Posts Tagged ‘Bird’

I believe that this bird is a Willet, a common wading bird in Costa Rica and the surrounding region. It kept a wary eye on me while I was taking pictures of it, but opted to walk (and occasionally, run), to keep a good distance from me instead of flying away. This gave me the opportunity to take plenty of pictures of it.

Willet at Tambor Beach in Costa Rica #1

Willet at Tambor Beach in Costa Rica #2

Willet at Tambor Beach in Costa Rica #3

Willet at Tambor Beach in Costa Rica #4

Willet at Tambor Beach in Costa Rica #5

Willet at Tambor Beach in Costa Rica #6

Willet at Tambor Beach in Costa Rica #7

These brown pelicans put on a good show for us down at Tambor Beach. Another case where having a good, fast telephoto lens came in handy.

Brown Pelican #1

Brown Pelican #2

Brown Pelican #3

Brown Pelican #4

Brown Pelican #5

While I saw other hummingbirds in Costa Rica, only this one stayed still long enough to let me take a picture.

Rufous-tailed Hummingbird

Damn these are photogenic birds. Glad we have a papaya plant on the Zumaloft grounds whose fruits are ripe and that they clearly love. There is a pair of these birds that come by for chunks of papaya at least twice every day. And check out that crazy tongue in the last shot!

Fiery-billed Aracari in Costa Rica Jan 2 2018 #1

Fiery-billed Aracari in Costa Rica Jan 2 2018 #6

Fiery-billed Aracari in Costa Rica Jan 2 2018 #5

Fiery-billed Aracari in Costa Rica Jan 2 2018 #4

Fiery-billed Aracari in Costa Rica Jan 2 2018 #3

Fiery-billed Aracari in Costa Rica Jan 2 2018 #2

This Great-tailed Grackle comes by regularly in the mornings at Zumaloft to sip some of the pool water (which is not chlorinated, but uses some sort of mild salts). This picture brings out some of the underlying colour in the feathers of what is otherwise seen as a “black” bird.

Great-tailed Grackle Drinking Water by the Pool

Easily one of the most spectacular birds I photographed while in Costa Rica, this Turquoise-browed Motmot casually let me take a number of pictures of him while he sat and scooped up some berries while sitting on a fence on the Zumaloft grounds.

Turquoise-browed Motmot #1

Turquoise-browed Motmot #2

Turquoise-browed Motmot #3

Turquoise-browed Motmot #4

There are lots of little yellow birds here in Costa Rica, and this Yellow Warbler is one of them. They usually flit about everywhere, so am glad this one stayed still long enough for me to get one single, good shot with my camera.

Yellow Warbler

Shot on the grounds of Zumaloft, near Montezuma, Costa Rica.

Turns out it is not just the Fiery-billed Aracaris that like the ripened papayas on the grounds of Zumaloft, but also other birds like this Blue-gray Tanager.

Blue-gray Tanager #1

Blue-gray Tanager #2

After watching last night’s New Year’s pyrotechnics at the Ylang Ylang Beach Resort, the family spent the day relaxing and recovering on the ground of Zumalofts. A pair of toucan-related Fiery-billed Aracaris returned again to the ripe papaya tree to gulp down large chunks of the fruit, and putting on a great show. A wonderfully photogenic bird.

Fiery-billed Aracari Jan 1 2018 #1

Fiery-billed Aracari Jan 1 2018 #2

Fiery-billed Aracari Jan 1 2018 #3

Fiery-billed Aracari Jan 1 2018 #4

Fiery-billed Aracari Jan 1 2018 #5