tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39316483394513820092024-03-06T00:13:29.973-08:00New England Coastal BirdsA birding blog from a different perspective for Birders and Wildlife Artists to hopefully enhance your birding experiences and inspire creativity in your art through my birding narratives and images whether your mediums be wood, canvas, paper, metal or clay! KeithMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00303315348491554955noreply@blogger.comBlogger164125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3931648339451382009.post-67498051897698057842016-10-31T14:51:00.000-07:002016-11-09T11:36:59.423-08:00Krausman's Woodcarving Studio 2016 Costa Rica "Pura Vida" Birdcarving Extravaganza!!<br />
<b><i>Pam and Jim Krausman's Woodcarving Studio's 25th Anniversary-</i></b><br />
<b><i> Costa Rica!!</i></b><br />
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<b><i>September 29 - October 07 through Oct 14, 2016- </i></b> This class/seminar became an inspiration (and a dream of mine) when Jen and I first visited Costa Rica sixteen years ago!<br />
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First, I would like to Thank Everyone who made this Costa Rica Workshop so successful!<br />
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My beautiful wife Jen, for all her hard work behind the scenes scouting locations, and working with Beny in the planning stages during her business visits to Costa Rica. To Pam and Jim for deciding it was time to make this happen, and for your time consuming coordinating with Savegre, Beny and everyone who attended. For our dear friends Beny, Vanessa, and his staff for scheduling the pick-ups, driving and tours flawlessly! To Marino, Felipe, and Rolando Chacon from Savegre, every detail was perfect! To Chef Lorena Chacon and her kitchen/dining room staff.....Magnifico!<br />
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<b><i>A little History, the idea is born.</i></b>........Sixteen years ago on our first visit to Costa Rica, Jen and I and our traveling friends Richard and Carole walked out of the Juan Santamaria airport in San Jose into the steamy morning tropical air. We were greeted by our driver Miguel Vinicio Chavarria Umana (aka "Beny") who greeted us with a big pleasant smile, a "Hello" and a handshake! Beny spoke very good English and he was real easy to warm up to! Richard had been to Costa Rica twice before, going deep sea fishing with friends to the fishing town of Quepos on the mid Pacific coast (aka hot and humid)! He and his friends always hired Beny to drive them, and after spending just a few minutes with Beny, I could see why. Jen and I hit off right away with Beny, and we became friends. After eight trips to Costa Rica, Beny and his family are beyond friends to us, they are family!<br />
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On our first trip to Costa Rica, we were interested in seeing the country, experiencing their culture, enjoying their cuisine, but also to experience their beautiful rainforests and cloudforests, and their many species of birds. Even though Costa Rica boasts an incredible list of 915 species of birds, it was the Resplendent Quetzal and Toucans that were mine and Jen's main interest! After reading about them and looking at pictures of them for so long, finally we would experience them in person. Next day, before dawn we were heading up into the Southern highlands of the Cerro de la Muerte (Mountain of the Dead) in the Talamanca Mountains to an elevation of 8,500 ft. This is the area that we will see Quetzals in late September. The drive south (but up the mountain) of the Cerro de la Muerte was breathtaking, incredible views...........<br />
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As we headed farther south along the Pan-American Highway it was like driving through a tunnel in the cloudforest, stunning tropical flora in all directions even better than all the books had illustrated, it was amazing!<br />
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Two and a half hours after leaving San Jose we arrived at a small dirt road which had a small handmade sign at the beginning which read "Mirador de Quetzals" (place with a panoramic view to see Quetzals). We drove down this bumpy gravel road for quite a distance until we came to a closed gate across the road. A short distance through the gate, we arrived at a small Finca (farm)......it was very beautiful and quite remote. We met the farmer, a young man in his twenties named Carlos Serrano; he was our guide. On his property, Carlos had ten small rustic cabins with plenty of warm blankets.<br />
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After introductions, we all started our hike upwards into the continuing cloudforest along a well used trail. We had just walked a few meters into the forest when Carlos began whistling perfectly tuned Quetzal calls. A little smile came over my face as I thought to myself "OK, lets start calling to amuse the Gringo tourists"! :^) But a magical moment took over as a Quetzal answered him back! But even more surprising, the Quetzal was perched on a large tree limb 6 meters over my head! I looked up to see the Quetzal looking down at me. Right then and there, I was hooked on Costa Rica!<br />
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Carlos spoke very little English, so Beny assisted me. The idea came to me right at that moment to hold a carving seminar at Carlos' place. He had several "rustic" cabins and a small gift shop/restaurant that just might be perfect for a small workshop. We walked with Carlos through the morning, and returned to his house to have breakfast. This was my first ever typical Costa Rican desayuno (breakfast) consisting of scrambled eggs, gallo pinto (typical Tico black beans and rice), plantains, milk cheese and hot chocolate; this is getting better and better!<br />
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After discussing the possibilities and details with Carlos about having a carving workshop at his place, we said our good-byes. This is the original entry in my journal that morning.-<br />
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With our week long vacation ended, we were back home in CT, But the thought of that seminar was still in my mind! However, since Carlos didn't speak English, and he didn't have a phone.....that presented a few problems! <br />
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<b><i>The idea evolves.</i></b>.....It wasn't until two years later in late September that Jen and I returned to Costa Rica, and I was still ambitiously pursuing the idea about having a birdcarving seminar in Costa Rica. I even went as far as having flyers printed up advertising this seminar. I really wanted to do this, but logistically. it wasn't coming together, (at least not yet)! Here are the original flyers I had printed up advertising the workshop.-<br />
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Beny drove us back to visit Carlos. However it was raining (it was the rainy season) that morning, but I decided to take a hike with Carlos just the same. Jen did the smart thing and stayed behind with Beny in the warm dry restaurant while Carlos and I took our hike. We walked for an hour and a half in the steady rain, but didn't find one Quetzal. It was a little difficult communicating since Carlos spoke very little English and I only knew a few words of Spanish. When we got back to the restaurant for breakfast, he and Beny had a conversation. Carlos told Beny (who told me) that because of the high altitude of his farm, it is the perfect area for Quetzals to nest. However since Quetzals are attitudinal migrants, the birds head down the slopes right after the young have fledged.<br />
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Carlos suggested a location a little farther to the south about thirty kilometers away that was located in the lower river valley. Quetzals are found there year round, and it was one of the best locations in Costa Rica to see them at any time of the year. The little Mountain Lodge was located along the banks of the Rio Savegre, it was called the Savegre Mountain Lodge. Carlos suggested that when we get there, I should contact Marino Chacon, one of the sons of the founder of the Lodge; Don Efrain Chacon. Carlos also said that Marino is probably Costa Rica's leading expert of the Quetzal and he will guide Jen and I privately. That was incredibly generous of Carlos to offer this information, so off we went!<br />
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We drove south once again on the Pan-American highway heading up and up to a much higher altitude. Beny's little Toyota van/bus struggled a bit, but the high torque diesel engine and low-geared transmission handled it nicely. When we reached the peak of the mountain road, a sign on the right pointed to the Savegre Mountain Lodge 10 km. The road wound quickly downward along the river twisting and turning in sometimes corkscrew sharpness. But the scenery was absolutely breathtaking! After about 20 minutes, there was the Lodge, and it was better than I had pictured it!<br />
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We checked in to our charming room which had a wonderful fireplace! I was quite anxious so I went back to the office and asked if I could hire Marino to take us out for Quetzals. The nice young man at the desk said, absolutely, here he comes. Marino was a very friendly and charming man just a couple years older than I was. When I mentioned that I was interested in Quetzals, he lit up with a robust smile, "let's go"!! :^) We agreed to go out after lunch and we would meet back in the restaurant.<br />
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Since I have been a professional decoy and bird carver for 40 years, most of the carving that I have done in my career is carving and making decoys.....in the early years for waterfowl hunters, and then later for decoy collectors as the price of my decoys increased. I still like to make a few decoys that are used in the field. However this has changed from waterfowl species to now decoys to lure in the birds closer for photography such as Shorebirds, Owls, Songbirds, Seabirds, Alcids and now Tropical Birds! I really enjoy making Toucan, Oropendola, and Quetzal decoys. On this trip to the mountains, I made a male Resplendent Quetzal decoy (as well as a pair of Toucans that would be used in the Caribbean lowlands). After lunch I met Marino, and showed him my decoys. I could tell by the look on his face that he had never seen anything like this before. He stood there silently holding my Quetzal decoy rolling it over and over in his hands and examining it. He was so proud that I took the time to honor the bird that he loved, their "Sacred Bird of the Mountains" in my art. While he was admiring the decoy, I told him that I wanted to place the decoy in a fruiting tree to see if it would attract the real Quetzal.<br />
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Marino called my Toucan and Quetzal decoys "El fingir queridos" which means "the pretending ones" at first, but then after a little coaching from me, he started calling them "dee-Coyz-a". :^) Marino told me that most of the aguacatillo (little wild avocado) trees were not fruiting.....but he knew of one across the river and up the hill and many "Quetzalli" were coming to it to feed. I looked over as he pointed up the very steep orchard to a small tree near the top (about another 800 feet higher)! Marino wanted me to meet his Father and show him my Quetzal decoy. He walked over to the hermosa casa (beautiful house) near the office and returned a few minutes later with his Father. It was such an honor to meet him, and Senior Chacon, really loved my decoy!! :^)<br />
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Marino (left) and his Father Senior Don Efrein Chacon (right)<br />
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After a short conversation and a mutual "mucho gusto" handshake, Marino, Beny and I started walking up that very steep hill. The elevation was nearly 8,000 feet. Since I live at nearly sea level in CT, I was doing a little huffing and puffing from the steep walk uphill (Beny was amused by that)! :^) But after 20 minutes, we arrived at the tree. As we got closer, I could see Quetzals coming and going from the tree. I could not reach one of the lower branches. With Beny's help (I lifted him up a little) we were able to hang my Quetzal decoy.<br />
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Did the decoy work? Well, its hard to say really.....since the birds were coming into the tree anyway. But a beautiful male did land just above the decoy on a large branch.<br />
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When the Quetzal landed it brought a huge smile to my face! This was only enhanced by Marino saying "Look at that Keet, the Quetzalli like your dee-Coya"?? By this point Costa Rica had completely won me over! Since I was standing next to the most renowned Quetzal expert in Costa Rica, with great respect and admiration I wanted to know what he knew about the Quetzal! Marino and I engaged in a wonderful conversation. I was asking him all about the life history of the Quetzal, and Marino was asking me about my art. He said that while he was looking at my decoy hanging in the tree, he started to understand how the natural shape of the bird was "Art within itself" and "How I would take those shapes and find the same shapes in the trees and plants and put them together"! It was an amazing conversation. We stood on that hill for hours talking until it started getting dark. On the walk back down the hill I mentioned to Marino about my ideas for a birdcarving workshop in Costa Rica. Marino was genuinely interested in my ideas about the workshop, but since he had never heard of anything like this before he was fascinated with the concept. He said Savegre would be the perfect place for this art workshop.....and I agreed!<br />
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When Marino and I got back to Savegre's restaurant we met Jen (who was just a bit worried about us returning after dark) :^). The restaurant and Bar area at Savegre at that time was quite small......not nearly enough room to hold a workshop. Beny, Jen and I tried to make the area work, but it was too small. Marino let us know that they were planning a renovation of the Hotel in the near future and it would be much larger. I kept that thought in the back of my mind!<br />
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<b><i> It's getting closer.</i></b>....... In late September 2014, after three more trips to Savegre over the years, Jen and I were excited to see that the (former) Savegre Mountain Lodge, now known at the Savegre Hotel, Natural Reserve and Spa had expanded, and it was spectacular! The Restaurant area was opened up and quite large. The Bar was now moved to the other side of the building and now included a large comfy lounge with fire pit! But what really got me excited was the outside deck! There was a covered walkway along the backside of the restaurant which led to a large covered outside deck which connected to the Lounge. FANTASTIC! I had now found what I had been searching for in Costa Rica for years.......the absolute perfect location and the perfect set-up to hold my workshop! Ten years earlier, Marino introduced me to his son Felipe. Now he was in charge of the Hotel's operations. When I talked to Felipe on this trip and I told him about my proposed workshop and asked him if Savegre be interested in holding my workshop there? After going over the details, Marino and Felipe were just as excited as I was! Maybe this just might happen!<br />
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Over the last half-dozen years, I have been talking with Pam and Jim about this idea of mine, and they did seem interested. However, I don't think they were ready......just yet! I knew it would be a lot of work and take tremendous dedication, just not yet!<br />
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I kept (pestering)/discussing this with them and although they were warming up to the idea, not ready yet!<br />
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Last year during my June class with them, Pam sat down next to me at lunch and said "Tell me about your ideas for the Costa Rica seminar". "We will be celebrating the Krausman's Woodcarving Studios 25th Anniversary in business next year, and we want to do something really special to celebrate this", "I think we are ready"!!<br />
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<i style="font-weight: bold;">This just may now become a reality.......</i>I told Pam and Jim that I envisioned a spectacular workshop/seminar extravaganza where EVERYONE attending would ENJOY as much as possible that Costa Rica had to offer! I didn't want this workshop to be just another same ole'/same ole' workshop where you paint your birds and go home. I wanted everyone to experience and enjoy Costa Rica instead of flying in to paint their birds and then fly home. We would have spectacular day trips including zip-lining, boat tours, birding, hiking, coffee plantation tours, culture tours, etc. Every person attending the workshop would have the freedom to go on these trips if they chose to, and I would get them caught up when they come back to class. I already had the classroom picked-out where everyone would be painting in the outdoors experiencing the weather, temperatures and the surrounding environment. I also wanted everyone to enjoy the typical cuisine of Costa Rica all while we are located in a magnificent remote tropical cloudforest paradise.....what could be better than that!<br />
Since Jen and I have friends/contacts in Costa Rica, and the location was chosen, and the Hotel management was on board, the logistics were less daunting, Pam and Jim said, "Yes, Let's do it"!<br />
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They asked me which species of bird I would like to teach, and I had a few choices in mind. Since the workshop was going to be held at Savegre, there are a few species of birds that come to mind that are symbolic of the Hotel. Probably the most well-know symbol species of Savegre was the Quetzal! I really wanted to have the Quetzal be the subject bird for the class, but with those long tail streamers and delicate long wing coverts it would be a real problem packing that carving in your suitcase to travel. But the Quetzal is stunning with that iridescent green and blood-red plumage, a real symbol of the Savegre cloudforest. My second choice was a "Quetzal-like" bird called the Collared Trogon. It belongs to the same family as the Quetzal and is equally as brilliantly plumaged. The colors are similar, and also has the added appeal of the barred tail and wing coverts. And what makes it as equally appealing, it shares the same habitat as the Quetzal, often seen feeding side-by-side in the same fruit trees. And.......I have photographed many all around the grounds of the Hotel. Here is a male I photographed in 2014 near the Hotel. What a spectacular bird! Pam and Jim thought it was a stunning bird and great choice. Collared Trogon it is!<br />
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<b style="font-style: italic;">Costa Rica workshop here we come! </b>As I mentioned at the top of this report, it was a ton of hard work by myself, Jen, Pam and Jim to put this workshop/seminar together. It took many hours on the phones with Felipe, Beny, and others to just get it started. Jen did a large amount of leg work with Beny when she was in Costa Rica. Pam and Jim spent hours coordinating on the phones and emails with Beny, Felipe and everyone who would be attending once we advertised this! Beny had to schedule all the pick-ups with his driving staff and also coordinate the day trip locations most of which opened up especially for us since most were closed due to it being the quietest part of their off-season in Costa Rica. My hat goes off to all of them, Thank You!<br />
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Pam and Jim know and understand how I teach painting, the use of a full color palette designed through color harmony and theory, and how to introduce these color fundamentals, dynamics and knowledge to the carved birds. As in all my seminars/workshops I was going to carry-on with my usual painting style which is to teach art, using a full palette of colors.......just like artist's do when painting on canvas. All the painting I do in my workshops is based purely on art fundamentals and methods of applying color through color theory concepts, not a simple paint-by-number paint application using a few basic colors. That style would just not reflect the vibrant alive colors of this magnificent brightly plumaged bird in its tropical paradise home! And to continue on with the realistic light influenced plumage variations, I will be showing everyone how to paint their birds showcasing the realistic light and shadow variations and effects on its plumage......just as everyone will see and experience from the birds around the Hotel.<br />
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The theme of my workshops and seminars is to paint, and to paint properly and correctly using lots of color!! :^) I design my teaching in a two-part method: 1)- Scientifically, this is accomplished by a complete and total understanding of the chemical, structural and compositional make-up of color and paint, and 2)- Inspirationally- using this color structure knowledge as a foundation but allowing your mind the freedom to administer and apply the paint and colors purely by how you perceive the overall subject.<br />
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In my classes, the students carve their birds ahead of time throughout the year prior to the class. I give a well articulated and detailed step-by-step home carving course which includes many, many images and very detailed carving instructions that allows the student to carve at their pace free from the pressures of unrealistic regular seminar time-frames and deadlines. For this Trogon class, we would start this immediately which would allow a year or more to complete the carving at home.<br />
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To wrap up our 25th Anniversary Jim and I decided we wanted to do something really special! We mentioned it to Keith and without hesitating he said “Costa Rica”!!! In our continued efforts to bring to you the absolute finest in birdcarving seminars, we are now hosting the most exciting birdcarving experience imaginable…….an amazing birdcarving and nature experience in the magnificent highland cloudforests of Costa Rica! The seminar will be held at the charming Savegre Mountain Hotel ( http://www.savegre.com )…..and who better to teach this tropical birdcarving seminar than Keith Mueller!</div>
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Keith and Jen have been to Costa Rica many times and have made many friends there. They have stayed many times at what they consider “one of the most amazing places on earth” the Savegre Mountain Hotel in the mountains of Southern Costa Rica. The Savegre Hotel is a charming Eco-Lodge and is known around the world as the best place in Costa Rica to see the Resplendent Quetzal year round. The bird species Keith selected for this very special class/experience is a male Collared Trogon. The Collared Trogon is also a common bird around the lodge.</div>
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Keith has also put together a beautiful five page report on Costa Rica and the Savegre Mountain Hotel including the scenery and birds around the Hotel on his blog: New England Coastal Birds http://coastalbirds2.blogspot.com/ Because this class is so special, the Hotel is offering an incredibly special room rate/pkg for everyone attending. You will be responsible for taking care of your flight arrangements arriving in Costa Rica on October 1st & departing on October 8th. This will give you 6 days of painting. No renting cars- we will have drivers for everything including picking you up & returning you to the airport. Depending on what you take part in, the fee for the drivers & guides will be extra & charged to you at the conclusion of the trip.</div>
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The hotel is located three hours south from San Jose in the southern Talamanca Mountain highlands in its remote location along the Savegre River in the magnificent Savegre Valley in the small village of San Gerado de Dota. Savegre is Keith and Jen’s favorite location in Costa Rica. Keith calls Savegre “magical”! “There are no sounds of cars or planes to spoil the natural beauty of this isolated and remote location….you can actually hear the passing clouds brushing up against the moss-covered centuries-old Oak Trees”! Savegre Mountain Hotel is a nature lovers and birder’s paradise, a place to become in tune with nature and natural surroundings. Savegre is known as the best location in Costa Rica to see the stunning Resplendent Quetzal throughout the year, usually with multiple daily sightings. Other species of birds abound at Savegre: Emerald Toucanet, Black Guan, Sulfur-winged Parakeets, Acorn Woodpeckers, Long-tailed Silky-Flycatcher, many beautiful highland Hummingbird species, and the beautiful Collared Trogon, the subject bird for this seminar!</div>
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You don’t have to be an artist or a birder to enjoy this beautiful and peaceful location. You and your significant other can also enjoy the Hotel’s charming “remoteness” by relaxing on the outside patio watching the clouds pass through the magnificent highland slopes or getting lost in the Hotel’s Spa! Enjoy and admire the beautiful tropical plants and flowers at the Hotel’s tropical gardens full of butterflies. Take leisurely walks along the many trails that are located throughout the area leading along the river and creeks filled with Rainbow Trout, or meandering through the thick and lush tropical forest where the trees are laden with colorful bromeliads and orchids, or winding through the higher elevation virgin Oak Forest Reserve. The walk along the gravel and dirt road leading to the Hotel is amazing….with incredible views, and great birding! Bring your cameras! Also the highlands mean no snakes, mosquitoes, or biting insects……well, there are a few honey bees and wasps flying around! :^) </div>
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Keith and Jen’s friend Beny who has a driving service called “American Service” will pick everyone up at the airport in San Jose and bring you up to the Hotel and back to the airport at the end of the seminar. (Although rental cars are available, Keith doesn’t recommend renting one). Beny will also be available (with advanced notification) for the spouses for sight-seeing, adventure or shopping. There are many things to do, see and experience in Costa Rica, and Jen will accompany and help guide everyone on the day trips. The possibilities are endless including one of the most popular activities: “zip-lining”!! There are many locations for zip-lining in Costa Rica, but the best location for zip-lining which is highly recommended by Beny is Turu Ba Ri Nature and Adventure Park ( http://turubari.com ). This is also shown on Keith’s blog……although Keith chickened out with the zip-line! :^) Because of the remote location of Savegre Hotel, traveling time to San Jose, Turu Ba Ri, and other locations are three to four hours driving time. A few “day-trip” suggestions from Keith and Jen include: starting your day at the Turu Ba Ri zip-lines and/or comfy cable tram in Orotina. After enjoying the hair-raising zip-lines head over to the beautiful small town park in Orotina center and search the trees for the resident pair of Black and White Owls and Two-toed Sloths that make the small park home. Since Orotina is the mango capital of Costa Rica, stop at one of the many fruit stands and enjoy some fresh local fruit and refreshments. From there head down to the coast along the shores of the Gulf of Nicoya. Stop at the souvenir and gift shops and enjoy the local crafts and gifts.</div>
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These gift shops are right before the bridge over the Rio Tarcoles. Walk out the sidewalks on the bridge and look below! There you will find the Nation’s largest Crocodiles basking in the sun on the mud flats just fifty feet below you. These enormous Crocodiles are nearly 18 feet long, amazing!! But keep your ears and eyes open….this stretch of highway is one of the best locations in Costa Rica to see wild flocks of Scarlet Macaws that fly overhead and also stop to feed in the many Almendro trees that line the road along the beach…..this is truly an amazing sight to see and experience. This area can also be seen on my blog. If time allows, and since you are in the area of the Tarcoles River, a ride on the Crocodile Tour boat might be a good way to end the day: (http://crocodilerivertour.com ).</div>
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Another day trip suggestion: Spend the day in the San Jose area. Shopping in San Jose is quite diversified from jewelry to local art, to just about anything you can imagine. One of the small art shops that Keith and Jen usually go to when in Costa Rica is Galaria Namu ( http://galerianamu.com ). This is a wonderful little shop featuring native Costa Rican art and crafts. Keith collects Brunka Masks and this is the shop where they purchase them and this shop stocks the best made masks in Costa Rica. A trip to the National Museum should be on your list: (http://www.museocostarica.go.cr/en_en/historia-del-museo/historia-del-museo.html?Itemid=56 ). On the outskirts of San Jose is a wonderful zoo called Zoo Ave (not Zoo Avenue, but “Bird Zoo”) ( https://rescateanimalzooave.org/en/visit ) . A tour of a Coffee Plantation is a must!</div>
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A “third” day of touring/sightseeing in the Cartago/Turrialba areas could include a visit to the National Monument at Guyabo (http://costarica.com/attractions/guayabo-national-monument ) which is Costa Rica’s “Mayan-type early Spanish civilization ruins. How about white water rafting on the Rio Turrialba? The possibilities are endless & you can customize them to your specific interests! A complete list of sight-seeing, cultural and other activities will be furnished later.<br />
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How does this seminar work? It’s easy! The species Keith selected for this seminar will be a beautifully shimmering male Collared Trogon, a bird that is common to the Savegre Hotel area and one that should be readily seen during the seminar. The male Trogon will be perched on a small moss-covered branch highlighted by a few orchid leaves all recreated in tupelo. The seminar will be six days and take place in early October 2016. This bird will be painted in acrylics featuring iridescent colors. As in all of Keith’s classes, you will carve the bird in advance at home under Keith’s instructions and bring the completed carved and textured bird with you to Costa Rica. The painting sessions will be four-five hours a day allowing you plenty of “down-time” to enjoy this beautiful place. Since the seminar will be a relaxed and spontaneous format, even the class time painting can be adjusted to offset the weather or sight-seeing or day trip adventure requests. All paints will be furnished by us so you won’t need to bring any with you. You can bring your brushes with you, or we will have some available at the seminar. That’s it, it’s that easy!</div>
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If you are interested in birding, Keith’s plan is to start at dawn for a brisk morning birding walk near the grounds of the hotel.</div>
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Legendary birding and Naturalist guide Marino Chacon (one of the family owners of the Hotel) will be available for custom birding hikes throughout the week. Marino is Keith’s friend and Keith considers Marino not only an expert on the Resplendent Quetzal, but the best guide in Costa Rica. His knowledge of birds, the environment and conservation is unmatched. The first few hours of the morning is when the birds are most active offering the most productive birding. Around 8:00 am, we will all return to the hotel for breakfast. After breakfast, we will start painting. But Marino will be available for the spouses and will lead you through the cloud forest explaining all about the birds, trees, plants and this magnificent eco-system. When you have a chance….ask Marino how the Savegre Mountain Hotel came to be. You will be fascinated with that story!</div>
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<b><i>With an exited and robust initial sign-up</i></b>, we had half-filled the class in just half an hour......in a very short period of time, the class was full! Twenty-five names appeared on the list which more than doubled with spouses and significant others, and friends added to the list! With the list secured, the dates settled and the subject bird established, we are on our way to Costa Rica for early Oct. 2016!<br />
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The detailed step-by-step carving lessons for the subject Trogon bird began through internet connections. Every two weeks an additional set of images and instructions arrived to continue the carving process.............<br />
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<i style="font-weight: bold;"> COSTA RICA!!!!!</i> <b><i>Day One- Thursday, September 29, 2016</i></b>- After a long year of carving instructions, phone calls, emails, leg work and just about anything else we could imagine, we are on our way to Costa Rica! Jen and I coming from Hartford, Pam and Jim coming from Michigan met up in Atlanta and are now on the jet ready to take off for Juan Santamaria airport in San Jose, Costa Rica........or were we? For the last two weeks, the Turrialba Volcano has been erupting and spewing ash which has been causing a few problems in Costa Rica.....one of them being that San Jose was covered with a layer of volcanic ash which caused them to close the airport! Normally the Volcano is not a problem, but because of the building Hurricane in the south Caribbean, the winds had shifted to the east. Because of these unusual winds, and San Jose being due West of the Volcano, the plume of ash was drifting perfectly on line towards San Jose.<br />
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The week before we were scheduled to leave we watched the Costa Rican weather closely, and seeing the airport closed was not a pleasant sight. In fact Delta had cancelled all their flights which continued a few days later. Even though the airport was re-opened, Delta was still not flying into San Jose. The volcano continued to erupt and Delta continued to cancel and reschedule flights. As the days grew closer to the time when we were scheduled to leave, we were all very concerned......but something inside kept telling me it would be OK. The volcano continued to erupt, but the winds changed to a southerly direction making the ash blow northward and away from the airport.......phew!! :^) Jen wasn't too concerned, she had been in Costa Rica a few months earlier for business when the Turrialba Volcano started its eruption cycle. Here is an image she took as the Volcano just started erupting-<br />
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Our flight was scheduled to leave from Atlanta at 10:00 am (EST) and was scheduled to arrive in Costa Rica at 11:59 am (CST) which was around a 4 hour flight from Atlanta. All four of us were flying first class and were lucky enough to have the entire front row. I was on the aisle seat which gave me a good view into the cockpit before they closed the doors. As the flight crew was making its final preparations just before we were ready to taxi down the runway.....I saw the Captain unbuckle his seat belt! Oh no, that's not a good sign! Than those ominous words came over the pa system from the Captain.....the flight is being delayed for two hours! The Turrialba Volcano is angry again this morning, there is ash on the runway in San Jose! Which made it even worse......"We don't have any information on the condition of the runways or if they are cleaning it up"!! Everyone was allowed to disembark the plane for an hour and a half or stay on, it was our choice.<br />
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Since we have a few connections in Costa Rica, Jen and I called Beny! :^) He lives in San Jose and he can go check and see what the condition was! After a half an hour Beny's un-official report came back to us in a phone call......no ash on the ground or in the air. The winds shifted again from the south and the sky was clear! What a relief! A few minutes earlier, there was talk from the attendants that Delta may cancel the flight! When we told the attendants (tongue-in-cheek) that our connection in San Jose gave us the all clear sign, they laughed a little and said they would pass on the info to the Captain. Maybe a little fun coincidence, but just after that around 12:15 pm , the Captain came back into the Jet, back into the cockpit and I saw him buckle-up his seat belt! Wow, that was a big relief! The announcement came that the airport was open, and we were on our way! Now we could all relax!<br />
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Around 2;00 pm, we descended out of the thick cloud cover, and looking out the window there was that beautiful sight: Costa Rica!<br />
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Our jet landed just before 2:15 pm, now all we have to do is get our (many) bags and through the lines at customs! We were able to get our bags quickly at the baggage claim and even though the lines were long at the customs booths, we made it through in good time. When we walked outside into the warm afternoon sun, there was our friend Beny! It was so great to see him again!<br />
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Did I mention that we had a lot of bags? Since we were packed for two weeks in Costa Rica which included supplies for an art class, cameras and photography equipment, and of course I had to have a bunch of decoys with me.........we had a dozen suitcases and a half dozen handbags and computer cases between us! The vehicles in Costa Rica are small to mid-size which presented a little problem for space for all this luggage and us! Plus we were going to pick up four others (and their suitcases) that were already in Costa Rica. Beny (as always) had it worked out........Beny's Mom Carmen was going to join us and use her Mitsubishi Montero for all the luggage!<br />
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During the luggage gathering we commandeered a very nice porter who probably didn't know what he was getting in to especially when Beny told him to get two carts! When he saw all the suitcases, he smiled and told Beny "Pura vida" (aka not a problem, everything is OK)! In the airport parking garage we met Beny's wife Vanessa, their daughter Amanda and their son Miguel. When all the suitcases were loaded in Carmen's SUV, we all piled in the two vehicles and off we went. At that point I think we all let out a big sigh of relief, we were now on our way to Savegre! The first stop was to a nearby Boutique Hotel to pick up Sam and Judy, and Sam's Sister Karen and Brother-in-Law Dave. Sam is a faithful student and friend of mine and has attended many of my seminars at Pam and Jim's. Dave and Karen came for a little vacation since this would be their first time to Costa Rica. Within fifteen minutes we had picked them up and only one last stop: Walmart for personal supplies and all the supplies for the seminar.<br />
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After a half-hour of shopping at Walmart, and our suitcases and our supplies "packed" into the two vehicles.....we were on our way to the small and very remote southern mountain village of San Gerado de Dota and the Savegre Hotel about two and a half hour drive.!<br />
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Along the way we enjoyed the beautiful sights in San Jose from the stores, shops and haciendas. Jim and I smartly unpacked our camera bags and readied our Canon cameras with the 100 to 400 mm zoom lens' because I wanted to teach him the fine art of drive-by-photography! I learned through all my trips to Costa Rica that a good photo-op could be just about anywhere! And for me, it is certainly drive-by-bird photography! In the cities here in the US, you will find large populations of Pigeons, Starlings, English Sparrows and a few other species. In San Jose, that large bird population is made up of mostly of Crimson-fronted Parakeets, Orange-chinned Parakeets, White-crowned Parrot, and occasional Mealy or Red-lored Amazon Parrots! And that is just what we found along the ride.......<br />
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Crimson-fronted Parakeets land in a Palm Tree while we are stopped at a traffic light.<br />
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We all talked about the Turrialba Volcano and how close we came to not making it today to Costa Rica. While we were driving Beny pointed out the window to show us the erupting Volcano way off in the distance.-<br />
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About an hour later we had passed through the outskirts of Cartago (the former Capitol city of Costa Rica) and are starting to climb the steep mountains on the Pan-American Highway. Beny's bus climbed forever upwards and into the clouds. With the cities behind us, the mountainous cloudforest views were breathtaking!<br />
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If the flight had not been delayed by two hours we would have made it to Savegre about 3:30 pm which would have given all of a little time to check in, take a walk around the place and Jim and I a chance to take some pictures. The road to Savegre is as I described it above: a long, windy, curvy and descending mountain road that follows the Rio Savegre. The views are nothing less than spectacular, and the birding can be exceptional along that road. Unfortunately, we arrived at the Savegre road turnoff at dark, so no sightseeing or birding today!<br />
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After about a twenty minute ride we arrived at Savegre..........this was very exciting! We made it......Volcano and all. I was so glad to be back, Costa Rica is one of my favorite places to be. For me, it consumes me with a very profound sense of endless inspiration and ignites my creativity. I have always told everyone that the rainforests and cloudforests are paintings, sculptures and carvings with every new step and in every direction you look! I hoped that Pam and Jim and the others would love it too! We checked in, brought our luggage to our rooms, and met back at the restaurant for dinner.<br />
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Savegre has always had outstanding food; both "typical" Tico cuisine and American favorites! Their menu always includes fresh native Trout, Chicken, fresh vegetables and fruit, gallo pinto, salad bar and an amazing desert table! This year the food was beyond exceptional with the addition of a new head chef. After a wonderful dinner and great conversation, it was time to turn in......it was a long day made longer by the added Volcano drama!! :^) Beny's daughter Amanda ( now a Doctor) and his Mother Carmen had to go back to San Jose. Everyone else would be arriving in Costa Rica in a few days. Beny and his staff of drivers would be picking up and bring everyone to Savegre in three shifts.<br />
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Buenas nochas, nos vemos manana mis amigos!<br />
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(From left to right) Vanessa (chief of Operations), Dr. Amanda, Beny, and his Mother Carmen<br />
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Back in the rooms, time to unpack, light a fire in the fireplace, take a shower, and zzzzzzzzz!<br />
As always, I made a bunch of decoys to bring with me. I wanted to place them in the trees where we were having our outdoor workshop. Hopefully they would create some interesting reactionary interactions with the birds, and to also decorate the workshop area. The decoys were also available for sale to anyone attending the seminar for a memento souvenir of the Krausman's Costa Rican adventure or also to the ones that have a collection of my work. I made species that were very common in the area around the Hotel: a male resplendent Quetzal with an aguacatillo fruit in its gape), an Emerald Toucanet, a pair of Long-tailed Silky-Flycatchers, a Costa Rican Pygmy Owl, a Mottled Owl, a male Collared Trogan and a Barred Forest-Falcon with an Acorn Woodpecker prey.<br />
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Traveling with fragile wood carved birds and decoys is always a concern of mine....especially with those "gentle" baggage handlers. Since I was also packing my decorative Trogon class bird, paints, books, paint brushes, journals, and much more, I use a hard covered suitcase to transport the decoys safely. I painted a pair of Toucans to make it more recognizable on the baggage claim conveyor!<br />
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On a map of Costa Rica; showing the locations of the Juan Santamaria airport in San Jose (red arrow) and the Savegre Hotel in San Gerado de Dota (blue arrow).<br />
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<i style="font-weight: bold;">Day 2, Friday, September 30, 2016- </i>The class started Sunday morning. A few people would be arriving late tonight, but most everyone would be here on Saturday afternoon. Today and tomorrow morning would offer us an opportunity to enjoy this beautiful mountain paradise, and do a little birding, walking and photography. After a (much needed) good night sleep, and I being anxious (as usual) to greet the new day just before dawn, Jen and I were up and out before the sun was! In that last half hour before dawn it is a good time to listen for Pygmy and Mottled Owls, Dusky Nightjars and Pauraque. However this morning the air was quiet, but the morning was glorious! Jen and I walked down the trail behind the cabins which followed the river. On our last visit to Savegre two years ago, the trees behind the cabins were laden with ripe fruit of several species including aguacatillo (little wild avocado) one of the favorite food sources of the Resplendent Quetzal. And these trees were being visited by hungry Quetzals and Emerald Toucanets. Since we arrived last night after dark, Jen and I weren't able to scout out the area for ripe aguacatillo and Quetzals. I was hoping that we could find a group of feeding Quetzals to show everyone when they arrived at Savegre.<br />
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A short time into our walk on the trail, it started getting light as the sun was peeking over the tops of the high peaks surrounding the Savegre Valley. Just after dawn is a good time to locate Quetzals by calling them. Quetzals become very active just after dawn when the sun is starting to brighten the valley and of course, the fruit trees. Jen and I were standing on the trail and I started moth calling the soft melancholy sounds of its mating-type call. Just after I stopped the short procession of calls, I got an answer! The female's call came from a distance down the hill by the river. Jen looked at me and whispered "A female answered you"! I called again with a short grouping of calls, and the female answered me again, but now much closer! Jen pointed to an area a little farther down the trail. We slowly walked down and around the curve of the trail. I called once more, and suddenly the rushing of wings and the rapid-fire calls of a departing Quetzal. The female Quetzal had flown into a tree within twenty feet of us, and we never saw it. We did however see it when it flew out of the tree a few yards in front of us! That was exciting! Jen said, "At least we know they are here"!<br />
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We walked down to the cloudforest/waterfall trail which follows a rolling stream. At the beginning of this trail is a small arbor which is encrusted with a mat of twisting vines and flowers. Under this small arbor, Jen spotted a Scintillant Hummingbird feeding on the small flowers. Suddenly the Hummingbird landed on a leaf. We looked closer and discovered that this leaf was its nest. The nest was tiny, about the size of half a brussel sprout. This is the first Scintillant Hummingbird nest we have ever seen.<br />
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It was getting close to 6:00 am which is when we agreed to meet Pam and Jim, Sam and Judy and Dave and Karen. Jen and I were nearly back to the cabins to meet everyone. We started looking in the trees that usually hold Quetzals, and sure enough, Jen spotted one! A beautiful adult male with a fairly long set of covert plumes. It was perched high in the upper branches of a tree with small violet-colored fruits. At least we have one here to show everybody!<br />
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Suddenly, I caught a movement in the trees over my head....another one! This was a fledgling male in flight grabbing a fruit from the branches and then flying back to its perch to digest.<br />
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And then another young male flew into the trees.......that made three!-<br />
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These three males were soon joined by two different females......that made five! We hurried back to meet the others who were just starting to assemble at the meeting point. We excitedly told them of the five Quetzals and we all went back to see and enjoy them!<br />
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While we were enjoying and photographing the Quetzals, other local and very common species few in and out of the trees with the Quetzals including:<br />
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Spot-crowned Woodcreeper<br />
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Clay-colored Robin/Thrush -Costa Rica's National bird<br />
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Long-tailed Silky-Flycatcher<br />
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Hairy Woodpecker (Costa Rican subspecies)<br />
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After enjoying the Quetzals for quite some time, we all took a walk down the trail which led to the cloudforest/waterfall trail. For me, this is a spectacular trail......it winds uphill along a stream through a classic montane cloudforest lush with tropical vegetation. Its spectacular!<br />
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The trees festooned with brightly-colored Bromeliads and exotic species of Orchids-<br />
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After a nice and refreshing walk along the cloudforest trail, we were all starting the get a little hungry.............we all headed back to the Hotel around 8:00 am for breakfast.<br />
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The Tico breakfast featuring, papaya, pineapple, mango, eggs, gallo pinto, plantains, cheese and coffee was delicious made especially delicious by the fresh air, the morning walk, and of course the excitement of seeing five Quetzals behind cabin #141! We had a wonderful time, it was so wonderful being here at Savegre! After breakfast, Felipe Chacon arrived and he was very welcoming! We discussed the seminar and walked out to the outside deck where I wanted to have the class......it was perfect!<br />
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Pam, Jim, Jen and I started planning the class and making sure all our paint and supplies were in order. I was really excited, I couldn't wait! With every detail in order, we all took a walk in the beautiful gardens of the Hotel......very peaceful and tranquil.-<br />
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Beautiful views along the Savegre road following the Savegre River!-<br />
