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Rancho Naturalista Lodge, Costa Rica, or in the Land of Coffee and Chocolate

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Since I wanted to buy some genuine tastes of Costa Rica, we continued to C.A.T.I.E. Into the souvenir shop for some local coffee, chocolate and cocoa, then a coffee mug with an image of a Three-toed Sloth and the Field Guide to the Mammals of Costa Rica, and off we go. 130 mature individuals, in 2019 (Monge et al.

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Galapagos Birds in Costa Rica

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Costa Rica? Although Cocos Island is halfway between Costa Rica and the Galapagos, we are still talking about hundreds of kilometers of ocean between us and the place of the big tortoises. At other points, they would join groups of Black Terns foraging for bait fish driven to the surface. The Galapagos Islands?

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Rarely Seen Costa Rica Birds That Aren’t Rare

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Once you get to Costa Rica, you’ll already know those birds so well, it will be like meeting distant family members and famous folks for the very first time.Over and over! In brief, you’ll be ready for those birds in Costa Rica, ready to soak them up and have a fantastic trip. Right, say what?!

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Birding in Honduras, Part I: Highlands

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Many Neotropical families and genera have some of their northernmost members here, such as the spinetails ( Rufous-breasted Spinetail ), Tangara tanagers ( Azure-rumped Tanager ), and guans ( Horned Guan ). This is a fascinating area of transition. In short, the mountain birding in Honduras promised a slew of cool new birds.

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Best Bird of the Weekend (First of March 2011)

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jory Mar 7th, 2011 at 8:08 am Best bird, for sure, was FISH CROW. I had a beautifull view on 5 horned grebe here (one in breeding plumage), in Ann Arbor Michigan, for the 3 seconds it lasted, until I heard a huge “CRRACK&# , and I fell through the ice. Also the wood storks and sand hill cranes were cool, too.

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Best Bird of the Year 2013

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I was attending the 3rd Global Bird-watching Conference in Gujarat and suddenly surrounded not just be species that were completely new, but entire families of birds. My fiance and I drove nearly two hours to the Jasper-Pulaski Fish and Wildlife Area in rural Indiana to watch them come in for the evening. I never saw the bird.

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Most Wanted Birds in Brazil

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Not to mention, its brilliantly bulbous crimson throat, bloated during breeding season must be a sight! My first tropical birding trip was to Costa Rica when I was 8 and the Jabiru was at the top of my list even then, but sadly none were encountered. The Magnificent Frigatebird is the bird I would want to see. Get yours today!

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