We moved up into the Monteverde cloud forest (southwest of the Arenal Volcano) after birding at Tapir Valley Nature Preserve in Bijagua with a guide this morning. (All of the pictures are from that trip except the last 3 birds are from Monteverde).
We are up to 154 species for the trip, 21 of which were added today, and 4 of those are new to my life list. The weather this evening is 67⁰ with a combination of wind and fine mist (from the clouds rolling through) - a very pleasant change.
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Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer - the only hummingbird In Costa Rica with red legs, 4 1/2” |
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| Crowned Woodnymph - 4” |
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| Violet-headed Hummingbird - 3” |
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| Blue-throated Goldentail - 3” |
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| Stripe-throated Hermit - 3 1/2” |
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| Black-crested Coquette - 2” |
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| Black-striped Sparrow |
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Common Paraque - nocturnal bird, she had a nest near the trail and in order to distract us, she flew out and sat on the trail, then led us down the trail away from the nest |
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| Barred Antshrike |
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| Rufous-tailed Jacamar - 10”, not a hummingbird |
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| Lesson’s Motmot |
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| Cinnamon-bellied Salvatore |
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Orange-billed Nightingale Thrush - I guess the Orange-billed Sparrow isn’t the only Costa Rican bird with an orange beak |
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Unidentified green beetle - we were standing on the trail looking for birds, when a swarm of these beetles flew practically into us (one actually landed on our guide) |
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| Baird’s Tapir |
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| Hummingbird Moth (not a bird) |
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Coati
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So enjoying your travels in costa Rica . So many beautiful birds!
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