That’s right. Don’t go to Costa Rica…


Because Sandy has already been there, done that. And we’re gasping in disbelief at the series so far! But if seeing is believing, this is proof that paradise exists.
The Green Ogre - Nature's Layers Unravelled

Costa Rica Day 6 - Resplendent Quetzal: Part Bird, Part God and Full-Time Economy Driver

On a rainy Day 6 of Sandy's birding tour in Costa Rica, he and his fellow birders seek out the Resplendent Quetzal, which the ancient Aztecs venerated as a feathered serpentine deity, Quetzalcoatl.
Resplendent Quetzal

Costa Rica Day 5 - Toucan Trees and Wild Dreams Coming True

Toucan in flight
Trees full of toucans, and a gobsmacking parade of macaws… the birding bonanza in Costa Rica seems to get better and better with a last-mile burst of lifer luck. And, yet, there’s more to come!

Costa Rica Day 4 - Midnight weightlifting, flashing hummingbirds and misgendering in Spanish

On Day 4 in Costa Rica, Sandy learns his Spanish grammar the hard way, and indulges in a little light experiment with hummingbird photography
Great Curassow | Birding in Costa Rica | The Green Ogre

Christmas at Boca Tapada - Costa Rica Birding Diary Day 3

Christmas at Boca Tapada - Costa Rica Birding Diary Day 3
Scarlet Macaws, Great Green Macaws, Shining Honeycreepers, King Vultures -- a great big birding feast! What better way to spend Christmas in Boca Tapada, Costa Rica

Muddy Boots in Guapiles | Costa Rica Birding Diary - Day 2

From white bats huddled like dumplings under banana leaves and shimmering hummingbirds and gaudy tree frogs, to majestic owls necking in the dark of the forest, it's just another birding day in Guapiles, Costa Rica. Is crazy!
Muddy Boots in Guapiles | Costa Rica Birding Diary - Day 2

Costa Rica Birding Diary | Day 1 - Cinchona and Sarapiqui

A Red-headed Barbet in Costa Rica photographed by Sandy/ Sandeep Somasekharan
Exploring the bird life of Costa Rica, Sandy meets many that he assumes are either marital partners or relatives, but is mistaken!
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