Mar 21, 2016 | Holbrook Travel

Field Update: Birding in Costa Rica with Rick Greenspun

Rick Greenspun recently returned from leading a birding group into the beauty of Costa Rica's natural wonders. Here are photos of just a few of the species they spotted, shared by traveler Sandy Sorkin from the field. Enjoy! 

Amazon Kingfisher (Chloroceryle amazona) 

 

Bat Falcon (Falco rufigularis

 

Cocoa Woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus susurrans

 

Gartered Trogon (Trogon caligatus

 

Red-legged Honeycreeper (Cyanerpes cyaneus

 

Spectacled Owl (Pulsatrix perspicillata)

 

All photos by Sanford M. Sorkin

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