White-winged Dove

The most commonly seen dove or pigeon in my garden in Atenas is also one of those seen & liked on my first trip to Costa Rica in 2009. That photo is included below along with today’s photo. It was the first bird I ever photographed in Costa Rica, right after taking a taxi to Hotel Aeropuerto near SJO Airport in Alajuela. As the sun was setting in the hotel garden, I went out just before dinner and this was the first bird I found! 🙂 Our birding tour group had dinner together and the next morning we flew to Puerto Jimenez where I photographed that Tropical Kingbird I shared a couple of days ago. Good memories! 🙂 See more and better photos in my GALLERY: White-winged Dove, Zenaida asiatica.

At Hotel Aeropuerto, SJO Airport, Alajuela, Costa Rica, 1-31-09, my first night in Costa Rica.
White-winged Dove, photographed a week ago in my garden, Atenas, Alajuela, Costa Rica.

¡Pura Vida!