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Since we were enjoying a nice ride on the ten kilometer long Savegre road, I started looking for aguacatillo trees (Ocotea, Nectandra, Persea, Cinnamoniam, Phoebe, etc. species) with ripe fruits. This of course would mean a chance for hungry Quetzals and Toucanets. Everywhere I looked on both sides of the road I did find many aguacatillo trees, but unfortunately the fruits were only starting and far from being ripe. I learned from Marino that often these trees are only fruiting every five or six years....and some even longer. Many of the aguacatillo trees we had visited in the past with ripe fruit were either not fruiting or in the early stages of fruiting such as this nectandra tree which was fruiting six years ago when I was there.-<br />
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This Ocotea tree which was next to the outside deck where we would have our class was two or three months away from being ripe-<br />
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These are fully ripe Ocotea aguacatillo fruits showing the comparative size between these and the image above showing early development fruit.-<br />
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Later when we were getting ready for dinner, Felipe asked me where my carvings were? I laughed and said that they were still packed in my suitcase in my cabin....he just smiled and said "Well. I would like to look at them"! :^) When I placed them out on the table, Felipe immediately reached for my Quetzal! At a nearby table two Costa Rican birding guides that were at the Hotel leading a birding group came over to the table full of my decoys. They really admired them. One of the guides spoke English and he asked me about them. He was fascinated by not only the decoys/carvings themselves, but also how my decoys and carvings are being used by Ornithologists in Costa Rica for their studies. He also liked the Royal Flycatcher decoy which I made for another Ornithologist/birding guide in Costa Rica. (Felipe left)<br />
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<b><i>Krausman's 25th Anniversary Costa Rica "Pura Vida" Birdcarving Extravaganza continues with Day 3, Saturday, Oct 01, 2016.........just click on "Older Posts" below right></i></b>KeithMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00303315348491554955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3931648339451382009.post-19128280617455544322016-10-30T11:33:00.000-07:002016-11-09T12:00:15.658-08:00Krausman's Woodcarving Studio 2016 Costa Rica "Pura Vida" Birdcarving Extravaganza!!<br />
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Saturday morning started out the same but this morning without Pam and Jen. They stayed up to meet Holly and Nils, and Bob and Deb who arrived late in the evening. Jim and I, Sam and Judy, Dave and Karen went walking, birding and photographing than met back for breakfast. There we met up with Pam and Jen and the others. It was nice to see our seminar slowly come together. Everyone else would be arriving later in the morning before lunch. The restaurant was ready for all of us......tables for fifty-four please!:^)<br />
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First bus arrived, the second one is on its way. It was nice to see everyone wearing their special red Krausman's Costa Rica hats! :^)<br />
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<i style="font-weight: bold;">Day 4, Sunday, Oct 2, 2016, the Seminar/Workshop begins- </i>This is an exciting day, I have been waiting for this great opportunity for a long time! Today, the outside deck will be ready for us to begin just after breakfast, and I am really anxious to get started. This morning just at dawn, I was going to take whomever was interested on a local birding walk before breakfast just to help everyone become familiar with the area around the Hotel. The area contained many trails that weaved along the Rio Savegre, and the streams that fed into the river from high in the cloudforests. There were also trails in the cloudforest, through a few small fields, up the hills on either side of the Hotel and even along the Savegre road which is an isolated remote road with little to no local traffic (meaning a few cars from the few handful of homes in the area). And to my surprise, I was pleasantly greeted by three dozen energetic and anxious hikers and birders!<br />
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We walked down the hill of the entrance road to the Hotel to get our walk started. Originally, it was one of my hopes that everyone would get a chance to see Collared Trogons around the Hotel. Since this was the subject bird for our seminar, it would be a highlight to enjoy one during our class. On Friday, Jen and I saw a single female Trogon coming to the fruiting trees behind the cabins with the Quetzals. It was a quick look, and I wasn't able to photograph it.<br />
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As we crossed the small bridge over the Rio Savegre, I was pointing out a Tropical Kingbird and a Boat-billed Flycatcher that were perched in a tree near the river. Jim and a few others walked up to me and said that they just spotted and photographed a female Trogon that was perched just a few yards away. I laughed a bit to myself that I missed it (being the birding guide), but was really happy that others had seen it. Good way to start the day! We walked the area around the Hotel and found a small list of birds for everybody to see. Unfortunately however, the Quetzals were not feeding this morning in the trees behind cabin #141, but there were plenty of other interesting birds to experience:<br />
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One of my favorite mountain species: the Torrant Tyrannulet, a small Flycatcher species that lives along the river<br />
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The beautiful Spangle-cheeked Tanager<br />
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Another favorite, Collared Redstart<br />
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The smallest Hummingbird species: the Scintillant Hummingbird (female)<br />
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Green Violetear<br />
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Silver-throated Tanager<br />
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..........and a very quick look at a small covey of Spotted Wood-Quail that ran across the road in front of us. This one is a male which is showing its golden crown feathering. After the walk it was time to meet for breakfast, and the seminar will begin right after breakfast.<br />
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This seminar was special in so many ways, especially the itinerary of each day. Each morning I had planned to lead a bird walk just as I did today, but Marino who had originally planned on being here later in the week, decided to come earlier because of the excitement of the seminar at Savegre. I suggested to him that he make himself available to everyone for short birding tours each day for a few hours before breakfast, after breakfast and after lunch. Marino agreed to do this for us. As I mentioned earlier in this report, Marino is the foremost guide, naturalist, and bird expert of the Quetzal and all the other bird species in the area. Because there were so many different habitats in the Savegre Valley, and he had first hand knowledge where all the Quetzals were, as well as their private bird observation platforms, there was no better person to share what he knows with everyone. I am so happy that Marino agreed to do this for everyone!<br />
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As well as the group tours with Marino, Pam, Jim, Jen and I set up great day-long travel tours that anyone/everyone could experience for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. These tours included, coffee plantations, waterfalls, aviaries and butterfly gardens, zip-lining, mangrove crocodile and bird boat tours, volcano tours, and orchid gardens. These tours were available to the spouses. and even the carvers if they chose to go on them.......I would catch them up when they returned to class. Our intention was an easy-paced, enjoyable class that "everyone" would enjoy and find something that was interesting to do or see! What could be better than that!?<br />
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I always teach oil painting in my classes, but made a 100 degree turn for this seminar. Savegre is an Eco-Lodge specializing in a natural, clean and healthy living style, so I wanted to respect and support that by using acrylic paints. For this seminar we used Old Holland iridescent acrylic green and blue paint, and Traditions acrylic paints. My first choice would have been to use Holbein Acryla gouache paint, but they are very expensive and are difficult to use properly if you were not familiar with them. Traditions acrylics are familiar with many carvers who use acrylic paints, so my decision was easy. Felipe was happy with my conscientious decision regarding the paint.<br />
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<i style="font-weight: bold;">After Breakfast......the seminar begins! </i>Each morning after breakfast, we would all meet on the outdoor deck and start the class. Since this seminar/workshop was set up as a complete birdcarving/tropical art and nature event, I wanted everyone to experience their complete surroundings of the mountain cloudforest including the bright daylight, fading daylight, warm sun, cool afternoons, rainy days with the sounds of the rolling river and the birds passing through the trees near the deck! I wanted everyone's senses open and acute to everything that the cloudforest had to offer! This was part of the theme of this workshop!<br />
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My teaching method is also to teach art, not bird painting. I want everyone to incorporate what they experience, see, and what are inspired by in this beautiful tropical setting. It is my hope that everyone can walk away from this experience as artists complimented by a full palette of colors in their minds and on their birds! Yes, I could have shown every student how to paint their birds green and red using three or four colors, but that is disingenuous. All everyone has to do is look around the cloudforest.....there is an extensive array of colors on it's natural and multi-colored palette. To compliment those colors is the interaction with the sun and shadows highlighting, altering, changing, and renewing those magnificent colors.....there is so much information to open the creative mind.<br />
For this painting seminar, I want to introduce many to the world of color, color management, and the natural interaction of light and shadow, and color alterations induced by the light/shadow interaction.<br />
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The first coats of paint applied are the green and blue iridescent colors. I wanted to build up a good layer of the iridescent colors which will end up being an under-layer foundation for the many thin coats of greens, blues, violets, yellow/greens and blue/green applied over the top. The iridescent green plumage of the Quetzal and male Trogon naturally shimmer from bright green to violet blue depending on the suns/light angle and the shadow mass on the plumage. For our carved Trogons, I will show everyone how to paint the bird in both the light and shadow using the correct colors to facilitate the natural highlights and shadows of the plumage. In essence, these birds will be painted as if they were displayed under natural light conditions from bright greens on one side, and the corresponding natural blue/green in the transitional zones of the plumage, and then the blue/violet in the shadowed areas. Its a challenge, but I think everyone is up to it!-<br />
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Barred Forest-Falcon with Acorn Woodpecker prey-<br />
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The mantra of the week! An amazingly profound statement that spells out why we are here in Costa Rica! Fantastic! Thank You Judy! :^)<br />
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During the day, we were honored with a special visit from Marino's Father Senior Efrein Chacon, the founder of the Hotel. I met Senior Chacon sixteen years ago, and he greets us every time Jen and I come to the Hotel. He was interested in our class, and he was so honored we chose Savegre. And he was also interested and curious about the new carvings I brought with me. He showed his friends my decoys hanging in the trees.<br />
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Senior Chacon and his Brother wondered into this magnificent valley in the late 50's on a search for food for his family. They realized that they had found their new homes, so they brought their families up the mountain and settled in the valley. They built the Savegre Lodge which is now the Savegre Hotel, Natural Reserve and Spa. Its a fascinating story! Next time you are there, ask Marino to tell it to you.<br />
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The painting was progressing beautifully, with the "green" and "blue" iridescent layers being successfully painted on the Trogons. This bi-color foundation started to develop the realistic light interplay that develops from iridescent color compliments. It was time to start building the red color variations of the breast and lower tail coverts.<br />
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The painting went smoothly today, and I was very happy with everyone's progress.....especially everyone's willingness to incorporate and paint light-play with an open palette of color on their birds, made me quite proud!. The Trogons were coming out beautifully! At the end of the day around 5:00 pm, it was time to call it a day....clean up the brushes and head for dinner!<br />
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Tomorrow is a full day with the first all day tour happening. This tour is to travel back to the mountains above San Jose to the province of Heredia to the Caribbean side of the Continental divide near the Poas Volcano. The trip will start with a tour at a coffee plantation, and then to the La Paz Waterfall Gardens. There will be a complete tour of the nine waterfalls and the aviaries and butterfly gardens. Lunch will be served at the Waterfall Gardens and then more time to complete the tour at the Gardens before heading back to Savegre.....quite a day!<br />
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For those who plan on coming to class, I will be there teaching! If anyone from the class chooses to go on the tour, I will catch you up later! Enjoy!<br />
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<b><i>Day 5, Monday, Oct, 03, 2016, Poas/Doka Coffee Plantation and LaPaz Waterfall Gardens continues.....click on "older Posts" below right></i></b><br />
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<b><i> Krausman's Birdcarving Studio 25th Anniversary</i></b><br />
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<b style="font-style: italic;">Continues.......Day 5, Monday, Oct 3, 2016, Doka/Poas Coffee Plantation and LaPaz Waterfall Garden's Tour.........</b>(Since I was teaching the class, I want to Thank Jim Krausman, Pam Krausman, Jan Parekh, and Jim Koschman for the images from the day tours)- After an early breakfast, the buses pulled out on their way north on the Pan-American Highway to the Caribbean Highlands. Their fist stop was the Doka/Poas Coffee Plantation.<br />
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For others that didn't go on the tour, Marino knew of a fruiting aguacatillo tree just two kilometers down the road from the Hotel. This tree was probably only one of a few that was full of ripe fruit and was being visited by a dozen Quetzals every morning. At 6:00 am this morning, a small group of us packed into the two Savegre utility vehicles and headed up the road to the small Quetzal Mirador owned by a local farmer.<br />
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The Farmer was gracious in allowing all of us to walk up the steep hillside of his property to a small observation area. Just thirty feet in front of us at eye level was a single aguacatillo tree rising up from the very steep hillside. A long way below you could see the Savegre road and the river; the view was absolutely breathtaking! But what caught our eye the most was the six Quetzals feeding in the aguacatillo tree. The photo opportunities were incredible! While we were enjoying the amazing Quetzal show that was happening a few meters in front of us, the landowner came walking up the hill. Marino introduced me to him. He was a very warm and friendly man with a very strong handshake! I was so happy to meet him. His name was Rafael Bonilla, but he insisted I call him "Felo"! We chatted for a short time (with the help from Marino) and he was so excited that we were enjoying the Quetzals and happy that he had provided a mirador platform for us to see these beautiful birds. Marino told him that I was an artist and World Champion birdcarver from the US and was leading a group of artists in a workshop being held at Savegre. Felo told me that he was so proud that we were visiting his land to see these birds and that we came to San Gerado de Dota to have our workshop.......I told him it was me that was proud to visit his beautiful country!<br />
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Two adult male Resplendent Quetzals, one with very long caudal plumes<br />
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Male Quetzal returns to its perch after making a sallying flight to pick an aguacatillo<br />
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An excellent profile in true "Symbiosis"......a Quetzal and the aguacatillo!<br />
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A male Quetzal grabs an aguacatillo in flight. Since the Quetzals and Trogons has very small and weak feet (known as heterodactyl configuration) they are incapable of perching and reaching for a fruit. In fact they can't even turn or pivot on the perch. To pick a fruit, they must do this while in flight as shown in this image. Quetzals show great maneuverability in flight while feeding. They are capable of hovering upside down while picking a fruit.<br />
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I have been to many fruiting trees with Marino, but this by far was the best and most exciting tree that Marino shared with me/us........absolutely amazing!<br />
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Class started right at 9:00 am so we were back at 8:00 am for breakfast.....it was hard leaving that mirador! :^) Back in class, we started by building up the layers of greens and blues on the plumage of the Trogons.<br />
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After lunch, Marino brought a bag with him and handed it to me. He told me earlier that he had something to show me and share with me. I opened up the bag and found the decoys that I made for him years earlier: a female Quetzal, pair of Long-tailed Silky-Flycatchers, a pair of Emerald Toucanets, and a pair of Acorn Woodpeckers. I made them for Marino so he could use them for his studies. I was really happy when I noticed that the decoys were well-used showing signs of rub marks, dings and wear. -<br />
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Here are a few images of these decoys from eight years ago being deployed by Beny and Marino in an aguacatillo tree just off the road a short distance form the Hotel-<br />
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.......Marino told me that he had placed the decoys on the trunk of an oak tree behind his house near the Hotel so he could watch the reactions of the Woodpeckers out his rear window. He told me that the decoys must have looked real to the Woodpeckers........<br />
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......because he watched as the female woodpeckers began to attack and peck at the female decoy. Obviously this was a territorial dispute, and his decoy took a beating from the other female Woodpeckers! You can see the star-shaped holes from the tip-shapes of the Woodpeckers on the head and body of the decoy. With the story, Marino handed me the decoy and said he would like me to have it! I was floored.......and speechless! I accepted his gift without hesitation and was honored by his heartfelt gesture. This means everything to me. I wrote a book entitled "The Art In Making Decoys" with a sub-title "Every Decoy Tells a Story", this is certainly true!<br />
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For the people going on the tour, breakfast started a little early at 6:00 am this morning which allowed them to make better time to the plantation arriving just after 10:00 am. The Doka/Poas Coffee Plantation........<br />
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A few ripe coffee beans-<br />
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Mary with Jose Joaquin Tortos "Tito" one of Beny's staff and tour guide for us-<br />
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With the coffee tour completed, it was off for a short ride to the LaPaz Waterfall Gardens, Aviary, Butterfly Gardens which also featured an Orchid/Bromiliad/Heliconia and Tropical Plant Gardens, Hummingbird Garden, Monkeys, Jaguars and other Cats, Serpentarium, Amphibian Gardens and more!<br />
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There are nine waterfalls with five being the large dramatic waterfalls. The river is in a gorge in the Caribbean highland cloudforest..........<br />
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Jen and I have been here several times over the years....., we thought this mirador view from the top of the last and largest fall was our favorite, just breathtaking!<br />
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The last waterfall viewed from below on the road.<br />
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After a lunch in the restaurant at the Waterfall Gardens, there was more time to explore the Waterfalls and the many attractions on the grounds including the large Aviary with its extensive collection of birds........<br />
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Spectacled Owl<br />
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Scarlet Macaws<br />
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Yellow-throated Toucan (formally Chestnut-mandibled Toucan ), (formally Swainson's Toucan)<br />
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The beautiful Gray Hawk<br />
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Strawberry Poison Dart Frog (aka "Blue Jeans")<br />
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The day grew long and it was time to say good-bye to LaPaz and start heading back to Savegre. It would be a long ride back so the Hotel would be holding dinner for everyone.......Thank You to the staff at Savegre, you really went beyond to accommodate everyone!<br />
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For those who stayed behind and were in class, the painting of the Trogons is progressing beautifully! The birds are looking spectacular!<br />
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We broke for dinner at 5:00 pm just as the light had faded. Many of us waited dinner for the weary travelers to come back from their day trip......and I am sure they will be starving after such a long day with all that stair-climbing exercise!! :^)<br />
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Just before 9:00 pm the buses arrived. Everyone made a B-line for the restaurant, and I could hear the words hungry coming from just about everyone!:^) It was great to see Jen after a long day, and it sounded like everyone had a good time! Jen gave me a small bag and said she bought me a few souvenirs. I opened one of the bags and it was filled with eight pounds of Doka de-caf coffee beans, one of my favorite coffees. In the other bag was another treat......Costa Rican dark cacao chocolate bars!<br />
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During dinner, I told everyone that we had a few surprises for them as well! Earlier in the day, Marino, Felipe and Rolando came to me during class and told me that three of Costa Rica's top newspapers had written articles on our class at Savege! I was incredibly humbled, and very proud! It seams that a journalist was spending the weekend at Savegre was fascinated by our class and that we were having it at Savegre. Since this had never been done here before, it was something that she wanted to tell her fellow Costa Ricans! Costa Ricans really love their country, and the fact that artists from the US and Canada chose to hold such a prestigious gathering in their country, it made them proud! Here is one of the three articles that were written by some of Costa Rican's top journalists including Daniel Fernandez Chacon.<br />
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artista de cualquier ámbito, y las especies de aves que se encuentran en San
Gerardo de Dota son el mejor modelo que un <a href="https://www.larepublica.net/noticia/jovenes_emprendedores_crean_la_escultura_que_usted_desee/" target="_blank"><span style="border: none 1.0pt; color: #25408f; padding: 0in;">escultor</span></a> puede
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Actualmente, los escultores están dando una breve exposición en el Hotel de
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“Saber que personas de otros países centran su mirada en las especies que
tenemos en nuestros bosques al punto de realizar largos viajes para admirarlas
y plasmarlas en sus obras de arte es algo que nos tiene que llenar de orgullo y
felicidad a todos los <a href="https://www.larepublica.net/noticia/voluntarios_de_walmart_instalaran_60_mesas_de_picnic_en_la_sabana/" target="_blank"><span style="border: none 1.0pt; color: #25408f; padding: 0in;">ticos</span></a>”, agregó
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<b><i>International Artists Pay Tribute to Costarican Birds-</i></b><br />
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<i style="font-weight: bold;">24 Artists</i> from Connecticut, United States got inspiration from Costarican flora and fauna, specially in the Dota and Monteverde mountains to carve the species of birds that can be found in these places.<br />
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Their woodworks, valued in thousands of dollars, are made to pay tribute to the world fauna and they have so many details that they could be easily mixed up with real birds.<br />
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"Costa Rica is a place that provides many resouces for inspiration for every single artist in any field, and the bird species found in San Gerado de Dota are the best models that a carver could wish" commented Keith Mueller, artists director. <br />
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Nowadays, carvers are given a short exposition in Savegre Mountain Hotel until Thursday October 6, they come to this place for painting the details of their works, especially the Trogon bird.<br />
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"To realize that people from other countries put their eyes in the species that we have forests, and even make long trips to admire them and use them as inspiration for their works, that's something that has to make the "Ticos" feel proud and happy" said Rolando Chacon, Savegre Moutain Hotel Manager.<br />
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Since the articles were published in Spanish, Marino read them to us in English......It was us who were proud!<br />
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Tomorrow is a day off for the class, we will be taking a day trip to the Pacific slopes and a town called Jaco, and then to a small coastal town called Tarcoles. In Jaco, we will go zip-lining, then have lunch in Tarcoles, and then on a boat ride into the mangroves at the mouth of the Rio Tarcoles to see Crocodiles and birds!<br />
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Buenas nochas! See everyone at 6:00 am for breakfast!<br />
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KeithMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00303315348491554955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3931648339451382009.post-20131715861182669472016-10-28T07:42:00.000-07:002016-11-09T12:35:29.359-08:00Krausman's Woodcarving Studio 2016 Costa Rica "Pura Vida" Birdcarving Extravaganza!!<br />
<b><i> Krausman's Woodcarving Studio 25th Anniversary</i></b><br />
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<b><i> Day 6, Tuesday, Oct 4, 2016,- Pacific slopes and coast!</i></b><br />
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<i style="font-weight: bold;"> </i>This morning, everyone met outside at 6:00 am, it will be a busy day, Many of us who would be heading down to the Pacific side for zip-lining and the mangrove boat tour would have breakfast now before we left at 7:00 am. Marino would be taking others on a few short two-hour trips to the mirador for Quetzals, and then return for breakfast at 8:00 am. Then he would be bringing others up to Savegre's special bird viewing platform on the high slopes on the north side of the Savegre road. The classroom would be open for anyone that went on the trip yesterday could get caught up (after a little local birding of course)! :^)<br />
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With the buses loaded, we all headed out for the long day trip! I was looking forward to this, the boat ride on the Rio Tarcoles is one of my favorite trips and one of my favorite locations in Costa Rica. Originally I wanted to have everyone go to Turu ba ri in Orotina for their famous "superman" zip line over the Rio Tarcoles gorge, amazing! They also have a cable tram ride over the river gorge, plenty of land to go birding, and a restaurant. Jen and I really like this place! However, because we were starting our trip from Savegre, it would add at least another hour to the already three hour ride. So I chose a zip-line park in Jaco which was a little closer.<br />
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The "road birding" along the lowland areas south of Jaco in the area of the Palm Oil plantations was exceptional.....too bad we couldn't stop!! :^) We saw many species of Doves, Flycatchers, Parakeets, Grackles, and literally dozens and dozens of Hawk (mostly Roadside Hawk and Gray Hawk) and Yellow-headed Caracara, with a few Crested Caracara mixed in with the Black and Turkey Vultures.<br />
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Arriving at the zip-line park after a long ride, everyone was anxious to get started! Some were anxious and fearless, others may have needed a little time to get up the nerve! Me, well, I couldn't go, I was the official photographer !:^) Once everyone checked in at the office, it was time to put on their harness' and meet on the instructions platform-<br />
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When everyone understood the instructions from their guides/instructors, everyone piled into the trailer behind the tractor and started the long drive accent up the steep mountain road to the starting platform. Jim and I rode along to take photographs of everybody going down the lines down the steep mountain slope. This is the road we all traveled up to the main platform-<br />
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But the real prize was a dozen Turquoise-browed Motmot that were in the trees near the compost area behind the buildings-<br />
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We all packed back into the buses for a half-hour drive to the estuary of the Tarcoles River for lunch, and then to the boats for the Crocodile Mangrove Tour. Since Beny knew the owner, the Captain and the guide, I asked Beny if he could arrange with them that the tour be more centered on birds.......and they were happy to oblige us!<br />
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San Jose airport (red arrow), Savegre (blue arrow) and the Mangrove estuary, Rio Tarcoles (orange arrow)<br />
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The lower reaches of the Rio Tarcoles above the Crocodile Bridge and a mile upriver from the Mangrove estuary-<br />
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On the way to the restaurant and the boat dock it looked like it was going to rain later in the day. The clouds were starting to build, and since it was the rainy season, Beny suggested that we have a quick lunch and then go on the boats to try and beat the rain.<br />
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In the middle of the river on a sandbar, a bird that I have been hoping to see and a species that is very rare on the Rio Tarcoles: a pair of Southern Lapwings! So rare are they on the river that we were told that they have only been recorded once every few years here......what a great find!<br />
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Beautiful pair of birds......too bad the river is polluted!<br />
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A pair of Muscovey Ducks......yeah I know, they are domesticated park ducks up here in the US. But in Costa Rica they are a wild species like Mallards in North America!-<br />
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About a quarter of a mile down river, we headed up into one of the estuaries of the Mangroves. These are Red Mangrove, the most salt-tolerant species of Mangroves. The wood from these trees is harder than Ebony!<br />
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As we started up the estuary on the north side of the river, we started seeing many shorebirds feeding along the muddy shoreline: Black-necked Stilt, Black-bellied Plover, American Golden Plover, Semi-palmated Sandpiper. Western Sandpiper, Semi-palmated Plover, and a few of these Wilson's Plover. Being from New England, I never get to see this species, so this was a real exciting treat for me!-<br />
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And we saw quite a few of another favorite Shorebird species of mine: Whimbrel-<br />
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The Captain tried to maneuver the boat back and forth in the current so everyone could get a better look at the Herons. As the boat drifted forward with the current, in a small opening in the branches not more than twenty-five feet from the boat was this stunning adult Mangrove Black Hawk with its plumage shimmering in the sun. I was really excited to see this bird, it is tied with the Ornate Hawk-Eagle as my favorite Hawk species. A truly magnificent species of Hawk!-<br />
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.......Scarlet Macaws!!! In the small trees at the mouth of a small mangrove estuary creek were four Macaws having a good time and squawking as loud as can be. This is one of the birds that everyone on board hoped to see. And here they were only forty yards away! No matter how many times Jen and I see these birds in the wild, they are as exciting and beautiful as the first time we saw them! Just incredible!-<br />
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On the large sandbar on the north side of the river delta, a huge salt water Crocodile slides back into the water as the boat approached-<br />
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On a distant sandbar were Black Vultures, Wood Storks.........<br />
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In competing with the Macaws for "the most exciting moments of the boat trip" would have to go to this pair of massive 16 foot salt water Crocodiles that swam up to the boat. They swam up and down the starboard side of the boat and seemed fixated on Robert Rankins and Jim Krausman!! Keep your hands in the boat!! :^)<br />
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We watched these incredibly huge reptiles for five minutes and then it was time to conclude this incredible boat trip! What a great time! After disembarking the boat, we walked up the road the short distance to the restaurant and the "un-filling stations". The ice cold bottled water, Coke and Ginger Ale was quite refreshing from being in the hot and humid air.<br />
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After our quick refreshments, we headed out down the road a short ride to the souvenir and woodshop Maravillas.<br />
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In the store were everything expected in a souvenir shop: t-shirts, hats, cups, clothes, scarfs, etc, but also the store was filled with spectacular wood sculptures and carvings produced by Master Carver and Sculptor Arnoldo Jimenes.....................<br />
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............finishing one of his magnificent carved tables depicting a Costa Rican village scene. He carved these tables from Cedro (aka Spanish Cedar, a tree in the Mahogany family-used for cigar humidors). It gets the name "cedar" from the spicy aroma of the wood. The clean and fine details produced from his carving tools, gouges and skews showed the high level of his skill. Jim Krausman and I watched him work for fifteen minutes and marveled at his tremendous skills. His work was beautifully impressive! If anyone is ever in the Tarcoles/Jaco area, you definitely need to stop by Maravillas shop and enjoy, or maybe take home one or more of his beautiful carvings and sculptures!<br />
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Senior Jimenes also masterfully sculpts and carves many species of Costa Rican wildlife such as this impressive Iguana.<br />
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We made it back to Savegre for a late dinner. We talked with the others that stayed at Savegre today about our exciting day on the Pacific side. In the conversations, we found out that another (the fourth) National Newspaper had come to Savegre for another article about the Krausman's birdcarving class in Costa Rica!<br />
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After relaxing in the lounge for a while, Jen and I, and Pam and Jim decided it was time to take long hot showers and turn in for the night. We told everyone Buenas Nochas and Hasta manana, and walked back to our cabins. By now the rain was barely misting, it was a fantastic day!<br />
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Tomorrow will again be a busy day: I will be back instructing my class moving the Trogon along with new plumage areas and techniques (and catching others up who went on the tours today). The third day tour will leave early in the morning and travel to Cartago and Turrialba to explore the dormant Irazu volcano, a stop at the Basilica of our Lady of the Angels, Cartago, and then on to Lancaster Orchid Gardens. And of course, Marino will be busy with short birding excursions around the Hotel.<br />
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<b><i> </i></b><b><i>Today's Bird list, Road Birding, Jaco, Rio Tarcoles-</i></b> Brown Pelican, Magnificent Frigatebird, Neotropic Cormorant, Royal Tern, Common Tern, Laughing Gull, Franklin's Gull, Great Blue Heron, Wood Stork, Great Egret, Snowy Egret, Cattle Egret, Little Blue Heron, Green Heron, Boat-billed Heron, Bare-throated Tiger-Heron, Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Roseate Spoonbill, Muscovey Duck, Black-bellied Whistling Duck, Glossy Ibis, White Ibis, Black Vulture, Turkey Vulture, Mangrove Black Hawk, Roadside Hawk, Gray Hawk, Swallow-tailed Kite, White-tailed Kite, Crested Caracara, Yellow-headed Caracara, Whimbrel, Black-necked Stilt, Southern Lapwing, Semi-palmated Plover, Wilson's Plover, Semi-palmated Sandpiper, Western Sandpiper, Spotted Sandpiper, Black-bellied Plover, American Golden Plover, Greater Yellowlegs, Ruddy Turnstone, Red-bellied Pigeon, Inca Dove, White-winged Dove, Common Ground-Dove, Ruddy Ground-Dove, Crimson-fronted Parakeet, Orange-chinned Parakeet, White-crowned Parrot, Scarlet Macaw, Red-lored Parrot, Groove-billed Ani, Great-tailed Grackle, White-collared Swift, Black Swift, Rufous-tailed Hummingbird, Turquoise-browed Motmot, Ringed Kingfisher, Green Kingfisher, Golden-naped Woodpecker, Great Kiskadee, Tropical Kingbird, Social Flycatcher, Boat-billed Flycatcher, Mangrove Swallow, Costa Rican Yellow Warbler, (and) many small to medium-sized passerines seen along the road but unidentified.<br />
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<b><i><br /><br /> Krausman's 25th Anniversary Birdcarving Seminar, Costa Rica!!!!!!!</i></b><br />
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<b><i><br /></i></b>KeithMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00303315348491554955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3931648339451382009.post-70453566797272055002016-10-27T05:59:00.000-07:002016-11-09T12:47:20.883-08:00Krausman's Woodcarving Studio 2016 Costa Rica "Pura Vida" Birdcarving Extravaganza!!<br />
<b><i> Krausman's 25th Anniversary Woodcarving Seminar, Costa Rica!!!!!!!!!</i></b><br />
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<b style="font-style: italic;"> Continues!! Day 7, Wednesday, Oct 05, 2016- </b>Today will be another busy day with so much happening! Class will be back in session. We will be painting new plumage areas on the Trogons with new and different techniques. For the others that went on the tours yesterday I will privately instruct them to make sure they get caught up with everyone else. The third day tour will leave early this morning and travel to Cartago and Turrialba to explore the dormant Irazu Volcano National Park, then a stop at the Basilica of our Lady of the Angels, Cartago. After lunch, a tour of Lancaster Orchid Gardens. And of course, Marino will be busy with short birding excursions around the Hotel.<br />
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At 6:00 am again, everyone gathered outside near the lobby. Some would be having an early breakfast and then board the buses for a 7:00 am departure to Cartago and Turrialba. Others will be leaving in a few minutes with Marino to head up to Felo's mirador platform to watch the spectacular Quetzal show at the aguacatillo tree. Others will be hiking the trails in the area, and I am sure a few others will be sleeping in! :^)<br />
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A few of us while waiting for Marino, did a little birding near the lobby, and warming up a bit in the chilly morning air. A few birds had awakened and started feeding early this morning. Among the handful of species were:<br />
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Clay-colored Robin and Acorn Woodpecker<br />
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We left the hotel in the two 4WD utility vehicles and arrived at Felo's mirador in about ten minutes. A natural stairway made up of roots and dug steps with a wooden handrail leads up the side of the hill through the woods. When you reach the top of this stairway, there is a path that angles across the edge of the steep hill clearing and orchard. At the top of this three hundred foot path is a hand-dug three-tiered platform. This is Felo's mirador! The aguacatillo tree is in front of the platform. (The image below shows Felo's mirador. Felo is on the left with the orange shirt, Marino is on the right with the hat)-<br />
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Again this morning, the Quetzal show was amazing!!-<br />
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A female Quetzal lands with two males-<br />
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Interesting territorial interaction between two adult and dominant males. One chases the other from the right side of the aguacatillo tree-<br />
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A lovely female lands on her favorite branch-<br />
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Beautiful male!-<br />
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Quetzals are my absolute favorite bird, but my heart belongs to the female!-<br />
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Quetzals "sally" in flight just like Woodpeckers, Goldfinches and other birds. I caught this male in flight just as he tucked his wings in.-<br />
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A little shimmer to his plumage when the sun finally comes out!-<br />
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Lovely female Quetzal-<br />
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This is this years fledgling, you can still see the beige markings in her tertials and secondaries-<br />
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The time was almost up for this morning so I decided to walk down from the mirador to the Savegre road below. I wanted to get a good look of the mirador from below on the road-<br />
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While I was walking down the path, I spotted a few more birds like this female Golden-browed Chlorophonia-<br />
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And another Townsend's Warbler-<br />
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The mirador is about two hundred feet higher than the road-<br />
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In the large trees to the left of the aguacatillo tree , there were other Quetzals-<br />
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Back in time for breakfast, we spotted a few new interesting creatures:<br />
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Brown Spiny Lizard (above) and a Green Spiny Lizard (below)<br />
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The bus left over an hour ago for their trip to Cartago and Turrialba, so all of us that remained went in for breakfast. Class would begin in one hour!<br />
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The Trogons are advancing perfectly with the painting schedule right on track! So far we painted the head, mantle, scapulars, interscapular feathers, and the chest incorporating the realistic light and shadow interplay in the Trogons green plumage. This was also accomplished on the blood-red plumage of the chest, abdomen and lower tail coverts again reproducing the natural light and shadow interaction giving everyone's bird a realistic and natural look. Today we will start painting the ventral side of the tail with the same light and shadow replication that we did on the body of the Trogon. Again opening up the color palette, we will highlight the use of my favorite colors: Yellow, Violet and Magenta. This will be an exciting day of painting!-<br />
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Just about the time we started class, the people on the tour would have already arrived at the Irazu Volcano-<br />
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Walking up to the observation platform at the edge of the crater-<br />
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(Back at Savegre)- After lunch Marino and Rolando came over to me in the classroom. Rolando had something in is hands and handed it to me. It was another Newspaper. He opened the paper to the second page, and there was the article that was written yesterday.....it was now out in print! I passed it around to the class, I was proud of all of them!<br />
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The Trogon, bird with live colors, lives in the mountains of Dota and Monteverde. it's one of the birds that has given them more inspiration.<br />
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"Coming to Costa Rica to finish our works and watch many bird species that for a long time we saw only in pictures or videos is a dream come true for us. Our works try to represent not only the physical aspect of the bird but their spirit, the freedom sensation,commented Laurie Snelling one of the artist students.<br />
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The group of carvers has the help of Marino Chacon who accompanies them in the birding.<br />
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Class ended at dinner time with full day of painting accomplishments. Just about the time class ended, the bus arrived from the day tours to Cartago and Turrialba. The newspaper article was passed around to those who hadn't seen it yet, and everyone smiled when they saw it!<br />
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There was a little bit of a melancholy feeling in the dining room tonight. Since this was the last day of the day tours, Beny, Vanessa, Ricardo and Tito would be leaving tonight after dinner to drive back to San Jose. Although we would see Beny and Ricardo again on Saturday, we already started to miss them!<br />
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I think everyone that went on the trips got very close to Tito; good friendships were developed! Tito was very personable just as all Costa Rican are, he was the real deal! Robert Rankins and Tito really hit it off, so Robert bought a hand carved sculpture from Maravillas yesterday while we were in Jaco. At the end of the dinner, Robert said a few words about Tito and then presented him with the surprise gift........ <br />
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<b><i> Krausman's Woodcarving Studio's 25th Anniversary</i></b><br />
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<i style="font-weight: bold;"> Continues.......Day 8, Thursday, Oct 6, 2016, Trogon class continues, Marino's local birding trips, and a very special surprise!! - </i>With the day tours now completed, maybe some would sleep in this morning? The class will be moving along with many new and additional painting techniques, as the Trogons are nearing completion. Marino will be taking short birding trips again this morning to the Quetzal mirador before breakfast. After breakfast he would take everyone to the spectacular Los Robles Oak Forest Reserve on top of the mountain above the Hotel......this one I highly recommend!! :^) Others may be birding and walking around the Hotel.<br />
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Marino was prompt as usual, and at 6:00 am many of us were loading into the utility vehicles for the short ride to Felo's mirador. Again, just as with the other mornings, we were rewarded with another Quetzal showing that was only imaginable if we hadn't experienced it! Felo visited us this morning and again we had a little chat (with the help from Marino). He really enjoyed us enjoying his mirador and of course the Quetzals!He told me that he enjoyed my Quetzal carving very much! That made me think, I should have brought that with me and place it in that tree!<br />
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Another Townsend's Warbler. This species was very common in this aguacatillo tree-<br />
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A male Quetzal flies off down the hill after it plucked a fruit........<br />
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........but it leaves a small body feather behind which slowly drifted towards us in the breeze where Jan Parekh caught it!-<br />
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Male Quetzal that has lost his caudal plumes from molting-<br />
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Another male Quetzal about to grab an aguacatillo-<br />
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At the base of the stairs.......(from top to bottom)- Pam Krausman, Jim Krausman and Bill Czajka-<br />
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(From left to right) Jim Carpenter, Gary Maclean, Jacquie Donahoe, Sandy Czajka, Laurie Snelling-<br />
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One of Savegre's 4WD utility vehicles-<br />
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As Marino drove his utility vehicle over the bridge to the Hotel, I thought I would take a picture of my friend Jim Koschman for this report article........<br />
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Another unidentified Moth was sitting on the walkway near the office, another beauty!-<br />
