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Gullmania in Costa Rica

10,000 Birds

Many a Larophile has visited Costa Rica but not for the love of gulls. Yes, we have gulls and we have terns and a skimmer visiting these here double oceanic shores but Larophiles in Costa Rica trade in the gull watching for trogons, manakins, macaws and all the rest.

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Scope? To Bring or Not to Bring on a Birding Trip to Costa Rica

10,000 Birds

All of a sudden, you have a superpower where you can scan and find more birds, where warblers become identifiable, veritable jewels, where you feel transported closer to the bird. This one is a Lesser Violetear from Costa Rica. This is a Red-lored Parrot from northern Costa Rica. Scoped views of parrots are a gift.

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Rwanda Dreaming

10,000 Birds

And the results are indicative, representative and nothing short of surprising: Brunei, The Gambia, Belize, Jamaica, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Rwanda, Equatorial Guinea, Panama and Haiti top the list. Add to this the fact that the road is being serviced by public transport. And now you finally know where to travel next.

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