![]() Not that any birder wouldn’t but just a reminder to take in those point blank looks when you can because these will probably be the best looks you will ever have at this species! Yes, that is a Prothonotary Warbler flanked by a Silver-throated Tanager and a female Scarlet-rumped Tanager. Watch that one and keep an eye on the others because all sorts of species can show at any time. If that is the case, make sure to look at what the guide is pointing out because that might be the only time one of those very local White-bellied Mountain-Gems make an appearance. ![]() One solution to this fun catch-22 is having a good, local guide. I know, the instinct is to get the photo first but do that and you run the risk of missing lifers. See what’s there first before taking pictures. Well yes, of course! But, what I mean by that is checking out the birds before reaching for the camera. I’m not sure if there are desserts but “pan casero” (a biscuit-like bread) goes well with coffee, and they do sell not so traditional candy bars. A “gallo” is a side dish, two might be enough for a light meal. #COLIBRI RESTAURANT FULL#A “casado” is a full lunch plate and works for when you want to eat a lot. “Pinto” is rice and beans and comes with your choice of eggs, breaded Tilapia, chicken or other options. The menu doesn’t give prices and your server won’t speak English but pointing still acts as a valid form of communication. Tortillas are patted into shape by hand and cooked fresh on the grill. Coffee is made the old fashioned way by pouring hot water over fresh grounds through a cloth sieve that could almost double as a sock. ![]() This is a cafe after all and the cuisine in this authentic joint is as country Tico delicious as you can get. The upside is being able to actually eat lunch instead of forgetting food on account of being birding mind-blown over and over by sudden appearances of Violet Sabrewings and Purple-throated Mountain-Gems. However, if you can’t get a seat out back, no worries, just sit inside while enjoying home-cooked country fare. But, other people like sitting out there too, even groups of photographers, so claim that seat and make sure to sit right in it or someone might just sit there instead, perhaps even an entire family even if you do have gear set out to supposedly claim the table (this nearly happened to me on a recent visit!). Since this is the closest spot to the bird action, this is of course where we all want to be. #COLIBRI RESTAURANT HOW TO#Nevertheless, techniques, recommendations, and ethical behavior are often suggested, these are some ideas on how to watch birds at the Colibri Cafe: Claim a seat out back, in the outdoor part of the cafe This just means that folks can watch birds any way they want. Whether a birder travels or not, since birding is autonomously motivated, rules for birding are negligible. The bird viewing area years after the earthquake. #COLIBRI RESTAURANT PLUS#This special place has also garnered attention for other reasons, not the least of which includes being rebuilt after having been destroyed by a hefty 6 plus earthquake in 2009. ![]() Known as the “ Colibri Cafe“, the “Soda Mirador Catarata San Fernando”, or other names, the birds that frequent the vegetation behind this little restaurant have delighted birders for more than 12 years. Travel to Tiquicia for birding is high on the list of most birders because it’s not too far from Canada or the USA, there is good tourism infrastructure, and most of all, it’s pretty easy to see hundreds of eye-catching bird species.Ī good number of birders who make it to Costa Rica visit a small, roadside diner located in the middle elevations of the Caribbean slope. This is also why so many of the birding tribe travel to watch birds, a good number of which eventually make it to Costa Rica. ![]() We say that we watch birds for any number of reasons but the truth of the matter is that we wield the bins to check out the feathered kind because we just deeply enjoy it. We wander through a local park with or without other birders because we get a visceral kick out of it. We get serious about quality optics and spend hours studying field guides about birds because we really really want to. Nor are there any birding authorities requiring folks to identify, count and document the nuthatches, titmice and Downy Woodpeckers that come to their backyard feeders. No one is forcing us to get up in the cold eye-tired dawn to drive to the sewage ponds, to scope a stormy sea, to stretch the limits of alert behavior during 20 solid hours of Big Day ridiculousness. Maybe that’s why birders just might be obsessive about it or at least, very much into the hobby, the birding way of life. Watching birds, birding, is inexorably tied to autonomous motivation. ![]()
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