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Birding

Vulture hunts down and ravages Sea Turtles

October 25, 2011 by Dale Forbes 3 Comments

The American Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) does not only look evil; it is evil to the core. Horrid. American Black Vulture (thanks Redgannet for...

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Zamora Estate… Avian-rich Eco-Luxury in Costa Rica

October 23, 2011 by Mike No Comments

Costa Rica enjoys an international reputation as an iconic birding location, bursting with epic Neotropical species and breathtaking natural attractions. The country blazed broad...

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What is a Sabrewing in the Hand Worth?

October 20, 2011 by Mike 1 Comment

We’ve all heard the rough calculus equating a bird in the hand to two in the bush. One has to wonder, however, whether certain...

Birds

What is the National Bird of Costa Rica?

April 8, 2011 by Corey 13 Comments

The national bird of Costa Rica is the Clay-colored Thrush, perhaps my favorite decision for a national bird of any country’s. The Yigüirro, as...

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Finding Great Green Macaws

January 11, 2011 by James 7 Comments

The name says it all. Costa Rica. The “Rich Coast” is stuffed full of birds and has wonderful biological richness. For many US birders...

Birding

Community conservation – valuing what’s around us

December 7, 2010 by Dale Forbes 5 Comments

In the 1980s, single-species conservation projects abounded with concerned groups fighting to save the rhino, cheetah, tiger, blue whale, and many others. People ‘declared...

Conservation

The frat boys of the bird world

November 9, 2010 by Dale Forbes 11 Comments

Scarlet Macaw feeding in a Beach Almond (Terminalia catappa) tree. Photo by (c) Frank Dziubak. Many moons ago, I worked for a conservation organisation...

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