2011/03/29

Northern Nightingale-Wren - Microcerculus philomela

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 Nightingale-Wren - Microcerculus philomela
NF Photo 110201 at Heliconia Lodge

The name is mostly without the "Northern"
About Northern Nightingale-Wren at IBC Bird
singing that´s what "my" bird did. :)

WBW XIX

This bird is for Sprignman who thought last weeks birds was a bit too colorful. So, here is a dull one. You can also look at the Grey Hawk in the post prior to this one. :)
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2011/03/26

Grey Hawk, gray hawk - Asturina plagiata

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Grey Hawk, gray hawk - Asturina plagiata
NF Photo 110128 in Costa Rica
About Grey Hawk on wiki
On youtube

It´s grey color fits well on the typical Costa Rican tree.
BPW

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2011/03/22

Resplendent Quetzal - Pharomachrus mocinno

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Resplendent Quetzal - Pharomachrus mocinno, male
NF Photo 110207 at Savegre, Costa Rica

About Resplendent Quetzal at wiki
At youtube eating caterpiller

This was one of the finest birds I saw in Costa RIca. To bad it was such a short time to enjoy them.

World Bird Wednesday XVIII
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2011/03/19

Tufted Flycatcher - Mitrephanes phaeocercus

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Tufted Flycatcher - Mitrephanes phaeocercus
NF Photo 110128 at Bosque de Paz, Costa Rica

This flycatcher is like sunshine, don´t you think?
nothing on youtube :(

Going through all the species from Costa Rica makes me want to be sponsored, so I can go and dokument a lot of the birds. I have already seen several birds with little or nothing about it on the net. I didn´t find any video on this one, hardly any photos and it seems that only Wikipedia has some info on it. And I have only started this work. :(

Mellow Yellow 113



Red-tailed Hawk - Buteo jamaicensis

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Red-tailed Hawk - Buteo jamaicensis
NF Photo 110128  morning at Bosque de Paz, Costa Rica

About Red-tailed Hawk at All About Birds
On youtube

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2011/03/17

Ruddy-capped Nightingale-Thrush - Catharus frantzii

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Ruddy-capped Nightingale-Thrush - Catharus frantzii
NF Photo 110128 early morning at Bosque de Paz, Costa Rica

About Ruddy-capped Nightingale-Thrush at wiki
no video on youtube :(

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2011/03/16

2011/03/14

Rufous-tailed Hummingbird - Amazilia tzacatl

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Rufous-tailed Hummingbird - Amazilia tzacatl
NF Photo 110131 in the central park of La Fortuna, Costa Rica





All photos are the same bird. You can see how the colors differ from time to time.

About Rufous-tailed Hummingbird on wiki
on youtube




2011/03/12

Chestnut-capped Brush-Finch - Buarremon brunneinucha

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Chestnut-capped Brush-Finch - Buarremon brunneinucha
NF Photo 110128 early morning at Bosque de Paz, Costa Rica
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This bird really looks weird because the white dots in the forehead are just dots. But it looks like eyes. Again, it was rather dark and hard to get decent shots of this, a bit unusual, finch living at middle evelations of CR. :(
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About Chestnut-capped Brush-Finch at wiki
On youtube
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Camera Critters
BPW #133

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2011/03/09

Purple-throated Mountain-gem - Lampornis calolaemus

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Purple-throated Mountain-gem - Lampornis calolaemus, male

Purple-throated Mountain-gem - Lampornis calolaemus, female
NF Photo 110128 at Bosque de Paz, Costa Rica
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2011/03/08

Violet Sabrewing - Campylopterus hemileucurus - Colibrí Morado

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Violet Sabrewing - Campylopterus hemileucurus -Colibrí Morado, male
NF Photo 110128 at Bosque de Paz, Costa Rica

About Violet_Sabrewing om wiki

Those shots were taken rather early in the first morning in CR and I was still learning how to do it. Those guys took a little practise to learn "how to". :)

WBW XVI

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2011/03/04

Rufous-collared Sparrow - Zonotrichia capensis

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Rufous-collared Sparrow - Zonotrichia capensis
NF Photo 110128 at Bosque de Paz, Costa Rica

About Rufous-collared Sparrow on wiki
Song on youtube

A beautiful little sparrow I saw several times in Costa Rica.
BPW 132

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Red-billed Pigeon - Columba flavirostris

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Red-billed Pigeon - Columba flavirostris
NF Photo 110128 high up in a tree at Bosque de Paz, Costa Rica

Well, I am not sure about this one. And the scientic name I have from the birdlist don´t match what the book and wiki says "Patagioenas flavirostris"
About Red-billed Pigeon on wiki

Herman! Is it that bird? Please respond in a comment.
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Nicaraguan Seed-Finch - Oryzoborus nuttingi - Semillero Nicaragüense

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Nicaraguan Seed-Finch - Oryzoborus nuttingi - Semillero Nicaragüense, male
NF Photo 110128 high up in a tree at Bosque de Paz, Costa Rica

About Nicaraguan Seed-Finch at mangoverde

There were not much available on the internet on this bird. Not even pics. :(

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2011/03/01

Green Hermit - Phaethornis guy - Ermitaño Verde

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Green Hermit - Phaethornis guy, female
NF Photo 110128 at Bosque de Paz, Costa Rica

About Green Hermit on wiki
Green Hermit female on youtube

This female Green Hermit turned out to be one of my favourites among the hummingbirds in Costa Rica. To bad it was a little too dark when I saw her early in the morning.

WBW XV
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