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Rich Hoyer
![In a mountainous country as small as Costa Rica, we visit many habitats, here Bosque del Rio Tigre lodge in the Pacific Lowlands...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F8689%2F17233921936_6ab3112ffb_o.jpg?)
In a mountainous country as small as Costa Rica, we visit many habitats, here Bosque del Rio Tigre lodge in the Pacific Lowlands…
![...with the regionally endemic Baird’s Trogon often right around the lodge buildings...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F8771%2F17072137378_b9b6ec9720_o.jpg?)
…with the regionally endemic Baird’s Trogon often right around the lodge buildings…
![...and Boat-billed Herons at a pond a short distance down a trail...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F7675%2F17052489487_815cf2ca8b_o.jpg?)
…and Boat-billed Herons at a pond a short distance down a trail…
![...and this is one of the best regions in the country to see Scarlet Macaws.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F7641%2F17259900015_8e2ac9425b_o.jpg?)
…and this is one of the best regions in the country to see Scarlet Macaws.
![Trails here take us through forest as well as up a small river with refreshingly cool water...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F7632%2F17259356311_0f83bbbb88_o.jpg?)
Trails here take us through forest as well as up a small river with refreshingly cool water…
![...while in the drier areas oo the Pacific side of the country we have a good chance of seeing Turquoise-browed Motmot.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F7649%2F17072135848_b5a23160d0_o.jpg?)
…while in the drier areas oo the Pacific side of the country we have a good chance of seeing Turquoise-browed Motmot.
![A different set of birds await us in the Caribbean lowlands, here a view from breakfast at our lodge in Horquetas.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F8745%2F17072349940_fa589258ab_o.jpg?)
A different set of birds await us in the Caribbean lowlands, here a view from breakfast at our lodge in Horquetas.
![...where Passerini’s Tanager is a stunning though common sight...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F7606%2F17259898505_34ca1170e0_o.jpg?)
…where Passerini’s Tanager is a stunning though common sight…
![...though it will take some effort and luck to see Sunbittern along the river.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F8822%2F16637440184_7b88de9652_o.jpg?)
…though it will take some effort and luck to see Sunbittern along the river.
![Nicaraguan Seed-Finch is even more local, but we always make some effort to see it...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F7590%2F17052489257_3e94cde11b_o.jpg?)
Nicaraguan Seed-Finch is even more local, but we always make some effort to see it…
![...and we may have to be lucky to find Semiplumbeous Hawk as it sits mid-story while hunting.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F7715%2F17233921196_11d8fe8841_o.jpg?)
…and we may have to be lucky to find Semiplumbeous Hawk as it sits mid-story while hunting.
![We also bird some mid-elevations, such as near Arenal Volcano, though it isn’t always this visible.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F7595%2F16637440884_b9801a2aa3_o.jpg?)
We also bird some mid-elevations, such as near Arenal Volcano, though it isn’t always this visible.
![Crested Guans are unusually common in this region...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F8813%2F17259355851_0851c445e3_o.jpg?)
Crested Guans are unusually common in this region…
![...the popular Yellow-throated Toucan is widespread in middle elevations as well as lowlands on both slopes...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F7726%2F17258120622_a593d1cff0_o.jpg?)
…the popular Yellow-throated Toucan is widespread in middle elevations as well as lowlands on both slopes…
![...and the noisy Montezuma Oropendola is also common, dominating at feeders.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F8824%2F16637439774_ff8905ba5c_o.jpg?)
…and the noisy Montezuma Oropendola is also common, dominating at feeders.
![Once in a while we get very lucky when a Great Potoo is spotted on its cryptic day-roost.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F7722%2F17072348550_2de67927f9_o.jpg?)
Once in a while we get very lucky when a Great Potoo is spotted on its cryptic day-roost.
![Higher elevations, such as at Monteverde have a very different set of birds...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F8717%2F17233920806_dd0a1948eb_o.jpg?)
Higher elevations, such as at Monteverde have a very different set of birds…
![including Rufous-collared Sparrow, a familiar bird of open areas...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F8729%2F17259355301_469d21e58b_o.jpg?)
including Rufous-collared Sparrow, a familiar bird of open areas…
![...Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher which needs a good berry crop, preferably mistletoe, to be common.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F7688%2F17072136368_e47b66842b_o.jpg?)
…Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher which needs a good berry crop, preferably mistletoe, to be common.
![We also bird the Talamanca Highlands, where the flower-filled grounds attract many birds...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F8813%2F17258121182_13c40578ae_o.jpg?)
We also bird the Talamanca Highlands, where the flower-filled grounds attract many birds…
![...including Purple-throated Mountain-gem, one of 35 or more species of hummingbirds we could see...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F8792%2F16637439284_678255c22b_o.jpg?)
…including Purple-throated Mountain-gem, one of 35 or more species of hummingbirds we could see…
![...and we also go out at night a few times to look for owls, with this Spectacled Owl a prize on a recent tour...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F7682%2F16637439264_35b06b6af1_o.jpg?)
…and we also go out at night a few times to look for owls, with this Spectacled Owl a prize on a recent tour…
![...and if wf we don’t see owls, we could see something else exciting, such as a Kinkajou, opossum, or this Mexican Porcupine.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F8684%2F16639680633_2d3585eccb_o.jpg?)
…and if wf we don’t see owls, we could see something else exciting, such as a Kinkajou, opossum, or this Mexican Porcupine.
![A White-faced Capuchin is always part of a complete natural history experience in Costa Rica...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F7657%2F17259898745_76f61df7b8_o.jpg?)
A White-faced Capuchin is always part of a complete natural history experience in Costa Rica…
![...and we also usually come across at least one of the two species of sloth, this one a Brown-throated Three-toed with a baby.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F8785%2F17072136008_7277868ef6_o.jpg?)
…and we also usually come across at least one of the two species of sloth, this one a Brown-throated Three-toed with a baby.
![If there’s a chance we’ll look for special critters in addition to birds…](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F8731%2F17072135658_5909bae376_o.jpg?)
If there’s a chance we’ll look for special critters in addition to birds…
![…such as this Gulfo Dulce Poison Frog…](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F7655%2F17258120802_eaaceb4626_o.jpg?)
…such as this Gulfo Dulce Poison Frog…
![…or this Green-and-black Poison Frog.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F7720%2F17233919886_d522527399_o.jpg?)
…or this Green-and-black Poison Frog.
![There are some fabulous butterflies which may make some of us put birding on hold for a bit, such as this Pink Clearwing Satyr…](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F7668%2F17072135888_5a91795416_o.jpg?)
There are some fabulous butterflies which may make some of us put birding on hold for a bit, such as this Pink Clearwing Satyr…
![…or this Guinanan Jewlemark.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F7715%2F16639680013_9c3a8d96f1_o.jpg?)
…or this Guinanan Jewlemark.