Our first morning was spent with a quick check on a known Resplendent Quetzal nest, but all we saw were his long tail pinions coming out of the hole, so on to the reknown Batsu Gardens, a garden and pavilion set up principally for bird photography. Feeders are close, and you can just sit and enjoy all sorts of wonderful sights to photograph.
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This is a view of the two pavilions and gardens from across the valley, taken the next day.
The lower pavilion and upper pavilion had a different population of hummingbirds because of
territory. |
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| Neal going nuts. Every bird was a life list, practically. |
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| Sally keeping records and Marco, our guide for the morning. |
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Silver-throated Tanager.
The color came out so well because of clouds filtering out the blazing sun. |
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| Flame-colored Tanager |
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| Green Violetear |
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| Tennessee Warbler |
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| Chestnut-capped Brush-finch |
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Baltimore Oriole
(We may see him in our back yard soon) |
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| Volcano Humningbird (female) |
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Volcano Hummingbird
(found only in Costa Rica and Western Panama) |
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| White-throated Mountain-gem |
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| Volcano Hummingbird (female) |
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| White-naped Brush-finch |
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| Acorn Woodpecker |
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A Red-tailed Hawk
(It figures. The only hawk I photographed in Costa Rica is the
most common hawk in Massachusetts.) |
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Emerald Toucanet
I so love this bird! |
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Clay-colored Thrush
The national bird of Costa Rica.
Why? Not because of his color, needless to say, but his song is wonderful. |
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| Blue-gray Tanager |
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Marco, Sally and Neal at the wonderful
Alma de Arbol restaurant. |
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