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After breakfast, the class began with a little species, color and painting theory first. Today we were going to finish the sun/shadow interplay in the tail and tail banding using our complimentary palette of Yellows and Violets. The idea was to create the illusion of the sun highlighting half of the tail at a transverse angle and then to add the shadow on the opposite side by clever paint application and techniques. When that was completed, it was time to start adding the light vermiculated mottling details on the tertials, secondaries and wing coverts using a small Kolinsky brush and perfect brush strokes. To add the life-like realism to these vermiculations, we will be painting them in multiple layers using values of the complimentary colors to again facilitate the light/shadow interplay. This will be very challenging, but I know everyone is ready and up for it!<br />
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During breakfast, Marino told me that Felo just called and said he was on his way down to the Hotel, and he had something that he wanted to give me. I was curious to see what it was.....if a Costa Rican gives something to you, it is from their heart, and is special. Felo walked in and I could see that he had something in his hand. He walked over to me and he reached out to me holding a beautiful caudal plume from a male Quetzal. The feather was magnificent as it shimmered and glistened green, than yellow/green, than blue/green turning to blue and blue/violet. He told me that right after we left his mirador this morning a male Quetzal lost this feather. He walked down the hill and picked it up. He said his first thought was to give this beautiful feather to me!<br />
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I wish I could have taken the feather home, but with CITES regulations, it wouldn't be possible. I gave the feather to Marino for him to care for it.......this feather belongs at Savegre, at home in the land of the Quetzal.<br />
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......and rain it did! We were suddenly surrounded by a deluge of heavy rain. This is the hardest I have ever seen it rain here!-<br />
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Where Pam and Jim live way up on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, they are subject to heavy lake-effect snow. Well in Costa Rica, they have a similar occurrence when a hurricane is in the Caribbean.....its called Hurricane-effect rain! And it came down in el barrils!<br />
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Yup, as expected, they were better than halfway through their Oak Forest hike when the sky opened up! Even the ones with rain gear came back soaked! They went back to their cabins to take a shower and change into dry clothing, and have a late lunch. Later as class ended for the day, we all met in the restaurant for dinner.<br />
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After dinner we had what I consider the most special event of the week......it was Pam's Birthday! Yesterday, Jim had arranged to have a Birthday Cake made for Pam. What a wonderful surprise!<br />
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<b><i>HAPPY BIRTHDAY PAM, from Jen and I-</i></b><br />
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After Pam's Birthday Celebration, Jen and I suggested that for all who were interested in a little entertainment, please meet in the lounge; Jen and I had a little "surprise" lined up! With quite a few of us relaxing in the lounge, Jen announced that we would be showing the movie on the big screen that was on the back wall of the lounge. Samantha, one of the restaurant/lounge staff set it up the electronics for us, so all we had to do was turn it on! The name of the movie was "The Big Year" and most had never seen it. The lounge was nearly full and we started the movie........popcorn please!!-<br />
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The movie was a big hit, just what everyone needed to break up the week!<br />
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<b><i>Buenas nochas!-</i></b><br />
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<b style="font-style: italic;">Day 9, Friday, Oct 07, 2016- Last day of class, and the last night at Savegre! </b>Its hard to<b style="font-style: italic;"> </b>believe<b style="font-style: italic;"> </b>that this week at Savegre has gone by so quickly..although<b style="font-style: italic;"> </b>everyone was very busy! <b style="font-style: italic;"> </b>Today will be the last day of class and the Trogons are beautiful. Today we will finish up the vermiculations, the neck collar, bill, eye rings and dorsal side of the outside tail barring......everyone will be painting small details today.<br />
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When Jen and I were at Savegre two years ago, Marino took me up the hill across from the Hotel in the apple and peach orchard. He wanted to show me a place that he was planning something really special. He envisioned a birding platform on the top of this hill overlooking the breathtaking valley view. He was planting all kinds of native berry, fruit, flower and seed plants that along with the orchard would attract birds. I thought it would be a wonderful place, I couldn't wait to see it!<br />
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This morning, Jen and I had our chance......and it was spectacular! The covered platform had chairs and was extremely comfortable., in fact it was amazing. It looked out over that spectacular view down the valley, and the birds were coming and going! He even built a bathroom building near by with Mens and Ladies rooms, just amazing.-<br />
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Marino asked me what I thought, and I told him it was better than I could imagine.....perfect. What a spectacular place. I pointed over to a nearby tree and asked him if he remembered that two years ago that tree was attracting Elegant Euphonias. He did remember, and he suggested we should look again. Sure enough there they were.........<br />
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Also two years ago, the trees near the Hotel were alive with feeding Sulphur-winged Parakeets, but this year the only looks at them we had were large flocks flying high going up and down the valley!-<br />
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From the platform, there were many birds coming and going to the feeding pole, including this White-naped Brush-Finch-<br />
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Several Tennessee Warblers-<br />
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<i style="font-weight: bold;">Just after lunch today.......</i>Marino told me that he had another surprise for me. He told me that journalists were coming to see me in a few minutes to interview me for a major story in one of Costa Ricas largest newspapers. And the journalists that were coming were considered the top journalists in Costa Rica! Wow, this was incredible. I found Jen and told here what was happening, and she was excited. Just then the two journalists walked into the classroom area and Marino introduced them to us, their names were Pilar Cisneros and her husband Edgar Espinoza. They were very warm and friendly, and it was a real pleasure to meet them, I felt immediately relaxed with them.<br />
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Yesterday, Jen arranged with Head Chef Lorena Chacon (on right) to make a 25th Anniversary Cake for Pam and Jim! Congratulations to our dear friends Pam and Jim, you have worked so hard to make the absolute best Birdcarving school anywhere! Twenty-five years of the best instructors and the best students anywhere! You two have done more for the birdcarving community and have opened the eyes of hundreds and hundreds of budding birdcarvers! I toast to you both!-<br />
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The beautifully decorated Tres-leches cake.....wonderful!!<br />
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After everyone left to call it a night, Pam, Jim, Jen and I and a few others just sat and talked about what had taken place in Costa Rica, at Savegre, it was amazing! After all the planning, the work and all the details, it was a great success! We just couldn't believe it was all over! In a little way we had mixed emotions; relieved that we made it through, happy how well it turned out, and sad that it was over. <br />
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While we were talking, I caught a movement through the window out of my right eye. There was a large fluttering flying creature quickly spiraling around the outside lights. I thought at first it was a bat! Soon the fluttering stopped, maybe the bat had left? I walked over to the window to see if it would come back, and saw this enormous Moth clinging on the porch pole. This Moth was at least eight inches across its wings, incredible! I have seen pictures of the this moth but never in real life. We all marveled at this magnificent Moth. We left it there to spend the night. It was later identified by Walt Jolly as a Rothschild's Silkworm Moth.<br />
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Tomorrow after lunch, we would be leaving Savegre. Pam, Jim, Jen and I would be staying in Costa Rica for another five days, as it was Jen's turn now to work. She has a Trade Show in San Jose at the Hotel where we will be staying at. While she works, the three of us would be going on day trips so I could show them different parts of Costa Rica that Jen and I have been to and love. So for now, its time to wish our dear friends Buenas Nochas! With a big and warm congratulatory hug with our friends, we walked slowly back to our cabins for the last night!<br />
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<br />KeithMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00303315348491554955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3931648339451382009.post-77457097230182695302016-10-25T05:39:00.000-07:002016-11-09T13:24:59.222-08:00Krausman's Woodcarving Studio 2016 Costa Rica "Pura Vida" Birdcarving Extravaganza!!<br />
<b><i>Krausman's Woodcarving Studio 25th Anniversary</i></b><br />
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<i style="font-weight: bold;"> Continued.......Day 10, Oct 8, 2016, The last day at Savegre- </i>Hard to believe, but today is the last day we will be spending at Savegre........I can't believe the week went by so quickly! But I guess that old cliche' from what "they say" is true; "time flies when you are having fun"!<br />
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Today, Beny, Ricardo and another staff driver Andy will be arriving back at Savegre in the late morning. Since there was time this morning to get in that last bit of birding, Marino would be taking us back to Felo's mirador to get one last look at the Quetzals. Last night Marino and I were talking about the Emerald Toucanets not being seen this week. Usually they are seen often throughout the area. I told him that I did see one in the trees behind cabin #141 earlier in the week, but it was a brief look way high in the tree. There was one spotted in the aguacatillo tree at Felo's mirador on the morning of our first visit to the mirador. We missed that bird by only a few minutes; it left just before we had arrived. Usually when I would see Toucanets at Savegre, it was mostly first thing in the morning, just before the sun crept over the mountains.<br />
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I suggested to Marino that we get a little earlier start this morning and leave at 5:30 am instead of 6:00 am.....and he agreed, "That would be a good idea"! So just before 6:00 am we were standing on Felo's mirador. We were actually there before the Quetzals were this morning. Finally the Quetzals started arriving, but unfortunately, no Toucanet!<br />
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After successfully feeding, this hen flew off down the hill towards the river-<br />
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This male manipulates the large Ocotea fruit to try and swallow it. Quetzals ingest the large aguacatillo fruit and digests them. When the flesh of the fruit is digested, it regurgitates the large seed and it falls to the forest floor. This is a classic symbiotic relationship: Quetzals and the Avocado, and the Avocados and the Quetzal-<br />
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This male is about to take-off, it has been looking for a ripe fruit, and has found one-<br />
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After securing a few ripe fruit, this male flies off to another tree to digest the fruits. When Quetzals do this, they land in a tree with their dark-red breasts facing into the sun. The warm sun speeds up their digestion process-<br />
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Beautiful male grabs a few sun rays which ignites the vibrancy of its plumage coloration-<br />
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One of my favorite landing shots...........<br />
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This adult males caudal plumes were so long he needed small branches to support them! :^)-<br />
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After about an hour and a half, the Quetzals stomachs and crops were full of little avocados. Most of them left to their digesting trees, and only a few remained. I was watching a few Warblers a Silky-Flycatcher and a Clay-colored Robin feeding in the upper branches of the tree. I was on the top level of the platform and looking to my right when I saw a medium sized bird fly into the tree. Even though I only had a small cleared area to see it and a really quick look, my instincts said "Toucanet"! And sure enough, I immediately located the bird in the upper branches on the other side of the tree.....Emerald Toucanet!-<br />
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The Toucanet, a male, hopped around the branches in true Toucan form. It was visible in an open area, than it was hidden again. It was however gorging itself on the large ripe Ocotea fruits.........<br />
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.....with a fruit swallowed it would hop off again and be hidden. And then it would re-appear again! It is obvious from this image that the Quetzals have been feeding heavily in this lone tree judging by the high number of empty red caplets in this tree.<br />
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The Toucanet fed in this tree for about five minutes.......<br />
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.........and then it flew off to the right in the same direction from where it came. This was a nice way to end the birding adventures at Savegre which had many highlights: Quetzals, Red-headed Barbet, and now a male Emerald Toucanet. (Thank You for the photo Jacquie Donahoe)-<br />
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I would like to personally Thank "Felo" for inviting us to his wonderful Quetzal mirador! It was a great pleasure meeting you, and a heart-felt and humble <b><i>Muchas gracias</i></b> for your generous gifts of the Quetzal caudal plume, and for this mirador......<b><i>THANK YOU</i></b>, I am honored! And I also want to Thank Marino once again for taking all of us up here to enjoy these wonderful birds!</div>
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The other "gem" of a bird that visited us every time we were at the mirador was this female Golden-crowned Chlorophonia, what a beautiful bird! I did see the male several times, but he was a little shy; I was never able to capture any images of him.-</div>
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Back down the stairs by the road there were plenty of bird buzzing through the trees to keep us interested. While we were waiting to be picked up by Rolando, we enjoyed many birds including: Flame-throated Warbler, Blackburnian Warbler, Black-throated Green Warbler, Brown-capped Vireo, Long-tailed Silky-Flycatcher, Flame-colored Tanager, and many others. We also had a great close look at a Mountain Robin-<br />
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Arriving back at the Hotel, I spotted an Osprey circling the river. This is the first Osprey I have ever seen up here in the mountains at Savegre. Marino said they are uncommon here, but they do see them once and a while. Seeing how there are numerous Trout Farms on the Hotel grounds, I was surprised they are not as common here as the Turkey and Black Vultures- <br />
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The time to head out was getting closer, our last lunch at Savegre. I was sad to leave, I love this place, and I will miss everybody! But it was indeed time to go! Jen had business in San Jose, and we had so many other places to see!-</div>
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Barry absorbing just a little bit more of that mountain air and this tropical paradise!-</div>
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Kent takes one last walk around the Hotel grounds-<br />
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What an amazing time! Again I want to give a GRANDE "MUCHAS GRACIAS" to Felipe Chacon, Rolando Chacon, Marino Chacon, head chef Lorena Chacon and Senior Don Efrain Chacon for having such a wonderful facility to host our seminar, and for giving all of us a little taste of paradise in this beautiful place, but mostly for your taking such amazing care of us.....we felt very much at home here.</div>
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<i style="font-weight: bold;">THANK YOU EVERYBODY!! Pam and Jim and Jen and I </i>wish to offer you our most sincere and profound Thank You for being a part of this Costa Rica bird carving extravaganza! We could not have done this without all of you. We were blessed by everyone of you being here. We hope this holds a wonderful memory for each and every one of you. <b><i>Hasta luego!!- </i></b><br />
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<i style="font-weight: bold;">Bird list at Savegre- </i><i>Spotted Sandpiper, Black Guan, Spotted Wood-Quail, Turkey Vulture, Black Vulture, Swainson's Hawk, Broad-winged Hawk, red-tailed Hawk, Osprey, White-tipped Dove, Band-tailed Pigeon, Sulphur-winged Parakeet, Barred Parakeet, White-collared Swift, Black Swift, Blue-and-white Swallow, Green Violet-ear, Magnificent Hummingbird, Volcano Hummingbird, Scintillant Hummingbird, Green-crowned Brilliant, White-throated Mountain-Gem, White-tailed Emerald, Resplendent Quetzal, Collared Trogon, Emerald Toucanet, Red-headed Barbet, Acorn Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, Spot-crowned Woodcreeper, Tropical Kingbird, Boat-billed Flycatcher, Great KIskadee, Torrent Tyrannulet, Dark Pewee, Black-capped Flycatcher, Yellowish Flycatcher, Tufted Flycatcher, American Dipper, Gray-breasted Wood-Wren, Ruddy-capped Nightangale-Thrush, Clay-colored Robin, Mountain Robin, Eastern Wood-Pewee, Rufous-naped Sparrow, Black-faced Solitare, Yellow-winged Vireo, Brown-capped Vireo, Long-tailed Silky-Flycatcher, Black-cheeked Warbler, Black and white Warbler, Flame-throated Warbler, Wilson's Warbler, Townsend's Warbler, Collared Redstart, Black-throated Green Warbler, Blackburnian Warbler, Louisiana Waterthrush, Baltimore Oriole, Elegant Euphomia, Golden-browed Chlorophonia, Sooty-capped Bush-Tanager, Spangle-cheeked Tanager, Flame-colored Tanager, Silver-throated Tanager, Blue-gray Tanager, Chestnut-capped Bush-Tanager, Large-footed Finch, Yellow-thighed Finch, White-naped Bush-Finch, Yellow-billed Siskin, Yellow-faced Grassquit, Melodious Blackbird.</i><br />
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<b><i>Muchas Gracias</i></b> Ricardo, we appreciated you being with us...... see you next year!<br />
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At the end of the day, we arrived at our Hotel; the Intercontinental. Jen will be busy this week working at the International Life Science Trade Show in the Hotel. Beny and I will be showing Pam and Jim many of the places that Jen and I love in Costa Rica on both the Caribbean and Pacific highlands, slopes and lowlands. Jen and I will set up her booth early tomorrow morning, and then she will have the day with us to relax and enjoy Costa Rica. There are many wonderful places to experience, birds and wildlife to see, typical foods to enjoy, and people to meet......Part 2 of our Costa Rica extravaganza begins tomorrow!<br />
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I was telling Pam and Jim on the way to San Jose about the huge numbers of Parakeets that roost in the palm trees in many areas of the city. When we pulled into the Intercontinental, the noise was deafening! Hundreds of Crimson-fronted Parakeets were coming to the palm trees at the Hotel to roost for the night. The sights and sounds of these Parakeets was unbelievable!-<br />
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There were over three dozen huge palm trees in the front courtyard of the Hotel, and every one of them was covered with Parakeets. The noise from the raucous squawking and screeching of the Parakeets was so loud you had to speak up to talk to each other! What a beautiful sight!-<br />
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<b style="font-style: italic;"> </b>We checked into our rooms, cleaned up and met back for dinner in one of the Hotel's restaurants. Over a light dinner we discussed the plans for tomorrow. We decided to go to the Caribbean town of Puerto Limon to the Sloth Rehab Center. We wished Beny Buenas nochas, and turned in for a good night sleep!<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">NOTE- A few days later I received the article from Pilar by email. She wrote a beautiful article, I was very flattered. Below is that article. </span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 15pt;">Keith Mueller</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 15pt;"> es todo un <b>campeón mundial</b> y se encuentra
en <b>Costa Rica.</b> Y no es un campeón mundial de fútbol, ajedrez,
surf, tiro al blanco ni nada que se le parezca sino de algo mucho más sublime:<b> de
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 15pt;">Y no de cualquier arte;
del arte de tallar, esculpir y pintar<b> aves en madera.</b> Y no de
cualquier madera;<b> de madera de los suampos de Luisiana, Estados Unidos</b>,
resistente al tiempo, al clima y al ambiente en general sin perder un ápice de
su delicadeza.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 15pt;">Mueller, <b>enamorado
incondicional de Costa Rica</b>, ha traído con él a más de 25 artistas de
los <b>Estados Unidos y Canadá al Hotel de Montaña Savegre,</b> en
San Gerardo de Dota, para darle el acabado final a las esculturas de pájaros
costarricenses, especialmente el <b>trogón</b>, que moldearon un año antes
en sus respectivos estados.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 15pt;">El viernes, tras los
retoques finales a sus obras, los <b>diferentes tipos de aves fueron
colgadas de los árboles</b> que rodean el hotel en un alarde de magia,
color e inspiración que no pasó inadvertida para el resto de los huéspedes
quienes destacaron la sensibilidad artística del grupo y su habilidad para
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exquisita calidad de estos artistas la corroboraron más bien los <b>propios
pájaros de carne y hueso, especialmente los “carpinteros” quienes temiendo la
potencial amenaza que podría significar para ellos una de sus réplicas en
madera que colgaban de la rama de un árbol, la atacaron sin tregua a picotazos
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 15pt;">Es el primer encuentro
del grupo fuera de los Estados Unidos con Keith Mueller como profesor, director
y autoridad mundial en ese campo y quien eligió a Costa Rica como la sede por
su gran facilidad para la observación de aves, diversidad de especies,
naturaleza, infraestructura hotelera y seguridad.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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ha ganado seis competencias mundiales, y sus obras, que se cotizan en miles de
dólares, se exhiben en prestigiosas instituciones norteamericanas así como en
galerías de arte públicas y privadas en todo el mundo.</span></div>
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metro de alto, hecha con herramientas muy específicas y valorada en $35 mil, es
una escultura desarmable de <b>450 piezas de aves nacionales volando</b> y <b>descansando</b> sobre
el tupido y pintoresco follaje tropical.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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mundialmente renombrado, descubrir Costa Rica fue para Keith Mueller la puerta
que le abrió <b>nuevos horizontes</b> a su arte y, sobre todo, una
perspectiva más exótica y rica en detalles, colores, expresiones y variedad
propias de nuestra naturaleza tropical.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Costa Rica desde que la visitó por primera vez, que no solo se comprometió a
hacer todos sus talleres de escultura y pintura naturales aquí sino que, en el
año 2000, se comprometió sentimentalmente aquí con su hoy esposa. “Desde
entonces soy también un pura vida”, bromeó entre los asistentes. </span><br />
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pájaros “carpinteros” de verdad de la montaña en San Gerardo de Dota.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 15pt;">Una de las artistas
norteamericanas concentrada en los detalles de la belleza del trogón.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 15pt;">Lechuzas, halcones y
otras aves nacionales figuraron entre los modelos que inspiraron a los artistas
norteamericanos de paso por Costa Rica.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i>The English Translation (Gracias Amanda Chavarria):</i></b><br />
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Keith Mueller is a World Champion and he is in Costa Rica. He is not a World Champion of soccer, chess, surf, target shooting nor anything alike, but a Champion of something more sublime:art.<br />
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Not any kind of art; the art of carving, sculpting and painting wooden birds. And not any kind of wood; wood from Louisiana's swamps, resistant to time, weather and the environment in general without losing ant of its delicacy.<br />
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Mueller, an unconditional lover of Costa Rica, has brought with him more than 25 artists from the United States and Canada to Savegre Lodge, in San Gerado de Dota, to give the final touches to the Costa Rican birds' sculptures, specially the Trogon, which they carved a year ago in their respective States.<br />
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This Friday, after the finishing details of their work, the different types of birds were hung from the trees that surround the lodge in a display of magic, color and inspiration that did not go through unnoticed by the other guests of the lodge, who highlighted the group's artistic sensibility and their skill to catch each feature of the species in the area.<br />
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However, the exquisite quality of these artists was corroborated by the flesh and bone from the birds themselves, specially the Woodpeckers, who afraid of the potential thread that their hanging wooden replicas could mean to them, attacked the sculptures' faces.<br />
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The group's first meeting outside the United States with Keith Mueller as their professor, director and worldwide authority in this field,and who chose Costa Rica as headquarters for its easiness for bird watching, diversity of species, nature, hotel infrastructure and security.<br />
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While still missing one, Mueller has won six World Championship competitions, his works listed for thousands of dollars, are exhibited in prestigious North American institutions such as public and private art galleries around the World.<br />
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One of them, 3.28 ft, tall, made with very specific tools and valued at $35 thousand, is a buildable sculpture of 450 pieces with a Costa Rican bird flying and resting in the dense and picturesque tropical foliage.<br />
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Being already a world renowned artist, to Keith discovering Costa Rica was the door that opened new horizons for his art and, specially, a more exotic perspective, full of details, colors, expressions and a variety of our own tropical nature.<br />
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Mueller loved Costa Rica since he visited for the first time, that he not only committed himself to take all his workshops of sculpting and natural paintings here, but in the year 2000, he got engaged with his spouse. "Ever since I am also a "<i>pura vida" </i>he joked among all!<br />
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<i>These are a few of my sculpted Costa Rican birds and paintings that Pilar enjoyed seeing on my iPad.-</i><br />
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"Emeralds, Orchids and Jade" Emerald Toucanets that Pilar mentioned in the article.<br />
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"Plumed Emerald of the Cloudforest" Resplendent Quetzal<br />
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"La Madre de La Luna"- "Mother of the Moon"- Common Potoo<br />
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"Symbiotic Fragility"- female Quetzal interpretive sculpture, carved from Avocado wood<br />
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"The Aguacatillo Tree"- Emerald Toucanets and Ocotea whiteii, oil painting on board<br />
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Illustrations I am painting for a book on Costa Rican Birds. Ornate Hawk-Eagle (above, and a pair of Flame-colored Tanagers (below)-<br />
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Pair of Costa Rican Pygmy Owls-<br />
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flying Male Resplendent Quetzal-<br />
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Scaled Antpitta-<br />
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"Smoothie" life-sized Ornate Hawk-Eagle, ready to paint<br />
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<b><i> Continues..........Week Two, Day 11, Sunday, Oct 9, 2016, Pacific slopes, lowland and coast-</i></b><br />
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<i style="font-weight: bold;"> </i> We woke up early this morning with plans to drive down to Puerto Limon on the southeast Caribbean coast to the Sloth Sanctuary ( http://www.slothsanctuary.com/ ). Jen and I have been wanting to go here for many years.....but time never allowed. Because of the long week at Savegre, we all mutually came to the same conclusion......that we really didn't want to drive four hours this morning! Without going to the Sloth Sanctuary, I suggested a more "relaxed" day together......which sounded good to Pam, Jim and Jen! My thoughts would be to travel to the small Pacific slope Town or Orotina where Jen and I have been to many times. In the center this lovely town, is a small park which has proven in the past to be a good place to go birding at a slow pace, also enjoying the many park benches to sit and relax in the shade.<br />
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Orotina has many Pacific slope bird specialties, and the town park is especially famous for their resident pair of Black and White Owls. Jen and I have seen them on two other occasions, but not in 2014 when we were there last. The Owls nest and raise their young in the Palm Trees in the park. Last time we were there, the Owlets fledged and the birds left. We were told by the Park keeper that we had missed them by two weeks.-<br />
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One of the Orotina Black and White Owls which I photographed in early Oct. 2010<br />
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The other resident of the Park is a Two-toed Sloth (Perizoso dos dedos) which is always easily seen in the trees in the center of the small Park. This is that Perizoso which I also photographed next to the Owl and on the same morning.-<br />
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It was early in the morning and as Beny pulled down that little side street where the park became in view, we could see that the park was nearly empty of people. "Sunday morning" Beny said.....everyone is sleeping in or at church. And also Sunday is family get-together day in Costa Rica, after church everyone would be preparing food for family day!<br />
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When Beny pulled up alongside the curb on the southeast corner of the park a few Great-tailed Grackles walked past us. Also as usual, the loud raspy screeches of dozens of Orange-chinned Parakeets were nearly overwhelming. The noisy Parakeets always greet you when you come to this park!-<br />
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If you want to see and study White-winged Doves up close, Orotina Park is an excellent place to do this......they are as numerous and tame as Pigeons are here in our city parks-<br />
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There weren't too many birds and bird species in the park this morning, they must have been sleeping in too! There were a few Rufous-naped Wrens foraging around the light poles.....probably looking for moths and katydids-<br />
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I am fascinated by the multiple colored fur levels of these Variegated Squirrels.-<br />
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We looked around the near vacant park (from people and birds) but could not find the Owls or Perizoso. If the Owls are in the large Palm Trees in the northwest corner of the park, and not perched in the large open trees in the middle of the park, they are hard to find. But the Sloth is usually right out in the open, but none of us could spot it. A man walked into the park with his morning newspaper and sat on one of the benches. I politely greeted him "Buenas dias" (good morning), "perdon" (excuse me) I asked him two words: "Lechuza" (Owl) and "Perizoso" (Sloth)!? He pointed up to the trees for the "Lechuza", and then he said "No mas, Perizoso"! He tried to explain to me tat the Sloth was gone.....so Beny got the whole story from him. Sadly, last year, the Sloth fell out of the tree one rainy and stormy night and died when it hit the sidewalk! That was very sad.....Jen and I have seen that Sloth every time we visited this Park; it will be missed!<br />
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We all looked around a while longer for the Owls but with no luck. A local man who just walked into the park noticed us looking up into the trees. He asked me if we were looking for the Owls and I told him we were. "Sorry" he said, "The Owls left the park about two weeks ago"! Oh well, a little late again this year! I thanked him and we decided it was time to leave.<br />
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Now where do we go? I had planned to spend an hour and a half in the park which is usually busy with birds, we sat down on one of the benches to figure out what to do next. Beny seeing that we had struck out in the park for the Owls and Sloth, pulled out his iphone and made a phone call. He talked for a few minutes, and hung up his phone. He told me, "C'mon, I have a surprise for you.....something that you will really be happy about"!<br />
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I asked him where are you taking us, and he told me that I already knew the place, but to a different area that you have never been to! So off we went driving southeast. As we were driving, I told Beny that we have been on these roads before, Beny with his usual smile on his face and quick response said "I know"! He told me that we were going someplace that was really special; to a private Estate, and I would be really happy when we got there! I know Beny well, and his surprises always turn out fantastic! As we got closer to the place, I told him that I think I knew where he was taking us....and he just smiled! We were on the Pacific slopes right in the middle of Mango country! And since I am "Mango loco" according to Beny, I was happy!<br />
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Beny slowed down, and put on his left turn signal. Jen and I knew exactly where we were. We had been here two years ago when we were in Orotina. Beny pulled up to the gate house for the Turu ba ri Park, the zip-line and adventure park that I had wanted to schedule in our tours last week. It is located on the lower slopes near the foothills southeast of the town park in Orotina. Turu ba ri is an amazing park which features: gondola cable car rides across the Rio Tarcoles gorge, and the incredible "Superman" zip-line ride across the gorge! Amazing! They also have guided bird and wildlife tours, horseback riding and a full restaurant facilities for breakfast, lunch and dinner! It is an fabulous place! ( https://www.turubari.com/ ) (orange arrow)-<br />
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I was really glad that we were coming here, besides showing Pam and Jim a great place to have a day tour for next years class, the place was very "birdy". But I still had to ask Beny why he was taking us here......and again he said, "Its a surprise"!! He smiled and told me that he was going up to the office to pick up a guide for us, and then we were going to the private estate on the other side of the river to go birding and to see something he knows would make me, Jen, Pam and Jim very happy!<br />
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The entrance road to the Adventure Park is a half-mile long dirt and gravel road with many birds seen along the road. We stopped a few times to take quick looks at birds, but I was anxious to start private birding tour on that private Estate land.......what an amazing privaledge! They had over 300 hectares (around 750 acres) of absolute prime Pacific foothills land with a long list of endemic and regional species. I had dreamed about birding here when Beny pointed to it last time we were here! We arrived at the office and met our guide for the morning. His name was "Gabo" (Gabriel), and he was anxious to get started.-<br />
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Gabo told us to stop and be extra quiet. He motioned to all of us to walk slowly up to him, and get in behind this large Palm Tree trunk. He carefully pointed slowly up towards a small dark area in the branches to the left of us about twenty feet off the ground. As our eyes adjusted to the small dark area......... it materialized into a Spectacled Owl! Wow, what an amazing bird! This is the first Spectacled Owl that I have ever seen, what a wonderful gift! Jen loves Owls and she was absolutely thrilled to see it. Pam was also excited and commented on how beautiful it was, Jim was like me, taking picture after picture!-<br />
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We were all really happy having an amazing, yet brief encounter with that Owl. Gabo said for us to follow him up a path into the left side of the rainforest. He told us to be very quiet and to walk slowly. We followed behind him on the path and were very careful not to crunch any crisp leaves on the ground.<br />
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After spending five minutes absorbing as much of this exciting event as we could (and as many pictures as we could take), we decided to leave the Owlet alone and not upset it and its parents! When we got back out to the road, Beny asked me if I was happy with his "surprise"! The big hug I gave him gave him my answer!! :^) Beny knew of the Owlet a few months ago when they were very young and small. Actually there are two Owlets in this clutch, the other one probably a short distance from this one this morning. He showed me pictures of both Owlets when they were small puffs of white down plumage with big, bright yellow eyes! The encounter was absolutely amazing......Beny my friend, you came through again!<br />
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We walked a short distance back down the road and were startled a bit by a big woosh of wings......the other adult Spectacled Owl which was watching us from the higher branches of the trees, flushed away from us. I am sure it was relieved that we had moved away from its Owlet.-<br />
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As we slowly walked down this road, we saw many birds, but most were quick looks in the dense vegetation such as this unidentified Seedeater.- <i>(Updated Nov 11, identified as a Variable Seedeater- Thank you Guillermo)</i><br />
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A little movement in the branches over my head made me look up. Just ten feet over my head I spotted a bright yellow patch of feathers......which belonged to a stunning Violaceous Trogon.-<br />
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It came to my attention later by a renowned Ornithologist and birder in Costa Rica, that this bird has been renamed to "Gartered" Trogon......something about the subpecies differences and its range split on the Pacific coast. I told him I appreciated that information and will make note of it.....But, since I am old school and an artist not an Ornithologist, I always prefer the "romantic" and "artistic" name! I'll stay with Violaceous Trogon, more of an appealing name for this bird! :^)-<br />
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Many of the Palm Trees had nest holes used by Woodpeckers, Parakeets, Amazon Parrots, Trogons, Aracaris and Toucans. Gabo told me that they have a few Keel-billed Toucans here; which is very uncommon for this species to be on the Pacific slopes.-</div>
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Woodcreepers of several species were common in the trees along the road such as this <br />
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Over breakfast Pam, Jim, Jen, Beny and I started discussing the plans for the tour for next years class. We come up with a great idea for the day......Have an early breakfast at the Hotel in the San Jose area and then leave for Orotina. Go directly on the private birding tour on this fabulous private estate. When the birding walk is over, everyone will take the cable trams back across the Rio Tarcoles gorge to the main buildings. Back at the main area, there is time for horseback riding, or more riding on the cable trams, and of course the famous "Superman" Zip-Line!!! WOW!! After that, we all have lunch in the open-air restaurant and head out to the next location....what an amazing morning!!<br />
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Jen and I, Pam and Jim would like to personally Thank Guillermo and Rodrigo for your generous gift for sharing your beautiful property, and your gracious kindness for us to enjoy! </div>
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After a wonderfully hardy and very delicious Tico breakfast, we said adios con mucho gusto to Gabo and the others, what a great morning. We are now heading down for a nice relaxing drive on the coast road starting at Tarcoles.-</div>
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<i style="font-weight: bold;">Tarcoles-</i> when we crossed over the "Crocodile Bridge" which goes over the Rio Tarcoles, I thought it would be nice to take a short stop at the beach behind the small town of Tarcoles. This beach (Playa Tarcoles) is an "off-the-beaten-path" place to stop and go birding. The beach is located south of the mouth of the Rio Tarcoles. The beach is behind the old soccer field and there is only one small road that ends at the beach. There is a small parking area under the Beach Almond trees which may hold a handful of cars. </div>
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Today, we were in luck. The wind was blowing strong and steady on shore from the west. For anyone who sea watches for seabirds, this is the ideal scenario. The winds blow birds off the ocean, and in this case the Gulf of Nicoya and closer to shore. </div>
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Beny pulled his van under the almond trees and I couldn't wait to open the doors. As I was waiting to help everyone out of the van, Jen pointed out the open side sliding door and said, "Turn around, look"! I turned around just in time to see a Mangrove Black Hawk land on the beach only thirty-five yards in front of us!</div>
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.......and disappeared into the almond and palm trees along the shoreline. To be honest, for me, this up-close and personal experience with the Mangrove Black Hawk rivaled if not surpassed the Spectacled Owl sightings. I really love this species of Hawk. The faint barring and markings in primaries and secondaries of the black wings and the white bands on the black tail is quite spectacular!-<br />
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While I was watching and photographing the Hawk fading into the trees, I could hear Jen yelling to me from the van "Look up, look up, look up"!! And when I did.......I was again stunned! Magnificent Frigatebirds were gliding down the beach only twenty yards over our heads! I couldn't believe it! I looked over to Jim, and he looked at me said "This just gets better and better"!! This was spectacular! This is my absolute favorite Seabird species, and now they are literally tree-top level over my head! While I was standing there in that one spot on the beach, my (possibly) favorite species of Hawk and my favorite Seabird species at only a few seconds apart! I couldn't believe it!</div>
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We stayed at the beach for nearly an hour, and the birds never stopped flying! A steady procession of Brown Pelicans, Magnificent Frigatebirds, Neotropic Cormorants and Black Vultures passed by in a steady procession of flight using the west winds to carry them south out of the Gulf of Nicoya and into the Pacific Ocean.-</div>
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<b><i> Part 2 Continues.............Week two, Day 11, Sunday, Oct 9, 2016, Pacific slopes, lowland and coast, </i></b><i style="font-weight: bold;">"Heading towards Quepos"!- </i>The drive down the Pacific coast from Tarcoles is a beautiful drive. The murky waters of the Gulf of Nicoya (due to rainy season high river level runoffs) are now replaced with the immaculately clear and tropical blue waters of the Pacific Ocean.-<br />
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It was a very leisurely and relaxing drive interrupted occasionally by clusters of birds! :^) By now we were in Jaco, it was lunch time. Beny said he knew of a few restaurants in the area and he gave us a list of choices......Italian sounded good!<br />
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Beny pulled into the Marriott Los Suenos and the property was huge! The Mariott grounds had a giant golf course which immediately highlighted its numerous birds as we drove by. Beny looked at me and smiled, "I know my friend, we will be stopping here on the way out to photograph the birds"!! The landscaping on the grounds was amazing which included a large track of rainforest habitat. The entire Jaco fishing fleet was docked in this natural harbor........<br />
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<b><i><br /></i></b> After lunch, a little walk up and down the harbor boardwalk, and time to go birding! On the long drive to the restaurant through the property, the first group of birds that I spotted were a flock of Black-bellied Whistling Ducks at the pond in the golf course. This will be our first stop. Beny stopped at the pond and most of the Whistling Ducks were standing on the grass on the side of the pond. In this flock of ducks was a surprise......something that I was hoping for: a Northern Jacana. One of my favorite marsh bird species; and a beautiful bird with odd large feet for walking on floating vegetation.-<br />
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While I was photographing the Whistling Ducks, a Solitary Sandpiper walked out of the ruff-<br />
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Jim and I were standing on the side of the road photographing the Whistling Ducks and I caught a movement out of the corner of my right eye. I looked over and saw an Iguana walking across a dirt access road in a field on the right side of the golf course. As I watched the Iguana walk into the grass, a head popped up out of the taller grass! It was a Double-striped Thick-Knee! This is the first one that I have ever seen. Pam and Jen joined us to look at this cool-looking bird, and Jim and I took a long series of pictures-<br />
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While we were fixated on the Thick-Knee, Jen let us know that the Jacana had flown to the side of the pond next to where we were standing. Looking over, the Jacana was giving us amazing views feeding in the emergent vegetation along the edge of the pond-<br />
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This pond was a great birding find, we stayed there for half an hour. Since it was mid-afternoon, we decided to head back towards San Jose and see what the ride back would bring us. We would always stop for any good bird opportunities, and maybe a souvenir shop or two......but we were definitely going to stop at one of the amazing fruit stands along the road in the Orotina area. Nothing better than fresh ripe mangoes from Orotina!<br />
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After a half hour ride, we were back in the Tarcoles area where the road is close to the beach. I felt Beny rapidly slowing down his van. To me, that is a signal that he has spotted birds! And that is exactly what happened. He pointed over to the left side of the road in the almond trees.....Macaws, and a whole flock of them! The Macaws were doing their typical afternoon routine which is feeding heavily on the almonds! We pulled over into the small dirt pull-off parking area, and the noise was deafening. If you have never heard the loud raucous sounds of feeding Scarlet Macaws, it is something that you will never forget!-<br />
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Well, we had timed this perfectly. All five of us really enjoyed this private Macaw show. After ten minutes, all the Macaws flew out of the almond trees and headed inland............<br />
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........flying over the tall trees on the east side of the road........ </div>
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.......and disappearing into the rain forest! What a short but spectacular show!</div>
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Since we would be passing Playa Tarcoles on our way back, I asked Beny to go down to the beach again for a short stop. When we did, the procession of birds was still going on, but it had slowed down quite a bit. The first birds we saw when we stepped out of the van was a flock of Brown Pelicans-<br />
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Although fewer than this morning, the Frigates continued soaring down the coast-<br />
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We also had Scarlet Macaws starting to gather in the almond trees near the beach, but behind us-<br />
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Another interesting show.......Black Vultures were coming in constantly and starting to gather together on the beach in many small groups-<br />
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Well, it was getting late so we decided to get going. In a small flooded and swampy cow pasture were several Bare-throated Tiger Herons.......<br />
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No matter if you are driving through the lowlands of the Caribbean or the Pacific, if you see cattle or livestock, you will see flocks of Cattle Egrets!-<br />
