Country: Costa Rica
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Naranjitos
A coastal area in the Costa Rica Central Pacific (Puntarenas), near the Esquipulas Rainforest Reserve.
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King Vulture Hide Photography
Around 9:00 AM we visit a King Vulture hide for up-close photography of Central America's largest vulture, a genuinely amazing experience with lunch on site.
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Afternoon Garden and Coconut Woodpecker Photography
In the afternoon we photograph a nearby garden where a Cinnamon Woodpecker often feeds on coconut, while Long-billed Hermit, White-necked Jacobin and Scaly-breasted Hummingbird work the flowering plants.
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Hotel Restaurant Feeder Photography at Maquenque EcoLodge
From the hotel restaurant at Maquenque EcoLodge we photograph the busy bird feeder, where Collared Aracari, Orange-chinned Parakeet, Brown-hooded Parrot, White-crowned Parrot, Shining Honeycreeper and Golden-hooded and Scarlet-rumped Tanagers jockey for the best bananas - a dynamic, accessible setup for the whole group.
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White-collared Manakin Display at The Nest Nature Center
At The Nest Nature Center we photograph displaying White-collared Manakins from a comfortable hide, watching the males work their display perches in good light.
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Afternoon Feeder Photography at The Nest Nature Center
An afternoon spent at The Nest Nature Center feeders, where Crested Guan, Red-legged Honeycreeper, Keel-billed Toucan, Yellow-throated Toucan and Black-crested Coquette are regular visitors; the property also hosts roosting Spectacled and Striped Owls.
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Lodge-Garden Black-crested Coquette Search at Arenal Observatory Lodge
In the gardens of Arenal Observatory Lodge, make a dedicated search for the striking Black-crested Coquette with volcano views as a backdrop. The source also assigns Green Thorntail, Lovely Cotinga, Green Hermit, Violet-headed Hummingbird, Crowned Woodnymph and Scaly-breasted Hummingbird as garden or nearby possibilities; no sighting is guaranteed.
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Family-Run Avitourism Project and Three-wattled Bellbird
The morning is spent at a family-run avitourism project downslope of Monteverde, with some of the region's best photo opportunities. Feeders draw Crimson-collared Tanager, Northern Emerald Toucanet, Red-headed Barbet, Yellow-throated Euphonia, Montezuma Oropendola, Blue-gray Tanager and Hoffman's Woodpecker, but the primary target is the male Three-wattled Bellbird - an ostentatious, boisterous altitudinal migrant whose calling male is one of the wonders of the birding world. We give it dedicated time.
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Afternoon Monteverde Reserve Feeder Session
In the afternoon we return upslope to the Monteverde Reserve feeders for Coppery-headed Emerald, Purple-throated Mountain-Gem, Green-crowned Brilliant, Violet Sabrewing and, with luck, the Magenta-throated Woodstar. White-nosed Coatimundi is a frequent visitor here.
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