In case you thought there are only water birds at Tortuguero (Wetlands) National Park, remember the three species of toucans I’ve already posted and here are 5 species of small land birds I managed to catch, mostly at the lodge, and tomorrow I will share 4 more larger land birds including the endangered Green Macaw to finish out the 33 species of birds I photographed at Tortuguero, a really good birding spot! And there are several birds I photographed on other trips there that I did not get this time, plus much other wildlife like the River Otter on two other trips but not this time. Next to Corcovado NP, Tortuguero may have the highest concentration of wildlife of any other national park in Costa Rica (except maybe that inaccessible park that straddles the Panama border) with no public roads into it. You just have to work at getting photos of mostly elusive wildlife! A few lucky people have even seen a Jaguar there! 🙂
Social Flycatcher
This pretty little bird does not get a lot of attention and is often mistaken for an immature or small Kiskadee or Boat-billed Flycatcher. This particular Social Flycatcher (eBird link) landed on this rusty old ornamental fencing around a lake platform and made an interesting image to me. 🙂 And of course I have a Social Flycatcher Gallery with photos from all over Costa Rica.
¡Pura Vida!
TRIP GALLERY: May 2022, Chachagua Rainforest Hotel
Cañon Negro Birds, Part 1
Squirrel Cuckoo Cañon Negro, Costa Rica |
Anhinga female Cañon Negro, Costa Rica |
Yellow-throated Toucan Cañon Negro, Costa Rica |
Green Heron Cañon Negro, Costa Rica |
Amazon Kingfisher female Cañon Negro, Costa Rica |
Boat-billed Heron Cañon Negro, Costa Rica |
Laughing Falcon Cañon Negro, Costa Rica |
Red-winged Blackbird Cañon Negro, Costa Rica |
Social Flycatcher building a nest Cañon Negro, Costa Rica |
And 9 more tomorrow night, then we start on Tenorio and more from the lodge. Tomorrow (Wed.) I ride the buses back to Atenas.
And my Birds photo gallery
The Last Birds from Rancho Naturalista (Maybe)
Green Thorntail Hummingbird Rancho Naturalista, Tuis, Costa Rica |
Yellow-bellied Elaenia Rancho Naturalista, Tuis, Costa Rica |
Black-cheeked Woodpecker Rancho Naturalista, Tuis, Costa Rica 3rd species of woodpeckers at this one place. Lots of bugs to eat! 🙂 |
Brown Jay Rancho Naturalista, Tuis, Costa Rica |
Yellow-crowned Euphonia Female or Yellow Warbler Female Rancho Naturalista, Tuis, Costa Rica |
Gray-headed Chachalaca Better shot than one posted the first day. |
Green Thorntail Hummingbird Rancho Naturalista, Tuis, Costa Rica Different day, different bird and look than top of this post |
Black-headed Saltator Rancho Naturalista, Tuis, Costa Rica |
Black-headed Saltator Rancho Naturalista, Tuis, Costa Rica A totally different look than the photo before this, but same bird! |
Social Flycatcher Rancho Naturalista, Tuis, Costa Rica |
Bumble Bee (I think – no ID source) Rancho Naturalista, Tuis, Costa Rica |
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)
Oops!
Kevin and Motmot Arrive in Atenas!
Kevin Hunter arrived today for his visit and brought good luck to my birding at the apartments. We went down to the river to see waterfall and howler monkeys and found a Blue-crowned Motmot, my first at the apartments! Thanks Kevin!
Blue-crowned Motmot Hacienda La Jacaranda, Atenas, Costa Rica |
Blue-crowned Motmot Hacienda La Jacaranda, Atenas, Costa Rica |
Kevin works on an email under the watchful eye of My Apartment Nude |
Kevin had a safe and uneventful trip to Costa Rica with his flight arriving 30 minutes early, but I checked online and knew and was there early to welcome him. We had a Tico lunch at La Carreta, walked around the central park and beautiful catholic church and he went with me for some business at ICE concerning my cell phone. Then to the apartments, settling in, going down to river to see the Mantled Howler Monkeys and the Blue-crowned Motmot. Then back up the hill to watch two Social Flycatchers chase a cat away from the tree they nest in. Then I served a tropical fruit plate for a lighter dinner with Robbie’s oatmeal cookies and some banana bread I got from an Atenas bakery. Then we both hit the computers.
The Social Flycatcher that chased the house cat in our front yard Hacienda La Jacaranda, Atenas, Costa Rica |
First Four Back Porch Birds
Gray-capped Flycatcher |
Red-billed Pigeon |
Scarlet Tanager |
Social Flycatcher |