Ornithologists have discovered a new genus and species of tanager on the lower slopes of the Andes in southeastern Peru and western Bolivia. Tanagers are a large family, Thraupidae, of more than 370 songbird species restricted almost entirely to the American tropics. It is the second largest family of birds and represents about 4% of […]
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Costa Rica Photo Journal by Don Getty – Part 3 of 3
On Day 7 we were off to Arenal Observation Lodge, but stopped along the way at Las Iguanas restaurant for lunch and photographing Iguanas – both were quite good. The restaurant is along a river where the Iguanas congregate in the trees along the river banks and often come onto the restaurant property, just outside […]
Costa Rica Photo Journal by Don Getty – Part 1 of 3
I recently was in Costa Rica for nine full days of photography, putting over 7,000 clicks on my cameras. In order to give you a taste of the trip I decided to give you a daily photo journal of my experience in 3 parts. Day 1 was just photographing around the bird feeders at Selva […]