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For many who love wildlife and visit Costa Rica, this is a bucket list species to capture. It is the national bird of Guatemala, even though there is a much larger population of them in Costa Rica, due to conservation efforts. Because of their beauty and ability to disappear into the forest in front of your eyes made them a very sacred bird indigenous people of Mesoamerica.
We were blessed to see two males sitting on the same branch, but the distance between us was so great that for the longest time, even with 20/20 vision, I could not see them sitting out in the open. It was only when one of the males departed was I able to find the other and start capturing some shots. Seconds later the female came in, offering a great comparison between the sexes.
Captured in the Monteverde Cloud Forest Biological Preserve on 15 January, 2024.
Beautiful little finches, caught here on a fencepost, so glad I caught this as they have managed to elude me and my camera on all my trips to the USA.
Northern Cardinals do occur in London (Canada) year round and do not migrate. They have dense down feathers that provide insulation during the colder months. Males and female birds can be distinguished visually by their plumage: males have bright red feathers while the female is a reddish-olive colour.