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Not good quality photos, but they show what you can see at Tortuguero and then tomorrow I will have some more small “land birds” to share. But here are my efforts to catch these last 4 water birds . . .
This “uncommon” bird is generally found only on the Caribbean or Atlantic side of Costa Rica while the more common White Ibis is on both sides, though more prevalent on the Pacific side. This particular Green Ibis (eBird link) was photographed in Tortuguero NP as one of the 5 locations in my Green Ibis Gallery. I particularly liked this photo because of the unusual flying position of his wings in an umbrella or bowl shape. Never seen this in any bird. See my Backstory below for more information about the five places I’ve photographed this bird.
Only a sample of the many birds we saw driving from the coast up the mountain in mainland Panama at closest point to Bocas del Toro Archipelago of islands. For all that I photographed on this trip see my TRIP GALLERY 2018 Tranquilo Bay, the Birds sub-gallery.
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| Green Ibis Mainland Panama near Bocas del Toro Islands, Panama |
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| Passerini’s Tanager Mainland Panama near Bocas del Toro Islands, Panama |
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| Dusky-capped Flycatcher Mainland Panama near Bocas del Toro Islands, Panama |
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| Pale-vented Pigeon Mainland Panama near Bocas del Toro Islands, Panama |
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| Cattle Egret Juvenile in Nest Mainland Panama near Bocas del Toro Islands, Panama |
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| Boat-billed Heron Juvenile near nest Mainland Panama near Bocas del Toro Islands, Panama |
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| Swallowtail Kite Mainland Panama near Bocas del Toro Islands, Panama |
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| Silver Throated Tanager Mainland Panama near Bocas del Toro Islands, Panama |
See my “Trip Gallery”:
2018 Tranquilo Bay, Bocas del Toro, Panama
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ALSO OF POSSIBLE INTEREST TO YOU:
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| Bare-throated Tiger Heron Puerto Viejo & Sarapiquí Rivers, Costa Rica |
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| Little Blue Heron Puerto Viejo & Sarapiquí Rivers, Costa Rica |
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| Great Blue Heron Puerto Viejo & Sarapiquí Rivers, Costa Rica |
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| Green Heron Puerto Viejo & Sarapiquí Rivers, Costa Rica |
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| Green Ibis Puerto Viejo & Sarapiquí Rivers, Costa Rica |
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| Cattle Egret Flying over Sarapiquí River, Selva Verde Lodge, Chilamate, Costa Rica Evening flight to roosting tree. |
I did two boat trips from the town of Puerto Viejo on the two rivers that merge near there, the Sarapiqui River and the Puerto Viejo River. The afternoon trip was not bad but the morning trip had more birds and they were somewhat different birds the two times.
See also my Photo Gallery of Costa Rica Birds
