Tag: Great Blue Heron

Roseate Spoonbill Tarcoles River, Costa Rica

Roseate Spoonbill Tarcoles River, Costa Rica

Rufous-naped Wren Tarcoles River, Costa Rica (This is the most common bird in my garden/yard. They’re in the wild too!)

Great Blue Heron with Fish Just Caught Tarcoles River, Costa Rica

Great Blue Heron Flying with Black-necked Stilt Flying Tarcoles River, Costa Rica

Black-necked Stilt Tarcoles River, Costa Rica

Solitary Sandpiper Tarcoles River, Costa Rica

Green Heron Tarcoles River, Costa Rica

Great-tailed Grackle male Tarcoles River, Costa Rica

Snowy Egret Tarcoles River, Costa Rica

Whimbrel Tarcoles River, Costa Rica

Cattle Egret Tarcoles River, Costa Rica

Yellow-crowned Night Heron Tarcoles River, Costa Rica

Osprey with Fish! Tarcoles River, Costa Rica

These photos were all made by me on a 16 December 2016 float trip on the Tarcoles River, Costa Rica, this time with the Jungle Crocodile Safari which specializes in bird watching as opposed to a focus on crocodiles on most of the other companies. I also like Jose and the Jose’s Crocodile Tour, but his one finds more birds for you, about 35 species this trip, and provides a flyer for photo-identification of the birds. Plus if you take the 8:30 AM tour you will see more birds early AND you miss the tour bus crowds. There were just 4 of us plus our guide on our boat this time at 8:30 and when we returned we noticed that the next boat was packed full!