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[ISv]

At least there is one bird in Costa Rica I didn't need a book for. What a pleasure to see these guys near Carara National Park. This was shot from the hotel and possibly are in an Avocado tree. This is an area well worth visiting with Iguanas everywhere. They'll walk right up to you but watch those tails!

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We don't have these parrots around but the tree is common here! Nice shots Jack!

 

[ISv]

And I have a story from today: when you see some birds like these (with food in the bills) look around... To continue - see the next posts

 

[ISv]

You may notice something like this...

 

[ISv]

With some patience (oh my... did I say A LOT of patience!) and respect to the birds you may see also this... Very hot and very windy day!

 

[ISv]

This was shot from the hotel and possibly are in an Avocado tree.

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- OK, now I believe you are Canadian! I have friends Canadians and when they came to visit us first time here, they were standing under avocado tree and were asking "you told us you have a lot of avocado here, when we can see it?". My humble opinion is that your tree is Tropical Almond (Terminalia catappa). Very different stuff from Avocado (I like good* avocado slightly salted and with cup of Sauvignon Blank from New Zealand ).
* - good avocado means high lipids content on first place - it should not be watery. And the taste!!!

 

[Cog]

With some patience (oh my... did I say A LOT of patience!) and respect to the birds you may see also this... Very hot and very windy day!

Cool hair! And cool photos. What bulbul is this?

 

[Click]

Lovely shots, ISv.

 

[ISv]

Cool hair! And cool photos. What bulbul is this?

It's a Red-whiskered Bulbul - Pycnonotus jocosus. The only other Bulbul species around is the Red-vented Bulbul.

 

[ISv]

Lovely shots, ISv.

Thanks Click, I'm going to watch that nest until chicks start flying. They are slightly different from the adults and I still have to make a decent photo...
I hope they will get out of the nest during a weekend, otherwise - "no hope"!

 

[Jack Douglas]

Lovely shots, ISv.

I second this! I know little about anything, let alone trees!

Jack

 

[AaronT]

With some patience (oh my... did I say A LOT of patience!) and respect to the birds you may see also this... Very hot and very windy day!View attachment 183966View attachment 183967View attachment 183964View attachment 183965

A great series of photos ISv!

 

[Jack Douglas]

Need help with this. Carara NP region, Costa Rica. I'm not good with ID at home so foreign is even tougher even though I have a book.

Jack

 

[Click]

Very nice shot. Well done, Jack.

 

[ISv]

I second this! I know little about anything, let alone trees!

Jack

I know the Tropical almond only because it is very common on the Island's shores (it means I'm surrounded by it. Concerning the avocado: time to time we are hiking with my daughter into the rain forest to collect some - for free

 

[ISv]

A great series of photos ISv!

I wouldn't say "great" - I hate to shoot in such a contrast light, forget the very strong wind. But it's my first nest of this Bulbul (probably because they are hidden in such a mess of branches and grass. And very low - just ~3 feet (~1 meter) above the ground - always (I found this in the literature just yesterday, new knowledge!).

 

[ISv]

Need help with this. Carara NP region, Costa Rica. I'm not good with ID at home so foreign is even tougher even though I have a book.

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Nice shot Jack! Check for Rufous-naped Wren (Campylorhynchus rufinucha )

 

[Jack Douglas]

Nice shot Jack! Check for Rufous-naped Wren (Campylorhynchus rufinucha )

Seems likely - a female then? Only a male is shown in my book but even that has quite a few similarities. Thanks.

 

[Jack Douglas]

I'm starting to ID and will post a name I think is correct and would really appreciate being corrected if I'm wrong. My postings will be of Costa Rica for the time being.

Jack

 

[Jack Douglas]

Might as well post the male although the lighting is poor.

Jack

 

[ISv]

Seems likely - a female then? Only a male is shown in my book but even that has quite a few similarities. Thanks.

Based on little bit more research it is most probably the Rufous-backed Wren (Campylorhynchus capistratus) - only this is known for Costa Rica, other two very similar species are from Mexico.
Here copy and paste:
"Until recently considered conspecific with C. humilis and C. capistratus, but split on grounds of molecular and vocal research " ! Your photo does not make sounds and there is no way to make a DNA analysis of photo...
So, in your book (depend when the book was written) it still may be under the name Rufous-naped wren...