This morning I got to go to Tarcoles River again with new friends John & Kit Loesche. But I have only had time to process first 7 bird photos. More coming tomorrow and maybe another day!
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl My favorite and closest I have been to this species. Tarcoles River, Costa Rica
Green Heron
Tarcoles River, Costa Rica
Osprey
Tarcoles River, Costa Rica
Mangrove Swallow
Tarcoles River, Costa Rica
Snowy Egret
Tarcoles River, Costa Rica
Bare-throated Tiger-Heron
Tarcoles River, Costa Rica
Little Blue Heron
Tarcoles River, Costa Rica
None of these were new species for me, but the pygmy-owl was the big treat and closest I have been to the two I have seen. Closeness makes a better photo even though he was in the shadows (another bird photography difficulty. We saw him off the parking lot of the boat facility we used, Jungle Crocodile Safari, my favorite because they emphasis the birds rather than the crocs and don’t feed the animals like some of the other tours do.
