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Costa Rican Birding

February 27, 2009 No comments yet

Costa Rica is home to more bird species (approximately 890) than huge areas such as Europe and North America. Of these, some 600 species are permanent residents.
More than 200 species of migrant birds travel to Costa Rica every year, mostly from North America. From September through November, Costa Rica becomes a corridor for thousands [...]

Green Honeycreeper

February 2, 2009 No comments yet

We’ve seen the Green Honeycreeper before, but this is the first photograph we have captured. Notice the black mask, yellow bill and red eye in addition to it’s beautiful blue-green color. This beautiful male was seen feeding on our coconuts in our backyard.