So common

After a week away from the internet I always return with mixed feelings of dread and eagerness when it comes to checking email and reading my way through the 50+ blog posts sitting in my google reader. But with hours to kill in the airport, what else will I do? We thought we might have some troubles getting through immigration, because even though there is a 90 day maximum visit to CR (today is our 90th day), our passports had 40 days written in on the stamp for some reason...but now we're sitting at our gate having not even encountered a line or immigration desk.

In response to Danwell's recent kingbird and warbler posts, I give you the same species, but in MY BEAR HANDS.

Tropical Kingbird


Pissed off and showy


The most common warbler in Tortuguero, but only the last few that we captured showed any pazazz.

Off to the mountains

We're heading up to the mountains tomorrow until the 5th or so of March. It'll be my first time up there with my new lens, so I'll finally get some Flame-throated Warblers, Torrent Tyrannulets, the weird looking Black Phoebes and hopefully a RESPLENDENT QUETZAL... Happy leap year.

Tropical Kingbird on the beach


Immature Large-footed Finch


Brown-capped Vireo


Golden-hooded Tanager, best I could do so far


Flutterby big eye