INCREDIBLE Birding at the Maquenque Eco Lodge in Costa Rica 

Great to know! I still have some Costa Rica content to finish so hopefully more tropical birds soon 👍

Thanks!

Thanks!

Quickly realizing who the fan favorite bird was 👀

Haha, yeah! Quite a difference isn't it?

@@BadgerlandBirding Yup!!

@@BadgerlandBirding yeah, lots of variety

Thanks!

You’re welcome!

Agreed!

Thanks!

Thank you!

You're welcome!

Awesome!

Thank you!!

You’re welcome!

Yes! The Jacana chicks definitely stole the show. And that’s awesome about your friend! :)

I would definitely recommend it!

Haha it definitely caught me off guard being on the path.

That’s awesome! You’re welcome!

@@BadgerlandBirding some of my favorites were resplendent quetzal, violet saberwing, sunbittern, the macaws 🦜. The food was excellent, especially with the Lizano salsa on every table wherever we went. I have several bottles of the stuff. Wonderful country.

Haha yes they definitely did steal the show.

Palm Tanagers are underrated 👍

@@BadgerlandBirding Are either one of them found in the United States?

@@aknightthatsaysnee5259 sadly no, and it looks like neither has ever been vagrant in the US. Looks like Blue-gray does stray into Mexico near South Texas at times, so it wouldn’t be totally out of the question for one to show up someday.

@@BadgerlandBirding Thanks. Well I live in southwest Texas (El Paso). I'll keep my eyes peeled and I'll let you know! I'll keep an eye out for the 'squatch, too. Who knows?!

@@aknightthatsaysnee5259 haha I appreciate that! 😂 Did you go for the Bat Falcon?

It was! One of my favorite things there was called a cafe Maquenque which was a special coffee drink. Overall the food was fantastic throughout the trip.

Thanks! Would highly recommend!

Would love to some day!

Haha I wish you had that on video to share.

Thank you! I’ve really been enjoying doing some more graphic design lately so I really appreciate the comments 👍

Haha, yeah! I was worried I would be too overwhelmed the whole time but I pretty much just felt energized all the time. The hard part is not knowing what's "rare" or not, so it's hard to know what species to focus on. Every bird we saw I felt like I might never see it again so I took lots of videos, haha. If I knew I might have a better view of something later I probably would have managed my time differently.

@@BadgerlandBirding True! I think I would spend several months in advance trying to learn what's rare and what's not, but even then, I would probably forget it all as soon as I saw a bird.

Unfortunately not for the Costa Rica trip since it was a school trip through the University I attend.

@Badgerland Birding I hope you and your brother will be able to go together in the future. I was wondering if that camp or resort I'm not sure what you call it, but can it be reserved by individuals?

@@suzettecalleja3122 yeah! I believe so! Our guide Jose would know more about the specifics. I included a link to his website in the description if you would like to reach out :)

Haha, you’ll just have to visit!

I used "The Birds of Costa Rica: A Field Guide (Zona Tropical Publications)" by Garrigues and Dean and it was great! According to a few people I talked to there, it's the best one. However, a few of the species were split/lumped since it was published in 2014. There's also a guide by the same authors but with photos instead of illustrations. Here's a link on Amazon if you're interested: We do earn from qualifying purchases which helps us out! I think I'm going to do a review about it on the channel soon too. amzn.to/3oCusCG= I also used the Merlin Bird ID app which worked really well, except when I didn't have reception, which was in a lot of places because I didn't get an international phone plan.

I wondered that as well! Apparently it can be found in a lot of places (even some urban areas) so most everyone is familiar with it and it has a very pretty song. It’s a gorgeous bird too! Just not as bright as some of the others.

@@BadgerlandBirding Thanks for the explanation! That makes sense. I also think it is a pretty bird, just not the most colorful.

There will be like 15 parts 😂

@@BadgerlandBirding Yes!!! Awesome :)

Yup! The Panasonic FZ80 for the bird shots (some I shot in 30fps and some in 60fps) and the Nikon D5300 for most of the Vlog style shots. I also brought a smaller Cayer FP2450 Fluid Head Tripod on this trip since I didn't want to bring my larger video tripod (I'll be doing a review of the tripod soon).

@@BadgerlandBirding many thanks for the info. Steve from 🇬🇧

Thanks! We can get a video made pretty quickly. What can take a long time is if multiple parties are involved because then it normally undergoes revisions and that can take a while.

🤔 it’s a surprise 😉

Florida is great for wading and marsh birds, but there's a ton of cool stuff there! Is that in Sarasota County?

@@BadgerlandBirding thank you! We saw herons ibis spoonbills stilts yellowlegs eagles Osprey vultures cranes warblers and many many more! I highly recommend the park. Amazing variety. Even saw roseate spoonbill and wood stork!

@@BadgerlandBirding yes it is in Sarasota county.

@@BadgerlandBirding the park has so much variety compared to the Chicago suburbs! I put together this: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-NgkB_ZQxj6k.html

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