And so we begin. There is so much to tell, and I will try my best to condense into what will be about five blogs. Of course the best part of all was having Susan along to enjoy so much of what I had enjoyed three years ago. And I added 16 birds to my life list!
The travel down was not easy. Three different planes, and no distancing at all on the last two. But no delays, and Juan Carlos was there ready for us.
Here we go.
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| At the entrance to Hotel Bougainvillea, San Jose, Costa Rica |
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| The view from our room into the garden |
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| Off for birding, Susan wishing me luck. |
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And would you believe it, the first bird of the trip, and one of the most beautiful. This
Blue-crowned Mot-Mot flew down right in front of me. |
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| Tropical Kingbird |
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| White-eared Ground Sparrow |
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Clay-colored Thrush. Why would this bird be the national bird of Costa Rica?
Because his song is spectacularly beautiful as he is dull. |
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| Breakfast. We ate very well everywhere we went. |
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| Susan's first walk in the garden. |
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| Here is the Mot-Mot later in the day, better lighting, somewhat. |
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| And a very unexpected bird in the garden, a Squirrel Cuckoo. Susan spotted it. |
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| Female Black-throated Green Warbler, on it's way to Massachusetts. |
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| White-winged Dove |
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| The Restaurant. |
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| A Bromelid, attached to the tree, but getting all of its food from water and air. |
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| In the tower in the garden. |
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| Shrimp, etc. |
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| A Baltimore Oriole, on the way through. We saw a lot. |
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| And tomorrow, off to Savegre Lodge |