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We were getting close to the fruit stands in Orotina, and Jen found a Hawk sitting in a tree along the road on the left side. Beny pulled around and stopped right next to a gorgeous Roadside Hawk. What a beauty! A few study images of a beautiful Roadside Hawk!-<br />
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We decided to leave the Hawk in peace and drove a short distance to one of the larger fruit stands. As usual, the place was busy.....all the vendors hawking (sorry) their produce. We ended up with quite a few bags of great fresh produce: mangoes, fried green plantains, mamon chino, papaya, green mango ceviche (Beny likes that), fresh cacao/chocolate, and fresh roasted cashews! <br />
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The mangoes were ripe and sweet which is the way this Gringo likes them.....most Costa Ricans like them unripe with lime and salt.<br />
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Beny picks out a huge ripe manga (large mango) for me which was almost as big as his head! And yes, it was juicy, sweet and delicious!! :^)-<br />
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What a great ending to a wonderful day! Tomorrow, Jen will be working at the Life Science Trade Show in the Intercontinental Hotel. So, Beny and I will be taking Pam and Jim to another of my favorite spots in Costa Rica....the Caribbean foothills and lowlands to the Rio Sarapiqui for a private wildlife boat ride; looking forward to it! Buenas nochas!<br />
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<i style="font-weight: bold;"> Week Two Continues......... Day 12, Monday, Oct 10, 2016, Caribbean foothills, lowlands and highlands- </i>With an early breakfast, we were off to an early start heading down to the Caribbean foothills and lowlands. Jen and I go here for a day every time we are in Costa Rica and love the varying landscapes from open pasture land, riparian lands, plantations, and lush tropical rainforests.-<br />
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Our first destination this morning is the small town of Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui which is located on the banks of the Rio Sarapiqui.-<br />
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The Caribbean lowland rainforests are a lush tropical ecosystem similar to, but different than the rainforests of the Pacific slopes, lowlands and foothills. The Puerto Viejo area is home to many of the Rainforest Reserves of the Tropical Studies Institute such as La Selva and Tirimbina Rainforest Reserves. (Images from La Selva and Tirimbina)-<br />
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We drove downhill on the Pan-American highway through the awe-inspiring views of Braulia Carrillo National Park. Driving down the long flat roads of the lowlands, we started seeing quite a few birds. The first sighting being a spectacular "kettle" of migrating Hawks from North America-<br />
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Driving by the kettle of Hawks, I did see two Zone-tailed Hawks flying with the lower-gliding Black Vultures. Later when I examined the images, as suspected the Hawks were mostly Broad-winged Hawks with a few Swainson's Hawks mixed in.-<br />
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When you are driving along anywhere in Costa Rica, you will always see birds sitting on the power lines and wires; mostly Doves, Hawks, Grackles, Tropical Kingbirds and assorted Flycatchers. I looked up and noticed two birds on the wire that looked different. A quick stop revealed a pair of immature Groove-billed Ani. I thought at first that it was possible that they were Smooth-billed, but that would be rare here on the Caribbean, so I settled with the obvious choice.-<br />
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One of the Caribbean's prized birds; the Keel-billed Toucan. Its always a good idea to search through all the Cecropia Trees that you see, usually you will find Toucans perched in them. However, these were too far out from the road for good pictures, and they flew off almost as soon as we spotted them!-<br />
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Cropped image showing an immature fledged Toucan (left) begging to be fed by the adult (right)--<br />
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A little farther down the road, a Montezuma Oropendola nest colony hangs in a Sura Tree (Terminalia oblonga). The nests are deserted since the birds fledged a few weeks ago. Still another amazing sight of the lowlands-<br />
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Garza azul; besides being the Costa Rican name for the Great Blue Heron, is also the name of a private river boat tour on the Sarapiqui. Jen and I have been on this trip four times and we love it! There is so much to see on the river from assorted birds to Howler Monkees, Sloths, Caimen, Iguana, Bats, and so much more. They also have a private restaurant, and something new, a cacao (aka chocolate) grove with a tour (and samplings)!! :^) Because it is a private tour, and because it is off-season, Beny arranged this for Pam, Jim and I. We are going to be adding this tour to our day tour schedule for next years Costa Rica seminar! For today, this will be a special private tour for Pam, Jim and me! Beny always goes with us....he has great eyes for spotting wildlife, and he will be our interpreter! We met the Captain at the boat, his name is Andres', but he is more commonly known as "El Zorro"! Yes that's correct! Capt. Zorro as we will soon find out is a real character with an awesome sense of humor.....he was great fun to be with. But most importantly, he had unbelievable eyesight.....his spotting skills in those thick overhead trees was beyond impressive!!-<br />
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The Rio Sarapiqui was very high and muddy this morning; a bi-product of the heavy rains lately. Usually the river is much lower which is better for more birds since the low water offers more exposed log and branch perches for them. But Capt. Zorro assured us, there would still be many birds to enjoy! It was an unusual morning, with unsettled weather. Driving along the country road this morning it was sunny. Than the clouds moved in and was threatening rain.....than it rained a little. Than the sun came back out, than it clouded up again. I was beginning to think we would have a rainy morning. But then the sun came out again.....than it clouded up again! Oh well, we'll take our chances and hope for good enough weather to enjoy the boat ride and to photograph!-<br />
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For me though, the bird species that is the "Star of the River" has got to be the Anhinga (aka Snake-bird) or Pato aquja as its called by Costa Ricans! They are an unusually interesting bird that is very common and reliable on the river. It is very human-friendly and accommodating; allowing the boat and you to get very close so you can observe, study and photograph it. I am sure Jim was enjoying it....I heard him say again "This just gets better and better" between his rapid clicks of his cameras shutter button!! Really cool bird!-<br />
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The Anhinga were plentiful both up and down the river from the dock. Here are a few studies of a few of the Anhingas we experienced today-<br />
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An Anhinga in post-complete moult. Looking at its plumage you can see the developing plumage........<br />
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.........of the "pin'feathered" tertials, primaries and secondary coverts, and the down filoplumes protruding out from the wing coverts. This bird will be spending the next two weeks on this river, it won't be able to fly until then........<br />
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We passed this lone Monkey and continued on our way down river gently making headway with the moving current. I really wanted Pam and Jim to see a Sloth. We always see them on this river, I hope this year the river will also provide at least one for us! El Zorro scanned the trees with a very intense focus, I had a feeling it wouldn't be long.-<br />
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Perizoso, cried El Zorro! Dos dedos! But it will be hard to see Beny told us. The Captain maneuvered his boat under this tall tree along the river bank, and he mentioned that the Sloth was well hidden way up in the tree branches. Yes we did see a Sloth but as he said it was not a good sighting, only part of a dark cluster of wet hair was visible. Although we did see a Sloth, I was disappointed for Pam and Jim, I wanted them to have a good sighting and for Jim to be able to take some good photos. But honestly, I knew this would not be the last Sloth of the day. We only traveled maybe a hundred feet down the river and El Zorro pointed again "Perizoso" and Beny said this one is in clear view! There only twenty feet over our heads in an opening in the trees on a branch, was a curled up Two-toed Sloth with its baby.....huddling up to keep dry and warm! Fantastic!-<br />
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Its ironic, because a short distance down river, we found two more Sloths! By now we could start hearing the distant eerie "howls" of a family of Howler Monkey. Than as if being on cue came the unnerving howls of another family of Howler Monkeys, right over our heads in the trees! In fact they were everywhere both up river and down, close to the river and back in the rainforest! -<br />
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<b><i><br /></i></b><i style="font-weight: bold;"> </i>No, I haven't forgot to mention the other birds we saw! Along the river we could hear the screeching sounds of many family groups of Orange-chinned Parakeets. But they are so hard to see in the dense vegetation, we didn't even try. Other birds were seen with quick looks but were not identified, such as this unidentified Flycatcher-<br />
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<b><i><br /></i></b><b style="font-style: italic;"> </b>A little farther downstream, El Zorro's keen eyesight found another Caribbean river specialty; the Green Ibis. There were a pair of them roosting on a tree branch hanging over the river-<br />
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Slowly the rain let up, it only lasted for half an hour. The sun began to peek through the overcast skies again. It was time now to start heading back to the dock. El Zorro gave us a nice long nearly two-hour boat ride that was very eventful. He was going back slowly against the current and I thought I heard a Toucan. I told the Captain, and he nodded he heard it too. He also said "Oropendola"! And pointed to the left side of the river. There in a fruiting tree was a flock of feeding Oropendola. Again our timing was perfect.....if we had come through a few minutes earlier or come back later, we would have missed them.<br />
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For me, there are no better symbols of the Caribbean lowlands than the Toucan and the Montezuma Oropendola.......two of my favorite birds! Now we had a flock of them feeding in a tree in front of us....not much better than that!-<br />
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The Oropendola flew in and flew out of this fruiting tree. Many would fill up on the small fruits and then fly off into the rainforest. I was still waiting for that Toucan to show up that I heard since often the two species associate together on the feeding trees. But it never came. I was watching the Oropendola as they shifted from tree to tree. One of the Oropendola that I was following flew into the top of a tree with few leaves on the branches. It landed with a few other birds that were perched in the branches.<br />
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At first I couldn't tell what species they were in my camera, so I picked up my binoculars and took a look; Collared Aracari!! The little Toucan species of the Caribbean side of Costa Rica.-<br />
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Come to find out, there were three small flocks of Collared Aracari feeding in the trees on both sides of the river-<br />
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Back at the dock there was a little time to wonder around the area to look for more birds and wildlife. We were going to meet the owner of Garza Azul in a few minutes because he had something really special to show us.-<br />
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We had just gotten off the boat and at the top of the landing stairs by the restaurant, Pam was pointing up in the tree, she said she was looking at a Woodpecker. She pointed it out to Jim and me and sure enough, it was a Cinnamon Woodpecker! I had never seen this species before, so it was a great find, Thank You Pam! Although we never got a good look at it, or good images, it was a wonderful bird!-<br />
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.....Blue-tailed Lizard which scurried off in a big hurry.......<br />
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....... the tiny "Blue Jeans", Strawberry Poison Dart Frog hiding in the wet leaf litter.....<br />
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The trees surrounding the main building had many Parakeets and a few Amazon Parrots in the upper branches, and they were loud!-<br />
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Besides the many Orange-chinned Parakeets, there were a few (that I could see) Olive-fronted Parakeets which seemed to like the Guava tree-<br />
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One of the fruits you see in every fruit stand in Costa Rica is Mamon chino (aka Rambutan). It is a close relative to the Lychee nut and it is refreshingly sweet and nutritious. When you peel off the red hairy covering, you will find a pure white fruit that is very juicy. It has a slight flavor of a sweet soft cheese.<br />
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I looked around and saw that there were several Mamon chino trees with ripe fruit. I asked Beny if it would be OK if I picked a couple of them, and he said Si.! So I did, and had a nice fresh-picked snack which was quite refreshing after that boat ride in the humid air.-<br />
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<b><i>Part Two Continues.......... </i></b><i style="font-weight: bold;">Day 12, Monday, Oct 10, 2016, Caribbean foothills, lowlands and highlands </i><br />
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<b><i><br /></i></b>KeithMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00303315348491554955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3931648339451382009.post-63346421998873334342016-10-20T11:34:00.000-07:002016-11-09T18:15:59.847-08:00Krausman's Woodcarving Studio 2016 Costa Rica "Pura Vida" Birdcarving Extravaganza!!<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Part Two continues.........Day 12, Monday, Oct 10, 2016, Caribbean foothills, lowlands and highlands- </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">After a little successful exploring around the main building, the owner Juan Hernandez walked over and greeted us. -</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> Beny (left), Captain "El Zorro" Andres (center, and Juan Hernandez (right) </span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Beny told us that Juan is a Cacao farmer.....he has a large plantation of Cacao across the road from the boat dock. His surprise was that he had been cultivating a small Cacao grove next to the main building which will be established as a "Chocolate Tour" in combination with the boat ride and lunch. What a great package! For me, I find the whole cacao growing, and chocolate tour absolutely fascinating. </span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Juan is planning on having the Chocolate tour ready for us next year when we come which will include the chocolate processing and tasting.....this is excellent! If you have never experienced this, its very interesting. </span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Juan gave us a tour through the small grove that he has established by the office. He told us that he will have the building and stand built for the tours. Juan's Cacao grove-</span><br />
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Chocolate comes from processing the seeds/beans from inside the pods.<br />
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When the fermentation process is completed, the beans are placed on open trays to dry evenly in the sun. The seeds must remain dry or will spoil if they get wet.-<br />
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When the beans are completely dried, they are warmed up to loosen up the husks from the beans-<br />
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Hot water can be added to the ground beans to make a hot beverage. The Mayans had such a drink that they called "Bitter Water" hinting at the bitter taste of the raw cacao beans. To this bitter water the Mayans added chili pepper and sugar. Other spices can be added to this drink such as vanilla, cinnamon, sugar, pepper and other local flavors-<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;"> The place is the home of Jorge Mora Robles and Elizabeth Rodriquez Segura. They have a back porch platform mirador that has many Hummingbird feeders and a bird fruit feeding station with a back-drop view that is nothing less than spectacular! They operate a little restaurant with delicious Tico traditional food on the menu. While you are having a meal, you can sit on the porch/platform and enjoy the amazing view and birds. This area has many species of Hummingbirds, with continuous bird traffic including specialties such as the Red-headed Barbet and Emerald Toucanets!-</span><br />
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.......and you could see the huge waterfall across the valley until now that was only heard in the fog. The other side of the valley is actually the back side of Braulio Carrillo National Park.-<br />
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And the first Slaty-backed Nightangale-Thrush I have ever seen made an appearance below the feeding platform on the ground, that was a nice bird to end the afternoon on!-<br />
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We decided that this mirador was really special and we were going to return here in the morning. Being only an hour and a half from the Hotel, we could leave early after breakfast and be here for the morning active birds. We told Senora Elizabeth that we would be here in the morning and she wished us Hasta manana and buenas tardes!<br />
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Since this mirador is close to LaPaz, we have to drive right by the last LaPaz waterfall on the way back to San Jose......beautiful!<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;"> <b><i>Week two Continues........Day 13, Tuesday, Oct 11, 2016, Back up to the Caribbean Highlands, Hummingbird Mirador......</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span>KeithMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00303315348491554955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3931648339451382009.post-50328002913465332722016-10-19T03:55:00.000-07:002016-11-10T08:20:50.000-08:00Krausman's Woodcarving Studio 2016 Costa Rica "Pura Vida" Birdcarving Extravaganza!!<br />
<i style="font-weight: bold;">Week two Continues.....Day 13, Tuesday, Oct 11. 2016, Back up to the Caribbean Highlands and the Hummingbird Mirador- </i>Met Jim at breakfast this morning, Pam has come down with the early stages of sinus congestion and a cold so she decided to stay in today and rest. Jen is working at the Trade Show, so it will be Beny, Jim and I this morning. While we were getting in Beny's van, a male Hoffman's Woodpecker apparently wanted its picture taken by landing on the Palm Tree trunk right in front of Beny's van......and I was happy to accommodate him! :^)-<br />
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After the Woodpecker photo shoot, we drove out of the parking lot headed for the Hummingbird Mirador. An hour and a half later, we arrived at the mirador and anxiously hurried to the outside deck. On the way through the restaurant we said Buenas dias to Senora Elizabeth and she greeted us with a big smile. She asked me "El chocolate caliente" (Hot chocolate)? I smiled and said "Si, gracias"!<br />
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We walked onto the deck with cameras ready, and the Hummingbirds were very active buzzing the feeders. chasing one another, while others were perched quietly on the natural vegetation. The first Hummingbird that caught my eye coming to the feeder on the left was a very uncommon species which I have only seen once before at LaPaz. It has become a favorite Hummingbird species of mine; the Green Thorntail!-<br />
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The birds slowed down a bit with no new species joining us. The Hummingbirds continued at their usually high-strung pace. The Emerald Toucanets were a no-show this morning and Senora Elizabeth told us that she hadn't seen them this morning before we arrived. She also mentioned that she or Senor Jorge haven't seen the Red-headed Barbets in a few weeks.<br />
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Jim and I decided to take a ride down to the Caribbean foothills and see what we find (if anything) there. We could spend an hour or so there and then come back here to the mirador for lunch and birds. We told Senora Elizabeth that we would see her for lunch. She told us that she will make us her Beef Stew and it would be ready and hot when we came back......sounds good to me!! :^)<br />
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We had only driven a short distance from the mirador and just starting downhill, when Beny looked to the right and said there is a big white bird in the top of that tree. Since I couldn't see where he was pointing, my first thought was a King Vulture perhaps? Beny pulled off on to that very narrow dirt and gravel shoulder where only a few yards away was an incredibly steep and seemingly bottomless drop-off which was beyond hair raising! Now I could see the bird.......a gorgeous White Hawk! This image taken from the "edge" of the pull-off.......you can see the deep valley below-<br />
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We watched and photographed this magnificent Hawk for ten minutes than decided it was time to drive down to the foothills and look around if we want to be back by lunchtime. Just like anywhere you go in Costa Rica, the spectacular views are never ending......the Caribbean foothills-<br />
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I asked Beny to take us to another area that we hadn't been to before. Beny chose farm country which was an area a little northwest of Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui. The area was a little different than I was use to seeing made up mostly of pastures and intermittent forests, woody patches and some riparian forests near streams and creeks.<br />
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The birds were a little sparse and spread out, but we were driving and "road-birding" so that would be expected in this new area. But we did see quite a few of the usual species in the fields, trees, fences and power lines such as Doves, Pigeons, Kingbirds, Flycatchers, Grackles, Black and Turkey Vultures, Cattle Egrets, a few Kingfishers, small passerines, and others. We also saw a few Montezuma Oropendola, Roadside Hawks, other unidentified Hawks and of course a few others that warranted stopping and taking a few images such as this Crested Caracara that Jim spotted in a tree in a pasture-<br />
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We also had a few quick looks at a very distant White-tailed Kite-<br />
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Another "first" for me; a White-shouldered Tanager preens on a barbed-wire fence-<br />
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Quick looks at a single Keel-billed Toucan just off the road on private property-<br />
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This new country on the Caribbean foothills and lowlands that Beny took us to was worth the time we spent. The landscape was so different than I was use to; something new to experience. After a fuel stop, time to head back up to the highlands and the Hummingbird mirador!<br />
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Forty-five minutes later we had reached the highlands just a few minutes from the mirador with lunch and birds (hopefully) waiting for us! We were exactly at the tree where Beny stopped for the White Hawk, and I saw (what I believe to be) a Highland Tinamou, run across the road and then disappear into the grass and vegetation at the edge of the steep downward incline cloudforest.<br />
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Beny stopped the van, and I got out and walked across the road nearly stepping on a small dead snake (about a foot long) in the road. This was only the second snake that I have ever seen in Costa Rica (and I have looked for them) both being road-killed. I was standing along the edge almost in the exact spot where Jim and I were earlier photographing the White Hawk. I heard a little rustling in the grass and vegetation below me. Thinking it was the Tinamou (or maybe a covey of Tinamou) I patiently listened and watched as the tall grass moved below me. They were getting closer! I stayed very still thinking that the Tinamou would appear from the grass at any second....I got my camera ready.......then they appeared out of the grass; a bunch of Coati!! They started walking right towards me, and more came out of the grass and also came towards me. These Coati were very curious and followed me as I turned and walked away.-<br />
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When they became bored with the van, they walked off up the hill on the other side of the road and disappeared into the cloudforest! Interesting encounter!! :^)<br />
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Beny pulled his van across the road to where I was standing. In all the excitement, I never noticed the Chestnut-mandibled Toucan that was perched in a distant tree across the road, Beny found it and pointed it out to me. He than gave me a little friendly jab; "Not like you to miss a Toucan, my friend"!! :^)-<br />
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I told Jim and Beny that I was hearing Toucans calling; maybe a small flock. The calls were coming from up the road. Jim and I walked up the road while Beny followed in the van. We walked about a hundred yards and the calls were very clear and audible; Jim heard them also. I started looking in the many Cepcropia Trees that were extensive below us, and sure enough, there was a Chestnut-mandibled Toucan in the open in a single Cecropia Tree right in front of us about fifty yards down the slope-<br />
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It hopped around in the tree branches and called constantly-<br />
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I told Beny and Jim that I hear at least four different birds coming from all directions below us. Beny spotted the second Toucan much farther down the slope and in the top branches of a large tree.-<br />
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The Toucans called constantly, until two of them either stopped calling or flew away. But these two Toucans remained in vocal contact with each other for another ten minutes. At one point the first and most vocal Toucan hopped up higher in the Cecropia Tree, grabbed a bean .........<br />
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This home-made Tico traditional Beef Stew was so delicious! It was served in a unique way: a big bowl of hot broth, a bowl of rice and a bowl of boiled meat and vegetables including carrot, potato, pumpkin, yucca root, breadfruit, casaba root, and squash. Just delicious!<br />
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To go with the meal, Beny's wife Vanessa made some of her unbelievably delicious cornbread! Thank You Vanessa!! :^)-<br />
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While we were eating lunch, we were constantly distracted by birds! There were many Warblers passing through including this beautiful Blackburnian-<br />
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This adult male Coppery-headed Hummingbird landed close to us and I was able to get a few good close-ups. This is a really beautiful Hummingbird!-<br />
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After lunch, Jim and Beny were looking at the many posted pictures in the restaurant of the birds that were photographed here, and many pictures of the house and restaurant that was half-destroyed by the earthquake. I was on the deck looking at the images on my LED screen on the back of my camera when I looked up (as I do often) to make sure I'm not missing anything. And good thing that I did, because just as I looked up a female Emerald Toucanet landed on the feeding platform ten feet away! I yelled to Jim "TOUCANET" (as I was snapping off images). Jim didn't believe me at first because he and Beny played that game on me before when I was "indisposed" in the men's room. Lesson.....Never cry "Toucanet"!!:^)<br />
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The Toucanet was happily feeding on Banana on the feeding platform, when I saw a movement in the bushes behind the feeding platform.....another female Toucanet!-<br />
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That was a great way to end the day. But now it was late afternoon and Beny suggested we head back to the Hotel to avoid the traffic. It was hard to leave this mirador. Jim and I missed a few other shots of birds because they didn't sit long enough to photograph them.....including a Squirrel Cuckoo, Rufous Motmot and a few others. I really want to Thank Senor Jorge and Senora Elizabeth for their warm hospitality in their home, preparing delicious food for us, and spending time talking with us. Senor Jorge while we were here was constructing a beautiful birding observation platform with a roof which is below the platform deck which he will have ready for next year. He asked me about this platform and appreciated any ideas and input regarding how it would be best built which will offer the best unobstructed observation and views. The way he described this to me, it will be fantastic! I appreciated that he took the time to listen to me and my input.....Muchas gracias! PS.....Look at that view!!-<br />
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We were packing up our camera gear, when Senora Elizabeth said that it was too bad that we were leaving.......every day at around 4:30 pm, a big White Hawk lands in the tree below their deck and spends the night.......figures!! :^) When we were walking out we told the both of them that we would be back next year, we definitely want to make their mirador part of our tours for our seminar. We parted ways with a warm hand shake from Senor Jorge, and a hug and kiss on the cheek from Senora Elizabeth. Mucho gusto and Hasta luego!!<br />
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<b style="font-style: italic;">Bird List, Caribbean Highlands, Slopes, Foothills and Lowlands- </b>Highland Tinamou, Anhinga, Bare-throated Tiger-Heron, Green Heron, Little Blue Heron, Great Egret, Cattle Egret, Green Ibis, Great Blue Heron, Spotted Sandpiper, Black Vulture, Turkey Vulture, White-tailed Kite, Broad-winged Hawk, Swainson's Hawk, Zone-tailed Hawk, Roadside Hawk, White Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Semiplumbeous Hawk, Crested Caracara, Mangrove Swallow, Violet Sabrewing, Green Hermit, Long-billed Hermit, Green-crowned Brilliant, Rufous-tailed Hummingbird, Coppery-headed Emerald, Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer, Purple-throated Mountain-Gem, Green Thorntail, Violet-headed Hummingbird, Red-bellied Pigeon, Ruddy Ground-Dove, Crimson-fronted Parakeet, Olive-throated Parakeet, Orange-chinned Parakeet, Mealy Amazon, Squirrel Cuckoo, Groove-billed Ani, Rufous Motmot, SLaty-tailed Trogon, Green Kingfisher, Keel-billed Toucan, Chestnut-mandibled Toucan, Collared Aracari, Emerald Toucanet, Hoffman's Woodpecker, Cinnamon Woodpecker, Barred Woodcreeper, Cacao Woodcreeper, Tropical Kingbird, Great Kiskadee, Social Flycatcher, Slaty-backed Nightangale-Thrush, Dusky Antbird, Blackburnian Warbler, American Redstart, Slate-throated Redstart, White-lined Tanager, Passerini's Tanager, Blue-gay Tanager, Palm Tanager, Summer Tanager, Great-tailed Grackle, Montezuma Oropendola, Baltimore Oriole, Yellow-crowned Euphonia<br />
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<b><i>Week Two Continues.......</i></b>.<b><i>Day 14, Wednesday, Oct 12, 2016, Back to the Pacific slopes, foothills and coast......Mangrove Bird and Monkey Boat Tour with Rafa, "Father of the Monkeys"-</i></b><br />
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<i style="font-weight: bold;">Week Two continues.......Day 14, Wednesday, Oct 12, 2016- Back to the Pacific Slopes, Foothills and Coast, Mangrove Boat Tour with Rafa, "Father of the Monkeys"!- </i>Yesterday, Beny made arrangements with another friend who owns a Mangrove Monkey boat tour in Quepos, a small fishing town south of Jaco. This area has the largest Pacific Mangrove Estuary in Costa Rica at Damas Island. He arranged the tour for 11:00 am since that would be the time of high tide. Because the mangrove estuary is shallow, you can only access this vast estuary at high tide. Beny also arranged with Rafael "Rafa" (the owner) that birds are the main target that I was looking for. And since it was off-season and I would be checking out this tour for next years tour schedule, Rafa was very accommodating!<br />
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Since the boat tour was set for 11:00 am, which allowed plenty of time in the morning for birding. My plan was to leave early and go birding just after first light at the private Estate in Orotina. After the tour we would have breakfast at the Turu ba ri restaurant and then take a leisurely drive down the coast road to Quepos and bird along the way.<br />
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Jen was working again today, but it was the last day of the Life Science Trade Show. At 5:00 am there was a knock on our Hotel room door, it was Jim. He told me that Pam wasn't feeling great and was up all night coughing from her sinus congestion. He said that he was going to stay with Pam today, and that was completely understandable. I suggested that I stay behind, but he said there was nothing that I can do. Jen had a great idea, she called Beny's daughter Dr. Amanda, and she was happy to come by and make a "hotel call" for Pam. At 5:30 am, Beny showed up in his van, and Vanessa and Dr. Amanda following in her car. Dr. Amanda prescribed antibiotics for Pam....."She is going to be just fine, just a sinus infection". She suggested Pam rest the day away and take her Meds!<br />
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While we were chatting and getting acquainted, Gabo looked over to the right and said "Long-tailed Manikin"! I squinted and looked hard in the thick dark vegetation, and saw one of the tail streamers from a male twitch.......I see them! I never expected to see this species, this made my morning!-<br />
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I am fascinated with the Strangler Fig tree! I think if this tree as the rainforests natural sculpture. There were many of theme here, so I photographed a few of them.....absolutely fascinating!-<br />
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Well, anyone that knows me and my art thought process, knows (maybe not understands) my life-long passion with colors, color harmony, and color dynamics. This palm frond is about as clear a study in what I believe with color as can be naturally explained. This would make a great painting!<br />
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While we were walking down a side path on the right side of the road, we came across a stream and this small waterfall. Since I was alone this morning, and I knew that this a perfect habitat for a reptile on my wish list, I asked Gabo and Guillermo about the Fer de lance (aka Terciopelo). They looked at me and said that we were in prime territory for this snake in this area of the Pacific, and along this waterway, but they are not as easy to find as you would think. We searched around (carefully) for ten minutes, but no luck! Muchas gracias for trying, back to birds!! :^)<br />
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Not sure about the ID of these yet.........waiting for identification.-<i> (Updated Nov 11, identified as Red-crowned Ant-Tanagers- Thank you Guillermo)</i><br />
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Ironic, a few White-faced Capuchin Monkeys glided through the branches-<br />
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I said Good-bye to Guillermo, and Thanked him so much again for this wonderful opportunity, and he said he would see me next year for more birding! Gabo, Beny and I drove slowly down the road since he wanted to show me a path that may have different birds there. We just turned the corner, and Gabo pointed to a Palm Tree on the left....he said "Carpentaro".....meaning Woodpecker. There climbing up the tree trunk was the unmistakable silhouette of a Lineated Woodpecker....gem #3 this morning! -<br />
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The woodpecker few a short distance to a nearby tree but with a better angle and lighting!-<br />
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<i style="font-weight: bold;">Grail Bird Conversation-</i> Before saying good-bye to Guillermo, I was telling him that I had four Costa Rican "Grail Birds" that I wanted to see and experience in the wild in Costa Rica. Grail bird #4- To take great images of the Common Pauraque both on its roost and flying shots.....diurnal shots, not under a light at night. I keep missing photo-ops of this bird. #3- Ornate Hawk-Eagle in the wild, perched and flying. #2- Magnificent Frigatebirds up close and perched on tree branches, boat rigging's, etc........just perched, simple as that. And my #1- COMMON POTOO! Unequivocally, the bird that I want to experience the most! I want to find this bird perched and doing its "hiding" posture up close and spending quite a bit of time admiring and studying it!<br />
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When I got through saying that to Guillermo, he looked at Gabo and said why don't you take Keith to the one on the trail by the office?! I was really excited by that! He told me as of a week ago, the Potoo is seen every day roosting on a broken branch a few feet off the trail. And further more, you can get real close to it, it won't spook and fly away. Talk about exciting, let's go!!<br />
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I was real anxious to get back to the office area. When we did, I couldn't contain myself, I wanted to get going! We walked down the trail for about five minutes, and Gabo told me to walk slowly and quietly; the tree roost is just a few meters ahead in this small clearing-<br />
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We were almost there when he whispered to me to look up to the left and find that broken branch, the "estaca" (stick bird) will be perched there. I could hardly compose myself, my heart started beating fast (just as it is now as I write this)........I found the branch.....in the uneven light of the thick vegetation, was that it? Maybe not? How about that?-<br />
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Gabo looked at me and said "Estaca is not there"! Man, what a disappointing let down! He looked on the ground below the broken branch perch (where the Potoo had been) and he didn't find any tell-tale whitewash! The bird had left. He told me that estaca had raised a single young bird here and they were both here up until a week ago when he last checked. He thinks that the young bird fledged and the parents left the area. Oh well, at least I am getting closer! I did see a perfect perch where estaca was! That's exciting in itself!-<br />
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We continued walking down this trail, which looped around to the main road by the office. We hadn't gone far when we heard more Carpentaros hammering on the trees. I spotted this male Hoffman's Woodpecker just off the trail-<br />
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Well fate can strike twice just a few steps apart! As I was walking carefully (looking and watching where I put my feet being careful for snakes) I wasn't paying attention out ahead of me. Gabo said that he saw two (he thought about the birds names in English) jump up and land a few meters ahead. While he struggled for the names we slowly walked in that direction. A few steps later we flushed a pair of Pauraque! I said Pauraque, and Gabo said, "Si, that's what they are"! Of course I wasn't expecting them, so I didn't get one picture as they crossed a few yards right in front of me.<br />
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The pair of Pauraque flushed rapidly two more times, and that's right. I didn't get one picture! Between watching where I was stepping and trying to get the lens to focus, I did have good quick looks at them as they flew through the rainforest only yards in front of me! Since I didn't get one picture of them, I thought I would post a picture of one of my Pauraque decoys....seemed appropriate here!! :^)-<br />
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The last bird of the trail was a single Streaked Flycatcher that lead me down the trail to the main road to the office!<br />
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Well in a distance of a few meters apart.....two Grail Birds; one almost, and one with many missed opportunities! I know where I am spending a lot of time next year on this tour! Maybe I will be lucky then! After breakfast with Gabo, Beny, and Ricardo who joined us, I said Thank You and "We'll see you next year" to Gabo and Ricardo; Beny and I headed down to the coast!<br />
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Just down the road, the Jaco rice fields were started covering the coastal landscape. A sharp-looking Gray Hawk flew across the road..........<br />
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Now I can focus on the birds in the rice field!- There were a few small grouped flocks of birds spread out over the rice fields. In this field there was s single tractor harvesting the rice, and many of these birds were following the tractor. Surprisingly missing were Cattle Egrets! The groups of birds included Great Egret-<br />
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There were several Bare-throated Tiger-Herons in the rice field and standing on the fence posts like this one- <br />
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Driving down the long dirt road through the Palm Oil plantation to the boat dock, Beny spotted a Black Variegated Squirrel on a telephone pole-<br />
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<i style="font-weight: bold;">Part Two Continues..........Day 14, Wednesday, Oct 12, 2016- Damas Island/Quepos Mangrove Monkey and Bird Boat Tour with Rafa "The Father of the Monkeys"- </i><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>We were soon at the boat dock in Quepos at Damas Island for our "semi-private" boat tour. There were two local "regulars" that were waiting to board as well. Beny introduced me to his friend Rafael "Rafa",-"The Father of the Monkeys" (right), and the Captain, his son, John (left). Within a few minutes we had boarded and were underway-<br />
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After spending ten minutes with the Grandmother Monkey, Captain John started motoring down river again while all the time Rafa was calling out to the Monkeys back in the deep mangroves. Suddenly the boat slowed its forward momentum and turned around, Beny told me that Rafa found something especially for me. As we got closer to the mangroves, Rafa pointed into the branches hanging over the water, there was a Rainbow Boa that was fully coiled on the branch, excellent!-<br />
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Lots of small passerine birds up the rivers, never got good enough looks at them to identify them such as this unidentified Flycatcher-<br />
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Capt John headed back up river to the inner reaches of the marsh near Damas Island and closer to the boat docks. Pair of female Great-tailed Grackles-<br />
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The upper river seemed to attract quite a few Yellow-headed Caracara; they were flying all around and landing on many of the tree snags in the river. Adult Caracara-<br />
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a handsome adult Yellow-headed Caracara-<br />
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The trip ended with this amazing showing with close encounters with many Yellow-headed Caracara. The entire trip lasted two hours and it was incredible......the scenery, the birds, the magnificent mangroves and the enjoyable White-faced Monkeys.<br />
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At the dock, I thanked Rafa and Capt. John for a truly special day on the water with them, it was a memorable day! In fact, it was the best Pacific mangrove tour that I have been on. Thank You Rafa and Capt. John, we will see you again next year........this will be on the tour schedule!<br />
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<b><i>Part three, Day 14, Wednesday, October 12, 2016 Continues........Coastal Rice Field birding, Jaco and Tarcoles-</i></b><br />
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<i style="font-weight: bold;">Part three, Day 14, Wednesday, October 12, 2016 Continues........Coastal Rice Field birding, Jaco and Tarcoles- </i>After leaving Quepos we were soon at the Rice Fields where we stopped on the way up. The birds were a little closer to the road which gave me a better opportunity to observe them and to photograph them.<br />
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Roseate Spoonbill, Wood Stork and Bare-throated Tiger-Heron-<br />
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Bright "pink" plumaged Roseate Spoonbill flies into the field-<br />
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Wood Stork-<br />
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Roseate Spoonbill and Wood Stork-<br />
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A Crested Caracara flies in and lands by the fence where i was standing-<br />
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Capping off a great morning and early afternoon, it was now time to move along......Beny and I were getting a little hungry! A couple of miles down the road, I was distracted looking at more Egrets and Storks in some of the other rice fields. Beny looked over and said that he just saw a "Falcon or something" sitting on a telephone pole on the other side of the road. He made a quick stop and turn around and sure enough, Beny had found a striking and regal Laughing Falcon. Wow, what a gorgeous bird! I have seen them before, but always at a distance in poor lighting or heavy rain! This one was really close!-<br />
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Beny and I admired this spectacular Falcon for at least fifteen minutes. He told me that he had never seen one before, he also thought it was a very regal bird! The Falcon must have seen something moving in the rice field (maybe a snake) and suddenly crouched.........<br />
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Another great "gem" encounter of the day......."It just keeps gets better and better"!! :^)<br />
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After a great lunch of fish, gallo pinto, squash, plantain and cabbage, we started back for San Jose. About a mile up the road Beny started slowing down, but this time didn't say anything to me.....but I could tell by the huge smile on his face he saw something. Since we were at the point in the road in Jaco where it meets the ocean, I assumed what he was looking at were Macaws! Looking into the almond trees all I could see was red.....and a lot of red! There were at least fifty Scarlet Macaws in the almond trees and the calls were deafening!<br />
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As usual, Beny pulled over and I jumped out of his van to get a closer look at the Hawk. The immature Black Hawk was quite tame.......it let me approach within ten feet of it, and I sat on the same log that it was perched on! Talk about amazing!! -</div>
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The Hawk just perched there and looked around.....could care less that I was keeping it company! Since I am currently working on a very realistic wood carving/sculpture of a Mangrove Black Hawk this quiet interaction offered me a great opportunity to study the personality and the delicate anatomic features and details of this magnificent bird-<br />
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I stayed with this Hawk for at least ten minutes, we were both quite confident with each other. Suddenly it just took off in flight! I know I did't scare it since I wasn't moving and it had grown accustomed to me. A few seconds later the reason became clear; two dogs come running down the beach and came close to me and the Hawk........<br />
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Ruddy Turnstones and a Western Willet-<br />
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Last shot of the day.......pair of adult Mangrove Black Hawks roosting in a dead tree in a marsh-<br />
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<b><i><br /></i></b>KeithMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00303315348491554955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3931648339451382009.post-59880517703178050492016-10-15T21:52:00.000-07:002016-11-09T20:01:10.698-08:00Krausman's Woodcarving Studio 2016 Costa Rica "Pura Vida" Birdcarving Extravaganza!!<br />
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> Week Two Continues, Day 15, Last Day, Thursday, Oct 13, 2016, Alejuala.........</i>Hard to believe that today is the last day in Costa Rica! Its been and unbelievable time here and I think we all are still trying to absorb it all! We met so many new and great people both from our workshop, and the wonderful people of Costa Rica. I hope that I was able to express my gratitude and most heart-felt Thank You and Muchas Gracias to everyone! I know Jen and I, Pam and Jim are all more enriched and humbled by all of you.......it was a great pleasure!<br />
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Today Pam was feeling much better Thanks to good rest and the antibiotics, Thank You Dr. Amanda! Jen is finished with her Trade Show, so we can have a nice leisurely and relaxing day. We did most of our packing last night, and will finish it this morning. With so many suitcases, it was a job making sure everything was packed correctly and the weights were within the limits. Our flight leaves early in the am, so we will have to make sure everything is in order.<br />
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We all decided to have a late breakfast and then do some sightseeing and a little bit of casual local area birding. Beny will be here around 10:00 am and we will figure out what to do when he gets here. Since I like to absorb as much of Costa Rica as I can when I am here........so I decided to do a little "parking lot: birding on the Hotel's grounds. Even though the Parakeets have left already to go feed, there are still many trees and palm trees on the property which may hold a bird or two.<br />
