Here are some of the more unusual birds that I was able to photograph during our trip to Costa Rica back in August.
This is a Boat-billed Heron.
Nikon Z8, 800mm PF
1/1250, F6.3 ISO 5000
Boat-billed Heron
Nikon Z8, 800mm PF
1/1250, F6.3 ISO 4000
Nikon Z8, 800mm PF
1/400, F6.3, ISO 12,800
Nikon Z8, 500mm PF
1/1250, F5.6, ISO 11400
This the female Great Curassow. It seems to me to be flashier than the male which is unusual in the world of birds. This is the rufous morph.
Another shot of the same Slaty-tailed Trogon.
Nikon Z8, 500mm PF
1/400, F5.6, ISO 3600
This is the Common Potoo. I'm not sure why but the Common Potoo has slits in its eyelids so they can see when their eyes are closed. Maybe because they have very large eyes to see at night. Their eyes are bright yellow and might give their location away.
Nikon Z8, 500mm PF
1/400, F5.6, ISO 500
TheCommon Potoo's survival strategy is to look like part of a tree. It is a nocturnal bird and is sort of a mix of owl and nightjar. It hunts insects at night. They don't build a nest - they lay a single egg in a depression in a limb and take turns incubating them.
They are hard to spot.
Nikon Z8, 500mm PF
1/3200, F5.6, ISO 2200
The Northern Jacana generally lives on floating vegetation in swamps and ponds. The yellow bony spurs on the leading edge of the wings can be used to defend itself and its young.
Nikon Z8, 500mm PF
1/3200, F5.6, ISO 900
Cocoa Woodcreeper
Click to enlarge.
Nikon Z8, 800mm PF
1/400, F6.3, ISO 12,800
Nikon Z8, 800mm PF
1/500, F6.3, ISO 7200
A male Great Curassow. These are roughly pheasant sized.
Nikon Z8, 800mm PF
1/800, F6.3, ISO 12,800
Here some links to earlier postings.
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