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Your Best Birds of the Year for 2012

10,000 Birds

After lazing in the heat I decided to visit the forest pools one last time, hoping for another sighting of Hartlaub’s Duck or White-bellied Kingfisher. 2012 was one of my best years for birding in Costa Rica. Isaac, my local guide was hesitantly following. As we reached the second pool we heard a bird creeping in the vegetation.

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