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Blackbrook Audubon taking field trip to Presque Isle

As soon as I am back at the house I check my field guides and hawk books for the plumages of immature accipiters.

General information on the diet, habitat, and breeding of the scarlet macaw in Costa Rica.

An article about Costa Ricas colorful toucan species, including information on their diet, habitat and reproduction.

Situated among the mist-covered peaks of the Talamanca Mountains, Los Quetzales is Costa Ricas newest national park, covering more than 12,000 acres of cloud forest. Previously the Los Santos Reserve, the park protects sections of the Savegre River which originates high up on the Cerro de la Muerte and flows through the picturesque valley of San Gerardo de Dota.

Monteverde: A gentle mist settles over the canopy in the grey dawn light of the Monteverde cloud forest. A thin sheen of dew collects on the leaves and the moss dripping down to the forest floor.

Amaretto water dusted with leaves flows around the gnarled arms of fallen trees through arteries pumping life into the planets lungs. The buttresses of wild almond and gavilan trees claw at the waters edge, propping themselves upright among the mire, detritus and plant life that cover the rainforest floor. Even the bromeliads, clinging to tree branches 65 feet in the air, reach down with vine ropes to drink from the canals below.

Best known for its legendary birdwatching and trout fishing, the emerald landscapes of Gerardo de Dota are located in the cool highlands of the Talamanca Mountain Range.

The height of excitment in England is having your soccer team win the Premier League. Bird-watchers say the feeling is akin to what they experienced over the weekend as 16 North...

Citizen science is coming of age. The data are pouring in from observations by naturalists and birders.