{"id":10049,"date":"2012-05-11T06:00:02","date_gmt":"2012-05-11T04:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/?p=10049"},"modified":"2019-12-22T22:19:01","modified_gmt":"2019-12-22T09:19:01","slug":"costa-rica-trip-report-green-honeycreeper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/costa-rica-trip-report-green-honeycreeper\/","title":{"rendered":"Costa Rica Trip Report &#8211; Green Honeycreeper"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"none\">\n<p class=\"none\">\n<p class=\"none\" style=\"clear:both;\"><figure id=\"attachment_10048\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 760px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Green_Honeycreeper_13.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Green_Honeycreeper_13.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=75&amp;resize=75&amp;ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Green_Honeycreeper_13.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=100&amp;resize=100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Green_Honeycreeper_13.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=150&amp;resize=150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Green_Honeycreeper_13.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=240&amp;resize=240&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Green_Honeycreeper_13.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=320&amp;resize=320&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Green_Honeycreeper_13.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=500&amp;resize=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Green_Honeycreeper_13.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=640&amp;resize=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Green_Honeycreeper_13.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=800&amp;resize=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Green_Honeycreeper_13.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1024&amp;resize=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Green_Honeycreeper_13.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1280&amp;resize=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Green_Honeycreeper_13.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1600&amp;resize=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10048 size-full\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Green_Honeycreeper_13.jpg?ssl=1\" width=\"750\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Green Honeycreeper (Chlorophanes spiza) perched on a branch in Costa Rica.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<p>Part 1\/6 of my month down in Costa Rica leading a few photography workshops.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>I could go back over and over again and never get tired. Especially of the Resplendent Quetzal!!<\/p>\n<p>Both trips started in the lowlands of the Caribbean slope.<\/p>\n<p class=\"none\">\n<p class=\"none\">\n<p class=\"none\" style=\"clear:both;\"><figure id=\"attachment_10047\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 468px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Resplendent_Quetzal_63.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Resplendent_Quetzal_63.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=75&amp;resize=75&amp;ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Resplendent_Quetzal_63.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=100&amp;resize=100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Resplendent_Quetzal_63.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=150&amp;resize=150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Resplendent_Quetzal_63.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=240&amp;resize=240&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Resplendent_Quetzal_63.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=320&amp;resize=320&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Resplendent_Quetzal_63.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=500&amp;resize=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Resplendent_Quetzal_63.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=640&amp;resize=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Resplendent_Quetzal_63.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=800&amp;resize=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Resplendent_Quetzal_63.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1024&amp;resize=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Resplendent_Quetzal_63.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1280&amp;resize=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Resplendent_Quetzal_63.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1600&amp;resize=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10047 size-full\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Resplendent_Quetzal_63.jpg?ssl=1\" width=\"458\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Resplendent Quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno) perched on a branch in Costa Rica.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<p>We spent three nights at a great rainforest retreat trying to photograph all kinds of fascinating subject matter.<\/p>\n<p>From poison frogs, to toucans, to strange insects there was lots to keep us all busy.<\/p>\n<p>All in all it has been a wonderful way to start the year.<\/p>\n<p>If you are interested in seeing more images from this trip check out the feature photo gallery on www.glennbartley.com<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>All the best!<\/p>\n<p>Glenn<\/p>\n<p class=\"none\">\n<p class=\"none\">\n<p class=\"none\" style=\"clear:both;\"><figure id=\"attachment_10046\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 468px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Moss_Like_Stick_Insect_01.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Moss_Like_Stick_Insect_01.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=75&amp;resize=75&amp;ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Moss_Like_Stick_Insect_01.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=100&amp;resize=100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Moss_Like_Stick_Insect_01.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=150&amp;resize=150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Moss_Like_Stick_Insect_01.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=240&amp;resize=240&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Moss_Like_Stick_Insect_01.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=320&amp;resize=320&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Moss_Like_Stick_Insect_01.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=500&amp;resize=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Moss_Like_Stick_Insect_01.