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Beny walked into the Hotels atrium while we were sitting in the lobby trying to figure out what to do this morning that didn't require a long day and lots of walking since this was (supposed) to be a relaxing day of casual momentum! :^)<br />
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While we were trying to figure out what to do, Jim and I got into a discussion about Toucans and how we wished we had better photo ops with them this trip. As usual, Beny's radar was on track, and he pulled out his cell phone and made a call. He had a short conversation with the person he called. He looked at me and Jim, smiled and said "Let's go, I have another surprise for you"! I asked him what he had up his sleeve, and he told me that we would be happy! Beny told us that he had a friend that lives in Alejuala not too far from the Hotel. He has a small private estate with a small amount of land, but most of the land is "La selva tropical" (rain forest). There are many birds here and we should be very happy with what we see. The owner of the property was in San Jose this morning, so we had his permission to enjoy his land.<br />
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Thirty minutes later Beny pulled into this steep driveway, opened the gate and continued up a short distance. The beautiful house was situated into the tropical landscaping surrounded by the typical lush Central Valley rainforest. Right away we saw birds........Blue-crowned Motmots, Blue-gray Tanagers, Hummingbirds and many other small Passerines. Beny, you did it again!! :^)-</div>
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Pam heard a rustling in the brush along the small landscaped stream, it was an Aguti; a small/medium sized animal the size of a Woodchuck. The Aguti moved quickly, and I only managed one fleeing image of it. The last time Jen and I saw Aguti, it was in Selvatura, Monteverde in the year 2000.<br />
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A few yards farther down the walkway........,TOUCANS!!! There were three or four of them hopping from tree branch to tree branch. This was the surprise that Beny arranged for us!-<br />
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It just gets better and better (to quote a friend) when suddenly one of the Toucans landed at the opening of a nest cavity in a large Palm Tree. Unbelievable!! Toucans nest several times during the year, not sure if this Chestnut-mandibled Toucan had an active nest here, or maybe (as Toucans do) checking out this nest cavity for eggs/young birds for food, or maybe just being a curious Toucan-<br />
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In all the excitement, Jen started tapping on my shoulder rapidly....ARACARI!! Right in front of Jim and I at twenty yards was a striking Fiery-billed Aracari! This was a bird that I would have never expected to find in a suburb of San Jose! Amazing! Jim was "WOW-ed" by this bird........and so was I!!!-</div>
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While I was moving my camera back and forth between the Toucans and the Aracari, again, Jen tapped me on the shoulder. She pointed to a tree ten feet in front of me; another Fiery-billed Aracari, and it was gorgeous!-<br />
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This Toucan must have been jealous, it landed between Jim and I and the Aracari-<br />
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The Toucans and the Aracari were feeding on these small red berries-<br />
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Pam spotted a "medium-sized reddish bird"fly in and land on a tree branch; a Squirrel Cuckoo-<br />
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After thirty minutes of absorbing these amazing Toucans and Aracaris, they slowly left the area.....but not before leaving us with an amazing and lasting experience! Thank You Beny my friend!!<br />
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The sound of Orange-chinned Parakeets filled the air this morning. While we were driving out of this magnificent estate, a small flock landed in the higher branches of this dead tree-<br />
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One of the places that we wanted to include in our seminar tours for next year is Zoo Ave. (Bird Zoo not Bird avenue). Jen, Pam, Jim and I figured on the last of the three-day tours scheduled from the Hotel in the San Jose area (before heading up to Savegre- explained at the end of this page). Beny said that we were a short drive away to Zoo Ave, we could be there in fifteen minutes.<br />
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We decided to spend about an hour and walk around Zoo Ave. The sky was threatening to start raining at anytime now, and you could hear the rumbling of thunder getting closer. But it wasn't raining now, and there are many places to tuck in out of the rain......let's go.<br />
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I mentioned to Pam and Jim that they had quite a few birds, and animals here, but my favorite part was the Birds of Prey! They had many Hawks, Owls, Vultures and a few Caracara that are non-releasable rehabbed birds, but the enclosures are large with close viewing. When Jen and I were here last two years ago, they even had a Great Potoo (Pajaro estaca grande).<br />
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I also told Pam the have a Turtle Pond......and if you know Pam......!:^) We entered the Zoo as the thunder was getting louder and louder and closer! Thankfully we all had rain gear and umbrellas!-<br />
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But this year, Zoo Ave was featuring a National Celebrity; Grecia the Chestnut-(mandibled) Toucan. Grecia suffered an attack that destroyed its maxilla. Grecia was saved by a computer generated plastic maxilla restored and treated by a Veterinarian.. Here are two links that tell the story:<br />
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http://www.ticotimes.net/2016/08/11/grecia-toucan-new-cage<br />
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Beny told me about Grecia last year on the phone so I read all about the bill restoration of this very unfortunate Toucan. Now since we were going to Zoo Ave, I wanted to see Grecia. We didn't have too long to wait. Just a short walk after the entrance of the Zoo was a large flight cage. Jen and I looked up, and there was Grecia! Fantastic!!-<br />
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And yes, it started to pour! We made it back to Beny's van just in time....another great morning! Jen mentioned that when she was in Costa Rica a few months ago on business, Beny took her to a restaurant that his friend owned. He was the head chef and served the "best steak in Costa Rica"! By now it was mid afternoon and we were all a little hungry, sounds like the perfect place.</div>
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Beny knows and uses a very special classic Costa Rican boutique hotel in a private area suburb of Alejuala, San Jose for his very special customers. We stopped by to check out this Hotel and we were extremely happy and pleased with Beny's recommendation! And just as at Savegre, this Hotel is offering us a great package deal.....double room occupancy which includes breakfast and dinner for a fantastic reduced rate!</div>
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<b><i><br /></i></b><i style="font-weight: bold;"> </i><b><i> </i>It was an amazing two weeks in Costa Rica! But the Krausman's 25th Anniversary "Pura Vida" Costa Rican Extravaganza was a birdcarving Magnum opus! There has never been anything like this before. For me, this dream came true and it is one of the most precious gems in my professional art career.Thank You to all who made it so special. But mostly to Jen, Pam and Jim for making it happen!</b><br />
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<b><i>Next years Seminar/Workshop will again be very special. We are offering two bird choices for the subject species: Emerald Toucanet and Costa Rican Pygmy Owl! You can choose either or both species. The seminar will be nine days: three days in the San Jose for the day tours, including a travel day to Savegre. The seminar/workshop will again be six days (five full days painting) at Savegre. Marino will be available again for all the mini-birding tours, and we will schedule a single </i></b><b><i>day-off tour to the Quepos Mangrove boat tour with Rafa and an additional event (to be determined) depending on the requests. </i></b><br />
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<i style="font-weight: bold;">IF YOU ARE A BIRDER, NATURE LOVER AND NOT A BIRD CARVER, but want to experience Costa Rica like others did on this trip as shown in this blog report, </i> You are welcomed to join us, and have the same fantastic rates that we will be offering. <b><i>YOU DON"T HAVE TO BE A BIRD CARVER TO JOIN US!!</i></b><br />
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<b><i> Again Thank You Everyone......see you next year!!</i></b><br />
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KeithMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00303315348491554955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3931648339451382009.post-56509840764709187002015-02-11T15:03:00.000-08:002016-10-18T12:14:47.909-07:00Part 3- Highlights from 2014 and starting 2015, COSTA RICA!!!!! -<br />
<b><i> COSTA RICA!! Sept. 14 through 24- "Central Valley and Pacific Highland Cloudforest"</i></b><br />
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<i style="font-weight: bold;">Any time </i>Jen and I get a chance to go to Costa Rica we really look forward to it! I had business to do in Costa Rica, so Jen and I planned our trip. Most of my business was in the San Jose area so we decided to stay in a Hotel that was located nearby, and also offered a good place to go birding on the Hotel's grounds. The perfect Hotel was easy to find; Hotel Bougainvillea http://www.hb.co.cr/<br />
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The first five days we would be spending in San Jose, the last five days we would be spending in the southern mountains at the Savegre Mountain Hotel. We made our reservations there and at Hotel Bougainvillea and we were ready to go. Although we had a few weeks before we left, Jen and I were ready to leave that day!<br />
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When we go to Costa Rica, we always hire our dear friend Beny who owns a driving service called American Service: http://www.oldhickory-ct.com/CostaRicaDriver.html <br />
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We keep in touch with Beny and his family throughout the year, and we were so excited to tell him during our last phone call that we were coming back to Costa Rica, and we would be spending time with him. It had been a few years since our last visit and we were really looking forward to seeing him. On Monday, our Delta flight touched down, we were back! Beny and his wife Vanessa met us at the airport, and after really big hugs.....we were off to the Hotel But before checking in, we had to stop for a casado (a typical Costa Rican lunch)......that was long overdue! Beny and I at the Hotel (I was a bit anxious....just got to the Hotel and I already have my camera ready)!!-<br />
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The Hotel Bougainvillea is a beautiful Hotel, very comfortable, clean and just makes you feel like you are in Costa Rica and very welcome! We were greeted by the concierge, a very friendly man who made you immediately feel like you were long time friends. Every day he would stop by and chat with us and he was very interested in the birds we were seeing on the grounds of the Hotel. The view out the front entrance of the Hotel-<br />
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Every time Jen and I have been to Costa Rica it was in the month of September which is in the "rainy" season. It rains just about every day, but not usually until the afternoon. Taking this into consideration, I scheduled all of my business meetings for the afternoons which worked out perfectly. Also, birds in Costa Rica are most active in the mornings, with the first two hours being the most productive. Usually by almuerzo (lunch) the birds are taking a siesta. Often on days during the rainy season, it rains for a few hours after lunch and lets up an hour or two before sunset. This is also perfect, because the birds become active again after taking shelter from the rain, resting, and then go back out to forage before dark....its a perfect scenario!-<br />
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The Hotel Bougainvillea has a magnificent Tropical Garden that covers the entire ten acres of the Hotel's grounds. This Garden is not only well known for its extensive and beautiful tropical plants, but also well known for its main attraction; its excellent birding! There is an extensive list of birds that can be found here, including resident species that are commonly seen such as the Blue-crowned Motmot, Ferruginous Pygmy Owl, Clay-colored Robin, Rufous-tailed Hummingbird, and Squirrel Cuckoo. Here is the view of the beautiful gardens from the deck of our room.-<br />
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Many of the trees are covered with Epiphytic plants like these orchids-<br />
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From the gazebo at the back section of the Hotels grounds-<br />
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Since I recreate many of the tropical plant species on my tropical bird carvings, sculptures and in my paintings, I was fascinated by the extensive species in their garden such as this cluster of Tillandsia Bromeliad. I took hundreds of photos of all the different types of plants here-<br />
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Magnificent Orchids were seen throughout the property-<br />
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Heliconia rostrata-<br />
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I was really happy to see that the Hotel Gardens contained many species of Tropical fruit trees and plants which included Guava, Oranges, Limon, Papaya, Pineapple, Banana.....<br />
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........and Cacao trees, and several small groves of Coffea arabica, or Coffee!-<br />
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And of course many trees loaded with ripe Mango.......my favorite fruit!-<br />
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This menacing-looking tree is actually a species that I have carved the wood from: Bombacopsis quinata, aka Pochote! I had never seen this tree in Costa Rica before, but had seen many pictures in books. The "thorns" are quite large with many reaching 3 inches in length....and yes they are sharp!! Pochote wood has a rich brown color similar to Walnut. It carves easily with hand tools similar to Cedro or Spanish Cedar-<br />
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Everywhere you walk in the gardens it is alive with brightly colored butterflies-<br />
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One beautiful morning after desayuno (breakfast) I was walking the grounds and birding. Jen went back to our room to catch up on a few emails. I was standing by a beautiful and brilliant flower garden photographing Butterflies when a very friendly woman approached me and asked me what I was photographing. I mentioned that I was photographing the beautiful Butterflies but unfortunately I didn't know the species, I was just admiring them. I told her my main interest was watching and photographing the birds on the Hotels grounds. This very friendly lady introduced herself. Her name was Judy Paskel, the owner of the Hotel. She was very happy that I was enjoying their beautiful Hotel and magnificent gardens.<br />
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She asked me if I was a professional photographer, which I humbly replied, "oh no, more of a picture-taker". I explained that I use the pictures that I take for my reference for my bird carvings and paintings. Of course that made her even more curious, and she anxiously asked me if I had any pictures of my work with me. Just so happens.....I did, and started showing her some of the images of my tropical bird decoys, carvings and paintings that were stored in my camera bag. Mrs Paskal really enjoyed looking at my carvings, she mentioned she had never seen anything like them before.<br />
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The she asked me if I would like a tour of the Hotel's grounds, and I enthusiastically accepted. We walked the entire grounds while she explained the planting procedures and natural history of the species. What was more fascinating, was that while we walked, she was collecting seeds form many of the plants. Every seed she collected was placed in a small envelope made from a piece of a Cecropia leaf. All these seeds she said would be planted in the greenhouse (on the side of the property). When they had grown to the correct size, they would be re-planted on the Hotels grounds.....that was wonderful!<br />
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As my private tour was coming to an end, Mrs. Paskel told me about the Debra Foundation of Costa Rica. She is the President of this wonderful non-profit Organization dedicated to raising awareness of the skin disease called Epidermolisis Bullosa (EB), and giving support and treatment to families of children affected by EB. How wonderful! To read more about EB and contribute, use this link:<br />
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I thanked Mrs Paskel for the wonderful tour and promised to help raise awareness to her wonderful Foundation, Debra.<br />
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Monday late morning, when Jen and I checked into our room, I immediately walked out onto the deck to take it all in....and of course impatiently looking for birds. During the day (but mostly in the early mornings and late afternoons) you could always look up and see (and hear) many birds flying over head going to the feeding areas in the mornings, and heading back to their roost in the afternoon. During the last hour of the day, the air was filled with feeding Swallows and Swifts like this large White-collared Swift-<br />
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Many species of Pigeons and Doves (like these White-winged Doves) were flying overhead all day-<br />
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The screeching calls of the Crimson-fronted Parakeets filled the air in the early morning and the last few minutes in the afternoon.On a few of the days, Mealy Amazon Parrots announced their arrivals over the city. Here is a single Crimson-fronted Parakeet-<br />
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The Hotel was wonderful, their staff exceptional, the Gardens magnificent, but the food.....was the BEST we have ever had in Costa Rica.....the BEST! The meals at Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner were delicious, ample, and beautifully prepared. But my absolute favorite meal was the Casado with grilled White Sea Bass. I had this every day for lunch......absolutely delicious! What is a Casado or typical Costa Rican lunch? A Casado starting with fresh tropical fruit (usually Pineapple and Papaya). The plate is filled with Gallo Pinto (Black Beans and Rice), fried Plantains, Vegetable, Tortilla and meat of your choice, top it off with a sprinkle of Limon, and Lizano (classic Costa Rican sauce) and you have a meal that is about as good as it gets!-<br />
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Well, remember I mentioned my being a Mango aficionado??? Every day while we were out walking and birding, a Mango or two (or three) would drop off the trees (I didn't help them fall....honest).-<br />
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Jen and I would have them with lunch........<br />
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......and prepare the cut slices Costa Rican style with Limon and salt, amazingly delicious!<br />
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This bird gets its name from its habit of running down branches like a Squirrel-<br />
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It hopped down from the tree branches onto a stone fence post. It posed there for a minute......<br />
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......and back into the branches to hunt Katydids.-<br />
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Interesting note....we only saw this species on the first and last days of our stay at the Hotel-<br />
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My main avian quarry of the stay at Hotel Bougainvillea was the Blue-crowned Motmot. I wanted to study this bird. Since this species is a known resident and reliable species here this would be a great opportunity for me. All I had to do was find them! That as it turns out wouldn't be that difficult. I didn't have any luck with the Owls. I was standing on the walkway at the back of the Hotel grounds near the wall. I was watching the sun slowly creep over the city in the distance. A movement caught my attention at the base of the wall....it was a Motmot, that was easy!-</div>
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The bird foraged on the ground for a minute and then flew up onto the top of the wall. It sat there for a minute swallowing its Katydid, and then it was off, it flew into the trees by the backside of the tennis courts.-<br />
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For the first few days, the Motmot was never in an opening, it was always hidden in the tangles of the trees and tropical vegetation. I just couldn't get a photograph of the complete bird in the open.-<br />
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But I did get plenty of photos of "parts" of the bird; the head......<br />
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They are a very beautiful bird. Even with these "small pieces" of the bird, I was able to really study the bird; I became very familiar with this species-<br />
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I also got the impression that this bird was very shy. However, I did have a great opportunity to study its anatomy closely. Now I know when I carve one of these magnificent birds, I am completely confident with its features so I can reproduce it accurately.-<br />
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While I was photographing the bird in the above image....Jen tugged at my shirt and informed me that there were two birds! That was fantastic!!!<br />
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On the last day, the two birds must have become use to us....they let us get a little closer to them, and they would be more out in the open.-<br />
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Guess what....three Motmots.....and this one was missing a tail!-<br />
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Close-up portrait of a stunningly beautiful Blue-crowned Motmot.-<br />
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Other than one of the birds occasionally holding a Katydid prey, we never saw the birds feeding. One morning, I spotted the three birds perched in a small fruiting tree over the hidden water garden. One of the birds was holding a ripe fruit. I was able to take a few close-ups......<br />
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Love that red eye.......<br />
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This close-up shot really shows the tomial serrations of the bill, similar to a Merganser!-<br />
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The Clay-colored Thrush/Robin or "Yiguirro" were the most common bird species on the Hotel's grounds. You could see them throughout the property at anytime of day. The "Yiguirro" is Costa Rica's National bird. There are many reasons this bird was chosen as the National Bird. The male birds are cherished in Costa Rica for their exquisite calls especially during mating season. Their mating calls coincide with the start of the green season (April-June) and the Farmers have always understood the song of the Yiguirro as sign of the coming rains. The plumage color of Yiguirro also resembles the color of the soil from which the life-sustaining plants and vegetables are grown.-<br />
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The Greyish Saltator was another common bird species on the grounds........<br />
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........as were the Melodious Blackbirds. Their morning songs were magnificent!-<br />
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The large Rufous-naped Wren was also quite common at the Hotel.....they were just about always seen near the back doors of the Hotel and around the thickets near the tennis courts with the Motmots-<br />
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Variegated Squirrels were common in the Gardens.....usually where the fruiting trees were located-<br />
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The forested property on the other side of the wall at the back of the Hotels grounds was also a great location for looking for birds. Often I would stand by the large Guanacaste trees near the back wall and continually watch those trees on the other side. Birds were abundant there especially in the mornings. One morning I saw a large Falcon (probably a Collared Forest-Falcon) chasing a Brown Jay. I saw the Falcon briefly but heard its calls before it appeared. The Brown Jay passed through the trees and vanished with the Falcon on its tail. On another morning I got another wonderful surprise........I spotted something in a tree on the other side of the wall. It was a Two-toed Sloth (Perizoso dos-dedos). I had never expected to see a Sloth here in the city!-<br />
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Another surprise sighting which evolved into a "quest" happened on the first morning when I was out early looking for Owls. Just after seeing the Motmot on the wall, I was walking on the path behind the tennis courts looking in the thickets for birds. The path dropped down a small incline which had a few stairs. At the bottom of the stairs the path turned sharply to the left and ended on the brick walkway that leads around the Hotels grounds. Just as I made the turn, a coot-sized bird ran across the path a few feet in front of me, it was a Grey-necked Wood Rail! What was that species doing here? I didn't remember seeing that species listed on the Hotel's bird list. In fact, I didn't see any waterway on the property. </div>
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I walked along the trail in the direction that the bird ran and eventually found the hidden water garden tucked away behind the tennis courts by the Bromeliad Garden (where I later found the fruiting trees that the Motmots were feeding in). The beautiful water garden is perfectly and naturally landscaped into the gardens. It is surrounded by thick tropical vegetation and trees. The small pond is fed by a small stream which meanders through the vegetation. Jen and I staked-out the small pond every day but never saw the Wood Rail. It wasn't until Thursday morning that I caught a quick glimpse of the bird. It actually came out from the vegetation quite close to me only a few yards away. I took a few quick pictures of it before it ran up the brook and vanished in the vegetation. Jen only saw it briefly, but she enjoyed the wonderful encounter too!-</div>
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We also birded the area in the front of the Hotel. This trio of Inca Doves were very receptive to us watching them-<br />
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One day Jen and I were going in for lunch, and of course our very friendly waiter Diego asked me if I wanted "Casado con Corvina (White Sea Bass)....and I of course replied "Si"! When he delivered our drinks (Coke lite and a Pineapple juice) he politely asked me what I did for a living. He and the other waiter Fernando were curious because every day when we came in for lunch, we would have our binoculars and I would have my camera around my neck, I would enter my notes in my journal,....and of course my birding outfit must have certainly peaked his interest. Jen told Diego that I was a woodcarver and I carved birds and proceeded to show him the pictures of my bird carvings.<br />
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He politely mentioned that because Fernando was an artist and he was curious also. Jen and I finished another delicious lunch, and when Diego brought us the room check to sign, he presented me with this caricature which was me drawn by Fernando. That was very flattering! Jen and I went over and Thanked him....he is a very good artist, that was a really nice gesture. His drawing is now framed and in my office.....another wonderful memory from Costa Rica!-<br />
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That same day, after my business was completed, I came back to the Hotel in a typical tropical downpour! I just had a feeling that the torrential rains would not be letting up any time soon that afternoon. So Jen and I decided to stay in and rest a bit. She had a little work to do on the computer, but I just couldn't get enough of being outside....we were in Costa Rica....."Pura Vida"!! So I sat on the deck and watched the rain. There were no birds moving, but you could here one calling or singing every few minutes. I again looked at the drawing that Fernando did for me, ad I decided to draw a little something for him....to return the gesture. Since I am interested in birds, and that's why we were in Costa Rica, I think I had an idea what the subject would be......a Toucan! Even if you don't know very much about birds, a Toucan is a very good recognizable species to represent Costa Rica. So I sat on the deck drawing the afternoon away.-<br />
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The finished Keel-billed Toucan drawing. I signed it to Fernando and we gave it to Fernando at dinner. He was very flattered that I made this for him!-<br />
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Because our flight had one stop over in Atlanta, Jen and I are real good at packing everything in our carry-on bags. We also have one personal item each with mine being a smaller camera bag that will fit under the seat. I usually bring a few of my decoys with me, but with the limited space in our suitcases I was only able to squeeze in one decoy for this trip. Because of the resident Pygmy Owls on the Hotels grounds, I thought it would be the perfect decoy to bring with me, and besides, it was the only one that I could fit in my camera bag! :^)<br />
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During the week I was looking for the Owls, but was not having any luck. I started asking the Gardeners and Grounds Keepers if they knew where I could find "Lechuza" and the ones that knew of the Owl all pointed to the stand of Giant Bamboo in the middle of the property. I started looking into the deep cavernous openings between the huge Bamboo culms, but I wasn't having any luck. I decided to hang my Owl decoy and leave it out overnight...maybe I would find an Owl near it in the morning!-<br />
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Well, no luck! I was just about to take down my decoy when Judy was walking by. She asked to hold my decoy and while she was admiring it, she told me that the Owls raised a family right there in that Bamboo stand a few months earlier. She told me that they would watch the young Owlets lined up on the branches everyday. Then she told me that the Owls left a month ago! Oh well, it was a good idea!-<br />
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<i style="font-weight: bold;"> </i>Without question, my absolute favorite rainforest bird song comes from the call of the Montezuma's Oropendola! Combined with the raspy calls of the Toucans there is nothing that represents the Tropical Rainforests more in my mind. Every morning just as the sun would start to break, the melodious calls of the Oropendolas and raspy chirps of the Swainspon's Toucans filled the air at the Hotel. These calls came from the far side of the property behind the back wall of the Hotels property. We would occasionally catch a brief glimpse of the Orropendolas flying quickly from tree to tree. But that beautiful song was more evident.-<b><i><br /></i></b><b><i><br /></i></b>
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On one morning, we had a closer look at a pair of Oropendola in one of the nearby Palm Trees. I really enjoy this species and so glad we had good close views of them. Jen and I have enjoyed Oropendolas every time we have been to Costa Rica when we would spend the day on the Caribbean lowlands. It was so wonderful having them here on the edge of San Jose-- <br />
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The Swainson's Toucans were another story. For the most part, they were mostly heard and stayed to the farthest back side of the other property. We only caught a glimpse of them once when they moved positions in a distant Cecropia Tree. Again a bird that we really enjoy seeing. But here on the edge of the city...their being here was a bit of a tease!-<br />
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Like the Oropendola, we had a very quick sighting of a single Swainson's Toucan one day in a Palm Tree feeding on the Palm Nuts. The tree was on the other side of the wall near the right corner of the Hotels property....another unexpected bird sighting that made us very happy!-<br />
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Other birds seen on the property were- Rufous-capped Warbler......<br />
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......and a few friends visiting from home; American Redstart.......<br />
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.......Yellow Warbler.......<br />
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..... Orchard Oriole......<br />
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......and Louisiana Waterthrush.-<br />
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A few more of the local residents included Blue-gray Tanager.......<br />
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......and a very distant White-tailed Kite that was passing over the city, one of my favorite Raptor species. This bird was at least five hundred yards away (heavily cropped images)-<br />
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The beautiful song from a pair of Tropical Kingbirds filled the garden-<br />
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Friday morning (our last day at the Hotel) started out with mu usual Owl search. This was also the morning that a Brown Jay was being chased by the Falcon. Shortly after that episode this Brown Jay appeared on the the Hotels grounds. This was the only morning that I saw or heard a Brown Jay here. Maybe this bird was the one being chased, or maybe with the other Jay, or possibly a coincidence.-<br />
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After the Brown Jay flew over the wall to the South, I decided to stand by the same large Guanacaste Tree where Jen and I saw the first Squirrel Cuckoo and a host of other birds. This tree seemed to be attracting many birds to it. Jen would be showing up in a little while and I told her I would meet her by the Guanacaste tree. While I watched the upper branches of the tree in the dim light...a single fist-sized bird flew in and landed on a branch right in plain sight. I thought to myself that this bird looked like an Owl. I had never seen a flying Pygmy Owl before, but it just said Owl to me. I raised my binoculars, and a huge smile came over my face....it was the Owl!!! What turned out to be perfect timing, Jen walked up the path and asked me "What are you looking at"?? Jen loves Owls....and I was so happy to tell her that the Pygmy Owl just flew in and perched on the branch near the top of the tree. In fact I told her that it must have known you were coming....it flew in just for her. A few years ago when we were traveling down the mountain road on our way to the Savegre Hotel, Beny stopped his van so I could photograph a female Quetzal on the side of the road. Jen looked over and found a small Costa Rican Pygmy Owl perched on an eye level branch a few feet off the other side of the road.<br />
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Her timing being perfect, we both enjoyed this Ferruginous Pygmy Owl for five minutes before it flew off. That was amazing gift that came to us the last morning of our stay at Hotel Bougainvillea. W had tried all week and it finally gave us a beautiful view that last beautiful morning!- (All these images are cropped)<br />
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I am fascinated by Woodpeckers, and it wasn't until the last morning after the appearance of the Owl that a single Hoffman's Woodpecker flew into the Guanacaste Tree-<br />
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These two birds are new species for us....Streaked Flycatcher.......<br />
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......and Masked Tityra, quite a lovely bird!-<br />
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Jen and I highly recommend Hotel Bouganvillea. When you travel to Costa Rica it is a place you should go to. Many birders start and finish their Costa Rica birding adventure here, but I think you should enjoy it for a few days. We really had a wonderful, comfortable and enjoyable time here....and the birding wasn't bad either!! :^)<br />
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We will be checking out today after breakfast and traveling to the Savegre Valley in the Talamanca Mountains for the next four and a half days and we fly home next Wednesday. We will be staying at the Savegre Mountain Hotel in the heart of the land of the Quetzal. This is our favorite Mountain location in Costa Rica. We have stayed here on all four of our previous visits. This morning we are going on a little side trip to the town of Orotina (Mango country) on the Pacific slope. In Orotina there is a small and very charming Park in the middle of this small town which is home to a pair of Black and White Owls which we saw on our last visit. After spending the morning in Orotina, we will then head up to San Gerado de Dota and the Savegre Mountain Hotel. <b><i>Part 2 of this report starts in Orotina and then to Savegre. It continues.......</i></b><br />
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<b><i> For Part 2 Costa Rica and Part 4 Highlights </i></b><b><i> click on "Older Posts" below right</i></b><br />
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<br />KeithMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00303315348491554955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3931648339451382009.post-85037521891280241042015-02-10T03:32:00.000-08:002015-02-11T15:34:41.533-08:00Part 4- "Highlights from 2014 and starting 2015"<br />
<i style="font-weight: bold;">Part 2- "Costa Rica"- "Heading up to the Highland Cloudforest"-</i> <b><i>(Chapter 1)</i></b>-We decided to take a little morning trip to Orotina, a small town on the Pacific slopes about an hour southwest from San Jose. Orotina is located smack-dab in the middle of Costa Rica's mango growing area. Unfortunately, the mango season had gone by, so my appetite for fresh Costa Rican mangoes would have to have been satisfied from the mangoes I gathered at Hotel Bougainvillea. In the center of Orotina is a small central Park that is about a block long and a block wide. But this like all of Costa Rican's town Parks that we have been to, are great spots to go birding. And the Park in Orotina is known for its pair of famous birds: a pair of resident Black and White Owls. On our last visit to Costa Rica we stopped by the Park on our way to the Pacific coast to see the wild Scarlet Macaws. After a little searching, we did find the pair of Owls, sitting quietly in the upper branches of one of the large trees in the Park.-<br />
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However, on this trip to Orotina Park we would not be fortunate enough to see them. According to a friendly refreshment vendor who was set up in the park......the Owls had left the Park about a month earlier. That's OK, Jen and I had the pleasure of enjoying them on our last visit....we will try again on our next visit! But there were still plenty of birds in the Park to enjoy. Blue-gray Tanagers-<br />
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Jen caught a glimpse of one of the most beautiful Pacific slope birds; Turquoise-browed Motmot. I was only able to take two shots of the bird before it flew out of the Park and left the area.-<br />
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There were a few Hoffman's Woodpeckers in the Park, this one was enjoying foraging in the clusters of Palm Nuts-<br />
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Strangler Fig trees fascinate me, and this one in the park was worth a few minutes of appreciation-<br />
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Orange-chinned Parakeets were present in the trees throughout the park. Their loud squeaky and raspy calls could be heard everywhere. But what was so frustrating....they are so perfectly camouflaged in the leaves of the trees, we couldn't find one of them!! We could hear them clearly and could narrow down where they were...but we just couldn't find one! This image is from out last visit to Orotina......this pair of birds had made a nest in a very tall Palm Tree in front of the Government building across the street from the park-<br />
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However, the resident Two-toed Sloth was easily found near the center of the park and a few yards over our heads-<br />
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Beny had mentioned to Jen and I that a friend of his had just opened a Nature and Adventure Park near Orotina. They had zip-lines, cable gondolas that went across the gorge along the Rio Tarcoles, a restaurant and a huge tract of land. The place was called Turu Ba Ri Nature and Adventure Park- http://turubari.com/ </div>
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Jen and I are really (some-what) adventurous.......but zip-lines are not really on our "priority list"! But the cable gondola ride across the Rio Tarcoles gorge would be fun! Beny turned left onto the gravel road and had a quick chat with the friendly guard. He started driving down this really long road....or I assumed it was. Along the way, the road was surrounded by dense Pacific slope rainforest......Oh look; three Toucans flying across the road! Birds there, over there.....Inca Doves on the gravel road. More birds there....Parakeets flying over. This was a birding paradise....just from Benys van! As it turned out, this was their driveway to the main building. We continued for at least a mile, and then I asked Beny do they own all this property? He said yes, and this was only a small part of their property! Beny also told me that they are a brand new business, and are starting to put Nature Trails in......I told him to tell his friend that this would be a birders paradise. As far as I knew, there weren't many/any places to go birding on the middle Pacific slopes....the birding possibilities would be endless. Not only did you have the rainforest slope, you had the cliff face along the Rio Tarcoles gorge, the lowland habitat along the river, the lowland rainforest bottom lands on the other side of the gondola landing, and more! The birding adventure here could be huge with all the diverse habitat variations.</div>
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You could bird the road, bird the trails on the slope, go across the gorge on the gondola, get off and bird the bottom land rainforest, get back on the gondola to the main landing bird the area again, and then have lunch! I haven't seen any place like this for birders! I am not sure as I write this report how far they have come with their trail building.....but if you are going to Costa Rica, this is a must stop location! The road birding should be phenomenal! This image is from the cable gondola across the Rio Tarcoles gorge (heading back to the main landing near the restaurant)-</div>
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From the main landing looking across the gorge to the bottom land landing-<br />
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Rio Tarcoles, different birding habitat-<br />
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We wanted to enjoy the area with a little walk birding the area along the road....but it was the "rainy season" and it started to rain just as our gondola ride pulled back to the main landing. We took shelter under the cover of the huge outdoor style Restaurant and enjoyed a delicious lunch of classic Coats Rican fare! When lunch was over, we said our good-byes to Beny's friends and said that we would be back to enjoy some fabulous birding (an lunch) with them the next time we were in Costa Rica. For any birders reading this and planning a trip to Costa Rica......Turu Ba Ri should be high on your list......I highly recommend it!</div>
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<b><i>To the Cloudforest- </i></b>Beny headed south to the Highlands of the Amistad Mountains to our destination of the tiny town of San Gerado de Dota in the Savegre Valley to the Savegre Mountain Hotel. The legendary Eco-friendly Hotel sits on the banks of the Savegre River. The stunning cloudforests here are the home to the Resplendent Quetzal; my absolute favorite bird! The Cloudforests-</div>
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The Cloudforests are incredible Eco-systems rich in diverse habitats such as this lower elevation cloudforest........<br />
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Its obvious why they are named "cloud-forests"....you are at elevations that are just about always shrouded in the cloud layers.....amazing!-<br />
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Its hard for me to describe the absolute beauty that I see, feel and experience when I am standing in a cloudforest, but the calming quiet is sobering! I always tell people that it is so peaceful up there you can actually "hear" the clouds rubbing up against the soft moss covered trees when they drift by. Of course I always get those looks which are expected when someone says something so profound as that....but if you have been there, you know what I mean! As I mentioned in Part 1, I am also fascinated by the tropical plant species of the area especially since I study them to recreate in my art both in carving and painting. Epiphytes or "non-parasitic" plants "grow" on trees and other plants. They are also known as "air plants" since they grow on trees in the air! Epiphytic air plants include Mosses, Ferns, Lichens, Orchids and Bromeliads.....and the cloudforests are full of them everywhere you look! Here is a tree laiden with Bromeliads-</div>
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Bromeliads, Orchids, Mosses, Ferns, etc.-<br />
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Bromeliad (family Tillandsia) and Ferns-<br />
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This variegated and brightly colored species of Bromeliad is my favorite-<br />
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Beautiful!!-<br />
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Many species of Moss cover most of the trees-<br />
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All by itself, a magnificent Orchid!-<br />
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The Savegre Mountain Hotel is the Hotel we most enjoy staying in when we are going to the mountains. It is a beautiful Eco-minded Lodge with really comfy and cozy cabins situated in a valley surrounded by towering cloudforests. It sits on the banks of the Savegre River and is a birders paradise! In fact, there are so many birds that can bee seen right on the grounds of the Hotel....I will share a few stories later in this report! What Jen and I enjoy so much about the Hotel is simply....no TV and no Radio! The design of this Hotel is to help get you back in tune with Nature and the Environment, and they have succeeded. Although they have added Wi-fi connections in the Cabins, you still measure your day by sunrise and sunset.....wake up and go to bed with the birds! </div>
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If you have never been to the mountains of Costa Rica....don't be surprised (as we were on our first time) that it gets cold at night....yes cold. In fact near freezing cold! The rooms have heaters, and many have fireplaces......that's for us! Here is their website for more information: http://www.savegre.com/</div>
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The River and its feeder streams and creeks are packed with Rainbow Trout. The origin of the Trout is a long and incredibly fascinating story which I have already written about and will share sometime on my blog sometime.-<br />
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Near the Hotel, there are a few Trout Farms. At the Hotel, fresh mountain Trout is on the daily menu which I enjoy everyday at the Hotel. This Trout has a taste similar to wild Salmon or Char...it is absolutely delicious!-<br />
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The feeder creeks and streams coming off the higher mountains are breathtaking.....<br />
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........with many cascading waterfalls. This waterfall was 50 foot tall.......<br />
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One of the main reasons that Jen and I enjoy Savegre so much (besides the beautiful location) is that we can spend some time with our friend Merino Chacon. Merino is one of the sons and owners of the Hotel. His Father Don Efrain Chacon and his Uncle actually discovered the area and settled here many years ago. They developed the Hotel starting from a homestead and few simple fishing cabins. Its an amazing story how the Hotel came to be! Merino is also the birding guide for the Hotel and a known Quetzal expert. Actually, Merino is the "rock star" of Costa Rican birding guides. Besides his vast birding knowledge of the area, he is a pleasant and a friendly man, and a joy to spend time with. Jen and I were staying at Savegre for four days this trip, we hired Merino for three of them! (Image below) Merino and me.....can you pick out the "Gringo" in this image?! :^)</div>
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If you are planning a trip to Savegre....spending time with Merino is a MUST and will make your birding experience one of the most memorable! I wouldn't wait to hire him, he is in great demand. You should hire him the moment you make your reservations.-</div>
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My birding needs are usually centered around certain species. I will enjoy all the other bird species in the area, but focus mostly on the specific species that correspond to my studies. The Resplendant Quetzal is at the top of my list, and Savegre is the best location in Costa Rica to see them year round. Jen and I never grow tired or bored watching Quetzals......just a magnificent species!-</div>
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Acorn Woodpeckers abound in the area, and I love watching them!-<br />
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I am always interested in seeing Collard Trogan....a cousin to the Quetzal-<br />
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The species that I kept missing every trip to Savegre was the Sulphur-winged Parakeet (a highland species) and hopefully they would be here this trip-<br />
