Costa Rica Trip Report - Stripe-Tailed Hummingbird

Part 5/6 of my month down in Costa Rica leading a few photography workshops.

We had some really nice opportunities throughout the tours and many wonderful images were made. Costa Rica is one of those countries that is just so pleasant to visit.

After leaving the Quetzal behind the final stop for my first tour was in the foothills of the Caribbean slope.

This area is famous for some really stunning little hummingbirds including the Snowcap.

Green breasted Mango 02 — Green-breasted Mango (Anthracothorax prevostii) flying and feeding at a flower in Costa Rica.

Also in this area we spent a few afternoons doing some very productive multi-flash hummingbird photography and had some good luck at the fruit feeders. Add in a day trip to a nearby lagoon and we had loads to keep up busy clicking away.

Snowcap 17 — Snowcap (Microchera albocoronata) flying and feeding at a flower in Costa Rica.

If you are interested in seeing more images from this trip check out the feature photo gallery on www.glennbartley.com.

If you think you might like to join me in Costa Rica next year be sure to send me an email as soon as possible.

All the best!

Glenn

Glenn Bartley

Glenn Bartley is a professional nature photographer who specializes in photographing birds in their natural habitat. He currently resides in Victoria, British Columbia on Canada’s West Coast. Glen runs instructional photo workshops throughout the year to exciting destinations around the world. Upcoming trips include Vancouver Island, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Churchill Manitoba and Peru. He focuses on birds because there are so many species, they can be found almost anywhere, they are challenging to photograph and beautiful to watch.