With 4 birds in today’s post and 4 more tomorrow I will have shared all that I got useable photos of on the Christmas trip. And no, I got no “lifers” or first-time seen birds on this trip, but that is expected when you have photos of more than 359 species of birds in Costa Rica! It’s getting harder to find a new species! 🙂
Chestnut-sided Warbler, Arenal Observatory Lodge, Costa Rica
For my final morning post from Arenal Observatory Lodge, three photos which are sort of representative of what I photographed most while here this time with the weather eliminating some of my favorite subjects here, though there are still more things I photographed to be shared in the next few days or weeks including more of these three categories! 🙂
And these are not my favorites in each category, but rather representative ones from my last full day here . . .
A BIRD
Bananaquit Bird seen off the deck of my room at Arenal Observatory Lodge, Costa Rica.
A BUTTERFLY
A Doris Longwing or Dot-bordered Heliconian Butterfly seen in one of the gardens at Arenal Observatory Lodge, Costa Rica.
A FLOWER
An unidentified flower seen on the grounds of Arenal Observatory Lodge, Costa Rica. If you know the ID, please contact me. The leaves don’t match lavender, lupine or blue ginger. So what is it?
¡Pura Vida!
Tomorrow I will give an evaluation of this visit and whether I recommend Arenal Observatory for Christmas Week.
Bird shots not shown in other posts from recent trip.
Bare-throated Tiger Heron Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica
Scarlet Macaw Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica
Great Curassow Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica
Black-headed Trogon female Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica
Lineated Woodpecker Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica
Boat-billed Heron Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica
Yellow-crowned Night Heron juvenile (no crown yet) Mangrove Forest, Drake Bay, Costa Rica
Cherrie’s Tanager male Aguila de Osa Inn, Drake Bay, Costa Rica
Black Vultures waiting for fish above high tide rocks Aguila de Osa Inn, Drake Bay, Costa Rica
Bananaquit Drake Bay, Costa Rica
Bananaquit Drake Bay, Costa Rica
Great-tailed Grackle male Aguila de Osa Inn, Drake Bay, Costa Rica
We saw some other birds but no good photos because of distance, trees, etc. I did not get any photos of new species for my collection on this trip as hoped. We did see toucans, parrots and many other birds but unable to photograph. Tomorrow I will share photos of other animals seen at Corcovado & Drake Bay.