Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer (Chalybura urochrysia)

Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer (Chalybura urochrysia)

This is one of the larger species of hummingbird.


Orange-chinned Parakeet (Brotogeris jugularis)

Orange-chinned Parakeet (Brotogeris jugularis)

A curious individual looking for food at a feeding station at private home that has understood that wild animals should…


Chestnut-headed oropendola (Psarocolius wagleri)

Chestnut-headed oropendola (Psarocolius wagleri)

Oropendolas are omnivores and will frequent any feeding station with fruits. They are expert weavers and their hanging…


Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer (Chalybura urochrysia)

Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer (Chalybura urochrysia)

This is one of the larger species of hummingbird frequenting feeding stations. Here it's taking a break from the…


Green honeycreeper (Chlorophanes spiza)

Green honeycreeper (Chlorophanes spiza)

A female foraging for food at a feeding station offering various types of fruits. It sounds like this:


Montezuma Oropendola (Psarocolius montezuma)

Montezuma Oropendola (Psarocolius montezuma)

An opportunistic and inquisitive individual looking for tidbits on a feeding station at Selva Verde Lodge. They are…


Buff-throated saltator (Saltator maximus)

Buff-throated saltator (Saltator maximus)

A species preferring dense thickets and forest, here venturing out to the edge where it found some tidbits on the…


Red-legged Honeycreeper (Cyanerpes cyaneus)

Red-legged Honeycreeper (Cyanerpes cyaneus)

A common bird frequenting feeding stations where fruit is found. This is the male of the species. It sounds like this:……


Red-legged Honeycreeper (Cyanerpes cyaneus)

Red-legged Honeycreeper (Cyanerpes cyaneus)

A common bird frequenting feeding stations where fruit is found. This is the female of the species. It sounds like…


Variegated Squirrel (Sciurus variegatoides)

Variegated Squirrel (Sciurus variegatoides)

A common species in Costa Rica, and a frequent visitor to easy meals provided by humans - just like the squirrels in…


Black-cheeked Woodpecker (Melanerpes pucherani)

Black-cheeked Woodpecker (Melanerpes pucherani)

A common and opportunistic bird that gladly eats from human feeding stations during its daily rounds in its range. It…


Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao)

Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao)

Tender love between a pair of Scarlet macaws in Costa Rica where they should be - in the wild. Watching these…