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The Black Guan is a really mysterious bird, and Jen and I find it to be a fascinating species!. Its a large highland bird similar to a Turkey or Pheasant....and it lives a very secretive life style. It feeds in the same fruiting trees as the Quetzal and Toucanet, and we have only seen them with short glimpses between the branches in the higher canopy. As it turned out, this was the only one we saw this trip, and the only shots I was able to take. Well, maybe better looks next time. The Black Guan has become one of my "must see and photograph" species at Savegre!-<br />
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A very symbiotic relationship occurs between the Quetzal (and the Toucanet) and many of the small fruit trees in the cloudforest. One of the most important fruit to the Quetzal is the aguacatillo (or "little wild Avocado"). The aguacatillo is in the same family as the Avocado (Persea Americana) the Lauraceae family which also include Nectandra and Ocotea species such as the one below (Ocotea whiteii). The basic rule to finding Quetzals and Toucanets is....find the fruiting trees, you will find the birds!-<br />
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But that isn't as simple as it seems....as I found out this year! I was under the assumption (shame on me) that these trees fruited annually like our fruit trees do here in CT (foolish gringo)! So in my naive assumption, I just figured we would go back to the same fruiting trees we visited five years ago. Since we were there around the same time in September, the trees should again be fruiting. It seems that many (or most) of the Lauraceae tree species only fruit once every five to more years! Wow...that would have never occurred to me! Merino told me that the valley was full of aguacatillo and other fruit tree species, but maybe only a handfull of them would be in full fruit. Many of these trees that he knew about were nearly empty because the birds had consumed just about all of the fruit; we would have to search for more and new fruiting trees.....that was a challenge I was looking forward to!<br />
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This Nectandra tree (below) was in the early stages of fruiting. We found this one single tree near the top in the Oak forest. It may be a few months before this tree would be full of fruit ripe enough to attract birds. But what was the most fascinating to me....this was the only fruiting aguacatillo tree that we found in a large tract of the Oak forest that we walked. Merino said, in fact, that might be the only tree fruiting in the entire area, it would attract large numbers of hungry birds. This would be an interesting birding adventure!-<br />
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<i style="font-weight: bold;">Getting to Savegre- </i>Beny turned right off the Panamerican Highway onto the road to the Hotel. Usually we are very lucky finding birds on this road as we drive...but it was raining really hard and the cloud cover was really dense, birds would be hard to spot. On one of the sharp descending curves, Beny spotted a whole family of Acorn Woodpeckers in an old broken down Oak tree. I managed to take some pictures out of my open window-<br />
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Finally, we are here! As we walked down the driveway to check into the Hotel, a beautiful sight....Avocados! They are right up there on my list with Mangoes, Dark Costa Rican Cacao (raw chocolate) and Coffee, These were about as fresh as it gets!-<br />
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While I was admiring the Avocado trees, Jen tugged at my sleeve and said to me quietly "look to you left"! I did, and I couldn't believe what I was looking at.......two stunning male Long-tailed Silky-Flycatchers, and it was only 10 feet away from us. I took quite a few shots before it disappeared into the bushes in the Hotels gardens. That I couldn't believe, we usually have to work very hard to find them, and here they were virtually at an arms length away before we even checked into the Hotel.-<br />
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Within a few minutes we were checked into our usual room #145 (a Junior Suite). We said good-bye to our friend Beny and his wife Vanessa with a few long and tearful hugs. Beny had other business engagements this week and had made other plans to be with us the first week. Adios amigos mios....see you again soon! Being the "off" season, besides Jen and I there were only a few people checked in and a few passing through tour groups we basically had the Hotel to ourselves.-<br />
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Our room was located at the end unit in the cabins on the right. The trees behind the small cabin (on the left) and right out front of our room and the cluster of trees in the foreground of the image in front of our room played an important integral role in our stay at Savegre. This will be mentioned later in this report (Chapters 2, 3 and 4).........<br />
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After a delicious dinner, we were having coffee in the lounge by the open pit fireplace. From behind me I heard an all too familiar voice saying "Hello my friends". We turned around and Merino was standing there....it was an emotional reunion after five years away. We all sat drinking coffee and sharing a few stories and talked about tomorrow morning. We said our Good Nights and agreed to meet at 5:00 am the next morning...Merino promised the morning weather would be beautifully bright and sunny! Jen and I went back to our cabin and I lit a roaring fire in the fireplace and we fell asleep to the crackling fire....and the dreams of a beautiful morning full of birds! Buenas noches-<br />
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Just as Merino promised....the morning was clear and chilly, the sun would be making an appearance soon. Being in the mountains, the sun took a little longer to creep over the high mountainous peaks, usually an hour and a half after sunrise (which is around 6:00 am). Jen and I were anxious to get started looking for Quetzals. However we know well enough that Quetzals don't start showing up until the sun is up over the mountain tops and warming the chilly morning air. The best time we found to start looking for Quetzals was always after breakfast. Long-tailed Silky-Flycatchers however started feeding a bit earlier, often just at or just after dawn. Merino suggested we try for Silkies first and then go for breakfast....the Quetzals will be waiting for us after breakfast. Merino said he knew of a spot up the road from the Hotel where the Silkies have been showing up regularly first thing in the morning. There was a small stand of trees and Solanaceae bushes which are a small violet colored berry that is one of the preferred food items of the Silkies.<br />
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We hadn't even approached the area in Merino's SUV as a small flock of Silkies flew across the road in front us. They landed in this small cluster of trees and bushes just as Merino said they would. Amazing, this bird species that has been so elusive for us in the past is now feeding in these small trees only a few feet away from us. The flock consisted of at least fifteen birds and they were actively feeding and completely ignoring us as we watched in amazement only ten feet away! Because it was that easy to be standing here enjoying these magnificent birds, a very humbling feeling came over me that I hadn't earned this experience. We should have had to walk farther, search harder, look longer for a gift like this! But a big smile appeared on our faces.....we did earn this and we were enjoying every minute!-<br />
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Handsome male Silkie feeding on Solanaceae berries-<br />
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While we were watching the Silkies in amazement....I caught a movement out of the corner of my eye. A stunning male Collared Trogan landed on the power lines behind us-<br />
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While we were watching the Trogan (and the Silkies) another male Trogan flew in and landed on the wires by a house nearby.-<br />
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A really beautiful bird!-<br />
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The flock of Silkies slowly dispersed and flew off. Time to head back to the Hotel for breakfast. Spending that hour with this flock of Silkies was an amazing experience, one that Jen and I will remember for the rest of our lives!-<br />
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Its amazing how things have a way of becoming more interesting with time. As it turns out, Merino had planted many Solanaceae bushes around the garden of the Hotel...including right near the Dining Room and outdoor patio. Every day around lunchtime, Silkies would show up to feed on the berries putting on a great show right out the window from your table. If you sat outside on the patio by the Hummingbrd feeders....the photo opportunities were incredible! Often the Silkies would be too close for my lens....I would have to back up so I could take the pictures! Amazing!!We enjoyed these birds every day at lunch!-<br />
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One of the many pairs of Long-tailed Silky-Flycatchers that would visit every day at lunchtime-<br />
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After a really delicious Costa Rican breakfast (Pineapple and Papaya, Eggs, Gallo pinto, plantains, tortilla, coffee and hot cacao)' Merino drove us up the road about a half mile from the Hotel. As I mentioned above, many of the trees that (were) laiden with ripe aguacatillo fruit were now just about picked clean. We looked up in the trees and saw only a few handsfull of fruit remaining spread out through the upper branches of the canopy-<br />
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A moment later she flew off and grabbed another small avocado from the branches. Quetzals have very small and weak feet which are used mostly for perching, and aiding in nest cavity excavation. Because of their weak perching feet Quetzals cannot "reach" for a fruit while perched to a branch. Instead, to secure a fruit, they must fly among the branches grabbing a fruit in their bills. Once they secure a fruit in flight they simply fly to a branch and perch once again. Then the bird can begin the process of swallowing the fruit. They will also regurgitate the seed once the flesh of the fruit is digested. This is a classic symbiotic relationship between the "Quetzal and the little wild Avocado"!-<br />
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While we were looking at the female, a male Quetzal had just flown in to the tree and landed right above my head.-<br />
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<b><i><br /></i></b>KeithMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00303315348491554955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3931648339451382009.post-86997346358220675892015-02-09T06:22:00.000-08:002015-02-11T15:26:54.075-08:00Part 5- "Highlights from 2014 and starting 2015"<i><b> Costa Rica- Part 3, "Savegre Mountain Hotel" - (Chapter 2)- </b>Continues.......</i>After breakfast, Merino led Jen and I along many of the trails in the area near the Hotel. We have been to Savegre four times before and actually had never explored many of these trails. The first trail we took was the Jiiguero Trail which started right by the door to our cabin. Merino is very much in tune with the environment; he is always hearing and pointing out birds that Jen and I never heard or seen. He also knows all the bird songs in his area; that is amazing!<br />
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As I mentioned earlier in this report, I wanted to study Acorn Woodpeckers. As it turned out, that would be easy....they were everywhere! Just about every place we looked, we would see Acorn Woodpeckers-<br />
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These Woodpeckers were high in the upper branches of a tall Oak Tree right over our cabin!-<br />
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This adult female was foraging in an old Oak hanging over the river-<br />
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I spotted this male Acorn Woodpecker at the base of one of the tall Oak Trees along the side wall of our cabin. It started out near the ground and slowly climbed the tree to the top!-<br />
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Foraging in an Nectandra Tree-<br />
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This female was curious. It walked around the tree trunk trying to figure me out!-<br />
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We even found Acorn Woodpeckers in the Apple Orchard on the steep slopes across the road from the Hotel. (Male left, female right)-<br />
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Stunning male Acorn Woodpecker-<br />
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Female Acorn Woodpecker-<br />
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I found it interesting with all the Acorn Woodpeckers in the valley by the Hotel, I have never seen an Acorn Woodpecker's storage tree....finding one became a little quest of mine. While we were walking along the river, I noticed a family of Acorn Woodpeckers in the top of an old Oak Tree. They were very active flying from one branch to another. At first I thought this was a feeding tree judging by their behavior. It wasn't until I watched a single female Woodpecker hammer an acorn into one of these holes. It looked like they had just started using this tree as their storage tree. Not the usual large tree with the well stocked pantry that I was hoping to see, but it was fun watching the Woodpeckers putting acorns in some of the holes while moving others around from hole to hole!-<br />
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It seemed that wherever we were, Acorn Woodpeckers were nearby. We would see them on the telephone poles, on the roofs of the buildings and cabins.......<br />
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......even making steady visits to the banana and rice feeders!-<br />
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<b><i><br /></i></b><i style="font-weight: bold;"> </i>Another bird species that rivaled the Acorn Woodpeckers for the most visible and widely dispersed was the Spot-crowned Woodcreeper. The Woodcreeper is a really interesting bird.....they were just about everywhere we were and would see them at just about every level in the trees. Fascinating bird to watch. There are eighteen species of Woodcreeper in Costa Rica, this species is is the only Woodcreeper species at Savegre!-<b><i><br /></i></b>
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Four species of Woodpecker can be found in the Savegre valley. Besides the Acorn Woodpeckers, we only found one Hairy Woodpecker this trip.-<br />
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Merino, Jen and I had only walked a short distance down the Jiiguero Trail (we were only one hundred feet from our cabin) and movement caught my eye on our left. I looked over and pointed to a small clearing in the underbrush. I saw a few leaves from the leaf litter being tossed about, but still couldn't make out what all the commotion was from. Merino knew immediately......Spotted Wood-Quail, a small covey of them! It wasn't until the birds moved a little that Jen and I could finally make them out. This was another bird we had missed on our other visits...we heard their calls, but never saw them. Now here we stand with a group of them literally at our feet. The covey moved around a bit and then they came directly towards us.-</div>
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I didn't realize how large these birds were. These Wood-Quail are about the size of a Chukar Partridge. Jen and I soon realized that these birds are really beautiful, especially the males when the open up their golden crowns-<br />
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In total there were three coveys of Wood-Quail. They stayed in this small area below our cabin along the trail, and we could see them anytime of day that we wanted....they were always foraging here.-<br />
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The hotel may be well known for the availability and the abundance of the Resplendant Quetzals in the valley, but the variety and numbers of Hummingbirds that visit their gardens and feeders are just as well known! The Hotel has several Hummingbird feeders set up near the main office and the dining room.....the Hummingbird spectacle is magnificent! The abundant flowers and blossoming plants in their beautiful gardens also attracts a large number of Hummingbirds many of which never visit the feeders. In total Jen and I saw ten species of Hummingbirds, including a few new species. This is a Green Violetear, one of the most common and abundant species in the area and to visit the feeders.-</div>
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The second-most abundant and common, and the largest species, the Magnificent Hummingbird-<br />
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Another common species the Gray-tailed Mountain-gem (now called the White-throated Mountain-gem)-<br />
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The tiny female Scintillant Hummingbird-<br />
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Immature male Scintillant Hummingbird-<br />
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Stunning male Scintillant Hummingbird-<br />
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Green-crowned Brilliant-<br />
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White-throated Mountain-gem (front) and male Volcano Hummingbird (rear)-<br />
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Immature male Volcano Hummingbird. Jen and I saw three of these during our stay. Merino said it was a good find since it was rare to see the males of this species at the Hotel this time of year.-<br />
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Beautiful male Volcano Hummingbird-<br />
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The ten Hummingbird species Jen and I saw were: Green Violetear, Magnificent, White-throated Mountain-gem, Volcano, Scintillant, Green-crowned Brilliant, Rufous-tailed, White-tailed Emerald, and Sharp-tailed Hummingbird. </div>
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Flame-colored Tanagers are a species that I enjoy watching. They are also common and highly visible in the area. Amazingly beautiful! Here is a male-</div>
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Rufous-naped Sparrow.......<br />
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Melodious Blackbird. Merino mentioned that this is a new bird to the area-<br />
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Certainly one of the most beautiful birds in the valley......Elegant Euphonia......<br />
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Immature male-<br />
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Yellow-faced Grassquit......<br />
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Black-cheeked Warbler......<br />
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Nice to see a visitor from the US......Blackburnian Warbler.........<br />
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This is another really beautiful Highland bird species. Every time we have been to Savegre, I see one of two. They are very high-strung and active, and I can never get them to sit still for more than two seconds! I have never been able to take a good picture of one....and that continues!<br />
Magnificent bird.....Flame-throated Warbler......<br />
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Tufted Flycatcher. This little flycatcher staked out his territory by a Quetzal nest hole-<br />
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White-collared Swift. One morning, I looked up to see a few Swifts flying low over the trees. Way up on top of the mountain peaks in the clouds, I spotted a huge cluster of Broad-winged Hawks and a large Swifts kettling together heading south. They soon disappeared into the clouds. That was an amazing sight!<br />
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Slaty Flowerpiercer male........<br />
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<b><i><br /></i></b>KeithMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00303315348491554955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3931648339451382009.post-63678040156463430472015-02-07T06:40:00.000-08:002015-02-11T15:27:53.970-08:00Part 6- "Highlights from 2014 and starting 2015"<b><i> Costa Rica continues......"Part 4"- Savegre Mountain Hotel" (Chapter 3)-</i></b><br />
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<b><i><br /></i></b><i style="font-weight: bold;"> Sulphur-winged Parakeets, Quest #3- </i>I really enjoy Parakeets! Each of the different life zones in Costa Rica (Caribbean slopes and lowlands, Pacific slopes and lowlands, dry northwest forests, Central Valley and the Highlands) have populations of Parakeet species. There are two species seen in the Savegre Valley: Barred Parakeet and the Sulphur-winged Parakeet- the most common species. Although they are considered "common" in the area around Savegre. Jen and I have never seen them in our four previous visits to Savegre. But the last time we were here five years ago, we did hear a flock of them off in the distance. We were really hoping to see them this year. As it turned out, they were plentiful and easy to find!<br />
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Just about every hour during the day (when it wasn't raining) you could hear a flock of them calling as they flew across the valley. And Sulphur-winged Parakeets are just like any of the of the other species; they are noisy!! Their loud and raspy calls are very recognizable. If you hear them, just look up, chances are they are right over your heads! I found it interesting how most of the birds here become scarce when it rains, and Parakeets were no exception. We have taken a few trips down to the Pacific coast to the town or Tarcoles to see the flocks of Scarlet Macaws. The Almendro trees that line the coastal road towards Jaco would be filled with feeding Scarlet Macaws....and their screaming raucous calls would fill the air. You would see small groups of flying Macaws trading back and forth from the Mangroves to the Beach Almond Trees in a near steady procession. But as soon as it started raining....all the Macaws would disappear and the air would grow quiet; the only sound you would hear was the rain splashing onto the Palm Trees. As soon as the showers stopped, once again, the Macaws would announce their presence and the blue sky and green trees would again fill up with a palette of bright Reds, Yellows and Blues.<br />
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This is the same with the Sulphur-winged Parakeets....when it rained, they were nowhere to be found or heard! But when the sun was out............<br />
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On the first morning when Merino took us on the walk down the Jiiguero Trail, there was a clearing near the River. In the middle of the clearing was this single large tree that was a magnet for the Parakeets. The tree was producing a small hard nut/fruit that the Parakeets were feeding on. They would come to this tree several times a day...and would announce their arrival and departure!-<br />
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Because they were feeding so heavily, they paid little attention to us. Jen and I were able approach them quite closely and watch their feeding activities. To appreciate how beautifully colored these birds are, you would have to walk around the tree to find the best angle with the light. These were backlit so they appeared dark........<br />
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Another beautiful Highland species, a pleasure to watch and enjoy. We saw Sulphur-winged Parakeets everyday in this tree and all over the valley-<br />
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<i style="font-weight: bold;"> Red-tailed Hawk, Quest #4- </i>The Costa Rican Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis costaricensis) is one of the most beautiful Red-tailed Hawk subspecies in my opinion. The reddish/chestnut/cinnamon color of its tail extends into a wide abdominal band and underwing coverts....a beautifully marked Red-tail. This is another species that I have only seen once or twice at Savegre (or in the Highlands), usually a brief high overhead soaring view or perched in the distance. I was really hoping for an opportunity to see this species close, maybe close enough to photograph. Up until this trip, I only had one photograph of a Costa Rican Redtail which is the image below. This picture was taken on our third trip to Savegre in 2003. This bird was sitting high in an oak tree below our cabin and it is heavily cropped and adjusted. Although a record shot of the bird, it is the only image I had (so far) and the bird only sat long enough for this one picture and a brief look-<br />
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Well here we are twelve years later, and a Redtail is perched in the same tree over our cabin! This bird was spotted by Jen on our second day in the afternoon (while it was raining of course)! I had a weird sense of Deja' vu looking up at this Hawk! Exciting to see, but one hundred-fifty feet up in a giant Oak Tree is not what I was hoping for.-<br />
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The rain in the Highlands at Savegre during the rainy season in September is fairly predictable.....the mornings are sunny and bright, late morning the clouds slowly develop, by noon or just after- it rains! Usually by late in the afternoon the rains let up....but sometimes it continues until (dark). However, that doesn't stop your birding walks. The Hotel has an umbrella stand stocked with these large umbrellas so you can still go birding! Merino and I went every afternoon for our birding walks.....not always the most productive for birds, but I enjoyed our long walks and talks. I thoroughly enjoyed walking through and studying the breathtaking cloudforest environment. I think I looked at every tree and epiphytic air plant growing on those trees. Besides Merino's extensive knowledge about birds and this environment, Merino is a fascinating man to talk to and learn from. I looked forward to our walks everyday-<br />
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On one of our afternoon (rainy) walks Merino asked me if I wanted to take a walk up the orchard on the other side of the road from he Hotel. We have been up there before on other years, and the view from up there is amazing. It is a steep incline, but we walked slowly talking and (oh yeah) looking for birds. Merino told me that he was planning something really special near the top on the slope. He has planted many trees, plants and flowers creating a natural feeding area for many species of birds. He told me what he is planning for this area, and I won't give anything away here as I promised I wouldn't tell anyone.....but I will say when this is completed, it will be really amazing!! Keep checking the Savegre website for this....it is going to be really special!!!<br />
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While we were walking up this steep incline on the orchard gravel and dirt road, Merino mentioned that he knew of a single tree growing along the road that attracted a flock or Elegant Euphonias, maybe we would get lucky and find them in the tree. But with the pouring rain, it might be doubtful. If not, we will try again first thing in the morning for them. Along the way, we did have bird activity: Acorn Woodpeckers, Flame-colored Tanagers, a few Warblers, and other species. When we reached the tree, no Euphonias present....but the view was exceptional!-<br />
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Looking down towards the river through the Apple, Peach and Plum Orchard.-<br />
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Part of the planted area that Merino was showing me included many apple. peach and plum trees. The fruit on these trees (like this peach tree) were not being harvested, the fruit would be left on the trees for the birds. While we were there (even in the rain) Flame-colored Tanagers and many other species of birds were feeding on the peaches.<br />
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Merino was planting so many different types of trees, flowers and bushes here, all of them would benefit the birds. The flowers planted here were species that were favored by all the Hummingbirds in the valley.....some Hummingbirds were attracted to specific species of flowers. It was well thought out! Nectandra, Ocotea and Sapodillo trees were planted for the Quetzals, Toucanets and Guans. Solanaceae bushes to attract a host of species but mostly the Long-tailed Silky-Flycatcher, and a long list of other trees, flowers and bushes.......<br />
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We walked along this road a little farther when we approached the small A-Frame house you can see so clearly looking way uphill from the Hotel. In the only tree by the house- the Redtail! Again at a distance......<br />
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......cropped images of a wet Red-tail Hawk-<br />
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The Hawk apparently decided that he wasn't happy with us being in his territory, took off down the hill and vanished. It was getting late and would be dark soon, so Merino and I decided to head back to the Hotel, we would come back in the morning...in the sun to look for the Elegant Euphonias.-<br />
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As predicted, we woke to a bright morning. The sun was barely up over the peaks and Jen, Merino and I were standing below the tree on the edge of the orchard road. This time the small flock of Elegant Euphonias were here feeding in the tree just as Merino said they would. Jen and I were amazed at how bright and beautiful this species was....really brightly colored!-<br />
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Jen and I were really enjoying the Euphonias, in fact I was really caught up in watching them. Without warning Jen said "Hawk"! I looked up and saw the Redtail flying past heading to the right. I pointed my camera and took a quick shot just as the Hawk disappeared into the thick canopy cover. Not a good image, but at least we are getting closer!-<br />
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.....and sure enough, in a large tree a hundred feet farther up the slope, there it was! This was a great opportunity for all of us. We walked slowly behind one of the peach trees to get a better look at the Hawk-<br />
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We carefully moved around the cover of the peach tree to get a better view. From here you can really see that beautiful chestnut/cinnamon colored wide abdomen band......breathtaking!!-<br />
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We all stood there in complete amazement for five minutes watching this Hawk. Finally I was able to really observe, study, and photograph (in good light as well) this magnificent and regal bird! What made this moment even better was I was watching it with my beautiful wife Jen and our friend Merino.....who made this possible! Thank You Merino!! The Hawk suddenly turned and flew off.......<br />
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......the Hawk glided across the open air of the orchard slope.......<br />
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.....and landed on the branch in the tree where Merino and I saw it yesterday afternoon in the rain. I Thank You Mrs./Mr. Red-tail for this wonderful and special opportunity!-<br />
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Looking up from the Hotel that single tree next to the A-Frame house is the Hawk's perch.-<br />
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<i style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></i><i style="font-weight: bold;"> Morning (near) Tragedy- </i>No matter where you go birding, an unfortunate and tragic event will happen....which is usually the result of a bird meeting a car or a building. But that is something that I would have never expected to see/experience here in the paradise of the Costa Rican cloudforest highlands.<br />
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Because this is a/my blog....I as the blogger have a faithful obligation/commitment to report all of the events I experienced while in the field reporting for my blog. Sometimes there are tragedies, but sometimes, they work out with a wonderful outcome......this is one of them!<br />
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The morning was beautiful, clear, crisp air and the sun was just about ready to peek over the peaks. Jen and I were meeting Merino at 6:00 am like we did yesterday morning. While the three of us were standing by the office talking about our plans for the day, I caught a movement out of the left corner of my left eye. It all happened so quickly.......I looked just in time to see a male Collared Trogan hitting the power line near the office. On its tail chasing it was a slightly smaller Bird of Prey (which I thought at the time) resembled a small Falcon possibly a Barred Forrest-Falcon or Bat Falcon.<br />
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The Trogan tumbled down to the ground after hitting the wire landing in the small gutter near the office. I told Merino, and I heard him say with great concern "Oh no"! I walked over and looked at the lifeless Trogan and was really upset with what I was looking at.........<br />
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........I carefully picked up the limp Trogan and examined it for broken wings or other visible injury and then gave it to Merino. You can see how shaken up and upset he was, Jen was in tears! Merino started talking to the bird encouraging it to wake up.....he kept instinctively blowing on the feathers to try and stimulate the bird back into consciousness all the while pleading with it to open its eyes.........<br />
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.....while Merino encouraged the bird to open its eyes, I was stunned over just how beautiful this bird is-<br />
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Merino continued on encouraging this bird to open its eyes and wake up.....and after two minutes, it did!!-<br />
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I suggested to Merino that we place this bird someplace safe. leave it alone and see if it fully recovers. Merino agreed, he gently gave me this beautiful Trogan. Jen and I picked a quiet spot behind the bushes of the office where no one would find it. I placed the Trogan on one of the stones of the foundation of the office and the bird tucked its wings and shuffled a bit to gain a more comfortable perch on the stone.-<br />
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<i style="font-weight: bold;"> </i>Since we were miles and miles and miles away from any wildlife rehabber, we decided we did the best we could. Our plan was to go birding for an hour, and when we come back for breakfast check on the bird. During that hour, all three of us kept thinking about that Trogan. We hurried back for breakfast.....we needed to check on that bird! Jen and I walked over towards the bushes praying not to find the bird. We were delighted to find an empty stone, the bird was gone! I even looked around in the area, and didn't see the bird. Hopefully, this Trogan made it and is now gliding over that beautiful valley!!<br />
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<i style="font-weight: bold;"> "A walk in the clouds"- the Virgin Oak Forest. "An unexpected Interaction"-</i>When Jen and I go to Savegre, we always leave one morning open for to explore and experience the higher elevation Oak Forest.....there is no other place like it! I have always told everyone that it is so quiet and peaceful that you can actually hear the passing clouds rubbing up against the moss encrusted oak trees. Savegre owns a parcel of virgin Oak Cloudforest....trees that have been there since "forever"! This is an unspoiled and untouched forest where the thousands of years old oak trees may reach as high as one hundred fifty to two hundred feet tall. To sum it up...it's an amazing place! There are two main species of Oak that dominate the cloudforest (Quercus copyensis and Quercus costaricensis)-<br />
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The Oak cloudforest also has species that are only seen here in the oak forest. Over the last few years a pair of Ornate Hawk-Eagles have settled here in the vast oak cloudforest. Usually associated with lower elevations, its rare for them to be here so high in elevation. Merino attributes it to the thriving population of Squirrels and birds. He has seen them many times....usually soaring over the area. I would love to see them too. (hint- we weren't lucky enough this time)!<br />
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I am so fascinated with the Oak cloudforest, I included more images here.....every direction you look would make a magnificent painting!-<br />
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The sign indicating the Oak (Los Robles) Cloudforest Reserve....this section has 132 hectares or 326 acres-<br />
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This was our last day with Merino, so after breakfast we decided to go up to the oak forest. Although we still had one more full day and a morning at Savegre. However, believe it or not, we still hadn't seen any Emerald Toucanets. I really like Toucanets, and they are one of Jen's favorites! Merino thought we should walk along the Los Robles Trail since he sees Toucanets here often. He mentioned if they are not in the lower areas near the Hotel, they are usually here in the oak forest. As we walked down the trail, Merino played Toucanet calls on his I-pod....maybe we would get a response!-<br />
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The Los Robles Trail meanders across the slope of the oak forest-<br />
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Merino kept playing the Toucanet calls, still no response!-<br />
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Merino is also really in tune with the weather. He knows exactly when it will start rainy by just looking at the developing clouds over the mountain. I found this amazing, and his predictions were just about 100% spot on! As we walked down this trail, and getting farther away from his SUV I started growing concerned. Jen and I didn't have any rain gear or umbrellas with us, and I had all my camera gear with me in my small back-pack. Merino looked up and said, don't worry, we have abut an hour and a half before it starts raining...so we continued on farther down the trail. We spotted a few birds here' Gray-breasted Wood Wren, Collared Trogan, Flame colored Tanager, Black-cheeked Warbler to name a few, but still no Toucanets!. Jen is very aware when we are out birding and spots many birds. While we were walking down this trail, Jen pointed way up to the higher branches of a tall oak. She said she just saw a bird in those bromeliads. I looked up and only saw a blurr as the bird moves...Merino knew exactly what it was. He exclaimed "Buffy Tuftedcheek"!!-<br />
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Merino searched his list of birds on his i-pod and started playing the calls of a Buffy Tuftedcheek.....and immediately the birds responded! One flew down to the lower branches almost landing on my hat!-<br />
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The electronic calls filled the quiet of the oak forest muffled by the mossy habitat....the birds were frantic, trying to figure out where the intruders were.....<br />
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They kept flying back and forth from tree to tree looking for the other birds tat entered their territory. They must have narrowed it down, because they stayed really close to us.-<br />
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Now the pair was searching together for the intruders......<br />
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Studies of this really beautiful bird dressed in rich earth tone colors-<br />
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The commotion of the Buffy Tuftedcheeks attracted a few other curious birds.....Black-faced Solitare.....<br />
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.......a Ruddy Treerunner (also the first one Jen and I had ever seen)......<br />
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.....and the prize..... a shy Mountain Robin (also the first one Jen and I have seen)-<br />
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Merino didn't want to disturb the birds too much so he stopped calling. The pair of Buffy Tuftedcheek flew back up to the higher branches and went back about their business......confidently assured that they drove the intruders off! For Jen and I, that was an amazing ":unexpected" encounter with a really amazing bird! We recommend this experience to anyone going to Savegre!-<br />
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To me, its sad to see these ancient giants on the ground. The wind and storms take their toll, and in the end, these majestic giants return to the earth to help regenerate this magnificent forest. This tree was cut in half because it fell over the trail. Its hard to tell by the images here, but this tree was five feet in diameter! A real giant!-<br />
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Remember that A-Frame house and single tree that the Red-tailed Hawk perches in....here is a view from high in the oak cloudforest-<br />
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<i style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /> "Unexpected and Unprecedented......a very Rare Bird"!! One of those birding experiences that you we will never forget!</i> When Jen and I met with Merino on the first night, we talked about the birding over the next three days. In our conversation he mentioned that a very rare bird has been seen near the Hotel. He told us that if we have the right conditions on one of the mornings we should try for the bird. When he mentioned the bird was a Scaled Antpitta, my ears perked up. I said "Really", "Up here"! Antpittas besides being one of the most secretive birds (not many people see them) it is usually found lower down the mountains on the middle elevations. Now Merino had my curiosity, I asked him what he meant about the right conditions. He said he had been successful with this bird with a bright sunny morning after a late ending rain the night before. So Jen and I thought that would be wonderful, it was his call.<br />
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Well, last night it rained late into the night...in fact it was still raining hard when we went to sleep beside a really roaring fire in the fireplace! The morning would be our last morning with Merino......I really wanted to go looking for this Antpitta!<br />
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I woke up a few times during the night and could still hear the rain bouncing off the metal roof of our cabin....please stop raining! The last time I remembered it was 2:00 am and it was still raining. At 4:30 I woke up and didn't hear any rain on the roof. I looked out the window to one of the most beautiful sights.....the moon! The skies were clear! I could hardly contain my smile....Jen said "Why are you up"??<br />
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<i style="font-weight: bold;"> </i>Just like every morning, I was ready by 5:00 am and couldn't wait! I went out and birded the grounds of the Hotel while Jen was getting ready and before we would meet Merino at 6:00 am. Merino showed up right on time, and I just asked him one question.....Antpitta?? He could tell by my excitement that Jen and I really wanted to go for this bird. He just smiled at me and said (toying with me just a little)...."Yeah, this would be a good morning"! I can't really express to everyone here how excited I was.....Jen was more composed as she usually is! :^)<br />
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We started walking down the road along the river to the area where Merino has seen the bird. He knows that birds routine perfectly (hopefully we will find out). He mentioned that he sees the bird in a small patch of ground along the creek that flows into the River. He also mentioned that the bird only appears for a short time, maybe a few minutes, and then again disappears into the forest....so we would have to be vigilant and on our toes!<br />
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As we walked along the river.....the Torrent Tyrannulets seemed to follow us down the road....really cool little bird!-<br />
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Along the way, there is a small bridge that crosses the river that leads to another hotel. This is a great place to look for American Dippers. In fact we had been on this bridge the last two days looking for the Dippers (and also taking a little shelter from the rain). What I found really interesting and strange for a bird that lives an aquatic lifestyle.....the pair of Dippers never ventured out in the rain! In fact they would always be under the bridge we were standing on also taking shelter from the rain. We knew that because Merino could hear them calling from under the bridge! That was interesting!!<br />
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However this morning, they weren't under the bridge....they appeared in the river just up from the bridge we were standing on. They bounced from boulder to boulder gradually moving in our direction- <br />
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At one point, they were right below us! Great bird to watch.....especially when they "walked" down a boulder under water! That was amazing!!<br />
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The Dipper pair eventually passed under us and worked their way down the river. Merino said it was time to go look for the Antpitta. I was really excited!!<br />
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The road ended in a sharp curve heading away from the river. This is the area where the small feeder trout stream passed under the road heading towards the Rio Savegre. This stretch of the creek was only about fifty meters long....it was a small area. Merino told Jen and I that there is a small clearing across the feeder stream where the Antpitta will walk into. It will be visible there for only a minute or two.....that's it! So we needed to be paying close attention and really focus on the ground.<br />
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All three of us would stand across the stream and watch for the bird....we needed to be extremely still and quiet! We started down the path leading to the stream, and we ran into a Ruddy-capped Nightingale-Thrush and small flock of Black-cheeked Warblers-<br />
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Slowly and carefully we crept along the path making sure not to make any noise or branch movement. Thankfully the ground was soaked so we didn't have to worry about the crunch of leaf litter on the ground. We arrived at the creek and carefully got into position....Merino on my left, I was in the middle and Jen on my right. Merino carefully pointed across the stream and so quietly whispered to us that that the bird will show in that small clearing on the other side of the stream about five meters in from the banks of the stream. He whispered to us to pay close attention to the ground....the bird will hop in from the left side. I have to be honest......my heart was pounding, I thought it would pop out of my chest.<br />
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Because the forest floor was so dark since the sun hadn't even penetrated the trees yet, I knew pictures would be almost impossible for my camera. I had anticipated this so I set the ISO high and crossed my fingers!<br />
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The excitement of the wait was unbelievable......a few minutes seemed like an hour. We waited and waited....did we miss the bird? Did it show up already? Maybe it wouldn't be coming at all? Merino said that he was going to walk down the path a little farther...sometimes he sees the bird there, maybe it has already crossed the stream?! He told us to keep watching he would be right back.<br />
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As the script usually goes, Merino had just left when all of the sudden I could feel Jen grabbing my right arm! I could tell she was really excited...."I saw it, I saw it"!!! "There it is over on the left"!! I looked but couldn't see it.....I was starting to panic....did I miss my chance??!! I kept looking.........Jen said "It's right there"! I still couldn't see it........<br />
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She said "It's right behind that big dead fern on the left"! I still couldn't see it....I was getting so frustrated! But I kept looking......<br />
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Oh my God....there it is......a blurr from the left. I tried to take a few pictures, but the camera wouldn't focus. I switched quickly to manual focus and tried a few shots......the bird hopped off to the right and out of view.......<br />
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Jen said "It's still there"....I said "Where" Jen told me it was right in the middle of that clearing.......<br />
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And like magic....there it was, standing right in the middle of that small clearing, it was holding a small worm! Unbelievable, look at that bird! What was more amazing was that it happened just as Merino said it would!!-<br />
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The whole event lasted less than two minutes, but Jen and I were thrilled beyond belief! The bird hopped off to the right and disappeared into the forest. While we were excitedly talking about what just happened, I looked up and saw this female Green-crowned Brilliant perched on a branch. This is one of the Hummingbirds I tried so hard to photograph over the last few days but was unsuccessful. Now here is one perched only three meters away. I took a few shots and then the bird vanished..... said "where did it go"?-<br />
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Jen said ..."Look"...."its taking a bath"!! I looked over and we both watched this Hummingbird making continual dives into the stream bathing....right where we had just seen the Scaled Antpitta! I had read about these Hummingbirds bathing here in Costa Rica, but we never saw it! Wow!!-<br />
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While we were watching the Hummingbird dropping into the stream, I looked to my left.....the pair of Dippers were now in this trout stream right at our feet! This one found what appears to be a Stone fly or Caddis fly nymph.-<br />
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Jen and I were still celebrating the Antpitta, and the bathing Hummingbird and the Dippers, we felt bad that Merino wasn't here to enjoy this with us. Almost on cue...Merino showed up and excitedly whispered, that he had found the Antpitta.....just down the trail. We told him that we just saw the Antpitta on the other side of the stream. He asked us which way it went and we pointed off to the right. He said "Two Antpittas"?<br />
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We followed him quietly and slowly down the path to a little cleared lowland area along the Rio Savegre. He searched a bit and said to look for the bird there.....that's where he just saw it. There it is running just ahead of us hunting for worms. Jen and I saw it just as it walked under a large fern.....<br />
