On my 55th birthday, I crossed "photographing the birds of Costa Rica" off my bucket list.

 

A Stroll Through The Property of Tortuga Lodge

 

 

 

There was plenty to photograph within the beautiful Tortuga property.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is one of my favourite shots.

 

The bird above (and below) is a Montezuma Oropendola.

 

 

 

They were loud and continually active.

I have some shots of their unusual nest in the river section.

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Walking Tree grows new roots

based on where the sun is coming from.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Iguana

 

 

 

 


A wood carving in process.

 

 

 

 

 

This swallow hung around the dock.

and the restaurant.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There were plenty of BIG spider webs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And plenty of birds to eat them up.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Here a great kiskadee hangs out amidst some berries.

 

 

 

 

 

The lighting was not conducive
to hummingbird photos.

But I did manage to capture this one.

 

Note the curved bill. 

I think it to be
a hermit hummingbird

long billed or stripe throated.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Little Blue Heron

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Green Lizard

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


At one point I looked up and caught what looked like a taro dactyl fly by.

 

It was a magnificent frigate bird.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I spy a Baltimore Oriole.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Another fabulous day
behind the camera

in a magical wonderland.


It doesn't get better than this.

 

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