We started our visit to Costa Rica in the southern coastal region near Manuel Antonio National Park (view from our room), after which we travelled north to Lake Arenal, below, where we visited friends.
Although we traveled quite extensively in our brief 6-day visit, one of my favorite spots was Arenal Observatory Lodge with its lush, scenic views right at the base of the Arenal Volcano.
Costa Rica is rich in biodiversity and a leader in environmental conservation, boasting a system of Reserves and National Parks that cover over 26% of its land area (Embassy of Costa Rica). This small country is home to about 903 species of birds! Click on photos below to identify a few of the birds we saw at the Arenal Observatory Lodge Deck and nearby.
Birder's Journey 
Fantastic pictures, Carol. What a wonderful variety of birds. Enjoy yourself! Shoot many pictures! 🙂
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And to think, HJ, this was just a tiny number of the birds we saw. We’re going back next winter to catch the rest, LOL😅
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What a blessing to see such a variety of beautiful birds BJ, certainly a birder’s paradise!
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Good call, AB… Yes, it certainly is a birder’s paradise!
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Beautiful place! So many birds!!
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Thanks, Con! And the people are so gracious and welcoming – a wonderful place to visit. P.S. I really need to catch up with more of your trip details soon!
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How fun! My husband and I have been trying to get to Costa Rica, but something always comes up. This post reminds us why we need to keep trying!
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You really must go! It’s a lot closer to us than to Colorado, but it is so worth it.
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What gorgeous pictures and bios. Now we have go there too!
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Thanks Susan! Yes, be sure to let me know when ☺️
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Remarkable! Thanks for doing the traveling. Such wonderful birds.
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My pleasure! I’ve been away from blogging for several months… Time to catch up. Berny and I already have reservations for next year to go back.
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Wonderful captures of such a wonderful place!
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I must promise myself to take many more pictures when we go next winter!
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Stunning captures!!! I want to go!!
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Thanks! And of course… You soon will!! ☀️ 🇨🇷
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What a treasure trove. Excellent photos!
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Thank you so much, Belinda. Yes….Costa Rica is a spectacular place for birding!!
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Did you see the hummingbirds at Monte Verde? Wonderful photos of the birds, some of which I recognize but can’t name now.
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Thank you, Sue! I thought I had made the bird names show up as captions, but I guess it didn’t work 😏. The names are only in my tag list.
We saw countless birds, but interestingly, not hummingbirds – tho we saw many hummingbirds when we were in Panama.
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Wow, beautiful captures, Carol! Awesome trip!
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Thanks, Donna! Yes it was a wonderful trip, but far too short – excited to go back again next winter.
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Wow!! A great lace to see these fabulous birds!!
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One of the best in the world, Amy! Have you been there? 🌺
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It’s on my list. 🙂 🙂
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I really enjoyed this look at the Arenal and the birds of Costa Rica, BJ. Costa Rica is such a bird-rich country and a very pleasant place to visit. Your bird photos were a real treat. Although I clicked on the images I wasn’t able to get the bird names, perhaps I did something wrong. Great array of beauty and wonder here, thank you.
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Thanks so much for your visit, Jet! The people are wonderful and the countryside is so beautiful!
I’m not sure what went wrong with the captions on the images. But I also noticed that once it was posted they did not appear… Not sure why. Another little WP mystery🤔
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