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These were not a particular goal for me and of course there were many others, had I spent more time at water’s edge of the beach or on any nearby stream, but here are 5 very common ones I did see, with the Cormorant being the most frequently seen this time, though not always the case. And note that all of these can be seen inland on fresh water except the pelican, though all are more frequent near the ocean or nearby mangroves and estuaries . . .
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| Bare-throated Tiger Heron Tarcoles River, Costa Rica |
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| Great Blue Heron Tarcoles River, Costa Rica |
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| Great Blue Heron in an Interesting Posture Tarcoles River, Costa Rica |
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| Cattle Egret Tarcoles River, Costa Rica |
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| Snowy Egret Tarcoles River, Costa Rica |
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| Yellow-crowned Night Heron Tarcoles River, Costa Rica |
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| Great Egret (left) and Whimbrel (right) Tarcoles River, Costa Rica |
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| Whimbrel Tarcoles River, Costa Rica |
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| Spotted Sandpiper Tarcoles River, Costa Rica |
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| Mangrove Swallow Tarcoles River, Costa Rica |
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Groove-billed Ani
Tarcoles River, Costa Rica
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| Ringed Kingfisher Tarcoles River, Costa Rica |
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| Yellow Warbler, resident male with orange head Tarcoles River, Costa Rica |
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| Roseate Spoonbill Tarcoles River, Costa Rica |
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| Roseate Spoonbill Tarcoles River, Costa Rica |
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| Rufous-naped Wren Tarcoles River, Costa Rica (This is the most common bird in my garden/yard. They’re in the wild too!) |
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| Great Blue Heron with Fish Just Caught Tarcoles River, Costa Rica |
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| Great Blue Heron Flying with Black-necked Stilt Flying Tarcoles River, Costa Rica |
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| Black-necked Stilt Tarcoles River, Costa Rica |
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| Solitary Sandpiper Tarcoles River, Costa Rica |
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| Green Heron Tarcoles River, Costa Rica |
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| Great-tailed Grackle male Tarcoles River, Costa Rica |
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| Snowy Egret Tarcoles River, Costa Rica |
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| Whimbrel Tarcoles River, Costa Rica |
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| Cattle Egret Tarcoles River, Costa Rica |
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| Yellow-crowned Night Heron Tarcoles River, Costa Rica |
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| 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!
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| Black-headed Trogon Juan Venado Wildlife Refuge, Nicaragua |
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| Black Vulture Juan Venado Wildlife Refuge, Nicaragua |
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| Great Egret Juan Venado Wildlife Refuge, Nicaragua (See yesterday’s post for egrets in the nursery) |
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| Great-tailed Grackle Juan Venado Wildlife Refuge, Nicaragua |
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| Green Heron Juan Venado Wildlife Refuge, Nicaragua |
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| Groove-billed Ani Juan Venado Wildlife Refuge, Nicaragua |
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| Hoffman’s Woodpecker Juan Venado Wildlife Refuge, Nicaragua |
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| Little Blue Heron Juan Venado Wildlife Refuge, Nicaragua |
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| Magnificent Frigate Bird Juvenile Juan Venado Wildlife Refuge, Nicaragua |
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| Mangrove Swallow Juan Venado Wildlife Refuge, Nicaragua |
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| Nicaraguan Grackle Juan Venado Wildlife Refuge, Nicaragua |
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| Oriole Nest Juan Venado Wildlife Refuge, Nicaragua |
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| Osprey Juan Venado Wildlife Refuge, Nicaragua |
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| Whimbrel Juan Venado Wildlife Refuge, Nicaragua |
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| White Ibis Juan Venado Wildlife Refuge, Nicaragua |
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| Wilson’s Plover male Juan Venado Wildlife Refuge, Nicaragua |
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| Yellow Warbler, Resident Male Juan Venado Wildlife Refuge, Nicaragua (The brown hood makes him a resident. Migrants are all yellow.)  And don’t miss my Nicaragua Birds photo gallery for 98 different species!
And remember that both my trips to Nicaragua were provided by Tours Nicaragua! Check out what they offer! I’m very happy with them!
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| Roseate Spoonbill, Tarcoles River, Costa Rica |
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| Mangrove Hummingbird, Tarcoles River, Costa Rica (Proud of this! A rare shot! Got another of his back, all green.) |
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| Wilson’s Plover, Tarcoles River, Costa Rica |
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| White Ibis, Tarcoles River, Costa Rica |
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| Bare-throated Tiger Heron, Tarcoles River, Costa Rica |
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| Great Egret, Tarcoles River, Costa Rica (Our morning ballet?) |
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| Whimbrel strolling with big brother Spoonbill, Tarcoles River, Costa Rica (It’s kind of like me hanging out with Ticos!) 🙂 |
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| Juvenal Little Blue Heron , Tarcoles River, Costa Rica |
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| Juvenal Yellow-crowned Night Heron,Tarcoles River, Costa Rica |
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| Olivaceous Cormorants, Tarcoles River, Costa Rica |