2011/04/17

Golden-hooded Tanager and Passerini's Tanager

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Golden-hooded Tanager and Passerini's Tanager
NF Photo 110128 in Costa Rica

Two colorful birds sitting in the same bush. Sometimes it is not a good thing to separate them. But eventually they will have their own species posts. Both of them became favorite birds during my visit in the country.

Camera Critters 158

BPW 138
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Tropical Parula - Parula pitiayumi

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Tropical Parula - Parula pitiayumi
NF Photo 110128 in Bosque de Paz, Costa Rica

About Tropical Parula on wiki
on youtube

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2011/04/16

2011/04/15

American Dipper - Cinclus mexicanus

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American Dipper - Cinclus mexicanus. Also known as a Water Ouzel
NF Photo 110128 outside Bosque de Paz

This was only a few quick shots from inside the bus.

About American Dipper on wiki and WhatBird
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This video I found on youtube is soo cool. The dipper is swimming in clear water. My thanks to whoever took it.

 

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2011/04/13

Blue-gray Tanager - Thraupis episcopus

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Blue-gray Tanager - Thraupis episcopus
NF Photo in Bosque de Paz, Costa Rica 110128

About Blue-gray Tanager at wiki
on youtube
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2011/04/12

White-ringed Flycatcher - Conopias albovittata

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White-ringed Flycatcher - Conopias albovittata
NF Photo 110128 at  Rio Sarapiquí while we waited for the boat to take us on the river.

About White-ringed Flycatcher on wiki, well, nothing :(
This bird is smaller then the Great Kiskadee but looks almost the same. It lives only on the Karibean side of CR. So says my book.
World Bird Wednesday XXI

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2011/04/10

Roadside Hawk - Buteo magnirostris

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Roadside Hawk - Buteo magnirostris
NF Photo 110210 at Naturalista, Costa Rica

About Roadside Hawk at wiki
On youtube

Thanks to Herman Venegas for the ID. :)
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Grey-crowned Yellowthroat - Geothlypis poliocephala (or Gray-crowned)

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Grey-crowned Yellowthroat - Geothlypis poliocephala

NF Photo 110128, in a fenced wetland after Bosque de Paz

This should be a male as the female has a smaller dark area around the eye.

About Grey-crowned Yellowthroat on wiki

Wiki did not have much info about it, neither did my book, but I found one nice video on youtube I´d like to share.



Camera Critters

BPW 137
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2011/04/05

Northern Jacana - Jacana spinosa

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Northern Jacana - Jacana spinosa
NF Photo 110128 in Costa Rica

About Northern Jacana on What bird.com:
"Rail-like relative of plovers and shorebirds; is unique in having extremely long toes."
Those feet are long for sure. :)
On youtube with chick

World  Bird Wednesday XX
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2011/04/02

Black-and-white Warbler - Mniotilta varia

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Black-and-white Warbler - Mniotilta varia
NF Photo 110128 at Bosque de Paz, Costa Rica

About Black-and-white Warbler on wiki
And I found this nice little video on youtube.


I would not mind having it in my own spring forest. :)

Camera Critters 156

BPW 136


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