January 20 - 23

January 20 - 23

Birds

We have sure been enjoying watching the birds here.  We have decided that we have seen more birds in the three trees bordering our back patio here than in all our other excursions around Costa Rica. 

This yellow bird, which I think is a Social Flycatcher,  is very social.  He sits on our porch rail and chirps at us and occasionally tries to fly in our window. 

We get lots of hummingbirds and all colors of small birds in our avocado trees.  I never knew avocados grew in trees before.  The avocados seem to grow hanging out on the ends of the branches.  I have been keeping my eye on the one in the top left of the photo that has been growing and ripening since we arrived. 

We see several of these large Montezuma Oropendola birds every day.  They make crazy gurgling and rasping noises. Their yellow tails are beautiful all fanned out when they fly. 

Here is a better photo from the internet.

There is a tree full of their nests down at the bottom of the mountain. 

Their nests are big, hanging nests.  Cowbirds try to sneak their eggs in with the oropendola eggs for the oropendolas to raise.

We keeping hoping to see a toucan some day.