Showing posts with label Western Slaty Antshrike. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Western Slaty Antshrike. Show all posts

March 12, 2012

Rain Delay

Good eatin' I'd think
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Blue-and-white Swallow
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Female Western Slaty Antshrike
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One of the birds we only saw once we were in search of the quetzal. Golden-browed Chlorophonia.
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Another like the Chlorophonia. Sooty Robin, a Costa Rica/Panama endemic.
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February 19, 2012

Out of hand

With a real lens now, I am excited to see almost any bird again! Even this boring Common Tody Flycatcher, how common:
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Or this filthy Slaty-tailed Trogon...
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...who kept lookin' at me funny like.
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We caught this guy later on in the day (Western Slaty Antshrike):
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Ocassionally imitating a calling bird will bring them in, so after hearing some low whistling from an unknown group in the treetops I repeated it a few times and drew in a small flock of Purple-throated Fruitcrows.
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