Costa Rica

First time to Costa Rica. What a beautiful country and wonderful people.  Wanting to do some birding and some relaxing we decided to do both. The first week, we booked 7 days of birding with Ave Nativa Tours. They took care of all logistics in Costa Rica, including accommodations, meals and transporation. It even included a guide. Kevin Martinez is an amazing birder, able to hear and spot birds easily and point me in the right direction.  His mimicking calls were spot on. He was such as pleasant person to be with. Pura Vida

The second week was spent at a resort in Punta Leona on the west coast. It was nice to relax around the pool and occasionally, do some birding on the grounds.

In all,  we saw 229 species of which 177 were lifers, 1 Costa Rican endemic and 41 regional endemics