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Both in the shadows of my Cecropia Tree, thus not great photos, but part of my purpose is to document what seen, when and where, which with eBird helps scientific research like also with my butterflies on butterfliesandmoths. Great photos or works of art come occasionally as an extra treat! 🙂
You can see more in my galleries linked below for these two bird species photographed all over Costa Rica:
¡Pura Vida!
And all my Costa Rica Birds GALLERIES.
Though I was planning to ask the gardener at the hotel Monday after I arrive, I’m satisfied that I have now identified “the big tree” at Best Western San Jose. First, my driver Walter told me that he was pretty sure it is a “Laurel de la India” tree (“Indian Laurel” in English), I decided to research it online. One of the sites had a photo of its seasonal yellow berries and I said to myself, “That is it!” I then checked my photos of a female Hoffman’s Woodpecker (eBird link) and sure enough, the same berries and leaves in both photos. Tree positively identified! 🙂
In this age of the internet, I again find that different websites have different information on this Indian Laurel Tree, also called a Ficus microcarpa on some websites, but if you look up the Spanish name, Laurel de la India, they call it a Ficus benjamina which would be Benjamin Ficus in English or a first cousin to the other Ficus, but still a little confusing. 🙂
And, if you are really into trees, see my Costa Rica Trees photo gallery.
See more birds in my gallery, Best Western San Jose BIRDS
¡Pura Vida!
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| Hoffman’s Woodpecker Female In my garden, Roca Verde, Atenas, Costa Rica A little better photo than one posted the other day. |
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| White-Ringed Flycatcher In My Garden, Roca Verde, Atenas, Costa Rica |
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| White-Ringed Flycatcher In My Garden, Roca Verde, Atenas, Costa Rica |
And my BIRDS GALLERY online
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| Female Hoffman’s Woodpecker My Garden, Roca Verde, Atenas, Costa Rica |
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| Female Hoffman’s Woodpecker My Garden, Roca Verde, Atenas, Costa Rica |
See my BIRDS PHOTO GALLERY
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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.
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| Barred Antshrike, Montibelli Nature Reserve, Nicaragua |
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| Dusky Antbird, Montibelli Nature Reserve, Nicaragua |
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| Wood Thrush, El Jaguar Nature Reserve, Nicaragua |
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| Hoffman’s Woodpecker Montibelli Nature Reserve, Nicaragua |
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| Golden-olive Woodpecker Selva Negra Mountain Resort, Nicaragua |