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Tag: Hummingbirds

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

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

Sandeep SomasekharanMarch 10, 2024May 5, 2024

On Day 4 in Costa Rica, Sandy learns his Spanish grammar the hard way, and indulges in a little light experiment with hummingbird photography

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

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

Sandeep SomasekharanFebruary 2, 2024February 15, 2024

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!

Encounter – Anna’s Hummingbird

Encounter – Anna’s Hummingbird

Sandeep SomasekharanMarch 23, 2015March 21, 2015

Meeting Anna’s Hummingbird, with its startling metallic pink head and dazzling green plumage, is nothing short of birding epiphany

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