One of the more famous birding destinations, this lodge is built around the needs of serious bird listers, and has some of the best guides in CR. We had two guides, including Harry, UK resident in CR, and a wizard at locating birds.
This blog includes birds from Rancho Naturalista, and a private garden and pond Sally new about which was spectacular in the amount of birds that flew in in front of the blind.
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Three more pictures left out of the previous blog, these from the restaurant with the
incredible view of a waterfall, and this lovely bird, a Laughing Falcon |
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We are now at the private pond and garden which Sally managed to procure some time.
and the amount of birds was really rewarding. |
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| Collared Aracari |
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| American Pygmy Kingfisher |
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| Gray-necked Wood Rail |
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| Orange-chinned Parakeet |
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| Yellow-throated Toucan |
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| The view from the balcony of the Rancho Naturalista lodge |
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| The rooms were vastly improved over my last visit |
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| It became a routine to meet Gray for coffee at 5:30 AM. |
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| White-winged Dove |
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| White-necked Jacobin, one of the most prolific, and aggresive. |
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| Yellow-faced Grass-quit |
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| Early morning on the balcony |
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| On the trail |
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| Wonderful plateau below the lodge |
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| Sally, Harry and Gray |
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| A view from the plateau |
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| Crowned Woodnymph |
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| on the balcony |
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| A real rarity, the scarlet-thighed Dacnis |
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| Flowers, always flowers |
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| Harry took us to a lake, where the birding was also spectacular. |
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| Snail Kite |
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| Henry knew of a spot to find the Great Potoo! |
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| And, a quick side trip to find a Sun Bittern on the nest. |
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| A Kiskadee insisting on being in the picture |
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| A very cool little bird, the Common Tody-tyrant |
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| Violet-headed Hummingbird |
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| Wonderful sight of a Gray Hawk being harassed by blackbirds |
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| And a final look across the valley on the balcony |
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