This article is really about the Quetzal's of Costa Rica, but we have them near Boquete in the Quetzal's national forest. They are so common that almost all our visitors to the park get a look at them. Great story....
Here is a link to my photos of a hke through the park.
Excerpt; The bird signifies adventure in Costa Rica. To see a quetzal in the
wild requires a journey to forested mountains at elevations of 4,000 to
10,000 feet.
I'm always amazed at how such a brightly plumed bird blends in with the rain-forest scenery. Despite the male's luminous green head and back, accented by intense tones of violet and offset by a radiant crimson belly, the quetzal can be virtually invisible as it perches against a forested backdrop.
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