Birds Across The Globe

Because birds don’t recognize borders, and neither does my camera.

Birds of Costa Rica

Passerini’s Tanager (Ramphocelus passerinii) on a branch gazing out into the jungle of la Fortuna, Costa Rica.

Passerini’s Tanager

White-throated Magpie-Jay (Calocitta formosa) in Costa Rica.
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird (Amazilia tzacatl), the most common humming bird in Costa Rica.

Rufous-tailed Hummingbird

Chestnut-mandibled Toucan (also called the Black-mandibled Toucan or Swainson’s Toucan).
Collared Aracari (Pteroglossus torquatus), a smaller member of the toucan family.

Collared Aracari

A small blue and white bird perched on a thin, leafless branch in a dense, green, leafy environment.
Great Egret (Ardea alba) — one of the most elegant wading birds you’ll find in Costa Rica’s wetlands, rivers, and mangroves.

Great Egret

Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea)
Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus)

Tropical Kingbird

Little Blue Heron

Green Kingfishers

Chestnut-mandibled Toucan

White-throated Magpie-Jay

Great Blue Heron

A close-up of a heron with a long yellow beak, gray and white feathers, and a black stripe over its eye, standing outdoors with a blurred green background.
A bald eagle perched on a branch of a pine tree, surrounded by pinecones and green pine needles.

Bald Eagle