DSC_9194b.jpgThis Male Scarlet-rumped Tanager was among many we saw on the grounds at Villa Lapas. |
DSC_9218b.jpgWe walked across the bridge over the stream behind the outdoor dining area and found this female Royal Flycatcher near a nest hanging over the creek bed. |
DSC_9231b.jpgThere was a variety of birds in the courtyard and chapel area across the bridge, including this Yellow-throated Euphonia. |
DSC_9233b.jpgYellow-throated Euphonia |
DSC_9239b.jpgGartered Trogon |
DSC_9242b.jpgThis Turquoise-browed Motmot sat and posed on a lamp post in the courtyard. |
DSC_9250b.jpgTurquoise-browed Motmot |
DSC_9253b.jpgTurquoise-browed Motmot |
DSC_9257b.jpgTurquoise-browed Motmot |
DSC_9266b.jpgThe Buff-throated Saltator would not turn around to show us its pinkish throat patch. |
DSC_9268b.jpgBuff-throated Saltator |
DSC_9276b.jpgThe Rufous-tailed Jacamar stayed well up into the trees above the courtyard. |
DSC_9281b.jpgThis Gray-capped Flycatcher was sitting next to a Great Kiskadee nest. |
DSC_9287b.jpgThen, it swooped over, stole a piece of fluff out of the nest and flew with it to its own nest across the courtyard. |
DSC_9297b.jpgThe Scaly-breasted Hummingbird also kept its distance, up in the trees overlooking the courtyard. |
DSC_9304b.jpgYellow Warbler, in the early morning sunlight |
DSC_9306b.jpgYellow Warbler |
DSC_9310b.jpgNorthern Waterthrush, along the creek as we were going back for breakfast |
DSC_9334b.jpgThe Black-headed Trogon kept watch as we left the area to go to breakfast. |
DSC_9354b.jpgAfter breakfast, we loaded onto our bus and saw this Blue-black Grosbeak along the road as we were leaving Villa Lapas. |
DSC_9358b.jpgBoat-billed Flycatcher |
DSC_9369b.jpgPale-billed Woodpeckers |
DSC_9373b.jpgPale-billed Woodpeckers |
DSC_9382b.jpgPale-billed Woodpecker |
PXL_20230402_142702370b.jpgPale-billed Woodpecker
Photo taken by our guide, Erick Guzmán, using his spotting scope and my Pixel phone |
DSC_9391b.jpgBack view of Chesnut-sided Warbler |
DSC_9393b.jpgFemale Chestnut-sided Warbler |
DSC_9394b.jpgFemale Chestnut-sided Warbler |
DSC_9405b.jpgOvenbird |
DSC_9409b.jpgOvenbird |
DSC_9410b.jpgOvenbird |
DSC_9417b.jpgWhite-whiskered Puffbird |
DSC_9421b.jpgWhite-whiskered Puffbird |
DSC_9423b.jpgWhite-whiskered Puffbird |
DSC_9427b.jpgWhite-whiskered Puffbird |
DSC_9431b.jpgWhite-whiskered Puffbird |
DSC_9439b.jpgRuddy Quail-Dove, on the path ahead of us |
DSC_9446b.jpgSquirrel Cuckoo |
DSC_9448b.jpgSquirrel Cuckoo |
DSC_9455b.jpgSquirrel Cuckoo |
DSC_9458b.jpgMale Chestnut-sided Warbler, with fruit |
DSC_9468b.jpgOchre-bellied Flycatcher |
DSC_9481b.jpgYellow-throated Vireo |
DSC_9492b.jpgMale Baltimore Oriole |
DSC_9495b.jpgDusky-capped Flycatcher
We left Parque Nacional Carara and went back to Calle La Barca, the road to the Cerro Lodge entrance, where we stopped last night. |
DSC_9497b.jpgDusky-capped Flycatcher |
DSC_9499b.jpgRufous-naped Wren |
DSC_9501b.jpgRufous-naped Wren |