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....then it came out right in the open. I tried to take a picture, but it was still too dark! The bird continued walking towards the stream, and actually ignoring us!-<br />
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There it again, only ten feet in front of us, this is a little bit better shot!-<br />
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In the denser cover moving away. Unless you saw this bird move you would probably never see it.-<br />
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I walked ahead on the path and tried to anticipate where the bird was going. That was a good move, because it came out of the cover only a few feet away from Jen and I-<br />
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We watched the Antpitta feeding along the path and the area near the river. It slowly worked its way back towards the stream......<br />
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.....giving us many good looks at it. This was amazing!-<br />
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Jen and I knew the bird was accepting of us and we didn't seem to bother it. Many times we would just stand there quite still and the bird would walk by only a few feet away from us.....hard to describe how exciting this was....and how fortunate we were to be experiencing this!-<br />
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Finally....a small patch of sunlight broke through the canopy and lit up the smallest parcel of real estate! The beautiful Antpitta walked right through it, and I had the photo that I was so desperately looking for. This one photo (and the last photo I took of the bird) really showcases this magnificent and very special bird! What a truly incredibly "Unexpected and Unprecedented" birding experience. The rarity of this bird and the complete experience will always be one of Jen and my top birding experiences...ever! This is right up there when we saw our first Quetzal on our first trip to Costa Rica....that pair of Antpittas were heart-warming special!<br />
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Cropped and cleaned-up image taken from the above image. I have this image framed on my studio wall near my carving bench.....just a beautiful memory...and an inspiration. When we got back from Costa Rica, I started a caring of a Scaled Antpitta!<br />
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<i style="font-weight: bold;"> </i>To start this carving, I needed to accurately measure a specimen. I went to the Ornithoolgy Specimen Collection at Yale to do this. The next two images are posted here with the Courtesy of Yale's Peabody Museum of Natural History in New Haven, CT. They had many specimens with regional variations, morphs and sub-species in the drawer.... I am holding the one that identically matched the birds we experienced-<br />
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Measurements. anatomical and plumage characteristics noted......<br />
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......the pattern I drew using the data I measured from the skin-<br />
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Cut out the wooden blank.......<br />
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.....started carving the blank and working on the head's features-<br />
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The bird is now sized and correctly carved to the measurements, anatomy and Gestalt features of the bird Jen and I experienced, observed and noted-<br />
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Feather layout-<br />
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Adding the small point to the tip of the bill with inserted metal-<br />
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Adding the contour feathering-<br />
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Smoothly sanded and blending the contour feather groups, creating a soft and fluffy look to the body-<br />
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Carved Scaled Antpitta so far! Still a long way to go....and enjoying every minute of it! :^)<br />
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<b><i> Costa Rica continues......"Part 5"- Savegre Mountain Hotel" (Chapter 4)-</i></b><br />
<b><i><br /></i></b><b><i> "Six Bird Quests, an Unexpected Interaction, and an Extremely Rare Encounter"</i></b><br />
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<b><i>For Chapter 4, click on the"Older Posts" below right......</i></b>KeithMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00303315348491554955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3931648339451382009.post-60432498670017716482015-02-06T07:18:00.000-08:002016-04-27T11:56:44.036-07:00Part 7- "Highlights from 2014 and Starting 2015"<b><i> Part 6- "Costa Rica continues"- "Savegre Mountain Hotel" (Chapter 4)- the Final Chapter-</i></b><br />
<b><i><br /></i></b><b><i> "Quetzals, Toucanets and the nearby Trees Full of Fruit"!!!</i></b><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> Quetzals and Toucanets are always on the top of Jen and my lists when we visit Savegre. I tend to prefer Quetzals just a bit more and Jen to Toucanets.....but both of them are exciting to experience however. In our walks with Merino over the last three days we found many Quetzal and Emerald Toucanet nest holes. Most of them were actually very close to the Hotel. The two images below are of a Quetzal nest that a few months ago was active and produced two fledglings. This nest hole was just down the path from our cabin-</span></span><b><i><br /></i></b>
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Another Quetzal nest hole near the river-<br />
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This Quetzal nest hole was up higher in the Oak Forest-<br />
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Two Emerald Toucanet nest holes. This one close to our cabin near the River......<br />
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.......and this was near a cow pasture along the road just before the Hotel-<br />
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There were plenty of Quetzals around this week, but they were more spread out throughout the area.....<br />
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.......this male near the cow pasture near the Hotel.......<br />
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......this one in the nearly depleted of fruit Aguacatillo Tree up the road by the quarry......<br />
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.....this male was just looking magnificent perched in this tree along the road.-<br />
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Stunning male Resplendent Quetzal!-<br />
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Earlier in this Savegre report, I mentioned for you to remember the trees that were behind our cabin and the cabin just across the walkway from us. As it turned out....the majority of the birds we saw were coming to these trees! Jen and I could sit on our bench on the front stoop of our cabin and watch birds come and go from it....all day long.<br />
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But what makes these trees so interesting (and the story interesting) we would walk by them everyday on our birding walks! We actually paid very little attention to them not realizing that a few of the trees in this cluster on the edge of the forest by the cabins were heavily laden with fruit-<br />
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On our second day, Jen and I were sitting on the bench after breakfast changing our hiking shoes. We were going to take a walk around the Trails and meet Merino a few hours later...he was giving a talk to a tour group about birding and eco-tourism. I was talking to her regarding our morning walk and recounting a few of our experiences. I waited for Jen to reply but she didn't. I looked up at her while I was tying my shoes and she was just staring and pointing upward into the tree over the cabin across the walkway. I asked her what she was doing, and she said "Look up there" as she pointed to the middle branches of the trees.....<br />
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......"There's a Quetzal right there" she said. I didn't see it at first so she directed me to a larger branch that was angling up to the left in the middle of the second tree. Oh yeah, there it is.....right in front of us!-<br />
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I walked over to get a closer look, and then I found a second male Quetzal, it was nearly directly over my head!-<br />
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Jen and I watched these two birds for some time and I took quite a few photographs. Then I stared studying the area.....these birds are here for a reason. The tree closest to us on the edge of the forest and closest to the cabin was full of these small ovoid violet colored fruits about the size of an M&M peanut! The birds were feeding heavily on them.-<br />
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I looked closer and discovered that there were three or four Nectandra and Ocotea trees in this cluster of trees near the cabin. The aguacatillo fruits were nearly consumed but a few remained on the outermost upper branches. These different fruit species ranged in sizes from as small as a blueberry to as large as a Strawberry....but there weren't many left. This tree in the front with the small violet colored fruit was full and was attracting many species and good numbers of birds. I started thinking about what I learned from Merino about the fruiting cycles of the agauactillo trees in the area. I was amazed at this small Eco-system in front of Jen and I.....the Nectandra and Ocotea Trees had been fruiting for some time. As the fruit became depleted by the birds, this other tree in the cluster started fruiting just as the other trees were depleted. That was amazing!!-</div>
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We spent as much time by these trees behind the cabin as we could. When we met Merino later, we told him about the tree behind cabin and led him there. Almost on cue, just as the three of us walked up to the tree, a spectacular male Quetzal flew in and landed right above us! Perfect timing! I asked Merino the name of the tree (which I didn't remember) but he referred to the fruit as "Sapodillo" (Sap-ah-dee-yoe)-</div>
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Besides the bird activity and close availability to these trees, it was a perfect set-up. The cabin has a wide roof overhang soffit which was perfect to standing under when it was raining. It didn't matter how hard it rained, you had a perfect place to bird from and you stayed dry. And the birds were in close and within perfect view.-<br />
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I took a few thousand pictures of Quetzals in this tree alone. We identified at least five different male Quetzals coming to this tree. Each one had a different upper tail covert length....some were quite short and the longest one was over two feet long. Interesting though, we didn't see one female Quetzal come to this tree, just adult males.<br />
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Because of their relative tame nature, they became very use to Jen and I and Merino while we stood quietly under these trees. I was able to take pictures of Quetzals from all angles like these shots directly under.......<br />
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This male was only four meters over my head. It actually looked over its back at me. Apparently it was content with me standing under it "Oo-ing and Ah-ing" it just turned back and went back to digesting!-<br />
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Jen and I have been to Quetzal country, Costa Rica many times. Although I have spent hours and hours studying Quetzals, they haven't always presented me with the anatomical movements or activity that I was searching for to study. One of these movements was "fluffing"! Birds "fluff" their plumages all the time to re-align their feathers, clean their feathers, shed excess water droplets, etc. I have never been able to see this behavior before from a Quetzal. Because we had so much close and personal time with the birds in these close trees, I was able to study and note every activity and movement I wanted and needed for my reference notes. Here a male Quetzal "fluffs". I was really interested in observing a Quetzal raise and "fluff" all of its dorsal feathers, and it happened almost on cue. I have a good record of missing things like this with my camera....this time I was ready and captured it all!-<br />
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The feather lifting and "fluffing" here really demonstrates the feather movements and how they articulate....-<br />
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This turned out to be the best Quetzal image I have ever taken. Not a good photo quality image, but for me as an artist, it is profoundly inspirational........I can't wait to carve this bird into reality!-<br />
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<b><i><br /></i></b><i style="font-weight: bold;"> Quest #6 (actually Quest #1)- </i>I have two ideas, one for a life-sized and complex carving/sculpture and the other a large highly detailed painting. The subject for each project is a flying male Quetzal in a particular activity. Both of these projects will be very complex and will take me some time to complete. I have enough study and knowledge of the bird behind the concepts of these pieces to make them. But I really needed to experience the themes exactly......I needed to be there for that "exact" moment in time when it happened. Yes, I could produce these pieces without that experience, but since both of these pieces would be very special to me, the theme would be somewhat "disingenuous" if I haven't seen that exact moment clearly.<br />
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I have seen Quetzals do this many times, but it happens so quickly.....that frozen second in time remains unclear and un-focused to my eye. I know what is happening, but I need to see the exact anatomical posture ....what physically occurs in that exact moment in time.<br />
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In an earlier part of this report I mentioned the feeding behavior of the Quetzal based on its anatomical limitations while feeding. Because of its small and weak feet, it cannot reach and grab a fruit while perched. The Quetzal must obtain or "pluck" a fruit from the tree while in hovering flight. My number one quest was to photograph a flying Quetzal grabbing and picking a fruit from the branch of the tree at the exact moment when it happened....not after, not before......at the exact time!-<br />
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My prior attempts at photographing flying Quetzals have been fruitless! Usually the birds are at a distance, the tree is too dense to see it, the sun is at the wrong angle, its raining, its dark, etc. etc. These are really not excuses, just the normal range of challenges that occurred when I was trying to photograph flying Quetzals. <br />
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Here are a few of the attempts from our past visits to Savegre-<br />
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But with the opportunities of feeding Quetzals in the trees behind the cabin, and the closeness of the birds, maybe I will be successful??!! What makes trying to photograph flying Quetzals so challenging (let alone plucking fruit) is that Quetzals perch nearly motionless. They are usually digesting fruit so they perch very still on the branch. Many birds will start to fidget a bit or move a little when they are getting ready to fly. But not Quetzals, they just suddenly launch off the ranch like a rocket.....you have no warning or indication that they are getting ready to fly.-</div>
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Looking up at the birds on the branches, I really paid attention to their behavior and movements (although sometimes just slightly) and I started to figure out when the bird would be flying off the branch. Although I started developing "Warbler neck" I was fairly successful determining when they would fly. With that behind me all I needed to do was capture them in my camera!-<br />
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That became very difficult. First I had to anticipate (or guess) which direction the bird would be flying (left, right, up, etc) and then position my camera where I thought it would fly to....that is assuming my arms didn't tire out before it few off. And more times than not, I would drop my arms and the bird would fly off. I also tried following the bird in flight with my lens zoomed in....and that never worked. I would end up with a head in the image, part of the wing tip, or maybe nothing! So after many tries, I decided that just zooming back on my lens to 200 mm and capture the whole area when the bird flew worked out the best. I ended up with many shots of the bird flying in the frames, all I needed to do was crop the images and see what I had!-<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span><b><i><br /></i></b><i style="font-weight: bold;"> Quest #5- Emerald Toucanets......"Where are they"??- </i>It was a little disconcerting that we had been to Savegre for four complete days and never heard or saw one Toucanet. In fact that was kind of hard to believe. We had been to all the Toucanet "hot-spots" and there were none to be found. Even the trees behind the cabin that were so busy with birding activity did not attract one Toucanet.<br />
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It was the last day of our time at Savegre. We would stay here for the morning and leave after lunch. We would spend our last night in Costa Rica in San Jose staying at the Hampton Inn across the Highway from the airport. If we were gong to see Toucanets, it would have to be this morning. We woke up before 5:00 am and I was my usual anxious to go birding just as it started getting light. Jen told me to go on ahead she would start packing. Come back later and we can go to breakfast.<br />
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I decided to start birding this morning on the back deck of the Hotel. Near the office, they have a wooden deck with an outside coffee station for the guests that get an early start birding. The deck continues down behind the restaurant and lounge with a full patio and chairs. This is a great birding spot when it is raining. You can bird there quite comfortably during the heavy downpours. You will also be amazed at the variety of birds you will see there. One day Jen and I were taking a break on the patio we had really close looks at Long-tailed Silky-Fycatchers trying to take shelter from the rain.<br />
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This morning I wandered down the deck walk to the end of the patio. I was looking down through the trees to the ground at a few small birds that were foraging there in the leaf litter. I couldn't figure out what species they were since it was still a little dark near the ground. In front of me at eye level, the leaves started moving in the tree about ten feet from me. I was trying to figure out what was making the leaves move. I figured it was another Squirrel so I didn't pay that much attention. As I was focusing on what was causing the commotion, I never saw the male Toucanet that was looking right at me! It took a second than it hit me....Toucanet!!!!<br />
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After that few moments of being stunned passed, I picked up my camera and did manage a few quick shots of the male. Being a Toucanet, it hopped through the branches ascending up the tree with each branch hop. I lost the bird in the higher branches. I then saw it fly to my left where it landed on a small tree branch hanging right over the roof of the Lounge. There it joined a second Toucanet, the female which was a little higher in the tree.-<br />
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The male Toucanet remained on the branch and posed for me for a few minutes-<br />
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Spectacular bird!<br />
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The two Toucanets then flew into some of the taller trees right behind the cabins near ours. I ran back to our room to tell Jen. She came out with me and we searched the trees for fifteen minutes, no Toucanets. Jen was understandably disappointed! After breakfast, we again searched those trees, but the Toucanets were long gone. We took hike for an hour and then went back to the cabin to finish packing. It was a nice warm morning and the sun was bright and clear. Since our time at Savegre would be ending soon, I walked across the walkway to the Sapodillo tree for a few last looks and photos. It would be a great place to remember our birding experiences at Savegre.<br />
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These trees attracted a long list of bird species: Resplendent Quetzals, Acorn Woodpeckers, Long-tailed Silky-Flycatchers, Flame-colored Tanagers, Clay-colored Robins, Black-faced Solitare, Collared Redstart, Yellow-thighed Thrush, Spot-crowned Woodcreeper, Spotted Wood-Quail (on the ground around the trees), and on this morning- three female Collared Trogans-<br />
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I was watching another male Quetzal, and a movement caught me eye higher up in the tree.I put my lens on the area where the movement was, and I first spotted a yellow/green blurr in the middle of my focusing lens viewfinder. When the lens finally focused on the object......a Toucanet! There they are!-<br />
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The female with its shorter and stubbier bill apparently was lower in the tree...it peeked out at me from behind a larger branch-<br />
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It was obviously content being where it was and with me as the little scratch on the back of the head indicated!-<br />
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Since I was only ten meters form our cabin, I decided to (quietly) run back to tell Jen that the Toucanets were back. As I turned to the walkway, Jen was just coming out of our cabin door. In my excitement I said "Jen come'on, the Toucanets are here"!! I can see that that made Jen really happy, she ran over and we walked back under the roof overhang and started looking for the Toucanets. I was crossing my fingers and hoping that they didn't leave. But our long wait was rewarded....the male Toucanet hopped down to the branches that were just over our heads.......</div>
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......he began plucking the small fruits and swallowed them as fast as he was plucking them!-<br />
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The Toucanet show got better as the male jumped down to an even lower branch......<br />
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.......and continued feeding on the small fruits......<br />
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Jen and I watched the Toucanets for another fifteen minutes.....it was incredible! It was getting late in the morning and Jen wanted to finish packing, so she went back to the cabin. I stayed on and watched these amazing "Little Green Toucans" for a while longer.<br />
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I looked over to my right and there was Merino. He was doing a little gardening this morning and was walking up the path with a few plants that he dug up to be re-planted. I called out to him and told him about the Toucanets. He lit up when he heard me say that and he came over and joined me. We watched the birds and talked about them for nearly a half an hour. Then we said our final Good-byes and off he went! The Toucanets however remained in the tree where I left them. What a great send off! I was so happy for Jen being able to see her favorite Costa Rican bird!<br />
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<b><i><br /></i></b><i style="font-weight: bold;"> "The last night- San Jose"- "Heading Home"- </i>After lunch, it was tie to leave. Jen and I missed Savegre already! We had a wonderful time here and with Merino. Savegre Mountain Hotel is our favorite place to spend time in Costa Rica when we want to spend time in the mountains. There is no better place for mountain birding especially Quetzals. The rooms are very comfortable and inviting, the food is excellent, the staff is very friendly and accommodating and the valley is breathtaking!! The Hotel will take care of all your needs including being picked-up or dropped off from the airport. It was our forth visit here, and I know on our fifth we will have more areas to explore and experience! When you go to Costa Rica, Savegre is a MUST! You will find no better place in the mountains. And when you go, make sure you spend some of your time with Merino......and when you do, tell him I said Hola!<br />
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<b><i>Here is a complete list of the birds we saw and experienced at Savegre:</i></b> <b><i>Black Guan</i></b>, <b><i>Spotted</i></b> <b><i>Wood-Quail</i></b>, Turkey Vulture, Black Vulture, (unknown Falcon-Barred Forest Falcon or Bat Falcon), <b><i>Red</i></b>-<b><i>tailed Hawk</i></b>, Broad-winged Hawk, Band-tailed Pigeon, Ruddy Pigeon, White-tipped Pigeon, <b><i>Sulphur-winged Parakeet</i></b>, White-collared Swift, Blue and White Swallow, Green violet-Ear, Green-fronted Lancebill, Green-crowned Brilliant, Magnificent Hummingbird, White-throated Mountain-Gem, White-tailed Hummingbird, Volcano Hummingbird, Scintillant Hummingbird, Sharp-tailed Hummingbird, <b><i>Resplendent Quetzal,</i></b> <b><i>Collared Trogan</i></b>, <b><i>Emerald Toucanet,</i></b> <b><i>Acorn Woodpecker</i></b>, Hairy Woodpecker, Ruddy Treerunner, Spotted Barbtail, <b><i>Spot-crowned Woodcreeper,</i></b> <b><i>Buffy Tuftedcheek</i></b>, Tropical Kingbird, Boat-billed Flycatcher, Great Kiskadee, Gray-capped Flycatcher, Torrent Tyrannulet, Tufted Flycatcher, Black-capped Flycatcher, Yellowish Flycatcher, Paltry Tyrannulet, Mountain Elania, Gray-breasted Wood-wren, Black-billed Nightangale-Thrush, Ruddy-capped Nightangale-Thrush, Mountain Robin, Clay-colored Robin, <b><i>American Dipper</i></b>, Black-faced Solitare, <b><i>Long-tailed Silky-Flycatcher</i></b>, Yellow-winged Vireo, Brown-capped Vireo, Black-cheeked Warbler, <b><i>Flame-throated Warbler</i></b>, Wilson's Warbler, Collared Redstart, Black-throated Green-Warbler, <b><i>Elegant Euphonia</i></b>, Blackburnian Warbler, Sooty-capped Bush-Tanager, Silver-throated Tanager, Spangle-cheeked Tanager, Blue-gray Tanager, <b><i>Flame-colored Tanager</i></b>, Chestnut-capped Bush-Finch, Large-footed Finch, Yellow-thighed Finch, Yellow-faced Grassquit, Slaty Flowerpiercer, Yellow-billed Siskin, Rufous-collared Sparrow, Melodious Blackbird and the most unexpected and most exciting observation- <b><i>Scaled Antpitta</i></b>!<br />
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Unfortunately, it was now time to leave. After lunch Merino's brother Pablo gave us a ride to San Jose. We were spending our last night at the Hampton Inn which is right across the Highway from the Airport. Pablo is the head gardener and grounds specialist for Savegre. When you see the beautiful gardens and plantings at Savegre, you will see how passionate he is.<br />
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It was raining (again) all the way to San Jose. We arrived at the Hotel with about an hour left to the day. We stepped out of Pablo's SUV in the Hotels front reception area to the loud raspy calls of flocks of Crimson-fronted Parakeets! Jen knew where I would be going once we checked in!<br />
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A few minutes later I was outside on the Hotel's grounds ducking the rain drops checking out the trees that surrounded the Hampton Inn. The Parakeets were everywhere! Although it was raining and getting dark, I was able to take a few pictures. The large trees at the rear of the Hotel attracted the most Parakeets, it seemed to be a night-time roost for them-<br />
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Not only were they in the trees, but they were constantly flying over to all directions in the city-<br />
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The large Palm Trees by the entrance of the Hotel were also attracting numbers of Parakeets.-<br />
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<i style="font-weight: bold;"> "The Aguacatillo Tree"- Emerald Toucanets..........</i>This painting was inspired and conceived after our first trip to Costa Rica. Jen and I went up to the mountains looking for Quetzals and Toucanets and it left a very profound and lasting impression on me. On the way home on the flight my head was spinning with ideas, and this painting was one of them. I started this painting and the subsequent Toucanet carving (based on a similar idea). I worked on this painting off and on over the years and eventually finished after our return from out recent trip to Savegre. The painting is 24 in x 30 in.-<br />
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Before I started the painting, I made many sketches of the bird based on measurements of Toucanet skins from the Yale's bird skin collection. When I was satisfied that I understood and was comfortable with the bird and its anatomy, I designed the group of birds how they would be depicted in my painting-<br />
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I also designed the foliage habitat as it would appear in the painting using similar pencil studies-<br />
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My first "concept sketch" drawn with pencil and black fine design pens-<br />
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A thumbnail painting.....these help you understand shape, color design and theme before you begin the painting-<br />
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The painting would be painted with my favorite medium and favorite brand of Old Holland oil paint, and Scharff Brushes, which are the brushes I have used for thirty years-<br />
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The painting changed many times through the years. The way that I paint is to block everything in (like a paint-by-number board) and paint from the farthest point in the background first. The birds are painted next.....<br />
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When the birds are completed, I then concentrate on the foreground plants. Since the title to this painting is "The Aguacatillo Tree" I was ready to begin the very lengthy and structured painting process of the fruiting tree that will make up most of the foreground. I photographed this fruiting Ocotea (species -whiteii) tree near the Savegre Mountain Hotel on our second trip to Savegre. When we were here observing, this tree was heavily laden with ripe fruit. The Quetzals and Toucanets were feeding heavily here. I decided that I wanted to paint this tree in my painting. The process began.......</div>
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I painted representative dark ovals on my painting that positioned over a hundred fruit in the foreground. After they were located and positioned, I started painting basic leave shapes and colors. When these were positioned, I started painting the branches.......<br />
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......when the branches were completed, I started back on the fruits with the first layers of color.......<br />
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.......then I began painting the first layer of colors on the red caplets of each fruit......<br />
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Highlights and shadows.....<br />
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The first layer of many many layers of the light speckles were added to each fruit.....<br />
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Days and days and weeks and weeks of tiny multi-colored and overlaying details.......<br />
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Back to the details on the branches. Now I had to turn my attention back to positioned leaves. I started painting each leaf with a multitude of color layers and details.......I continued on all the details of the painting light, shadow, deep shadows, bright highlights, veins, imperfections, etc. etc. for a few months......<br />
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Finally the signature.....well I thought it was completed!-<br />
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Now that the painting was finally completed, I set it aside for a month t thoroughly dry and cure. Time for a frame. I wanted to make a large frame for this painting and also wanted it to have a hand-tooled look to it like some of the woodwork in the cabins we saw in the mountains. I started with Cedro (aka Spanish Cedar) which I purchased in Costa Rica a few years ago. I cut edge section of the frame and mitered the corners.-</div>
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I carved the bevel of the frame by starting with an horizontal grinder-<br />
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When the frame was roughly shaped and beveled........<br />
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I started adding the tool marks first with a spokeshave......<br />
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For the back of the frame, I angled the back edge to aid in the beveled look of the front of the frame-<br />
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I used many finishing techniques to give this frame an old weathered look-<br />
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The moment of truth....fitting the painting to the frame-<br />
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The piece is entitled "Symbiotic Fragility" which portrays the very sensitive relationship between the Quetzal and the aguacatillo tree. I carved this sculpture from Avocado wood which came from the Savegre Valley-<br />
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The finished Sculpture-<br />
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In the early stages right from the avocado stump-<br />
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The finished female Quetzal-<br />
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"Plumed Emerald of the Cloud Forest" miniature sculpture of a male Resplendent Quetzal-<br />
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"<i style="font-weight: bold;">Decoys"- "Functional Art"- </i>I am always making decoys in a variety of species. I started making Cloudforest species a while ago, and have brought them with me to Costa Rica many times to deploy in the trees to help attract the birds into closer photography range.....but its also a lot of fun to put them in the trees and see what happens! I have also made many Tropical Bird decoys for Biologists to aid in their studies. </div>
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Acorn Woodpeckers at Savegre, I made these for Merino -<br />
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Female Resplendent Quetzal, I made this for Merino -<br />
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Long-tailed Silky-Flycatchers, made for Felipe Chacon-<br />
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Merino showing the pair of Silky decoys to his Father, Don Efrain Chacon-<br />
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Felipe and his Father Merino-<br />
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Quetzal decoy with Carlos Serranno, owner of Mirador de Quetzales and friend of Merino Chacon-<br />
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Fiery-throated Hummingbird liked my Quetzal decoy!-<br />
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My Friend Beny (orange shirt) with Merino hanging the decoys in an aguacatillo tree-<br />
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Merino positions the female Quetzal decoy on his long stick he used to reach up to the higher branches and hang the decoys-<br />
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Quetzal on her way up into the higher branches-<br />
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KeithMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00303315348491554955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3931648339451382009.post-18922988143513298742015-02-05T10:44:00.000-08:002016-10-18T12:12:35.704-07:00Rojo, Amarillo y Azul Plumas a lo largo de el Tropical Pacifico- Gone Tico for Lapa Rojas<span lang="EN"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><strong><em>Red, Yellow and Blue feathers along the Tropical Pacific Coast of Costa Rica</em></strong>-</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><strong><em>September 26, 2009</em></strong></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><strong> Costa Rica</strong> </span></i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">is a beautiful country, a true tropical paradise. The people are wonderful and Jen and I have made many friends there. For birders, Costa Rica is truly a paradise comprised of many life zones including lowland and highland rainforests on both the Caribbean and Pacific slopes, cloud forests, lush coastal habitats, dry forests, mangroves and river estuary swamps. With the myriad of habitats comes a most impressive list of birds, a list that tops an incredible 893 species. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Every time that Jen an I go to Costa Rica, we try and visit many of the different life zones as possible during our visit. These areas always include (our favorite) southern Talamanca Mountains for the Resplendent Quetzal (and other montane cloud forest species), the Caribbean lowlands (La Selva, La Tirimbina, Puerto Viejo Saripiqui), and the Pacific lowlands and the coast. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Costa Rica is a small country, and it is possible to travel to several of these areas in a single day, often only a few hours apart. However traveling from La Selva near Puerto Viejo de Saripiqui to the Savegre Valley in San Gerado de Dota is a five hour trip. To avoid spending too much precious birding time in a car, Jen and I usually rent a condo in an area centrally located to the areas we like to visit, minimizing our traveling time to as little as an hour or as much as two hours. We stay in a condo complex on the northwestern outskirts of San Jose proper in Allejuala; a county of San Jose. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> We always take one full day from our schedule, and drive down to the Pacific coast to look for the spectacular <b>Scarlet Macaw </b><i>(lapa rojas </i>its Costa Rican name), a bird that lives naturally wild in Costa Rica. The Macaw is found only on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica in a few locations: Osa Peninsula, Palo Verde in Guanacaste, and around the mangrove swamps near Carara NP in <b>Tarcoles</b>, this would be our destination for the day! We have found Scarlet Macaws on every visit to Tarcoles, it is a very exciting bird, and it literally takes your breath away when you first hear that raucous call, and then feast your eyes on their brilliant red yellow and blue plumage. Either in their powerful and direct flight when they are showcasing their long wings and tail or lined up feeding in the tops of the Almendro trees which are common along the beaches, it is an awesome sight!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> But the best part of the best part of Costa Rica is to spend time with our dear friend Beny. We met Beny on our first trip to Costa Rica. Beny is a professional driver, and we had hired him to show us his beautiful country. Since we didn’t know anything about driving in Costa Rica let alone finding all the locations we wanted to go to, it made perfect sense to Jen and I. As it turned out, we made a wonderful friend, and having Beny along made our trip more enjoyable and most memorable. Each time we go to Costa Rica, our friend Beny is with us, we just couldn’t be there without him. To review Beny’s “American Service” services click on:</span><br />
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<span lang="EN"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> We arrived at Juan Santamaria Airport in the late morning, and our friend was there to greet us with big smiles on all of our faces. It had been a year since we last spent some time with our friend and his family, we were so happy to be back. Beny drove us to our condo, and we checked in. Our plan was to leave for Tarcoles first thing in the morning, so we said “buenas tardes and hasta manana”. After checking in and unpacking, and after a late lunch (“almuerzo“) there was a little time left in the day for some birding around the compound of the condo complex.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> The grounds were landscaped with a beautiful garden complete with many native plants and flowers and a variety of Heliconia such as these <strong>Heliconia stricta-</strong></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The lush gardens attracted many species of hummingbirds, including this <strong>Rufous-tailed Hummingbird</strong> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> On the ground, a steady procession of Fire Ants could be seen if you looked closely, and yes, their sting is painful!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> The sun sets early in Costa Rica; 5:00 pm. As the late afternoon sun set over the complex, the last birds of the day lined up on the peak of the terra cotta roof; Pigeons. I was hoping for something a bit more exotic. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> At 4:30 am Beny was at our door, on time as always. After a quick breakfast (desayuno) consisting of eggs (huevos), gallo pinto (black beans and rice) and plantains, we started down the road, our Pacific trip had begun. The trip would take about two hours if we drove directly, but Beny knows that I do allot of “road birding” and ask him to stop quite often. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Being the rainy season, the morning started out with a few light showers, hopefully that would be all the rain that we saw that day, but I wasn’t betting on it. We have been fortunate and lucky with all our previous trips, we always had wonderful weather. The most that we experienced was an occasional light shower or quick thunderstorm for an hour or two on one or two days. Because of my schedule, September is the only month that I am able to take time off for Costa Rica. Although it is the rainy season, it is also off-season for tourism. Costa Rica is virtually empty of tourists in September, we seemingly have the country to ourselves. At the end of the exit off autopista CA1 Beny turned left on 3 which is the direct route to the Pacific coast and the towns of Jaco, Quepos and Manuel Antonio NP. At the end of the exit just to right was Zoo Ave which means zoo “avian”, Costa Rica’s wonderful bird zoo. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> The town of Tarcoles (which was our destination) is located along the coast at the mouth of the Rio Tarcoles just before the town of Jaco to the east. The famous Carara NP is located in Tarcoles, and it is famous for its population of Scarlet Macaws. The Macaws nest in the mangrove swamps at the mouth of the Rio Tarcoles and spend the day feeding and resting in the Park. The birds head back to the mangrove roost at night, and then fly into the Park to spend the day. If you time it right (depending on the time of year) you can see the many flocks of Macaws coming and going from the mangroves to the Park. The birds will fly right over the road often announcing their arrivals with their loud squawking calls. But you don’t have to travel deep into the Park to experience Scarlet Macaws, as you will see the birds are quite easy to find, if you know where to look. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> The road from Allejuala/San Jose to the Pacific coast is a long and windy steep mountain road which slowly descends down the mountain to the Pacific lowland slopes and then to the coast. There are many sharp curves along the road and many of them will make you hold on to your seat a little tighter as you round those curves just in time for the next one. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> The road is very narrow, and it is hard to believe that two opposing vehicles can pass one another while leaving barely enough room between them to squeeze a few pages of your Costa Rican birds field guide in. Under the circumstances I decided to leave my “road birding” to the lower elevations where the road became a bit wider with an occasional pull off large enough to get at least half of Beny’s van off the road.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> One of Costa Rica’s great treasures is its coffee production. If you enjoy coffee, than stopping at a coffee plantation to savor mountain grown freshly roasted and brewed hot cup of coffee is just about as good as it can get. It also gives you a small break to compose yourself and to settle your nerves from the eye-opening decent down the mountain “road”, On the way down there is a small family run coffee plantation that offers a full menu of their coffee brews. In the cabina shop, the small wooden tumblers full of freshly picked beans were roasting slowly over a wood fire, the aroma was intoxicating! The rolling hillsides are striated with rows of coffee plants intermingled with shade offering banana plants that lead your eye to the far distant sea. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> The banana plants are planted by the coffee farmers for two reasons: to shade the coffee plants and beans, and to add much needed nutrients to the mountainous soil.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> With the fifteen minute break came a bit of coffee plantation birding. Along the back side of the cabina was a small grove of flowers blooming plants that attracted a few birds. The first bird I saw was scampering within the thick flowering vines, and it didn’t offer a hint of its identity. The bird was quite close to me, but I just could not identify it in the thick tangle. As I watched the bird pass through the small windows of light between the twisted branches, it suddenly emerged out into the open and its plumage was breathtaking. This was the first <strong>Red-headed Barbet</strong> I had ever seen, and it was well worth the wait. The bird stayed in the open for just a few moments and then flew off uphill into the forest. I was able to take a few images of this spectacular bird.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> On the driveway behind the cabina was this single female <strong>Green Honeycreeper</strong>, it had caught a small butterfly.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> The Oriole stayed for a few minutes, then retreated back into the thick flowering growth and disappeared. We were about ready to leave when Jen pointed to the area where the Oriole was and said that there was another bird there. I looked over and saw this <strong>Bananaquit</strong>, it was in the exact spot as the Oriole was a minute earlier. Normally a bird of the Caribbean slope, I was pleasantly surprised to see the bird at that higher elevation on the Pacific side.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> When we were preparing to leave, Beny pointed out a single bird in the brush near his van, it was another species of Barbet, a <strong>Prong-billed Barbet</strong>, another beautiful Barbet species.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> The last bird to make its appearance just as we were about to leave was this <strong>Common Bush-Tanager</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> As we approached the lower slopes of the long mountainous road nearing the small town of Desmonte the farming culture of this area was highlighted by the many farm stands offering fresh fruits and produce proudly displayed on the shelves of these wonderful road side stands. </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><strong>Guanabana</strong> (Annona muricata)- Used for making juices, yogurt and Ice cream.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Being a few minutes from the town of San Mateo, it would be a short diversion to the small town of Orotina where the most photographed pair of Owls in Costa Rica make their home in the town square. The mango farms of the middle elevations have been replaced by large orchards of another top Costa Rica produce item; Espavel or Cashew (Anacardium ssp.). The small town of Orotina is a charming, beautiful and classic Tico town. When we arrived at the town square it was early morning and the town was bustling with proud Costa Ricans on their way to work. Many were enjoying the beautiful morning sitting in the Park with their morning coffee. Jen, Beny and I walked around the small Park looking in the trees for the Owls. We couldn’t locate them, but we did find a stunning pair of <strong>Turquoise-browed Motmots-</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> We circled the small Park a few more times, but we couldn’t find the Owls. I noticed a man who was sweeping the Park walkways of fallen leaves using a Palm tree branch. That was fascinating to me and quite ingenious, never mind practical! I assumed that he may have been the one who took care of the Park, and watching him work, you can see he took great pride in keeping that Park clean. I asked Beny to ask this man if he knew where the Owls were. His name was Senor Alonso Rodriquez, and he dropped what he was doing and began to walk us around the Park. Through Beny, he told us that usually the Owls are roosting higher up in the trees for that time of morning. Senor Rodriquez also said to me that the Owls will sometimes perch in the one Palm Tree that is located in the Park. He also said that if they were in the Palm tree they would be hard to locate. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> On our final circle around the Park, Senor Rodriquez stopped and pointed up to the higher branches of a Caryocar tree. There sitting quietly on a branch slightly hidden from view was one of the <strong>Black and White Owls</strong>. The Owl was a striking bird with its black and white striped plumage projecting a very unusual plumage for an Owl. This Owl was one of the birds I was really looking forward to seeing, and Jen and I were very happy that Senor Rodriquez found it for us. After a long hand shake and “muchas gracias” (and a welcomed tip) he went back to his Park duties, and we enjoyed the Owl for a while longer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> The Park echoed with a cacophony of sounds of rhythmically blended car horns, children playing, town gossip and the chattering chirps of Parakeets. Pinpointing the raspy chirps of the Parakeets was difficult and misleading. But after a few minutes of acutely zeroing in on the sounds it was easy to locate the birds. On the very tops of the tall Royal Palms, <strong>Orange-chinned Parakeets</strong> were feeding on the palm fruits. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Just as the rain came, it stopped. I began to feel hopeful, maybe the Macaws would start to move, and as if on cue, the loud raucous squawking calls could be heard coming from over the forests on the eastern side of the road from Carara NP. Although we searched the sky frantically, we couldn’t find the Macaws. The calls faded and so did our hopes. