Violet-headed Hummingbirdmale

Violet-headed Hummingbirdmale

This make posed nicely at the El Copal Biological Reserve in Costa Rica.

Anyone can see this photo All rights reserved

Uploaded on Aug 18, 2011

0 comments

Yellow-billed Cacique (Amblycercus holosericeus)

Yellow-billed Cacique (Amblycercus holosericeus)

This is the only time this secretive species has ever presented me with a chance to photograph it. Taken on the La Selva entrance road.

Anyone can see this photo All rights reserved

Uploaded on Jul 22, 2011

0 comments

Ruddy Ground-Dove (Columbina talpacoti)

Ruddy Ground-Dove (Columbina talpacoti)

This male Ruddy Ground-Dove in David, Panama allowed me to approach it quite close!

Anyone can see this photo All rights reserved

Uploaded on Jul 22, 2011

0 comments

Long-tailed Silky Flycatcher (Ptilogonys caudatus)

Long-tailed Silky Flycatcher (Ptilogonys caudatus)

Male Long-tailed Silky Fly. on Irazu Volcano, Costa Rica.

Anyone can see this photo All rights reserved

Uploaded on Jul 22, 2011

0 comments

Crimson-fronted Parakeet (Aratinga finschi)

Crimson-fronted Parakeet (Aratinga finschi)

This is the most common parakeet in the Central Valley of Costa Rica. I hear and see them just about every day.

Anyone can see this photo All rights reserved

Uploaded on Jul 22, 2011

0 comments

Gray-capped Flycatcher (Myiozetetes granadensis)

Gray-capped Flycatcher (Myiozetetes granadensis)

From the La Selva entrance road.

Anyone can see this photo All rights reserved

Uploaded on Jul 22, 2011

0 comments

Costa Rican Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium costaricanum)

Costa Rican Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium costaricanum)

Beautiful highland endemic getting harrassed by another highland endemic, the Fiery-throated...

Anyone can see this photo All rights reserved

Uploaded on Jul 22, 2011

0 comments

Cinnamon Becard (Pachyramphus cinnamomeus)

Cinnamon Becard (Pachyramphus cinnamomeus)

From the La Selva entrance road. A common bird in edge habitats of the Caribbean lowlands, less common in mangroves on the Pacific slope.

Anyone can see this photo All rights reserved

Uploaded on Jul 22, 2011

0 comments

Black-throated Trogon (Trogon rufus)

Black-throated Trogon (Trogon rufus)

This little trogon is fairly common in rainforests of both slopes.

Anyone can see this photo All rights reserved

Uploaded on Jul 22, 2011

0 comments

Black and Yellow Silky Flycatcher (Phainoptila melanoxantha)

Black and Yellow Silky Flycatcher (Phainoptila melanoxantha)

Once these highland frugivores find a fruiting bush, they just sit there and eat berry after berry. From Irazu Volcano.

Anyone can see this photo All rights reserved

Uploaded on Jul 22, 2011

0 comments

White-bellied Mountain-Gem (Lampornis hemileucus) male

White-bellied Mountain-Gem (Lampornis hemileucus) male

My best shot of a male of this localized middle elevation species. This was a regular at the...

Anyone can see this photo All rights reserved

Uploaded on Aug 27, 2010

2 comments

White-bellied Mountain-Gem (Lampornis hemileucus) female2

White-bellied Mountain-Gem (Lampornis hemileucus) female2

Female from Cinchona.

Anyone can see this photo All rights reserved

Uploaded on Aug 27, 2010

0 comments

White-bellied Mountain-Gem (Lampornis hemileucus)

White-bellied Mountain-Gem (Lampornis hemileucus)

This female from Cinchona looks kind of like a plush toy!

Anyone can see this photo All rights reserved

Uploaded on Aug 27, 2010

0 comments

Red-headed Barbet (Eubucco bourcierii)male

Red-headed Barbet (Eubucco bourcierii)male

Both species of Costa Rican barbets also came to the feeders at Cinchona.

Anyone can see this photo All rights reserved

Uploaded on Aug 27, 2010

0 comments

Red-headed Barbet (Eubucco bourcierii) female

Red-headed Barbet (Eubucco bourcierii) female

Female Red-headed Barbets look just as nice as males.

Anyone can see this photo All rights reserved

Uploaded on Aug 27, 2010

2 comments

Prong-billed Barbet (Semnornis frantzii)2

Prong-billed Barbet (Semnornis frantzii)2

Prong-billed Barbet from Cinchona, Costa Rica, 8 September, 2008

Anyone can see this photo All rights reserved

Uploaded on Aug 11, 2010

3 comments

Prong-billed Barbet (Semnornis frantzii)1

Prong-billed Barbet (Semnornis frantzii)1

Close-up of Prong-billed Barbet from Cinchona, Costa Rica, 8 September, 2008.

Anyone can see this photo All rights reserved

Uploaded on Aug 11, 2010

3 comments

Crimson-collared Tanager (Ramphocelus sanguinolentus)3

Crimson-collared Tanager (Ramphocelus sanguinolentus)3

Crimson-collared Tanager from Cinchona, Costa Rica, 8 September 2008.

Anyone can see this photo All rights reserved

Uploaded on Aug 11, 2010

0 comments

Crimson-collared Tanager (Ramphocelus sanguinolentus)

Crimson-collared Tanager (Ramphocelus sanguinolentus)

Crimson-collared Tanager from Cinchona, Costa Rica, 8 September 2008.

Anyone can see this photo All rights reserved

Uploaded on Aug 11, 2010

2 comments

Coppery-headed Emerald (Elvira cupreiceps)

Coppery-headed Emerald (Elvira cupreiceps)

Male Coppery-headed Emerald from Cinchona, Costa Rica, 8 September, 2008. One of the few Costa Rican endemics bird species.

Anyone can see this photo All rights reserved

Uploaded on Aug 11, 2010

0 comments

Brown Violetear (Colibri delphinae)

Brown Violetear (Colibri delphinae)

Cinchona, Costa Rica was an amazing place for bird photography. This image was taken in September,...

Anyone can see this photo All rights reserved

Uploaded on Aug 11, 2010

2 comments

ornate hawk eagle_july3_2008

ornate hawk eagle_july3_2008

Immature Ornate Hawk Eagle from Quebrada Gonzalez, Braulio Carrillo National Park, Costa Rica. It...

Anyone can see this photo All rights reserved

Uploaded on Aug 11, 2010

1 comment

Black-crowned Antpitta July 3_2008

Black-crowned Antpitta July 3_2008

Black-crowned Antpitta from Quebrada Gonzalez, Braulio Carrillo National Park, Costa Rica. Taken on...

Anyone can see this photo All rights reserved

Uploaded on Aug 11, 2010

4 comments

Subscribe to a feed of stuff on this page... Subscribe to Birdingcraft's photostream – Latest | geoFeed | KML