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| Green Thorntail Hummingbird Rancho Naturalista, Tuis, Costa Rica |
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| Yellow-bellied Elaenia Rancho Naturalista, Tuis, Costa Rica |
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| Black-cheeked Woodpecker Rancho Naturalista, Tuis, Costa Rica 3rd species of woodpeckers at this one place. Lots of bugs to eat! 🙂 |
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| Brown Jay Rancho Naturalista, Tuis, Costa Rica |
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| Yellow-crowned Euphonia Female or Yellow Warbler Female Rancho Naturalista, Tuis, Costa Rica |
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| Gray-headed Chachalaca Better shot than one posted the first day. |
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| Green Thorntail Hummingbird Rancho Naturalista, Tuis, Costa Rica Different day, different bird and look than top of this post |
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| Black-headed Saltator Rancho Naturalista, Tuis, Costa Rica |
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| Black-headed Saltator Rancho Naturalista, Tuis, Costa Rica A totally different look than the photo before this, but same bird! |
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| Social Flycatcher Rancho Naturalista, Tuis, Costa Rica |
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| Bumble Bee (I think – no ID source) Rancho Naturalista, Tuis, Costa Rica |
I’m still going through my photos and may find some more good ones, but this is the last official post from Rancho Naturalista. It is amazing how just 3 nights at a lodge almost anywhere in Costa Rica can give me such joy and so many photos! And so many new species each time. This is my main reason for moving to Costa Rica and why you can expect me to stay here! 🙂
If interested, I reviewed both Rancho Naturalista and CATIE on TripAdvisor with a few of the photos, though they are “pending” as I write this, possibly for screening of some kind.
I heard the sweet voice of a robin, High up in the maple tree, Joyously, singing his happy song To his feathered mate, in glee!…
If we could be like this tiny bird, Just living from day to day, Holding no bitterness in our hearts For those we meet on our way…
~Gertrude Tooley Buckingham, “Heaven on Earth” (1940s)