Ballet of the Birds – A Visit to Arenal Observatory Lodge On a recent visit to the Arenal Observatory Lodge, the balcony of my room gave me a perfect view of the birdfeeder on a deck outside of the restaurant, where the birds soared in to partake of their…

A new blog at Mostly Dance is filled with photographs from a stay at Arenal Observatory Lodge. #Birding #costarica #arenalObservatoryLodge #Lafortuna wp.me/p9Mj5D-IA

Double-toothed Kite (Harpagus Bidentatus).

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Keel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos Sulfuratus).

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Crimson-collared Tanager (Ramphocelus Sanguinolentus).

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Golden-hooded Tanager (Stilpnia Larvata).

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Great Curassow (Crax Rubra).

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Keel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus).

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Keel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus).

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Keel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus).

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Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer (Chalybura Urochrysia).

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Black-cheeked Woodpecker (Melanerpes pucherani).

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Rufous-tailed Hummingbird (Amazilia Tzacatl).

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Scarlet-thighed Dacnis (Dacnis Venusta).

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Tawny-Capped Euphonia (Euphonia Anneae).

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Crimson-Collared Tanager (Ramphocelus Sanguinolentus) .

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Tooth-Billed Tanager (Piranga Lutea).

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Geoffroy's Spider Monkey (Ateles Geoffroyi).

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Scarlet-rumped Tanager (Ramphocelus Passerinii).

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Female Great Curassow (Crax Rbra).

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#Birding #CostaRica 🦜 941sp, 4 mainland #endemics, plus 47 near-endemics shared with Panama & Nicaraqua, 350sp/2weeks, 488sp on an 8-day bird race in Oct2017, 600sp/month; 500+ sp. 🦜 #RanchoNaturalista, #ArenalObservatoryLodge, Braulio Carrillo NP, La Selva; Dec-Mar, shoulder seasons Aug-Nov Feb-May

Credit my wife for this photo of a red-eyed tree frog in a pitch-black forest. #arenalobservatorylodge #Guanacaste #CostaRica