Costa Rica

Birds

A nest colony of the Montezuma Oropendola with a couple of birds on guard near Turrialba in the Central Valley. 

I loved their song - click on the link above to a recent BBC Tweet of the Day

Whimbrel on a Caribbean beach

A male Anhinga, or snakebird, in the waterways of Tortuguero

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A nest colony of the Montezuma Oropendola with a couple of birds on guard. 

I loved their song - click on the link above to a recent BBC Tweet of the Day)

Clare

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Fantastic photos and really interesting to see some very different species, thanks for posting Sue

Sue, what beautiful sounds!  Thanks for that.

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Clare

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Yes, the Birdnote site seems to be a US equivalent of Tweet of the Day.

Here's a few more. 

Hummingbirds are difficult to capture while perched, but this one obliged, at a distance. I believe it's a Bronze-tailed, or Red-footed, Plumeleteer

This is a clay-coloured thrush, the national bird of Costa Rica

As our guide said, with so many exotic birds to choose from, why did they pick this one? Neighbouring Nicaragua has the blue-crowned motmot, Panama the harpy eagle.  

Passerini's Tanagers, queueing for the banana at a reserve feeding station near La Fortuna de Arenal

Great Kiskadee

Pair of Boat-billed Herons

Lovely place - and some great birds :-) I never did get to see the Boat-billed Herons :-(

So very interesting SC, what lovely birds & sounds & those MO nests are something else!!  Thanks for posting these great pics, any more to come?