BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCKS ON TRANSMISSION TOWER, FILADELPHIA, GUANACASTE, COSTA RICA

BARN SWALLOW, FILADELPHIA, GUANACASTE, COSTA RICA

RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD, FILADELPHIA, GUANACASTE, COSTA RICA

GREEN IGUANA, PARK IN FILADELPHIA, GUANACASTE, COSTA RICA

HARVESTING SUGARCANE, FROM THE ROAD, FILADELPHIA, GUANACASTE, COSTA RICA

BLUE-GRAY TANAGER, FROM ROOM BALCONY, HOTEL RIU GUANACASTE, GUANACASTE, COSTA RICAx

ORANGE-FRONTED PARAKEET, FROM ROOM BALCONY, HOTEL RIU GUANACASTE, GUANACASTE, COSTA RICA

   We can ID this beautiful parrot as an Orange-fronted Parakeet by its orange forehead and blue midcrown.

   The Orange-fronted Parakeet is a new species to our Life List, which now stands at 288.