This is probably THE bird most birders go to Costa Rica for. Savegre Lodge is one of the best places I've been to to see this species. In the eraly mornings we found a pair frquenting the forest patches near the restuarant where we had just taken breakfast. But Savegre isn't just about quetzals: We saw some classy birds in the forest patches near the river including Black-faced Solitaire, Ruddy Treerunner, Long-tailed Silky-Flycatcher, Ochraceous Wren, Ruddy-capped Nightingale-Thrush, Spangle-cheeked Tanager and Collared Trogon.
Thursday, 1 March 2007
Resplendent Quetzal, Costa Rica 11 February 2007.
This is probably THE bird most birders go to Costa Rica for. Savegre Lodge is one of the best places I've been to to see this species. In the eraly mornings we found a pair frquenting the forest patches near the restuarant where we had just taken breakfast. But Savegre isn't just about quetzals: We saw some classy birds in the forest patches near the river including Black-faced Solitaire, Ruddy Treerunner, Long-tailed Silky-Flycatcher, Ochraceous Wren, Ruddy-capped Nightingale-Thrush, Spangle-cheeked Tanager and Collared Trogon.
