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Birding Videos

July 14, 2009 1 comment

Backyard birding caught on video!
This tanager decided that it could better reach the bananas upside down.
Listen and watch as a Cacique calls and feasts on ripening bananas.
Passerine’s Tanagers can often be found in our garden, feeding on bananas, calling and chasing each other.
Blue-gray Tanagers are common visitors to the garden and are often seen feeding [...]

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 [...]

Hungry Birds

February 10, 2009 No comments yet

In our own backyard, we grow bananas, which provide an awesome opportunity for birding.  Most of the time, the birds enjoy the bananas before we do!
Follow this link to watch Red-legged Honeycreepers feasting…
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5799869354450894532