 Rincon de la
Vieja Lodge
The gardens attracted quite a few birds
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 These flowering shrubs attracted Steely-vented,
Stripe-tailed and Blue-throated Goldentail Hummingbirds,
the latter not being recorded at the time but subsequently identified from video footage.
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 We
were stunned to come across this Sunbittern on rocks by the road to the
lodge.
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One or two Grey-crowned
Yellowthroats were seen by the
roadside leading to Rincon and also in the rainforest.
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 White-throated Magpie-jay.
These were fairly common and seen most days.
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This Grey-necked Wood-rail
was a surprise find
as we sheltered from the rain in the barbeque area.
The light was extremely poor (rain-forest, heavy cloud, heavy rain!).
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Several Agoutis were
seen in the rain forest at
Rincon de la Vieja and also at Santa Rosa.
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Roadside Hawk
The identity of this
bird was not obvious to us at first. Thanks
to Carlos for putting us straight on the ID. 
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Stripe-headed Sparrow
A
very common and striking species with a distinctive call.
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White-nosed Coati
This
individual was used to people supplying food and seemed willing to jump into a car to get
it!
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Blomfild's
Beauty
Smyrna blomfildia
This
very tame butterfly was happy to perch on our hands
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Hecalesia
Longwing
Heliconius hecalesia
One of many impressive
butterflies seen during the week. |