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| Mexican Silverspot Rancho Naturalista, near Turrialba Costa Rica |
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| Common Ur-Satyr Rancho Naturalista, near Turrialba Costa Rica |
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| Black-bordered Tegosa La Mina, near Rancho Naturalista,Turrialba Costa Rica |
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| Variable Cattleheart Rancho Naturalista, near Turrialba Costa Rica |
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| Checkered White Butterfly OR Cabbage Moth Rancho Naturalista, near Turrialba Costa Rica |
See my Costa Rica Butterflies & Moths Photo Gallery.
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| Blue Jeans Frog La Mina, near Rancho Naturalista, Costa Rica |
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| Blue Jeans Frog La Mina, near Rancho Naturalista, Costa Rica |
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| Probably one of the Forest Toads or Rain Frogs Rancho Naturalista, Costa Rica |
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| Probably one of the Forest Toads or Rain Frogs Rancho Naturalista, Costa Rica |
See my photo gallery of Costa Rica Amphibians
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| Unknown Snake I zoomed in or cropped one photo for this closer look. Rancho Naturalista, Costa Rica |
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| Unknown Snake I’m guessing about 2 meters long. Rancho Naturalista, Costa Rica |
He was outside in front of the laundry room and as we gave him attention, he disappeared in the leaves and undergrowth of one of the flowers. At first glance he is a dark brown snake, like the one I saw cross a trail here on my arrival day. At closer look he seems to have an orange belly or at least up front and to have other colors than just brown on his back or dorsal side. See first image. He is similar to 3 or 4 in my snake book, but not an exact match, so I am not naming him.
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| Snowcap Hummingbird Nest Wayne’s house near Rancho Naturalista, Costa Rica |
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| Sunbittern Nest (vacant now) La Mina near Rancho Naturalista, Costa Rica |
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| Royal Flycatcher Nest We waited a while but never saw the bird. La Mina near Rancho Naturalista, Costa Rica |
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| Montezuma Oropendola Nest Used by another bird below Wayne’s house near Rancho Naturalista, Costa Rica |
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| Olive-backed Euphonia Nest Inside the top of Oropendola Nest Wayne’s house near Rancho Naturalista, Costa Rica |
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| Olive-backed Euphonia Nest Inside the top of Oropendola Nest – Baby visible here. Wayne’s house near Rancho Naturalista, Costa Rica |
See photo of several Oropendola Nests in a tree at Selva Verde Lodge.
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| Snowcap Hummingbird Rancho Naturalista, near Turrialba, Costa Rica |
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| Black-striped Sparrow Rancho Naturalista, near Turrialba, Costa Rica |
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| Black Phoebe La Mina, near Rancho Naturalista, Costa Rica |
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| Torrent Tyrannulet La Mina, near Rancho Naturalista, Costa Rica |
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| Tropical Kingbird Rancho Naturalista, near Turrialba, Costa Rica |
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| Blue-crowned Motmot Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica |
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| Montezuma Oropendola Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica |
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| Blue-gray Tanager Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica |
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| Passerini’s Tanager La Mina, near Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica |
These were all photographed yesterday, July 5, along with the Sunbittern shown yesterday. Several were made before breakfast at Wayne’s house including the two different Woodcreepers. He too is a retiree from church-related work (Adventist) who loves birds and his house here in the forest near Rancho Naturalista might have more birds than the lodge with even more feeders. A really nice guy.
And the new species will soon be added to my Costa Rica Birds Photo Gallery where there are already photos of 223 species of birds in Costa Rica, and soon to be about 235 or more!
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| Sunbittern La Mina, near Rancho Naturalista, Costa Rica |
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| Sunbittern La Mina, near Rancho Naturalista, Costa Rica |
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| Sunbittern La Mina, near Rancho Naturalista, Costa Rica |
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| Sunbittern La Mina, near Rancho Naturalista, Costa Rica |
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| Sunbittern La Mina, near Rancho Naturalista, Costa Rica |
This is a first sighting bird for me and the primary bird I wanted to see on this trip, so I am very happy to have seen it today and add it to my Costa Rica collection. I have added twelve new species to my Costa Rica list this trip which is really good. I got others today but will show them tomorrow, since I wanted to show several shots of the sunbittern today.
And my photo gallery of other Costa Rica Birds before this trip. These will be added next week.
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| Red-throated Ant Tanager Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica |
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| Plain Ant Vireo Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica |
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| Tawny-chested Flycatcher (with a moth) Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica |
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| Gray-headed Chachalaca Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica |
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| Plain Brown Woodcreeper Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica |
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| White-ruffed Manakin (singing) Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica |
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| Rufous Motmot Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica |
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| White-crowned Manakin Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica |
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| Dusky-capped Flycatcher Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica |
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| Orange-billed Sparrow Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica |
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| Keel-billed Toucan Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica |
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| Wedge-billed Woodcreeper Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica |
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| White-breasted Wood Wren Rancho Naturalista, Turrialba, Costa Rica |
I had a very happy birthday today thanks to all of you who wished me so! And tonight the lodge staff brought me a birthday cake with sparkler after dinner but the sparkler finished before I could get my phone camera on for the pix which I will show tomorrow anyway! 10 new bird species photographed today! What better birthday could I have? And tomorrow I’m going for a sunbittern!
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| An hour to San Jose & 2 hours on this to Turrialba, deboarding here Transtusa Bus Station, Turrialba, Costa Rica |
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| The nicests bus station I’ve been in yet Turrialba, Costa Rica |
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| My Cabin #6 at Rancho Naturalista Near Turrialba, Costa Rica |
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| A pair of Blue-crowned Mot Mots behind the dining room Rancho Naturalista, Costa Rica |
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| A juvenile Snow-capped Hummingbird Rancho Naturalista, Costa Rica |
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| White-necked Jacobin Rancho Naturalista, Costa Rica |
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| Rufous-capped Warbler bathing Rancho Naturalista, Costa Rica |
I have a beautiful Tico young lady named Mercedes as my guide this week and we start with my checklist of wanted birds at 5:30 tomorrow morning. I expect to grow my collection of CR bird species photos this week from my current 223. Two of the above from this afternoon are new for me, the Snowcap Hummingbird and the Rufous-capped Warbler.
A great day again in beautiful Costa Rica! Enjoying retirement!
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| It is not every day, but I do see both wagons and carriages in town occasionally. And even more so, guys/girls riding horses. Safer than motorcycles! 🙂 Atenas, Costa Rica |
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| In yesterday’s effort to be descriptive, this is the coffee shop mentioned. That’s my empty cup next to the coffee-maker on my table. La Cafetería (The Coffee Shop) Atenas, Costa Rica |
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| And my sidewalk cafe view of Central Park across the street. Atenas, Costa Rica |
Just another quiet Saturday morning in a little coffee-farming town in central Costa Rica.
My idea of Retired in Costa Rica, THIS BLOG
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