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Check out Birding Experiences in Costa Rica

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10,000 Birds is running a series of articles by and about tour guides, tour companies, eco-lodges, and other birding travel organizations. Birding Experiences is a Costa Rican company owned and run by enthusiastic birdwatchers from Costa Rica. Organization committee for the Arenal Annual Bird Count.

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Global Big Day in Costa Rica

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Since it can also promote bird tourism, some countries get more organized, competitive, and serious than others about GBD. It helped that I had formulated a worthy itinerary based on far too many calculations that factored in past experiences, logistics, and eBird data. Costa Rica is one of those places. Next year will be even better.

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Birding the Rainforest Canopy

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These included Sunbird (United Kingdom), Birding Ecotours (South Africa), Aviatur (Colombia), and two teams from the USA; FieldGuides and Surbound Expeditions. Adam and Tim are experienced Florida birders with varying degrees of experience when birding the Tropical Rainforests. Many of these birds were lifers for them.

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The Glitter in the Green: In Search of Hummingbirds–A Hummer Book Review

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Like all talented travel writers, Dunn is adept at drawing us into his experiences. It is also a story about conservation: the danger hummingbirds have always been in from all sides, natural and human-made, and the ways in which individuals, community groups, and larger organizations are working to protect them.

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Araucana Lodge in Colombia

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10,000 Birds is running a series of articles by and about tour guides, tour companies, eco-lodges, and other birding travel organizations. Colombia, the birdiest country on the planet, occupies only 0.8% Colombia, the birdiest country on the planet, occupies only 0.8% We look forward to hosting you!

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Would You Move to Another Country… for the Birds?

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Many studies have shown that a life rich in new experiences, and especially learning a new language late in life, can help stave off the onset of dementia. Of course, it is possible to live in Mexico while avoiding many new experiences; but why would you want to? Good choice!). border in twelve hours, or fly there in three.

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Birding in Costa Rica, Birding in Guatemala

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Finally, I made it to the main gap in my birding life north of Colombia! The experience was one a long time in the waiting ever since I skipped over the highlands of Chiapas with a flight from the Yucatan to Costa Rica so many years ago. Many thanks to Cayaya Birding for excellent organization and guiding for the trip.