2. Birds - Aves

Birds - Central America

Very few groups of animals can rival birds for the color palette they display. I'm lobbying for a new color called: Honeycreeper Green. And the bats...? They're just too cool not to include.
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This morning I was crouched down on the side of a trail attempting to photograph a Cat-eyed Snake (<i>Leptodeira annulata</i>), when I heard the sound of grunting and rustling leaves right behind me. I turned around cautiously, with images of angry peccaries flashing through my mind, only to find this curious female Great Currasow (<I>Crax rubra</i>) standing just a meter away from me. What a great way to start the day!
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This morning I was crouched down on the side of a trail attempting to photograph a Cat-eyed Snake (Leptodeira annulata), when I heard the sound of grunting and rustling leaves right behind me. I turned around cautiously, with images of angry peccaries flashing through my mind, only to find this curious female Great Currasow (Crax rubra) standing just a meter away from me. What a great way to start the day!

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  • Green Hermit (<i>Phaethornis guy</i>) Rara Avis, Costa Rica
  • Rufous-tailed Hummingbird (<i>Amazilia tzacatl</i>) Rara Avis Rainforest Reserve, Costa Rica
  • Green Hermit (Phaethornis guy)<br /> Rara Avis Rainforest Reserve, Costa Rica
  • A closeup photo showing the facial feather details on an Emerald Tanager (<i>Tangara florida</i>)
  • Birds with orange mohawks! A male Tawny-capped Euphonia (<i>Euphonia anneae</i>) from the Rara Avis Rainforest Reserve in Costa Rica.
  • Chestnut-mandibled Toucan (<i>Ramphastos swainsonii</i>) Finca La Escondida, Costa Rica March 2013
  • This morning I was crouched down on the side of a trail attempting to photograph a Cat-eyed Snake (<i>Leptodeira annulata</i>), when I heard the sound of grunting and rustling leaves right behind me. I turned around cautiously, with images of angry peccaries flashing through my mind, only to find this curious female Great Currasow (<I>Crax rubra</i>) standing just a meter away from me. What a great way to start the day!
  • This image of the Scarlet Macaws (<i>Ara macao</i>) was captured while eating a breakfast of gallo pinto one morning.
  • This Green Honeycreeper (<i>Chlorophanes spiza</i>) appears to be an old female Gamboa, Panama
  • Emerald Tanager (<i>Tangara florida</I>) Rara Avis Rainforest Reserve, Costa Rica
  • An adult male Red-legged Honeycreeper (<i>Cyanerpes cyaneus</i>) Gamboa, Panama
  • Scintillant Hummingbirds (<i>Selasphorus scintilla</i>) measure a mere three inches in size and are endemic to Costa Rica and western Panama.This is a female. Photo taken without flash. March 2013
  • White-necked Jacobin (<I>Florisuga mellivora</i>) Rara Avis Rainforest Reserve, Costa Rica
  • Resplendent Quetzal (<i>Pharomachrus mocinno</i>) Cerro Dantas Wildlife Refuge, Costa Rica
  • "On the Lookout" Violet-crowned Woodnymph (<I>Thalurania colombica</i>), male Rara Avis Rainforest Reserve, Costa Rica
  • Collared Aracari (Pteroglossus torquatus)
  • Dusky-faced Tanager (<i>Mitrospingus cassinii</i>) Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica
  • Buff-throated Saltator (<i>Saltator maximus</i>) Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica
  • Montezuma Oropendola (<I>Psarocolius montezuma</i>) Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica
  • Violet-crowned Woodnymph (Thalurania colombica), female<br /> Rara Avis Rainforest Reserve, Costa Rica
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