Category: Costa Rica Birds
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HEERMANN’S GULL – Pura Vida Birds and Birding
Unique smoky-gray gull with red bill. Breeding adults have a clean white head that blends seamlessly into the gray neck;… READ MORE
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FRANKLIN’S GULL – Pura Vida Birds and Birding
The Franklin’s Gull is a small, black-hooded gull that nests in small to very large colonies in marshes of interior… READ MORE
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LAUGHING GULL – Pura Vida Birds and Birding
Laughing Gull is a slender, medium-sized gull with long wings. Medium-gray upperparts. READ MORE
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LEAST SANDPIPER – Pura Vida Birds and Birding
Least Sandpipers are the smallest of the small sandpipers known as “peeps”—not much bigger than a sparrow. READ MORE
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SANDERLING – Pura Vida Birds and Birding
The Sanderling is a small, plump sandpiper, most commonly associated with sandy coastal beaches, which it occupies in winter and… READ MORE
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WILLET – Pura Vida Birds and Birding
A medium-sized, moderately abundant shorebird, the Willet remains brown and inconspicuous until it opens its wings, displaying an unusually broad… READ MORE
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SPOTTED SANDPIPER – Pura Vida Birds and Birding
The Spotted Sandpiper constantly bobs its tail while working edges of streams, ponds, and lakes for invertebrates. READ MORE
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WHIMBREL – Pura Vida Birds and Birding
The Whimbrel, a large shorebird, is the most wide-ranging of the curlew species and the only one that nests across… READ MORE
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NORTHERN JACANA – Pura Vida Birds and Birding
The Northern Jacana is a medium-sized wading bird with long legs and toes that are well-suited for walking on floating… READ MORE
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COLLARED PLOVER – Pura Vida Birds and Birding
Collared Plover is a common tropical and subtropical shorebird distributed broadly from Mexico south into the northern half of South… READ MORE
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With a primary focus on birds, each blog series has it’s own unique look at the wildlife and wild places encountered at different locations that I have visited around the world.
ABOUT ME
I earned my college degree in biology, a foundation that shaped not only how I see the world, but how I’ve spent my life sharing it with others. For more than 40 years, I taught and led in public education, helping students discover the wonder woven into every corner of the natural world. That same drive has carried me through decades of citizen science and conservation work. As an active member of the Modesto Camera Club, I’ve developed a photographic practice that blends natural history with visual artistry, and my award‑winning images have been featured across the Internet on dozens of sites and field‑oriented platforms. This blog brings together my passions for birding, conservation, and storytelling.
~ Jim Gain
Reflections of the Natural World 