10,000 Birds
AUGUST 26, 2016
In her book, “ On a Wing and a Prayer, “ Sarah Woods describes the bird that captured her interest when she first visited Panama: “At more than one metre tall and able to kill a monkey with a single swipe of its powerful, knife-like talons, [H]arpy [E]agles are incredibly hard to find.” A Harpy Eagle.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 3, 2019
There are more than 50 regional endemics to choose from, and many birds are easier to see in Costa Rica than many other places because of access to habitat and/or lack of hunting pressure. Thanks to better protection from hunting, this fancy bird is tame and easy to see at many sites in Costa Rica. Buff-fronted Quail-Dove.
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10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 13, 2014
However, if we accept that some old reports were this species and not the very similar and easily confused Bat Falcon , it’s pretty likely that a few Orange-breasteds did hunt for Band-tailed Pigeons , parakeets, parrots, and other birds over the canopy of rainforests at the base of the Costa Rican mountains.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 28, 2015
This means that they probably can’t withstand any sort of hunting pressure, and given the lack of Great Curassows in most accessible parts of their range, that is probably the case. This avian celebrity is the Black Guan , an endemic that only haunts the highland forests of Costa Rica and western Panama.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 20, 2017
Another surprise is the two pieces on hunting, an interesting change from the essays on bird feeding in volume one. There are also the essays by birders whose names are familiar but whose claim to fame lie more in birding achievements (big year birder Greg Miller) or birding jobs (Panama tour leader Carlos A. In the next essay, J.
10,000 Birds
JULY 18, 2020
As it learns to hunt and live on its own, the young bird has taken up residence in a tree right in front of the farm. Want to see a high quality video showing 53 species only be found in Costa Rica and adjacent western Panama? An adult Tiny Hawk from another day and place. A Video of the Endemic and Near Endemic Birds of Costa Rica.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 23, 2014
Later, Harry Fuller, President of the Klamath Bird Observatory, led us to an open meadow where we saw a pair of Great Gray Owls hunting in a meadow. Larry’s BBOTY – Great Gray Owl. Redgannet’s BBOTY – a Great Grebe. Yes, it was an exceptionally good year. Travel is good for the birding soul.
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