Costa Rican Humming Birds and Frogs

Humming Birds of Costa Rica

My very first hummingbird photo in Costa Rica.  This is five separate humming bird photos blended together in Photoshop.

I was familiar with many great nature photos taken in Costa Rica, so I jumped at the chance to go for a couple weeks with a good friend of mine on an organized nature photography workshop.  We photographed endless hummingbirds, frogs, toucans, bats and vultures.  Most of it in a torrent of daily rainstorms.  Thank goodness we went in the dry season.

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Birds of Ecuador

Purple-throated Woodstar (Male)

Purple-throated Woodstar (Male)

 

My trip to the Galapagos Islands began with a long day’s journey to Quito, Ecuador. Prior to flying to my main destination of the Galapagos, it seemed like a visit to the rain forests of Ecuador was a good idea in order to spend a few days photographing a wide variety of birds.
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