DSC_9511b.jpgHoffman's Woodpecker |
DSC_9514b.jpgGreat Crested Flycatcher |
DSC_9516b.jpgGreat Crested Flycatcher |
DSC_9518b.jpgGreat Crested Flycatcher |
DSC_9531b.jpgThis Merlin was sitting in a tree above several Double-striped Thick-Knees and was harassed periodically by woodpeckers and other birds, but stayed on his perch. |
DSC_9539b.jpgOne of 7 Double-striped Thick-Knees we saw at this location, some standing, others sitting |
DSC_9541b.jpgMerlin |
DSC_9544b.jpgDouble-striped Thick-Knee |
DSC_9560b.jpgYellow-headed Carara came into a nearby tree. |
DSC_9565b.jpgYellow-headed Caracara |
DSC_9568b.jpgHoffman's Woodpecker |
DSC_9572b.jpgPoor back view of Hoffman's Woodpecker |
DSC_9576b.jpgTwo motmots and a flycatcher in the same tree |
DSC_9582b.jpgGray Hawk was the last bird we recorded along Calle La Barca. |
DSC_9591b.jpgWe returned to Carara National Park, where we spotted this Turquoise-browed Motmot with a missing racket. |
DSC_9593b.jpgTurquoise-browed Motmot |
DSC_9595b.jpgThe Long-billed Gnatwren moved too fast in the shadows to get sharp photos. |
DSC_9597b.jpgLong-billed Gnatwren |
DSC_9598b.jpgLong-billed Gnatwren |
DSC_9604b.jpgBuff-rumped Warbler |
DSC_9622b.jpgCocoa Woodcreeper |
DSC_9624b.jpgCocoa Woodcreeper |
DSC_9627b.jpgPlain Xenops, another bird in bad light |
DSC_9627bb.jpgPlain Xenops |
DSC_9629b.jpgPlain Xenops |
DSC_9634b.jpgNear the end of our walk back out of the park, Erick spotted this Band-tailed Barbthroat hummingbird that showed off its tail feathers for us. |
PXL_20230402_210914397b.jpgBand-tailed Barbthroat
Photo taken by our guide, Erick Guzmán, using his spotting scope and my Pixel phone |
DSC_9637b.jpgBand-tailed Barbthroat |
DSC_9640b.jpgBand-tailed Barbthroat |
DSC_9641b.jpgBand-tailed Barbthroat |
DSC_9642b.jpgBand-tailed Barbthroat |
DSC_9646b.jpgBand-tailed Barbthroat |
DSC_9647b.jpgBand-tailed Barbthroat |
DSC_9654b.jpgOrange-billed Sparrow |
DSC_9655b.jpgOrange-billed Sparrow |
DSC_9660b.jpgOrange-billed Sparrow, eating something |
DSC_9663b.jpgOrange-billed Sparrow |
DSC_9664b.jpgOrange-billed Sparrow |
DSC_9666b.jpgOrange-billed Sparrow |
DSC_9677b.jpgAs we were assembling in the parking lot, a Laughing Falcon flew into the trees above us. |
DSC_9683b.jpgLaughing Falcon |
DSC_9698b.jpgOn the way back into the Villa Lapas compound, we spotted a White-whiskered Puffbird along the road again. |
DSC_9704b.jpgAnother Orange-billed Sparrow, on the grounds at Villa Lapas |
DSC_9705b.jpgWe walked across the bridge outside the dining area and went across the creek, where we saw this Gartered Trogon. |
DSC_9723b.jpgPiratic Flycatcher |
DSC_9728b.jpgThe Piratic Flycatcher flew to its nest on this thorny-looking tree. |
DSC_9733b.jpgWe got a closer view of the Gartered Trogon as we were leaving the area. |
DSC_9740b.jpgLooking down to the creek bed from the bridge, we saw this Great Kiskadee that seemed to be looking for insects among the stones there. |