central america

Rufous-naped Wren

Pair, Rufus-tailed Jacamar

Stripe-headed Sparrow gathering nesting material (one of a small group)

Another beautiful exemplar of a yellow-headed warbler.

The yellow-headed warberl is an endemic cuban bird.

A must see species when on a visit to Central America. A great combination of colours and a unique call make this a really special species and one to appreciate.When the male calls he progressively leans forward and looks like he will fall off the branch but then suddenly gets himself back into...

One of my favourite shots from CR. Its one of those photos where everything seemed to work out well. This is one of the more common Tanager species, and I tried several times to get a photo that would show just how pretty this bird is. Well at last I managed to get what I was after with this...

Well how do I describe the excitement at seeing this beauty the first time. Much smaller than what I had expected. They are only 30cm in size. I was glad this individual was happy to pose for a few photos. This was one of the birds I had hoped I would see, and I was fortunate to see several...

This was the first hummingbird I saw perched for longer than 5 seconds. The ones before this were constantly on the move and impossible to get photos of. This species occurs from Mexico south to northern Costa Rica and prefers dry forests, so the habitat was a lot different from where most other...

At first glance these guys look similar to our Green-backed Heron, and for a long time they were considered to be conspecific with the Green-backed Heron, but the much darker chest is definitely a distinguishing feature of this species.

I recently had the good fortune of birding in Costa Rica for two weeks. What an amazing birding destination. The challenge photography-wise is quite something. Never did I change settings on my camera as regularly as I had to there. Here is the first of several photos I would like to share with...