Our last morning at Rancho Naturalista left us with some time for birding before our driver picked us up for the 3 hour trip to Hotel Bougainvillea.
As always we went up to the balcony to check out the feeders.
The White-necked Jacobin males and females were putting on a good show.
As always we went up to the balcony to check out the feeders.
The White-necked Jacobin males and females were putting on a good show.
White-necked Jacobin male
White-necked Jacobin female
The big, flashy Violet Sabrewing also posed for a picture.
Violet Sabrewing
Blue-gray Tanagers are among the most widespread birds in the tropics. We have seen them on every trip that we've taken to Central and South America, so we had to include one in the blog.
Blue-gray Tanager
Before long we had to say goodbye to Rancho and head off toward San Jose and Hotel Bougainvilla for our final night.
Our last morning in Costa Rica was spent walking around the grounds of the hotel. The hotel maintains a few feeders, and a Grayish Saltator was taking advantage of one.
Grayish Saltator
We've seen a motmot on each of our previous stays at this hotel, and this trip was no exception.
Lesson's Motmot
Among the many different trees in the gardens, this one stood out. I imagine that these thorns would deter any animal that was thinking about climbing this tree.
Our flight left San Jose at 2:30 p.m. and we arrived back in San Antonio at 9:00 p.m.
Our fourth trip to Costa Rica was just as much fun as the other trips!
As always, great photography. Thank you for taking the time to share your adventures with us!!!
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