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A Paradise for birds! Toucans, Humming birds, Tanagers and Pewees are only a few of the species of birds I have watched during my stay at the Diquis Del Sur in February 2007 & in January 2008.
The Diquis rests on a vast elevated plateau between the Pacific Ocean and the Andes Mountains. Such a position allows us to watch the birds resting on tree tops. One can also observe them all over the Diquis site, which is practically a real botanical garden with more than 150 species of fruit trees and other exotic tropical trees and plants. I have observed more than 120 species of birds during my stay at the Diquis. Surely, I haven’t seen them all and my feeling is that one could add some twenty more species. The most common one is the Great Chickadee, yellow, brown and black, followed by the Bald Robin, the national bird of Costa Rica,. One can also observe the blue, red and black Tanager with red hindquarters, the Toucan with its spectacular beak and the Golden-hooded Tanager with its golden hairdo, blue wings and yellow head, not forgetting the cocky Arians and other species of Humming Birds. Moreover, on occasion, one can also admire the magnificent Scarlet Macaw. In short, the site is a real paradise for birds and for observers of Nature in action! Bernard Cloutier
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