Momotus lessonii

It was another fun day in Costa Rica with loads of birds. We spent a significant chunk of the day traveling from the coast up into the mountains but still managed plenty of photo opportunities. Some of the species seen include Brown Jay, Blue-diademed Motmot, Groove-billed Ani, Boat-billed Flycatcher, Streak-headed Woodcreeper, Orange-fronted Parakeet, Squirrel Cuckoo, White-eared Ground-Sparrow, Bananaquit, Violet Sabrewing, Coppery-headed Emerald, Purple-throated Mountain-gem, Stripe-tailed Hummingbird, Green Hermit, Green Violetear, Gray-headed Chachalaca, Palm Tanager, Bullock’s Oriole and many others. We also have been seeing many species of wintering and presumably migrating warblers. Actually signs of migration are numerous such as flocks of spotted sandpipers and Scissor-tailed Flycatchers moving through.

I chose this Blue-diademed Motmot for the bird to post for today, it was our last bird of the day and it put on a great show. Hard to not be happy about a motmot!

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