By Charlie Doggett
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Carara Park & Tarcoles River – A New Book!
Birds at Cerro Lodge
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| Cinnamon Hummingbird Cerro Lodge, Tarcoles, Costa Rica |
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| Turquoise-browed Motmot Cerro Lodge, Tarcoles, Costa Rica My first to see in Costa Rica, though I saw many in Nicaragua. |
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| White-tipped Dove Cerro Lodge, Tarcoles, Costa Rica I almost called them Inca for the scaling, but white tips on tails ID them. |
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| Warbler of Some Kind (I’m pretty sure but hard to ID) Cerro Lodge, Tarcoles, Costa Rica |
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| Hoffman’s Woodpecker Cerro Lodge, Tarcoles, Costa Rica |
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| Blue-gray Tanager Cerro Lodge, Tarcoles, Costa Rica |
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| Boat-billed Flycatcher Cerro Lodge, Tarcoles, Costa Rica Several flycatchers look similar, but the bill and red cap ID this one. |
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| Melodious BlackbirdCerro Lodge, Tarcoles, Costa Rica Very similar to Bronze Cowbird which has red eyes an this one doesn’t. Only the Melodious Blackbird has everything black, eyes, bill, feet. |
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| Cerro Lodge Entrance Cerro Lodge, Tarcoles, Costa Rica Last time I stayed down here it was at Villa Lapas which further off the highway,
closer to Tarcoles, & deeper in the forest, but services and facilities are similar.
This one is actually in the middle of an upscale housing development but with
plenty of land for privacy and lots of birds. The gate is like what the neighbors
have to enter their mansions. Good friendly service, views, birds and food.
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I’m saving the birds photographed at Carara National Park for tomorrow since I got a lot at the lodge and the park was my last stop before going home. Some nice birds at the park this time! Better than my last trip there.
Last Bird Photo Today – A First-Timer for Me!
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| Orange-collared Manakin Carara National Park, Costa Rica |
I spent Sunday afternoon and night at Cerro Lodge, Tarcoles, Costa Rica and because there was not a group boat ride available to bird on the river, I birded around my cabin and down the road yesterday. This morning I again birded around the lodge property with several birds then had an appointment with a birding guide named Antonio who was good and help me get lots of bird photos in my two hours there. Because this is a “first-time” bird for me, it is sort of my favorite, but I haven’t had time to go through the others yet and still haven’t posted the photos from Campesinos, so busy the rest of this week with this and lots of other projects. Stay tuned! 🙂
Birding around Waterfalls and Beautiful Views
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| Waterfall & Swinging Bridge behind my cabin at Campesinos Lodge on Pacific Coast near Quepos. Yep! I walked over and back twice, a long bridge! |
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| Several young men were repelling down the waterfall. Not me! I do birds! I was at Campesinos with the birding club, now adding my solo adventure. |
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| Halfway home I stopped for a personal night near Carara National Park, staying at Cerro Lodge overlooking a Pacific Coast bay above. Tomorrow morning I do 2 hours of birding in Carara before going home. This afternoon I am enjoying a rest and birding the grounds of this lodge. |
In the next couple of days I will post bird photos made in both places. This Cerro Lodge has pretty good internet connection while Campesinos had none nor cell phone service! Even with a connection there is seldom time to make these posts while on a trip. I may rest from travel a bit though it may not be for very long! 🙂 I love doing this!
And just as I sign off a flock of Scarlet Macaws is flying overhead. 🙂
Pura Vida!