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Every spring, birds begin to find the best nesting grounds and start to defend their territory accordingly. Unfortunately, birds in urban areas usually have a hard time finding a good nesting location. However, they are lucky when they find generous people who offer backyard bird houses. Continue Reading »

Bluebirds are often very grateful when they came across a special house that has been placed outside for them to nest in. Typically, bluebirds use holes that have either been carved in trees by another bird or hollowed out rotting trees for their homes every year. If you would like to see some bluebirds in your backyard this year, you might like to invite summer guest by putting up bluebird houses. Continue Reading »

The Green Heron is a small bird (44 cm.) that likes to stalk it’s pray. Native populations can be found all over Costa Rica as well as in most of Central America. These birds appear in their breeding ranges at the same time they did 100 years ago. They are quite common in habitats that go along water bodies such as mangroves, beaches and rivers. Adults have a glossy, greenish-black cap, a greenish back and wings that are grey-black grading into green or blue, a chestnut neck with a white line down the front, grey under parts and short yellow legs. The bill is dark with a long, sharp point. Continue Reading »

Common Black Hawks are successful predatory birds. The short tail is black with a single broad white band and a white tip. The bill is black and the legs and cere are yellow. It has very broad wings, and is mainly black or dark gray. Continue Reading »

The Cattle Egret is a cosmopolitan species of heron. These guys are found all over Central America and in Costa rica they can be found in the Manuel Antonio National Park. The non-breeding adult has mainly white feathers, a yellow bill and grayish-yellow legs. During the breeding season, adults of the western subspecies develop orange-buff plumes on the back, breast and crown. Continue Reading »