Blue-winged Teal - Anas discors

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Blue-winged Teal - Anas discors

 NF Photo 110204 Tarcoles River , Jungle Crocodile safari

A beautiful duck I saw in Costa Rica when I was on a birding trip to the country last year.

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Yellow-crowned Night-Heron - Nyctanassa violacea - Savacu-de-coroa

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Yellow-crowned Night-Heron - Nyctanassa violacea - Savacu-de-coroa

This is a juvenile.
 NF Photo 110204  Tarcoles River , Jungle Crocodile safari

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Brown Pelican - Pelecanus occidentalis - pelicano-pardo

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Brown Pelican, ad - Pelecanus occidentalis

 seems to be a juvenile

Brown Pelican - Pelecanus occidentalis - pelicano-pardo

 NF Photo 110203 La Ensenada

About Brown Pelican on wiki

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diving on youtube

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Belted Kingfisher - Megaceryle alcyon

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Belted Kingfisher - Megaceryle alcyon

 NF Photo 110203 La Ensenada

This is most likely a male. A bit hard to see on that distance. It was one of the birds on my wish list for CR. Just wished I had time to see it fishing. But I guess it had a lunchbreak.

About Belted Kingfisher on wiki
great vidoeo on youtube, rattlecall and fishing

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Western Sandpiper - Calidris mauri

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Western Sandpiper - Calidris mauri 

 NF Photo 110202 at salines in Colorado

About Western Sandpiper on wiki
on youtube

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Weekend Reflections

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Least Sandpiper - Calidris minutilla

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Least Sandpiper - Calidris minutilla 

 NF Photo 110202 at Salines close to La Ensenada

About Least Sandpiper on wiki, it´s a small shorebird. These shots show the differens in color when the birds is in sunshine from setting sun and in shadow. It is the same bird.
 on youtube

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Little Blue Heron - Egretta caerulea

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Little Blue Heron - Egretta caerulea 

 NF Photo 110202 at salines in Colorado

This heron looks bigger then it is. My book says 61 cm in hight. That is not much.
More about it on wiki. Little Blue Heron

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Semipalmated Sandpiper - Calidris pusilla

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Semipalmated Sandpiper - Calidris pusilla

 NF Photo 110202 at Colorado Salines

About Semipalmated Sandpiper on wiki
youtube about their voices   preening

Well, I´m not 100% sure about this bird as I am not so used to vaders. Mick, you know a lot about them. Tell me if I am wrong. Not easy to see as I was not able to get close to them.

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Black-necked Stilt - Himantopus mexicanus

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Black-necked Stilt - Himantopus mexicanus 

 NF Photo 110202 at Solimar

NF Photo 110202 at the Salines in Colorado close to the Pacific Ocean

About Black-necked Stilt on wiki

They look a little different from the european ones. I have some shots on the Birdblog if you want to compare them.  Black-winged stilt

 youtube


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Killdeer Plover - Charadrius vociferus

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Killdeer Plover - Charadrius vociferus

 NF Photo 110202 at Solimar

I managed to get one shot of the one Killdeer I was able to see. Better then nothing, right?  :)
About Killdeer on wiki

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Take a look at the video, the bird displays a really beautiful tail.

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Collared Forest-Falcon - Micrastur semitorquatus

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Collared Forest-Falcon - Micrastur semitorquatus

NF Photo NF Photo 110202 at Solimar

About Collared Forest-Falcon on Global Raptors
Other Names: Collared Forest-falcon, Lesson's Hawk, Mexican Harrier Hawk, Micrastur melanoleucus, Pied Forest Hawk.

on youtube

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Spot-breasted Oriole - Icterus pectoralis

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Spot-breasted Oriole - Icterus pectoralis

NF Photo NF Photo 110129 at Solimar

Phew, this photo really gave me trouble. I thought it would be a piece of cake to ID this one. But this was the only shot I have and it is from the back. In my book there are painted images and from the half front-side. And the colors are not good. It took me 2h to get the ID. :(

There are only little written on wiki on this bird. But can be found here: Spot-breasted_Oriole
On youtube

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Wood stork - Mycteria americana

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Wood stork - Mycteria americana

NF Photo NF Photo 110202 at Solimar

Not the most beautiful bird I saw. But it looks powerfull enough.

About Wood stork at wiki
fishing at youtube

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Whimbrel - Numenius phaeopus - Maçarico-galego

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Whimbrel - Numenius phaeopus

NF Photo NF Photo 110202  at Saltines near the Pacific coast

About Whimbrel on wiki
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Great Egret - Casmerodius albus

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Great Egret - Casmerodius albus (and some little blue herons)

NF Photo NF Photo 110129 Solimar area

This is a bird that is always nice to see. It is great to see them gathering. I probably ave better shots elsewhere. Will post them when I find them.

About Great Egret on wiki
feeding young on youtube

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Crested Caracara - Caracara cheriway

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Crested Caracara - Caracara cheriway
NF Photo 110201 in the area around Volcano Tenorio Costa Rica

This bird seemed to olike the cows. It walked among them. Strangely this bird belongs to the falcon family. Acc to the book it feeds mainly on carrion.
About Northern Crested Caracara on wiki
on youtube

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Yellow-faced Grassquit - Tiaris olivacea

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Yellow-faced Grassquit, male - Tiaris olivacea

NF Photo NF Photo 110129 at Heliconias Lodge

About Yellow-faced Grassquit on wiki
on youtube

A nice little bird and I wish I had seen the female as well. But it seem to be a rule somewhere that females are not visible. :(
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