Another Green-Crowned Brilliant, the most cooperative of the hummingbirds in the garden, and certainly one of the finest.
This image had a piece of string removed in post, and the blur on the rear leaf was increased, as well as the normal edits.
Tag: branch
Ringed Kingfisher (Ceryle torquata), near the Rio Frio, Costa Rica, 2012
We took a boat tour of the Rio Frio (as close as we could get to Caño Negro in one day from La Fortuna) and saw a number of different birds, including a large number of what I believe to be Ringed Kingfishers (our guide said they were green kingfishers, but all the identification photos I can find of those show them as having a much greener colour). This one was perched and possessed of a large lunch for such a small bird.
Green-Crowned Brilliant (male), Monteverde Cloudforest Reserve, Costa Rica, 2012
Another green-crowned brilliant at Monteverde’s hummingbird garden.
Green-Crowned Brilliant, Monteverde Cloudforest Reserve, Costa Rica, 2012
I may just post all photos of these Green-Crowned Brilliants all week, I enjoyed photographing them so much. . .
Green-Crowned Brilliant (juvenile?), Monteverde Cloudforest Reserve, Costa Rica, 2012
The male of the Green-Crowned Brilliant, Heliodoxa jacula, to go with yesterday’s female.
Green-Crowned Brilliant (female), Monteverde Cloudforest Reserve, Costa Rica, 2012
The female of the Green-Crowned Brilliant, Heliodoxa jacula, perched on a branch in the hummingbird garden at Monteverde Cloudforest Reserve.
Howler Monkey, near the Rio Frio, Costa Rica, 2012
A howler monkey rests on a branch in a tree overlooking th Rio Frio, near Caño Negro National Park.