JUVENILE LITTLE BLUE HERON, TEMPISQUE RIVER, GUANACASTE, COSTA RICA

GREAT EGRET, TEMPISQUE RIVER, GUANACASTE, COSTA RICA

BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON, TEMPISQUE RIVER, GUANACASTE, COSTA RICA

GROOVE-BILLED ANI, TEMPISQUE RIVER, GUANACASTE, COSTA RICA

   We can ID this bird as a Groove-billed Ani by its long tail and short, thick and arched bill.  It is very similar to the Smooth-billed Ani, however this species is not in the Guanacaste area.

   The Groove-billed Ani is a new species to our Life List, which now stands at 289.

JUVENILE CRESTED CARACARA, FILADELPHIA, GUANACASTE, COSTA RICA

   This is probably a juvenile Crested Caracara, as indicated by the the significant amount of brown, rather than the black of an adult.

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

BARN SWALLOW, FILADELPHIA, GUANACASTE, COSTA RICA