Nesting Time!

At least in this area, it is the time that most of the birds are nesting, meaning a different kind of bird activity. The feature shot at top is of a Yellow-throated Toucan coming out of her nest with a berry or seed in her beak. Below you can see a shot of how small the hole is that both the male and female squeeze through. I guess their beak determines the size of the whole, usually a remade or enlarged woodpecker hole. 🙂

And in the spirit of nesting season, there’s also a shot of an unidentified bird on her nest and a hummingbird nest. All this reproduction activity is an important part of the ecology of the rainforest that seems to be coming at the beginning of the rainy season.

The toucan nest hole seems to be just barely large enough for them to get their beaks through! 🙂
An unidentified bird on her nest with eggs at Arenal Observatory Lodge, Costa Rica.
The nest of a Rufous-tailed Hummingbird at Arenal Observatory Lodge, Costa Rica.
A Yellow-throated Toucan coming out of her nest at Arenal Observatory Lodge, Costa Rica.

¡Pura Vida!

3 Replies to “Nesting Time!”

    1. Yeah . . . those who don’t go online for the blog always miss some of the photo goodies! 🙂 Same for those who only see the FaceBook link! But I do realize that most people are really busy, so I APPRECIATE PEOPLE LIKE YOU who look at all the photos! Sometimes I say I will only use one photo per post, but then I usually have too many that I want to share! 🙂

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