Tag: Rancho Naturalista

Birding Lodges

Bird Friends at Rancho Naturalista

December 18, 2024 by Faraaz Abdool 7 Comments

Regular readers of this blog would know by now that I spent about a week and a half at the legendary Rancho Naturalista in...

Birding

Birding the Slopes of Turrialba Volcano

November 20, 2024 by Faraaz Abdool 2 Comments

One’s reaction to information is based almost entirely on the knowledge base that opinions are drawn from. Given this fact, reactions can easily differ...

Birding, Birds

In Pursuit of the Sunbittern

October 23, 2024 by Faraaz Abdool 6 Comments

The last flip of the calendar found me in Costa Rica being hosted at the legendary Rancho Naturalista. I stumbled into the hotel about...

Trips

Rancho Naturalista Lodge, Costa Rica, or in the Land of Coffee and Chocolate

December 1, 2022 by Dragan 1 Comment

On that glorious day, I observed ten critically endangered birds, representing 8% of their Costa Rican, or 2% of their global population!! But, let’s...

Archives, Trips

Rancho Naturalista Lodge, Costa Rica, or When Harry Met Mercedes

November 17, 2022 by Dragan 4 Comments

After a heavy pre-dawn rain, the morning was all misty and mysterious. I was greeted by omnipresent Grey-headed Chachalacas running with such a focused...