10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 26, 2020
After moving to Costa Rica in 2007, my fall migration took on a different approach. But it happened nonetheless and if you go birding in Costa Rica in September, especially during October, you can’t help but notice. Just as in the north, fall migration in Costa Rica doesn’t happen for two or three short weeks.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 25, 2022
Most of the usual birds seem present, a frog or two call from a small wetland, and a few other expected animals are there too. During our time travels, we would note vast changes in many other birds and animals. Part of that recognition is assessing which types of plants and animals are more threatened than others.
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10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 30, 2021
On the breeding grounds of the north, a small bird flies into the night, takes a bearing for the south, gains altitude and flies onward. In Costa Rica, they can take the form of everything from toucans (think crows with giant shark inspired beaks) to herons and monkeys. How’s that for an understatement of the obvious?
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 9, 2019
The birds are now breeding in the area, but are quite happy to keep coming to the daily feeding station in groups of over 100 birds. This bird is 3 inches long, lives in the darkest part of the jungle understory of Costa Rica, and never sits still! I finally caught this one in the Alexander Skutch Bird Sanctuary.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 12, 2019
Having mobility issues, I still remember birding from a van along a rather productive dirt road in Costa Rica ( Broad-billed Motmot , Lineated Woodpecker , Cocoa Woodcreeper , etc.), stayed to rrroar to the locals, also visit their homesteads, to see which races of domestic animals they breed, etc.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 18, 2024
(of a plant or animal) native and restricted to a certain place. Which means that the large country of Mexico boasts (according to one list) 127 endemic bird species, while the famous birders’ destination of Costa Rica has only 6. The post Rare, but Resilient first appeared on 10,000 Birds.
4 The Love Of Animals
MARCH 2, 2013
If you live in or near a more rural area, many farms will also take dogs at an affordable rate, providing both boarding and a host of opportunities for playing outside and interacting with farm animals. This is a particularly good option for working breeds and those with high exercise demands, like sheep dogs and labs. Enjoy your trip!
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