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"> We all walked along the road birding for a while, and even though we heard the Macaws again several times, we never got a look at them. But we did get good looks at a <strong>Scarlet-rumped Tanager……. </strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> The road to Carara NP is secondary road lined on both sides by lush lowland wet rainforests. Some of the tree species common to the southern Pacific lowlands and coast and the Carara area: Purple heart (Peltogyne purpurea), Carapa Guianensis, Almendro (Terminalia catappa), Milk tree (brachium utile), Breadnut (Brosimum alicastrum), Kapok (Ceiba pentandra), Sapodilla (Manilkara bidentata) to name a few.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> While we were admiring the lush tropical forest, one of my favorite Woodpecker species the <strong>Pale-billed Woodpecker</strong> was spotted by Jen. The bird was a female. This large footed woodpecker species “Campephilus” is classified under the same genus as the two largest and presumed extinct Ivory-billed and (the largest Woodpecker in the world) the Imperial Woodpecker. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Along the way, there is a small pond and stream that often holds a few birds, and they can be seen easily from the road. Besides a few locals that live at the end of the road, there was no traffic, which made it easy to look for birds in the pond and stream. The birding turned out to be quite good, we sighted a single <strong>Anhinga</strong> perched on a snag in the stream…..</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> …….a few <strong>Mangrove Swallows</strong>……….</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> ……and Jen spotted this regal <strong>Bare-throated Tiger-Heron</strong> perched in the branches of a tree just over the edge of the road. Nice find Jen!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> While we were standing there admiring the Ibis’, we must have been near a hive or nest of some very small bees, because we were suddenly being stung by these very small bees that delivered a walloping sting! We all ran back to the van, just in time as the sky opened up and the rain began to fall (again). There is a small un restaurante located right on the beach just down the road from where we were. Maybe it would be best to have lunch while we waited for the rain to stop. Besides, this restaurant is right in the middle of a prime Scarlet Macaw feeding area. We had found Macaws here on other occasions, often while we sat there and had lunch, maybe we would be fortunate again?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> The rain continued while we had our typical Costa Rican desayuno of casado con pollo (chicken with all the Tico trimmings). While we had lunch, a pair of <strong>Red-legged</strong> <strong>Honeycreepers</strong> investigated the fruit feeding platforms that were unfortunately empty due to it being off season (we were the only ones in the restaurant). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> While we were watching the Honeycreepers, an incredibly stunning <strong>Golden-hooded</strong> <strong>Tanager </strong>came to the feeding platforms. This species is breathtaking!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> As we ate lunch, we enjoyed a show of a small gathering of <strong>Brown Pelicans</strong> on the beach which came and went while we were there.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> The beaches of Tarcoles are not actually on the ocean, they are located along the shore at the mouth of the Gulf of Nicoya. Since the Rio Tarcoles is (unfortunately) muddy and polluted, the water along the beaches is brown and cloudy, not crystal blue and emerald green as it is a few miles south by Jaco and Quepos. While we were watching the Pelicans come and go, distant <strong>Magnificent Frigatebirds</strong> (my absolute favorite sea bird) were soaring off shore coming from the inner waters of the Gulf of Nicoya.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> This one was harassing an <strong>Elegant Tern</strong> which it followed out to sea.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> However while we were finishing our lunch, we did have a visit from a <strong>Scarlet-fronted</strong> <strong>Parakeet</strong> and a <strong>White-crowned Parrot</strong>. Our waiter suddenly became excited and animated as if the birds were new to their feeders. We were all excited at the sight of these birds as well. When I saw him hand-feeding the White-crowned, I realized the birds were obviously his tame pets,; he got this Gringo! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Anyway the rain stopped, so- “la quenta por favor” (the check please)! We took a little walk on the beach behind the cantina. The small gardens along the beach had a few <strong>Coconut</strong> Palm trees…..</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> …..and <strong>Sour Oranges</strong>, and yes they are sour!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Just as we stepped out of the front of the restaurant, and almost on cue, we heard the loud squawking above us, and this time, we had a wonderful look at a pair of <strong>Scarlet Macaws</strong>, they were right over our heads. They were flying right down the road along the beach. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> After admiring the Hawk and taking a string of images, I turned to go back to the van. Beny had pulled the van a little farther down the road to a safer pull off, so I started walking down the road to them. Just as I was a few steps from the van, I was startled by a commotion in the top of one of the Almendro trees. I looked up, and there was this single <strong>Scarlet Macaw</strong>, it was reaching over for the last almond on the tip of the branch. I quickly took a few images of this spectacular bird which was only a few yards from me. The bird was obviously startled by me, and it took off showing its unbelievable colors! If you have never seen a Scarlet Macaw in the wild, you can’t imagine how beautiful and spectacular they are; they are amazing, a real winged treasure! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> The fruit (seed) has a fleshy covering surrounding the internal seed. This seed is an important food item of the Scarlet Macaw, and since so many of these trees grow along the southern Pacific coast, it attracts the Scarlet Macaw. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> The beautiful wood is very hard and is popular with exotic wood furniture makers. Below is an image of the wood from my inventory, it came from hurricane salvaged trees from Florida. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> The introductions were made, and his name was Mauricio Bell. Mauricio introduced his family to us, and we were privileged by the opportunity to meet his family. He showed us his work and he explained his carving process to me. Mauricio carves his birds for affluent business men and women in San Jose. He also told me that his customers like him to paint his sculptures in bright colors, explaining the reasons for this being his culture.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> I noticed the beautiful exotic woods that he was using for his carving; Laurel, Andiroba, Almendro, Nazerino, Nanciton, just to name a few. I couldn’t help thinking how spectacular his sculptures would be if he highlighted the natural beauty and look of the wood if they were finished naturally and not painted. I mentioned to him the beautiful wood sculptures in the Museo Nacional. Mauricio like me is also concerned about the over-cutting of the forests, and he told me that he buys his wood from salvage and controlled culling practices which is what I do. He also told me that he never thought about leaving his birds natural. He mentioned to me that his customers liked the bright colors, but he was going to the Museo Nacional to look at those sculptures, maybe he would try something new.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Here are two of the animal sculptures from the Museo Nacional which Jen and I really appreciated. I was greatly inspired by these works, they made a very profound impact on my art!</span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "georgia";">Perezoso tres dedos- Three-toed Sloth-</span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> .....and the clay scupture I am currently working on to be used as a model for a carved sculpture of <strong>Perezoso</strong>, inspired from the above sculpture-</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"> Before our trip, I carved a few new decoys to take with us. Since I knew we would be traveling to Tarcoles to see the Macaws, I carved a Scarlet Macaw decoy also to take with us. Unfortunately, the paint on the decoy didn’t dry in time, so I had to leave the decoy behind. Red and Yellow oil paint are very slow drying, and even with the addition of drying agents, the paint just wasn’t dry enough to take a chance. <br />
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Here is the finished Scarlet Macaw decoy....... </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> When we returned home from our Costa Rican vacation, my mind was spinning with ideas. Between the sculptures in the Museo Nacional and the magical sculptures of Mauricio and the experiences from and with the birds, I had enough inspiration in my mind to keep me busy for a long time. Here are a few carvings that were born of Costa Rican influence.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I carved this Frigatebird for Jen. The Magnificent Frigatebird is my absolute favorite sea bird and I enjoyed making this for her.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">These two pieces are “in progress”. The Mangrove Black Hawk is a half-sized miniature, and the Frigatebird is life-size. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">If you are planning a trip to Costa Rica for the first time, you will have the time of your life. I will be glad to help you and offer any advice I can to help make your trip the best and most enjoyable. I would suggest considering hiring our friend Beny to drive you around and show you his beautiful country. Beny is a kind man and fun to be around. He is professional, and you will not have one problem with Beny taking care of you. Beny is not a bird guide, but he knows his country, and with the many times he spent with us, he has a good idea where certain birds can be found. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Let me share a quick anecdote with you. We were searching for Toucans on the Caribbean foothills in the town of Puerto Viejo de Saripiqui. We hired a personal naturalist guide to lead us to where the large gathering of Toucans were. We searched all morning and it became clear that this guide could care less about being with us, in fact he didn’t want to show up for us because he had planned to take the day off. Beny being quite astute and aware of my disappointment, suddenly pulled out his cell phone and started calling all around to his friends to find out where the Toucans were and where they could be found at that time late in the morning. (because of the extreme heat and humidity during the day, Toucans will retreat to the deep forest for a “siesta”). The best time of day to see Toucans is first thing in the morning. Beny eventually found someone to take us to the birds, and we found flocks of them! The amusing aspect to this story is still firmly etched in my mind. Here we were deep in a rainforest with the only sounds being the grinding calls of Cicadas, and beads of perspiration running down our foreheads. Suddenly Beny pulls out his cell phone and all my romantic visions of the lush and wild tropical rainforests are amended with the introduction of modern technology! I am still shaking my head over that one!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> I hope you enjoyed this short story! I will have many more coming, please check back from time to time!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span>KeithMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00303315348491554955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3931648339451382009.post-61807142743440523112015-01-09T04:32:00.000-08:002015-06-19T04:58:09.176-07:002014 and starting 2015 Highlights<i style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></i>
<b><i>(A Quick Look Back)</i></b>-<b><i>February 9, 2014- Sachuest Point NWR, Middletown, Rhode Island-</i></b><br />
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<b><i> "One Hour-Three Species of Owls!"</i></b><br />
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<i style="font-weight: bold;"> </i>It was chilly at 16 degrees F......and you would never know it by looking at the long line of photographers and birders lining up along the wooden rail along the western side of the parking lot at Sachuest. You could feel the heat being generated from all the excited anticipation as the last minutes of the day ticked away! For the last few weeks, the late afternoon has produced and amazing Owl spectacle, with a few Raptors added to the mix. There have been three Snowy Owls, maybe two or three Barn Owls, and two Short-eared Owls have been hunting the lower fields during the last minutes of light of the days. Top that off with a spectacular showing of a Harriers (including a beautiful gray ghost), Rough-legged Hawk or two, Red-tails, Accipiters, Peregrines and Merlins, it was a birders bonanza!<br />
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Jen and I arrived about an hour before sundown and found an opening in the line of nearly fifty birders and photographers along the rail. We knew many of them and chit-chatted a bit, but everyone was looking out of the corners of their eyes to the brushy edge of the field......soon we all thought, soon!-<br />
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While we waited, a trio of Harriers which included the stunning gray male buzzed the field giving a great performance.<br />
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What seemed like a minute later, a Merlin flew in and landed atop a nearby tree.<br />
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A long wait and the rapidly dropping cold temperatures may have taken a toll on some of the birders and photographers as some started leaving, followed by a few more. Within a few minutes, half of the original group had left. I muttered under my breath (which cast a plume of smokey condensation) you might want to wait a few minutes! No one had seen a single Snowy Owl that afternoon, that may have discouraged some since the Owls had been keeping a regular afternoon schedule. But it was much colder this day, it was possible the Owls were holding up a little longer conserving their energy reserves. A minute after my thought.....the first Barn Owl appeared over the bottom left of the field coming from behind the brush at the bottom. Against the snowy landscape, this Owl appeared even more stunning!-<br />
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Several times it would land on the ground or land in this one lone tree. The Owl(s) also disappeared into and re-appearing out of the brush.....maybe different Owls?<br />
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The Barn Owl put on a fifteen minute show, than all at once it disappeared into the brush, and didn't re-appear. Many of us started getting a little bit anxious thinking it was now getting to the time for the Snowy and the Short-eared Owls.<br />
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I mentioned to Jen that I had a hunch.....we should go down to the marsh at Third Beach and look there. Maybe the Snowy Owl was there, and we had a good shot at maybe seeing the Short-eared Owl flying over that section of the marsh. When we pulled into the Third Beach parking lot, Jen spotted the Snowy Owl standing on a rock off the beach about twenty yards, and one hundred yards down the beach. I took a brisk walk down the beach to get a few shots of the Snowy Owl from a safe distance, and then hurry back to the parking lot to (hopefully) get a look at the Short-eared.-<br />
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I left the Snowy Owl (as you see it above) after a few minutes and after taking maybe two dozen shots of it. In my hurry to get down to the Snowy and back with only a little light remaining, I forgot to take an extra camera card with me. With the last shot of the Snowy Owl, that all too familiar blinking light indicator "Card Full" on my camera reminded me of my stupid move. So while I scurried back up the beach, I managed to delete five blurry images of the Snowy Owl leaving just a little space on my card....just in case! It could not have been planned better, and another one of those birding circumstances of being in the right place at the right time Just as I opened my car door the Short-eared flew right by! I took the last five shots from the deleted space on my camera card, and managed three quick shots of the Owl as it flew by. It was almost dark at this point, and thanks to the automatic setting on my camera,I am amazed that any of the shots came out at all! The first two were blurry, and the last three showed the Owl passing over the parking lot turning right towards me.! I cropped the images, and lightened the last shot to see the Owl better. This was a very memorable day.....Barn Owl(s), Snowy Owl and Short-eared Owl, all within an hour!- <br />
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<b><i> (Another small look back)- June 1, 2014- "A Touch of Irony" - "The Bird Feeding Tree"-</i></b><br />
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KeithMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00303315348491554955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3931648339451382009.post-30091729988725695942015-01-08T06:07:00.000-08:002015-01-13T08:10:10.103-08:00Highlights from 2014 and Starting 2015, Part 2- <i style="font-weight: bold;">April 23, 2014, Stratford, CT- "Blue-Winged Teal"- </i>Small fall flights of Blue-winged Teal migrate through the State from late August through early October with the largest numbers appearing in mid-September. They don't hang around long, according to the old Waterfowlers from years past...."When the first frost comes, Blue-wings head south"! There is also a small window of migration in CT in mid-April. Many Blue-winged Teal pass through the State on the northbound journey often stopping off for a day or two before continuing their migration. There are few ducks that rival the breeding plumage of a drake Blue-winged Teal. Since the drakes don't attain their full breeding plumage until late in the winter (usually January-February) the only time we get to see them in this plumage in CT is in the spring. This pair of Blue-winged Teal were in the company of Mallards, Gadwall and a small flock of Green-winged Teal at the boat ramp in Stratford. -<br />
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<b style="font-style: italic;"> July 12, 2014, Tillies Bank, off Gloucester. Mass.- "Shearwater-a-palooza"!!- </b>On Friday, I went cod fishing with my Father-in-Law. This was the first time I had a chance to go cod fishing since I returned home two weeks ago from my teaching engagement near Marquette, Michigan on Michigan's Upper Peninsula. As it turned out, the fishing was very good, but an unexpected flurry of thousands of Shearwaters was a tremendous bonus! Usually, I may have a good day by seeing a few hundred Shearwaters (mostly Greater and lesser numbers of Cory's) and a few handsfull of Wilson's Storm-Petrels. However experiencing non-stop Shearwaters all day long in all directions was spectacular! As it turned out, this was the absolute best day I have ever experienced with Shearwaters, especially from the deck of the cod boat. My two favorite species of Shearwaters are Sooty and Cory's and I saw a few hundred of each today. Cory's Shearwaters were a little shy today and seemed to want to stay at a distance form the vessel. The Sooty Shearwaters which are usually the shy ones were not shy today and often flew only a few yards from the vessel.<br />
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Shearwaters were literally covering the sea near and around Tillies and were constantly on the move flying in all directions. Most were in small groups with many singles, pairs triples keeping me occupied and busy. I Because of the constant Shearwater action, I eventually put up my cod rod in the railing holder and positioned myself on the upper deck to enjoy the Shearwater-a-palooza! With the sea covered and dotted with swimming Shearwaters and the area busy with flying birds, it was hard to keep track of just how many birds I was seeing......but I do know there were a lot of them! For the entire day, my estimates are: 4350 Greater Shearwater (very conservative estimate), 235 Sooty Shearwater (the highest count I have ever had on a cod boat), 165 Cory's Shearwater, 1 Manx Shearwater, 350 Wilson's Storm-Petrel, and the most unusual sighting of the day, a single Leach's Storm-Petrel did a distant fly-by heading north. Humpback Whales gave a great day long show, and the Cod and Haddock fishing was very good. My Father-in-Law filled up his cooler, and I quit early to watch the amazing Shearwater show!<br />
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We started seeing the first Shearwaters within a mile of shore, which is extremely unusual. Normally you won't see land when the first Shearwaters appear. You can see the wind turbines from Gloucester in this image while a Cory's and Greater Shearwater upstage the portrait-<br />
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The only Manx Shearwater of the day appeared shortly after and while still a mile or two from shore-<br />
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Sporadic Wilson's Storm-Petrels appeared in singles. pairs and trios.-<br />
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The all-day Humpback Show was amazing!-<br />
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Sooty passes by-<br />
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More and more Greater Shearwaters moving out of the way of the headway of the Yankee Clipper, still only forty-five minutes out from Gloucester Harbor-<br />
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Sooty passes by the bow-<br />
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......and lands off the stern as the vessel passes by.-<br />
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Another Sooty passes by the bow-<br />
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More and more Greater Shearwaters.....a continuous line of them!-<br />
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While fishing, this Greater Black-backed and three Greater Shearwaters were fighting over a small tossed-back fish. They were joined by a small group of Wilson's Storm-Petrels looking for tiny scraps. It was concerning to watch those Storm-Petrels mingling with that Gull...a Gull that could grab one and swallow it very easily, which many of us who sea bird watch have seen happen!-<br />
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A few Storm-Petrels came real close to the stern of the boat-<br />
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This Greater Shearwater retrieved a hunk of tossed-over clam bait-<br />
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I love when they look underwater looking for food before a dive-<br />
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Good close-up study shots of a Greater Shearwater only a few yards from the stern of the vessel-<br />
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My favorite part on a cod boat is the ride back. The mates cleaning the fish (assuming it was a good catch day) and tossing over the fish remnants attracts large numbers of hungry sea birds looking for an easy meal. This day there were at least fifty to sixty hungry Shearwaters following behind the boat. Many would fall behind and others would fly in to replace them. All the while the sea was covered with hundreds and hundreds of Shearwaters that were quite content (or full) just loafing on the sea. Some would join the feeding procession behind the boat while others apparently full and satisfied re-joined the loafing birds on the sea. A single Gannet joins the hungry Shearwaters following the Clipper-<br />
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The Shearwater show from the stern is amazing. Shearwaters are incredibly agile and acrobatic, and are very quick to dive for a small piece of tossed over fish.-<br />
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The Shearwater Show continued all the way back to the mouth of Gloucester Harbor from Tillies Bank (about two hours plus ride), spectacular!-<br />
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<b><i><br /></i></b><i style="font-weight: bold;"> August 3, 2014, Hammonasset Beach SP, Madison, CT. "Baird's Sandpiper and Whimbrel pair"- </i>The Baird's Sandpiper was reported a few days ago in Meig's Pond and that's just where we found it. It was on the farther back side of the pond, but you could still see it clearly in extreme range in the cropped images-<br />
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The two Whimbrel were reported earlier in the day. They changes locations a few times from the west end of the park to the Nature Center parking lot, back to the west end, and back to the Nature Center parking lot. Jen and I ran into Patrick Comins who was there also looking to photograph the Whimbrel, but no one had seen them for a few hours. While we were culling through the Semi-palmated Sandpipers in the pond for a Western Sandpiper, a birder walked up to us and mentioned that he just saw the Whimbrel in the Nature Center parking lot. When we got there, of course they were gone!<br />
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When we were standing there thinking about taking a run down to the western end of the park to look there.....Jim Link drove up and told us that the Whimbrel were indeed there. When we arrived, there they were next to the middle parking lot near the "shorebird puddles" close to the edge of the parking lot. We watched these birds for quite some time, and often they walked very close to us for really good close-ups! Today was also a good day to try out my new camera which I just bought, a Canon SX50. It was a little awkward at first getting use to the zoom, but after a few really bad wasted shots, I got the hang of it. These are the images with the Canon SX50.-<br />
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<i style="font-weight: bold;"> August 25, 2014, Leetes Pond, Guildford, CT, "Western Sandpiper Quest"- with a bonus Wilson's Phalarope and White-rumped Sandpipers- </i>One of the Shorebird species that always eludes me is the Western Sandpiper. I have had bad luck with them as far as photographing them. Every time I try and photograph them either the sun is in the wrong position, they are too far out of range, I have the wrong exposure set on my camera, or simply I took lousy pictures of them!<br />
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I have birded the Guilford area for many years, especially Leetes Pond (aka Leetes salt hay field). This pond has always been a good place to scope for migrating waterfowl, and even a Black-headed Gull that wintered here a few years ago, but never really known as a good Shorebird spot. There are usually small numbers of Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs, and a Kildeer or Pectoral Sandpiper or two, but that is usually about it. This year however, Leetes Pond/marsh became one of Connecticut's Shorebird hotspots. A variety of Shorebirds were reported here: Besides the usual Greater Yellowlegs and Kildeer, large numbers of Lesser Yellowlegs, Semi-palmated and Least Sandpipers, Semi-palmated Plover, Pectoral Sandpipers, White-rumped Sandpipers, Baird's Sandpipers, Buff-breasted Sandpipers, Short-billed Dowitchers, Willets, Red-necked and Wilson's Phalarope topped off the list......quite impressive for such a small marsh.<br />
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A Wilson's Phalarope was reported a few days ago, so I decided to run down there this morning. I walked across the road and spotted a rather large concentration of Semi-palmated and Least Sandpipers in cove close by the road. I didn't even need to use my binoculars or scope.....as the closest bird to me in this flock was a plump Western Sandpiper! That was easy!! Well, it became easier, because a second Western Sandpiper was nearby in the large Peep flock. I was there one minute, and already found two Western Sandpipers....and was able to take a few decent photos.<br />
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As I was shooting the Sandpipers, I caught a movement out of the corner of my left eye.....it was the Phalarope, it flew right in and landed just to the outer edge of the Peep flock. Leetes Marsh is also a hunting ground for a pair of local Peregrines, migrating Merlins, and bird hunting Coopers and Sharp-shinned Hawks. Of course that makes these shorebirds very nervous and "edgy" so they move around constantly circling the marsh a few times and often land right back in the same feeding spot from where they just left. When this happens it was easy to spot the several White-rumped Sandpipers in the flocks.-<br />
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The Wilson's Phalarope lands near a very young second hatch Mallard duckling-<br />
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The Phalarope and Shorebirds were feeding on small emerging Black Flies-<br />
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The first Western Sandpiper very close to the road-<br />
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<b><i><br /></i></b><i style="font-weight: bold;"> September 5, 2014, Sandy Point Sandbar, West Haven, CT.- "ONE hundred degrees F and ONE Shorebird"- Buff-breasted Sandpiper!- </i>Well, this turned out to be an interesting Shorebird experience! All week I was tied to my carving bench working hard on a complicated project I was working on. This sculpture required my full attention and many hours to reach a point that I could take a break from it. All week I read the listserv reports of really exciting Shorebirds being reported on Sandy Point: an Avocet, a pair of Wilson's Phalarope, a Whimbrel, Red Knots, Knots, Baird's Sandpiper, Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Western Sandpipers, and all I could do was read about them!<br />
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Finally after a few days of reading these reports, I was able to take a day off and spend a day on Sandy Point enjoying these wonderful Shorebirds. Well it was going to be a hot one this day with the tempos reaching nearly 100 degrees and HUMID!! I am not much of a summer birder.....I am not a fan of heat! I am a winter birder and I really enjoy winter; the colder and windier the better! Actually I am more comfortable at 10 degrees F than 100 degrees F! But I love Shorebirds, and this is the time of year to see them, and yes it was hot today!! :^)<br />
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I pulled into the parking lot at Sandy Point, enjoyed the last blast of arctic cold air from my air conditioner. Packed my two bottles of water in my shoulder bag, grabbed my camera and scope and opened the door. I was greeted with a surge of really hot air like opening up the door to a blast furnace.....and off I went!<br />
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My first stop was the small cove inside by the Treatment Plant where the Avocet was reported all week. I peeked over the dune grass and.....nothing! Actually, not one Shorebird was there, not even a Yellowlegs. That's strange, maybe in the Lagoon? It was low tide, that mudflat should be covered with Shorebirds.....nothing! To make the long story short.....I walked all the way out to the jetties......NOT ONE SHOREBIRD!! That was hard to believe. The heat was stifling, and as I chugged a bottle of water. I looked to the high mound at the "end" of the sand bar and figured, since I was here, I was going walk right to the end!<br />
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And that's just what I did! There were good numbers of Laughing Gulls here, probably the most I have seen here, but still not one shorebird! Well, I stand corrected. When I was approaching the last few yards of beach on the high sand mound at the end of Sandy Point....one small peep ran out ahead of me, finally a Shorebird! It was the Buff-breasted Sandpiper, one of the more beautiful Sandpipers. It was very cooperative and stayed very close to me allowing me to take many pictures of it. This species is amazingly beautiful!<br />
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After fifteen minutes in the really hot sun, and after guzzling down my second bottle of water, I figured the long three quarters of a mile walk back to my truck and that wonderful air conditioning would come much sooner if I got my butt in gear. All the way back I kept thinking about that special Shorebird....that made me walk all the way out to the last few yards to see it. And it was worth every step in that blazing sun. And on the way back....not a single Shorebird!<br />
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<b><i><br /></i></b>KeithMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00303315348491554955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3931648339451382009.post-64464260831009695872015-01-07T06:26:00.000-08:002015-01-10T19:30:55.660-08:00Highlights from 2014 and starting 2015 Part 1<br />
<b><i> Gulls, Alcids, Seabirds, (and a little side trip to Costa Rica)!! </i></b><br />
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<i style="font-weight: bold;"> I have had a great time working on my blog....</i>.it has been a pleasure posting my reports and sharing<i style="font-weight: bold;"> </i>some really wonderful birds here. However it became overwhelming. So I took a break from my blog for about a year and concentrated on my work and on my Facebook page. I decide that I wanted to get back to my blog because I missed it, and I also realized, that many of you enjoy looking at my posts judging by the number of views this blog received in a short period of time that I have been doing it. So, I decided to pick it up again, but with a slightly different approach., This time I will keep my reports brief with fewer images....just enough to highlight the birds. The reports will be sporadic, just some of the better days. I will from time to time post more extensive reports, but for now, its about the beautiful birds I have experienced and the beautiful areas where I experienced them.<br />
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2014 was a great year for New England birding! I had set a goal for myself, kind of a birding New Year's resolution (or simply a winter birding goal) to see 100 white-winged Gulls between Dec.1, 2013 through the end of March, 2014 (what I consider the winter Gulling season. My simple rules were that they would all have to be seen in CT, Rhode Island and southern Massachusetts which included Cape Cod only....nothing north of the Cape Cod canal. I ended up fulfilling my goal by seeing and photographing 108 mostly Iceland Gulls. I also wanted to see a few more uncommon and rare species which also highlighted the year!<br />
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On a slight side note, Gulling at the Windsor, CT landfill has now come to a sad end....they closed the landfill. Happy about the environmental impact, but sad because that was a fabulous place to go Gulling which now leaves a big void in the CT wintering Gull areas. And the landfill is where I am starting my new blog reports from.<br />
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The landfill has produced some wonderful species of uncommon and rare Gulls over the last few years that I have been going: Slaty-backed, Thayer's, (possible) Yellow-legged, Lesser Black-backs, and many confusing sub species and hybrids. But what made it so exciting for me was the number of White-winged Gulls that showed up there, often in multiple numbers. Iceland Gulls in a wide range of plumage variations were almost dependable on a daily basis there in January through March, and it was the best place by far to see multiple Glaucous Gulls in a single day.....and that was just fine with me since that has come to be my favorite Gull. This will be my segway into my first report from <b><i>January 28, 2014</i></b> from the Windsor, CT Landfill. On this day I was thrilled because seven 1st cycle Glaucous Gulls made an appearance there which turned out to be the most Glaucous Gulls I have seen together in one day. Also there were five Kumlien's Iceland Gulls (2 adult, 1-2nd cycle and 2-1st cycle) and the continuing Herring Gull x Lesser Black-backed Gull hybrid. If you are a Larophile in CT, that represents a tremendous day!<br />
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The Glaucous Gulls ranged from a small "runty" all white individual to a very dark "giant" and everything in between! <b><i>"A Day in Connecticut with Glaucous Gulls"-</i></b><br />
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The small "runty" white one-<br />
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One of the two large nearly all white Gulls-<br />
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Two more large Glaucous Gulls.....one nearly all white and the other medium markings-<br />
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This one was almost as dark as the very dark Glaucous Gull, but not as large, that one was a monster!-<br />
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Large nearly white Gull-<br />
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The same smaller dark Gull-<br />
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The huge dark Glaucous Gull! This bird was huge....it was larger than the surrounding Greater Black-backed Gulls!-<br />
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A large nearly all white Gull-<br />
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Medium-sized Glaucous Gull, larger than a Herring Gull, but a little smaller than a Great Black-backed Gull-<br />
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A smaller nearly white Glaucous Gull-<br />
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The two adult Kumlien's Iceland Gulls-<br />
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2nd cycle Iceland Gull. One of my "other" goals that winter was to find a Thayer's Gull at the landfill before it closed for good. Patrick Comins found a 1st cycle Thayer's Gull here a few weeks earlier. It was one of those "hit and run" birds. Many searched for it after he found it, but it came and went, he was the only one to have enjoyed it. When I found this Gull, I thought I found a Thayer's Gull looking at those primaries! The flying shots looked really close.....but in the end, it is "just" a dark Kumlien's Iceland Gull.<br />
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The two 1st cycle Gulls-<br />
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I found this (probable) hybrid Herring Gull z Lesser Black-backed Gull in December, and it stayed here throughout the winter. We saw it just about every day we went there-<br />
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<i style="font-weight: bold;"> January 30, 2014 Mew Gull, Southbury, CT- </i>Patrick Comins found a Mew/Common Gull at Mitchell's Farm in Southbury. Mitchell's Farm is located along the Housatonic River below the Shepaug Dam and has been attracting a few thousand (mostly) Ring-billed Gulls. The farmer spreads compost on his fields (mostly pumpkin and old pg food) which attracts the Gulls and they gorge them selves on. This farm proved to be a premier Gulling spot, as many Iceland and Glaucous Gulls, and a few Lesser Black-backed Gulls would be seen her.<br />
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The day after Patrick found the Gull, he invited me to come along so I could have a chance at seeing the Gull. While we were there looking through the thousand-plus Gulls in the River (with many other birders)....Patrick re-found the Gull. Although it was a long view on the back side of the flock, I had my first look at a Mew Gull. Thanks Patrick! Everyone got a brief but good look at the Gull....but soon it was gone! And for two weeks no one saw the Gull again. I found it again two weeks later, and it was sleeping on the ice in the flock. My look was brief, and for most of the time the Gull had its head tucked sleeping, and then, that was it....gone again, the last sighting!<br />
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<i style="font-weight: bold;"><br /> March 27, 2014- Black-headed Gull x Ring-billed Gull hybrid, Wethersfield Cove, Wethersfield, CT- </i>Paul Cianfaglione posted on the CT listserv that he found a Black-headed Gull at Wethersfield Cove. He emailed Patrick and I about something being a little "off" about the Gull. I went up to the Cove in the afternoon, and although there were a thousand Gulls there, I didn't see this Gull anywhere. It was a bitterly cold day and the northwest wind was ripping across that Cove and it was COLD....probably ten below with the wind chill!! I was sitting in my truck (with the heater blasting) talking to Jen who was on her way home from work. I was tossing some dry catfood out the window of my truck hoping that would attract the Gull that I didn't see anywhere in the area. Funny how things go....as Jen was laughing with me about my trying to attract a phantom Gull, I looked down, and there was that black head standing about twenty feet from my truck and open window. As soon as I saw this Gull, it was obvious it wasn't a pure Black-headed Gull......hybrid BLGU x RBGU was very obvious!<br />
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These images I took right from my open window in my truck!-<br />
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<b style="font-style: italic;"> </b>The Gull flew off with all the other Gulls and returned a few times, wing shots would be very important to help ID this Gull! Lucky for me that I was able to take a few images of this Gull flying with good shots of its open wings. As it turned out, the last time it flew it flew out onto the ice with the other Gulls to roost for the night. Others went the next morning to look a the Gull, but it was gone, and never was seen again. (An interesting side note) it appears that this Gull showed up on Prince Edwards Island about a week later (images taken there seem to show an identical Gull)-<br />
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Interestingly enough, there were no white-winged Gulls here that day, but there were four banded Gulls: two Ring-billed and two Herring Gulls. Three of the four were from Ken Mackenzie's banding program in Massachusetts. The fourth Gull, a Herring Gull, only had a single leg band and I was never able to see the number. One of two Ring-billed Gulls with a patagial tag, this one had a red leg marker-<br />
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This one had a blue leg marker band-<br />
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Herring Gull with bands and green patagial tag-<br />
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<i style="font-weight: bold;">April 11. 2014- Little Gulls at Southport Beach, Southport, CT.- </i>In western Long Island Sound we are blessed during each springtime with a barnacle larvae bloom. This massive cloud of plankton attracts huge concentrations of hungry Gulls. And among those hungry Gulls are the clouds of migrating Bonaparte's Gulls. And for birders, the presence of Bonaprate's Gulls means Black-headed Gulls and Little Gulls are probably in those flocks. Its a typical recipe......Barnacle bloom, add Bonaparte's Gulls equals Little Gulls!<br />
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Five days earlier, a huge gathering of Bonaparte's Gulls were reported in Stratford feeding on a bloom. Multiple Little Gulls were sighted. I was working hard on my World Competition piece, so I was stuck at my bench trying to get to a point on my piece that I could take a small break. But, unfortunately, not this day! The Bonaparte's and Little Gulls disappeared within only a couple of days! Three days later, more Bonaparte's Gulls were reported at Sherwood Island in Westport. I watched the reports, but no Little Gulls were being seen. Late in the evening on the 10th, I had reached my goal on my competition sculptures. I had been working very hard on this piece trying to complete them before the competition and I was now sitting in a good place....my mind needed a little break! Jen suggested I take a few days off go Gulling!<br />
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Since the Bonaparte's Gulls were showing up in Westport, that's where I was headed. After fighting early morning rush hour Fairfield county traffic, I found myself driving down the entrance road to Sherwood Island SP and I could see flocks of Bonaparte's Gulls flying in to the beach by the western jetty. As I sat there on the beach scanning through the thousand Gulls......I couldn't find one Little Gull! Slowly the Gulls began to leave and head east around the jetty towards Southport. I watched every Gull leave scanning through the departing birds and the remaining birds both in the water and on the beach only a few yards away from me.....no Little Gulls! Ten minutes later, all the Gulls left and the beach was empty. Being a fairly perceptive person, I took that as a message to leave Sherwood Island and head over to Southport Beach!<br />
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As I drove around the corner by Southport Beach, there they were......all those Bonaparte's Gulls! The tide was very high, and the water was right up to the road and wall. I gave a quick look over the large concentration of Gulls, and unbelievably before turning the ignition off, there was a 1st winter Little Gull right in front of me about 20 yards out on the right edge of the flock.-<br />
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Before I put my truck keys in my pocket, I took a few shots of this Gull while it swam around the group. In the time it took me to put on my jacket, grab my scope and extra camera batteries and camera cards....the "little" Gull took off. As I was following this Gull in my camera viewfinder, I noticed another Little Gull in the top left....it was an adult!-<br />
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The tide chart read that the tide was now outgoing, and like a signal went off, all the Gulls lifted off and headed out into the Sound. The adult joined the group and I managed to get both of them in the same image. Unfortunately I was looking directly into the sun, so the images are not great, but you can see the two birds. I reported the two Little Gulls on the CT listserv that they had been present for a few minutes, but had just flown out into the middle of the Sound-<br />
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The dark lined, white-edged, "rounded" wing tips are clearly visible here-<br />
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Way offshore, I could see a huge raft of bloom-feeding Gulls; just out of scope range! Time for coffee! I'll come back later when the tide drops a bit! A couple of hours later, I came back to the beach and timed it perfectly....the Gulls were coming back to the slowly exposing sandbar to roost. I walked out on to the sandbar to get into better position to look at the Gulls with the sun at a better angle. Other birders started arriving and at the tip of one of the groups of Gulls I spotted a 1st winter Little Gull swimming.-<br />
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It soon walked up on to the sand bar and joined the Bonaparte's Gulls. I posted another alert. A short time later, other birders began showing up; Tina Green, Greg Hanisek, Stefan Martin and a few others-<br />
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I was standing at the end of the sand bar closest to the Gulls and pointed out the 1st winter Gull to everyone. We all watched it for a few minutes, and then the whole group of Gulls took off....but only for a few seconds, they came right back. This is something these Gulls do all day long making the Little Gull search frustrating! You have to start looking all over again! Can you find the Little Gull in the below image?-<br />
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When the Gulls settled (for a minute at least) Tina Green walked out to the end with me and I pointed out the adult Little Gull that was sitting on the water. She just got a good look at it when the Gulls took off again. Tina followed the adult in as it settled in on the sandbar with a large group of Bonaparte's Gulls. You can see the wings of the adult here (center of image) as it settles into the group-<br />
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You guessed it.....they took off again. The first adult flew around and landed a short distance away on the water-<br />
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Stefan called out Iceland Gull!-<br />
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The Gulls settled again on the sand bar. There were still a few Gulls flying around, including this second 1st winter Little Gull-<br />
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A handful of Bonaparte's Gulls were starting to land behind me on the sand bar.I turned around just to take a look, and what a wonderful surprise....two Little Gulls were swimming by. (adult on the left, 1st winter on the right). That made four Little Gulls in this flock (2 adults and 2-1st winter).-<br />
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......and came right back to the sand bar behind us-<br />
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Beautiful adult Little Gull-<br />
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1st winter-<br />
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Adult landing showing off the dark wing linings and white edged wing-<br />
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The day ended with at least four (maybe six) Little Gulls in the flock-<br />
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<i style="font-weight: bold;">April 12, Little Gulls, Day 2, Southport Beach- </i>Started out slow this morning with<i style="font-weight: bold;"> </i>only a single Little Gull seen in a small flock of Bonaparte's Gulls on the beach. I got there in the early morning and ran into Denise Jernigan and Buzz Devine and they had already found the adult Little Gull-<br />
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And as usual, they all lifted up, flew around a few times. Like yesterday morning, the whole flock turned south and flew out in the middle of the Sound to feed on the bloom. Time for lunch and a little local birding, I'll come back in a couple of hours.-<br />
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A few hours later I came back and found a huge flock of Bonaparte's Gulls just east of the jetty. The bloom was being pushed towards shore from the southwest wind.-<br />
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I just started searching through the raft with my scope, and I was joined by Patrick Comins and Frank Mantlik-<br />
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On the edge of the flock close to us, Patrick found an adult Little Gull-<br />
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Frank called out, he had another adult Little Gull flying up the group towards us-<br />
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I looked out and right in front of us "right under our noses" a third adult Little Gull.-<br />
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We watched the huge mass of Bonaparte's Gulls for two hours....and they eventually started drifting out farther from shore being carried by the tide. In the end we saw at least four adult Little Gulls maybe five! Ct. had a great week long Little-Gull-a-palooza! The best that I can remember!<br />
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