Costa Rica, August 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic continued into 2021, and when vaccinations became widespread and the possibility of international travel reappeared, I was determined to return to my favorite destination, Costa Rica, just as soon as possible.  Of course I wanted to travel again, but more importantly, I wanted to bring some work to my dear friends Charlie Gómez and Marco Morales, who guide all my trips to that wonderful country.  I assembled a small group of friends and we gathered near the San José airport on July 31.  Here are a few of the things we saw.

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Crested Guan
Crested Guan
Snowcap
Snowcap
Sunbittern
Sunbittern
Lesson's Motmot
Lesson's Motmot
Common Tody-Flycatcher
Common Tody-Flycatcher
Orange-billed Sparrow
Orange-billed Sparrow
Mantled Howler Monkeys
Mantled Howler Monkeys
Mistletoe Tyrannulet
Mistletoe Tyrannulet
Cocoa Woodcreeper
Cocoa Woodcreeper
Wedge-billed Woodcreeper
Wedge-billed Woodcreeper
Southern Lapwing
Southern Lapwing
Red-eyed Tree Frog
Red-eyed Tree Frog
Fasciated Antshrike
Fasciated Antshrike
Rufous-winged Woodpecker
Rufous-winged Woodpecker
Purple-throated Fruitcrow
Purple-throated Fruitcrow
White-fronted Nunbird
White-fronted Nunbird
Slaty-tailed Trogons
Slaty-tailed Trogons
Collared Peccary
Collared Peccary
Strawberry Poison-dart Frog
Strawberry Poison-dart Frog
Fasciated Tiger-Heron
Fasciated Tiger-Heron
Spectacled Owl
Spectacled Owl
Hognose Pit Viper
Hognose Pit Viper
Honduran White Bats
Honduran White Bats
Great Potoo
Great Potoo
American Pygmy-Kingfisher
American Pygmy-Kingfisher
Cinnamon Woodpecker
Cinnamon Woodpecker
Orange-chinned Parakeet
Orange-chinned Parakeet
Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks
Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks
Nicaraguan Seed-Finch
Nicaraguan Seed-Finch
Barred Antshrike
Barred Antshrike
Olive-crowned Yellowthroat
Olive-crowned Yellowthroat
Red-tailed Squirrel
Red-tailed Squirrel
Coppery-headed Emerald
Coppery-headed Emerald
Brown Violetear
Brown Violetear
Northern Emerald-Toucanet
Northern Emerald-Toucanet
Green Thorntail
Green Thorntail
Common Chlorospingus
Common Chlorospingus
White-necked Jacobin
White-necked Jacobin
Lineated Woodpeckers
Lineated Woodpeckers
Fiery-billed Aracari
Fiery-billed Aracari
The group and the bus
The group and the bus
Leader and dear friend Charlie Gómez
Leader and dear friend Charlie Gómez