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

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