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| Magnificent Hummingbird taken at the Quetzal lodge feeeders |
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| as above |
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| Black-capped Flycatcher - taken at Savegre |
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| Butterfly sp. |
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| Dave sitting a few feet away from a hummer at Savegre Hotel |
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| the group assembles at Savegre for a trip up into the mountain cloud forest |
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| Costa Rican Pygmy Owl |
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| Lineated Woodpecker (male) taken at Talari Lodge |
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| Olivaceous Piculet taken at Talari |
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| Resplendent Quetzal taken at Savegre |
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| as above |
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| Collared Redstart - taken at Savergre - several were seen in the area |
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| as above - a very obliging bird |
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| one of the star birds of the trip this is the Spangle-cheeked Tanager seen at Savergre |
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| White-throated Mountain Gem - one of 30 hummers recorded on the trip |
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| Tufted Flycather seen at Savegre |
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| as above |
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| Speckled Tanager - surprisingly only seen once at Talari Lodge |
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| a very large banana-eating butterfly at Talari bird feeder |
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| Common Potoo - a wierd shaped bill of this nocturnal beast - two were seen on the trip one at Rancho and the other at Carara national park |
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| as above |
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| Talking of wierd bills - look at this Boat-billed Heron seen at sveral places on the trip |
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| Crocodile Dundee? This is our boat captain, one slip and we would have to steer the boat home ourselves. Picture taken during the boat trip up the tarcoles river. A fantastic experience with many species of birds and reptiles on show. |
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| the group - safely on board, enjoying the trip. We had our own boat and guide for this trip |
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| Ferruginous Pygmy Owl seen at Cerros Lodge |
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| Green heron taken at Quepos Beach |
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| Green heron at Palo Verde |
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| The group on the forest track at Carara National Park |
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| On the Pacific Ocean beach at the Parrita River near Quepos - watching Pelicans, Frigatebirds, Terns and Booby's |
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| Green Honeycreeper (the male is blue coloured) |
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| male Red-legged Honeycreeper - taken at Talari bird feeder |
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| Great White Egret, Snowy Egret and Roseate Spoonbills at Palo Verde |
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| One of the star birds of Costa Rica - Scarlet Macaw taken at Carara |
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| Mangrove Cuckoo - taken at Carara National Park |
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