PeterHG's Big Year-4th time

[PeterHG]

144 (CR 103) Royal Tern. Samara, Febr. One of two could usually be seen from the beach, although they kept their distance.

 

[PeterHG]

The river mouth also attracted a few Snowy Egrets. Already in the count from previous locations.

 

[PeterHG]

And the occasional Whimbrel visited for a quick bath.

145 (CR 104) Whimbrel. Samara, Febr.

 

 

[PeterHG]

The hills behind the hotel also produced some interesting additions.

146 (CR 105) White-throated Magpie-Jay. Samara, Febr. 

 

[PeterHG]

147 (CR 106) Cinnamon Hummingbird. Samara, Febr. This Hummingbird is only found in the northwestern Pacific region and we saw it only once. Another lifer.

 

Edited May 4, 2019 by PeterHG

[PeterHG]

148 (CR 107) Turqoise-browed Motmot. Samara, Febr. The same range as the previous bird. Another representative of this colourful family.

 

[PeterHG]

149 (CR 108). Inca Dove. Samara, Febr. Yes, that branch...

 

[PeterHG]

150 (CR 109) Black-headed Trogon. Samara, Febr.

 

[Peter Connan]

A really great run of shots!

[Galana]

Superb series.  Well done.

Loved the two Sloth. I could envy her.

[lmSA84]

Some beautiful shots - the motmots, yellowlegs and plover are particularly good

[PeterHG]

Thank you, @Peter Connan, @Galana and @lmSA84. We definitely visited some great locations in Costa Rica.

[Kitsafari]

Brilliant collection from Costa Rica. I'm really enjoying the amazing new birds. the Turquoise motmot just took my breath away. 

Love the two sloths as well. 

 

 

[PeterHG]

151 (CR 110). Orange-fronted Parakeet. Samara, Febr. Very distant, but the only ones we saw.

 

[PeterHG]

152 (CR 111). Rufous-naped Wren. Samara, Febr. It seemed likethe whole family of wrens was involved in building a nest. 

 

[TonyQ]

Excellent selection and great photos. Very enjoyable 

[michael-ibk]

Agreed, great series. You saw quite a lot of species we missed, I enjoy seeing them. 

[xelas]

Your photos does represent perfectly how great the birdlife of Costa Rica is!

[PeterHG]

Thanks @Kitsafari, @TonyQ, @michael-ibk and @xelas

20 hours ago, michael-ibk said:

You saw quite a lot of species we missed, I enjoy seeing them. 

And the other way round, of course. The weather for me was much better than it was for you and @xelas last year, but you both still managed to come up with many good species. 

[PeterHG]

Off to the Monteverde area for a few days. 

153 (CR 112). Rufous-winged Woodpecker. Monteverde, Febr. Female. The book does not really place it in the Monteverde mountains, but sightings on Ebird confirm that it is seen there regularly.

 

[PeterHG]

154 (CR 113) Emerald Toucanet. Monteverde, Febr. We only saw them on one or two occasions. Mostly feeding in the branches of the tree behind our little chalet. 

 

[PeterHG]

155 (CR 114). Orange-billed Nightingale Thrush. Monteverde, Febr. Just one quick sighting near our cabin, so no change for  better shot.

 

[PeterHG]

156 (CR 115). Rufous-capped Warbler. Monteverde, Febr. I usually avoid feeder photos, but this is the only time it made an appearance and I need the count...

 

[PeterHG]

157 (CR 116). Wilson's Warbler. Monteverde, Febr. Unmistakable, because of the black cap. Quite common winter resident.

 

[PeterHG]

Near the entrance to the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve is the so-called Hummingbird Café, which has a lot of feeders, attracting quite a number of Hummingbird species. And tourists. For the price of a coffee and a snack you can spend some time there, getting familiar with some 8 species. Photography, always a bit of a challenge with Hummingbirds, is not easy, as all of the feeders are in the deep shade of the forest. But if you take the high iso's for granted, it's still certainly possible.

 

158 (CR 117) Green-crowned Brilliant. One of the more common species at the feeders

The male

 

And the female.