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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] MORE ADVENTURES IN COSTA RICA HERE [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]To fully appreciate that Costa Rica has no clear boundaries defining where heaven on earth begins or ends, you...
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]It seems that nature, especially the avian sector, is doing everything possible to help reactivate tourism in Costa Rica. In late 2020, the country’s first known appearance of an Orinoco...
[vc_row css=".vc_custom_1671810619211{background-color: #ffffff !important;}"][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] The Sulphur-Winged Parakeet Bird in Brief The Sulphur-Winged Parakeet (Pyrrhura hoffmanni) Also known as Hoffman’s conure or the sulfur-winged...
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Motmots are proof that common birds are not necessarily common looking. A stunning family of birds — one or more of the six motmot types — are readily found in and along the edges of forests throughout Costa Rica. Both...
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] Rarely Seen Roadrunner Relative For birders with a “life list” of sighting dreams come true, the rufous-vented ground-cuckoo will commonly disappoint. Reports of fleeting glimpses have always been rare, even among the...
[vc_row][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text]One of the more sought-after prizes for birding tourists here in Costa Rica is the sunbittern (Eurypyga helias ). Found in a range extending south from Guatemala and throughout South America. It lives near water in...
[vc_row][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text]How many of you came to Costa Rica to visit … and decided to not go home? Here in Costa Rica, humans are not alone in making this their new home. A variety of Costa Rican birds are also “expats.” For...
[vc_row][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text]If you come to Costa Rica, count on eventually becoming attracted to the beautiful birds here. With over 900 to see, it can become a serious hobby. As a photographer first, I developed my love for birds here. There is...
[uxgallery id="5"] “They paved paradise And put up a parking lot With a pink hotel, a boutique And a swinging hot spot Don't it always seem to go That you don't know what you've got til it's gone They paved paradise And put up a parking lot” Joni Mitchell, “Big Yellow...
[uxgallery id="1"] It's Quetzal Time! Ripe Avocados Make San Gerardo de Dota a Birding Paradise The small wild avocados, known in Spanish as aguacatillos, are ripe in San Gerardo de Dota. To us birders, that means "It's quetzal time!" The resplendent...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Tucked away in the back corner of Reserva Conchal is an untouched paradise, providing an essential habitat for migratory birds, traveling monkeys and endangered species. It was an idyllic setting recently for Howler Troop members to...
[vc_row full_width="full_width"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Probably one of the first things you hear from a new visitor is, “Where can I see the ‘Fruit Loops’ Bird”? Toucans are the quintessential bird of the tropics: big, bold, colorful and always a treat to see. Not...