We finally did it! Leslie and I just returned from a 10-day birding trip to Costa Rica – something we had been talking about for several years. We had such a delightful time on this jam-packed “mega ...

There are 915 species of birds in Costa Rica, representing almost 10 percent of the species in the world, and tourism officials are hoping to cash in on the rising market of tourists interested in ...

The cuckoos are a family of birds that always pique my interest. I can hear groove-billed anis at this moment exclaiming ‘tijo, tijo…’ to each other in my backyard. They remind me of a pack of wolves ...

(MENAFN- Costa Rica News) Costa Rica, a small Central American country nestled between Nicaragua and Panama, is a world-renowned destination for birdwatching. Despite its modest size, Costa Rica ...

At 6 a.m. the views of the Arenal Volcano are spectacular. The sleeping giant, which looms over emerald-green hillsides, is a top tourist draw — along with the hot springs it feeds. Edwin Arce is ...

(MENAFN- Costa Rica News) Costa Rica is a world-renowned destination for bird watching, attracting thousands of ecotourists each year with its stunning biodiversity. Despite covering only 0.03% of the ...

In the birding world, spectacular can sometimes be — in reality — just commonplace. A few years back, my children treated me to a bird-watcher’s dream trip — a week in the lowland tropical forests of ...

A small country that packs a giant biodiversity punch, Costa Rica is considered one of the most — if not the most — diverse country on the planet by land area! Owing to its tropical latitude, varied ...

After one day on a recent visit to Costa Rica, my impression was: Where are all the birds? My friend Mike has seen 798 species of birds in that Central American country. He's been working on that list ...