Posts Tagged ‘Zumaloft’
Sunday, January 7th, 2018
While I saw other hummingbirds in Costa Rica, only this one stayed still long enough to let me take a picture.
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
Tags: Bird, Costa Rica, Hummingbird, Montezuma, Rufous-tailed Hummingbird, Zumaloft
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Friday, January 5th, 2018
Lineated Woodpecker
Tags: Bird, Costa Rica, Lineated Woodpecker, Montezuma, Woodpecker, Zumaloft
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Wednesday, January 3rd, 2018
A female Red-crowned Woodpecker finally seen this morning (definitely heard it long before now!) in the villa grounds at Zumaloft, near Montezuma, Costa Rica.
Female Red-crowned Woodpecker
Tags: Costa Rica, Montezuma, Red-crowned Woodpecker, Woodpecker, Zumaloft
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Tuesday, January 2nd, 2018
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
Tags: Bird, Costa Rica, Fiery-billed Aracari, Montezuma, Zumaloft
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Tuesday, January 2nd, 2018
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
Tags: Bird, Costa Rica, Great-tailed Grackle, Montezuma, Zumaloft
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Monday, January 1st, 2018
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
Tags: Bird, Costa Rica, Montezuma, Motmot, Turquoise-browed Motmot, Zumaloft
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Monday, January 1st, 2018
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.
Tags: Bird, Costa, Montezuma, Yellow Warbler, Zumaloft
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Monday, January 1st, 2018
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
Tags: Bird, Blue-gray Tanager, Costa Rica, Montezuma, Tanager, Zumaloft
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Monday, January 1st, 2018
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
Tags: Bird, Costa Rica, Fiery-billed Aracari, Montezuma, Zumaloft
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Saturday, December 30th, 2017
Even the “blackbirds” are fancy here in Costa Rica. 😉
Great-tailed Grackle on Tree Branch
Tags: Bird, Costa Rica, Great-tailed Grackle, Montezuma, Zumaloft
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