologies for cutting that tail off in the photo. :(
A male and female
Red-legged Honeycreeper at
Arenal Observatory Lodge.
Crested Guans are fairly large birds. So I was a little surprised to see one in the fragile upper branches of a tree, popping his head out to survey the surrounding area.
The lagoons of
Tortuguero National Park provided perfect habitat for water fowl like this
Northern Jacana ...
... and this
Bare-throated Tiger Heron.
A small flock of about 10
Orange-fronted Parakeets made an appearance during my final morning walk in
Guanacaste.
A
Streaked-backed Oriole stood out sharply, but wouldn't let me get too close.
Anyone who puts the word "common" in the name of an animal like this
Common Ground-Dove should be relegated to naming paint colors and other things more suitable for their poor imaginations.
A black vulture dried his wings on the banks of the Penas Blancas.
Our guide Nancy got very excited about spying a Blue-crowned Motmot at Arenal Hanging Bridges. I struggled to get a good shot in the deep shade of the forest, and didn't even realize that part of what made the bird so interesting is its "bare-shafted racket-tip" tail. So my sincere apologies for cutting that tail off in the photo. :(
A male and female Red-legged Honeycreeper at Arenal Observatory Lodge.
Crested Guans are fairly large birds. So I was a little surprised to see one in the fragile upper branches of a tree, popping his head out to survey the surrounding area.
The lagoons of Tortuguero National Park provided perfect habitat for water fowl like this Northern Jacana ...
... and this Bare-throated Tiger Heron.
A small flock of about 10 Orange-fronted Parakeets made an appearance during my final morning walk in Guanacaste.
A Streaked-backed Oriole stood out sharply, but wouldn't let me get too close.
Anyone who puts the word "common" in the name of an animal like this Common Ground-Dove should be relegated to naming paint colors and other things more suitable for their poor imaginations.
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