We had planned our stops wisely as we did not want to be having to deal with moving out luggage everyday. We chose great birding locations to stay for about 3 nights and take day trips from that location. After spending 3 night in the Liberia area, we then headed to the Arenal Volcano area for the next 3 nights. This is one spot that we probably could have spent an extra night as it was an incredible place with a lot of birds and other fauna. Our lodge was spacious at the Arenal Observatory Lodge and Spa and the view from the front door was incredible as it looked out over Arenal Lake. Every time we went out the front door, we discovered new birds just in the area around our lodge or casona.
Arenal Volcano is considered an active volcano, but has been dormant since 2010. It is a very noticeable landmark from all around the countryside. Having never been close to a volcano before, this was very fascinating for me. The Observatory and Lodge is located a distance from the volcano and has a series of many trails and paths to explore. The birdlife here is phenomenal and it presents some unique habitats which attract many different birds.mammals, and other fauna. Arenal Lodge and Observatory should be high on everyone's list for birding! I highly recommend this place.
Black-cowled Oriole
Blue-gray Tanager
Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer
Collared Aracari
Common Tody-Flycatcher
Crested Guan
Banded Peacock
Arenal Volcano
Keel-billed Toucan
Long-tailed Tyrant
Palm Tanager
Passerini's Tanager - Female
Passerini's Tanager - Male
Red-legged Honeycreeper
Scaly-breasted Hummingbird
Southern Rough-winged Swallow
Variable Seedeater
Yellow-throated Euphonia
Arenal Volcano
Bananaquit
Black-cheeked Woodpecker
Brown-hooded Parrot
Chris trying not to miss a shot of anything new!
Brown Jay
Black-striped Sparrow
Buff-rumped Warbler
Green-celled Cattleheart
Canivet's Emerald
Carmoil's Tanager
White-nosed Coati
Here is a video of that up-close encounter with this White-nosed Coati.
Eyelash Viper
Green Honeycreeper
Lizard - Middle American Ameiva
Montezuma Oropedula
Moth - Genus urania
Orchid - Genus sobralia
Rufous Motmot
Streak-headed Woodcreeper
Violet-headed Hummingbird
Violet-headed Hummingbird
Yellow-faced Grassquit
Green Hermit
Wedge-billed Woodcreeper
Steely-vented Hummingbird
Emerald Tanager
Arenal Lodge and Observatory is a great place to get a lot of different birds and to make some side trips as well. Well worth a visit for at least a couple of days. They even had an Ocelot walk into the restaurant one evening when we were not there. It walked around very nonchalant and then left on its own.
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