On the first day with the group we first have to leave the city of San Jose, and that takes a very long time. There are many cars, patient people and few main roads. It takes at least 2 hours to get out of the city. We first go to the hill area near San Jose known as the University of La Paz, where the guide finds a pair of Barred Antshrike. And of course butterflies and hummingbirds. The butterflies are a profession in their own right, so they are not in the post at the moment. Then continue through roads to the coastal plain. By Dutch standards it is rougher than Limburg, but it is under 100 meters. The hotel garden is home to regular macaws, the large birds that are often seen in the zoo. We will also come and have a look tonight, but apparently the bananas are not to thei liking.
Broad-winged hawk
Buteo platypterus
The photo shows a Broad-winged hawk (Buteo platypterus). It is a bird in the order Accipitriformes and the family Accipitridae. The photo was taken at Universiteit van La Paz (Mora, San José, Costa Rica) at 09:30 on Wednesday November 13, 2024.
Blue-throated sapphire
Hylocharis eliciae
The photo shows a Blue-throated sapphire (Hylocharis eliciae). It is a bird in the order Apodiformes and the family Trochilidae. The photo was taken at Universiteit van La Paz (Finca La Ponderosa, San José, Costa Rica) at 10:03 on Wednesday November 13, 2024.
Ferruginous pygmy owl
Glaucidium brasilianum
The photo shows a Ferruginous pygmy owl (Glaucidium brasilianum). It is a bird in the order Strigiformes and the family Strigidae. The photo was taken at Universiteit van La Paz (Finca La Ponderosa, San José, Costa Rica) at 10:29 on Wednesday November 13, 2024.
Barred antshrike ♀
Thamnophilus doliatus
The photo shows a Barred antshrike (Thamnophilus doliatus). It is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Thamnophilidae. The photo was taken at Universiteit van La Paz (Mora, San José, Costa Rica) at 11:16 on Wednesday November 13, 2024.
Barred antshrike ♂
Thamnophilus doliatus
The photo shows a Barred antshrike (Thamnophilus doliatus). It is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Thamnophilidae. The photo was taken at Universiteit van La Paz (Mora, San José, Costa Rica) at 11:21 on Wednesday November 13, 2024.
Gartered trogon ♀
Trogon caligatus
The photo shows a Gartered trogon (Trogon caligatus). It is a bird in the order Trogoniformes and the family Trogonidae. The photo was taken at Universiteit van La Paz (Garabito, Provincia de Puntarenas, Costa Rica) at 14:15 on Wednesday November 13, 2024.
Gartered trogon
Trogon caligatus
The photo shows a Gartered trogon (Trogon caligatus). It is a bird in the order Trogoniformes and the family Trogonidae. The photo was taken at Universiteit van La Paz (Garabito, Provincia de Puntarenas, Costa Rica) at 14:26 on Wednesday November 13, 2024.
Black-bellied whistling duck
Dendrocygna autumnalis
The photo shows a Black-bellied whistling duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis). It is a bird in the order Anseriformes and the family Anatidae. The photo was taken at Universiteit van La Paz (Garabito, Provincia de Puntarenas, Costa Rica) at 14:33 on Wednesday November 13, 2024.
Hoffmann's woodpecker
Melanerpes hoffmannii
The photo shows a Hoffmann's woodpecker (Melanerpes hoffmannii). It is a bird in the order Piciformes and the family Picidae. The photo was taken at Hotel Cerro Lodge (Garabito, Provincia de Puntarenas, Costa Rica) at 15:32 on Wednesday November 13, 2024.
Scarlet macaw
Ara macao
The photo shows a Scarlet macaw (Ara macao). It is a bird in the order Psittaciformes and the family Psittacidae. The photo was taken at Hotel Cerro Lodge (Garabito, Provincia de Puntarenas, Costa Rica) at 15:45 on Wednesday November 13, 2024.
Variegated squirrel
Sciurus variegatoides
The photo shows a Variegated squirrel (Sciurus variegatoides). It is a animal in the order Rodentia and the family Sciuridae. The photo was taken at Hotel Cerro Lodge (Garabito, Provincia de Puntarenas, Costa Rica) at 16:18 on Wednesday November 13, 2024.
Panamanian white-faced capuchin
Cebus imitator
The photo shows a Panamanian white-faced capuchin (Cebus imitator). It is a animal in the order Primates and the family Cebidae. The photo was taken at Hotel Cerro Lodge (Garabito, Provincia de Puntarenas, Costa Rica) at 16:32 on Wednesday November 13, 2024.