The Birds of Palo Verde Park

Groove-billed Ani Tempisque River, Palo Verde National Park, Costa Rica

Crane Hawk Tempisque River, Palo Verde National Park, Costa Rica This is my first sighting of this bird.

Black-crowned Night Heron Tempisque River, Palo Verde National Park, Costa Rica

Bare-throated Tiger Heron Tempisque River, Palo Verde National Park, Costa Rica

Crested Caracara Juvenile (or young adult) Tempisque River, Palo Verde National Park, Costa Rica This was a “first sighting” of this guy. It’s usually Yellow-headed Caracara.

Spotted Sandpiper Tempisque River, Palo Verde National Park, Costa Rica

Little Blue Heron Tempisque River, Palo Verde National Park, Costa Rica

Boat-billed Heron Tempisque River, Palo Verde National Park, Costa Rica

Mangrove Swallow Tempisque River, Palo Verde National Park, Costa Rica

My computer is working properly again! And I haven’t even taken it to the shop yet! Maybe it is the weather here it likes better!  🙂  So I was able to upload these photos! Of course I have many more and we did not see as many birds as might have been possible because it was windy the whole time we were on the river. (Birds don’t fly much when it is windy! They hide in the bushes!) We also saw some other animals which I will show tomorrow. Below is a photo of the kind of boat we floated on, though only the two of us plus our guide and boat captain.

There are several tour boat companies here like at Rio Tarcoles & Rio Frio. Tomorrow I will show the above boat passengers acting like tourists.  🙂

Had it not been windy, we would have seen more smaller birds including hummingbirds, but weather is just part of life! Pura Vida!