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=640&amp;resize=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Moss_Like_Stick_Insect_01.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=800&amp;resize=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Moss_Like_Stick_Insect_01.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1024&amp;resize=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Moss_Like_Stick_Insect_01.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1280&amp;resize=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Moss_Like_Stick_Insect_01.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1600&amp;resize=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10046 size-full\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Moss_Like_Stick_Insect_01.jpg?ssl=1\" width=\"458\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Moss Like Stick Insect<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<p class=\"none\">\n<p class=\"none\">\n<p class=\"none\" style=\"clear:both;\"><figure id=\"attachment_10045\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 760px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Chestnut_mandibled_Toucan_11.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Chestnut_mandibled_Toucan_11.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=75&amp;resize=75&amp;ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Chestnut_mandibled_Toucan_11.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=100&amp;resize=100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Chestnut_mandibled_Toucan_11.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=150&amp;resize=150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Chestnut_mandibled_Toucan_11.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=240&amp;resize=240&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Chestnut_mandibled_Toucan_11.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=320&amp;resize=320&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Chestnut_mandibled_Toucan_11.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=500&amp;resize=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Chestnut_mandibled_Toucan_11.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=640&amp;resize=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Chestnut_mandibled_Toucan_11.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=800&amp;resize=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Chestnut_mandibled_Toucan_11.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1024&amp;resize=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Chestnut_mandibled_Toucan_11.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1280&amp;resize=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Chestnut_mandibled_Toucan_11.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1600&amp;resize=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10045 size-full\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Chestnut_mandibled_Toucan_11.jpg?ssl=1\" width=\"750\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Chestnut-mandibled Toucan (Ramphastos swainsonii) perched on a branch in Costa Rica.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<p class=\"none\">\n<p class=\"none\">\n<p class=\"none\" style=\"clear:both;\"><figure id=\"attachment_10044\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 760px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Green_and_Black_Poison_Dart_Frog_06_Copy.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Green_and_Black_Poison_Dart_Frog_06_Copy.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=75&amp;resize=75&amp;ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Green_and_Black_Poison_Dart_Frog_06_Copy.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=100&amp;resize=100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Green_and_Black_Poison_Dart_Frog_06_Copy.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=150&amp;resize=150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Green_and_Black_Poison_Dart_Frog_06_Copy.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=240&amp;resize=240&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Green_and_Black_Poison_Dart_Frog_06_Copy.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=320&amp;resize=320&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Green_and_Black_Poison_Dart_Frog_06_Copy.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=500&amp;resize=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Green_and_Black_Poison_Dart_Frog_06_Copy.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=640&amp;resize=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Green_and_Black_Poison_Dart_Frog_06_Copy.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=800&amp;resize=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Green_and_Black_Poison_Dart_Frog_06_Copy.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1024&amp;resize=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Green_and_Black_Poison_Dart_Frog_06_Copy.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1280&amp;resize=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Green_and_Black_Poison_Dart_Frog_06_Copy.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1600&amp;resize=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10044 size-full\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Green_and_Black_Poison_Dart_Frog_06_Copy.jpg?ssl=1\" width=\"750\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Green and Black Poison Dart Frog perched in the leaf litter in the rainforest of Costa Rica.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Part 1\/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. I could go back over and over again and never get tired. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":37,"featured_media":2192132,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Green_Honeycreeper_13.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6984,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10049","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blogs","category-wildlife","ngg_tag-bird","ngg_tag-8675","ngg_tag-assam","ngg_tag-birdwatching","ngg_tag-canon","ngg_tag-graukopf-seeadler","ngg_tag-grey-headed-fish-eagle","ngg_tag-icthyophaga-icthyaetus","ngg_tag-inde","ngg_tag-india-2","ngg_tag-kaziranga","ngg_tag-nature","ngg_tag-oiseau","ngg_tag-ornithology","ngg_tag-pycargue-a-tete-grise","ngg_tag-wildlife-3"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10049","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/37"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10049"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10049\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2192132"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10049"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10049"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10049"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}