A mature male Snowcap perches deep in the Rabo de Gato hedge, surrounded by twigs and branches. He was too fast for me when he flew out of his protected area and he didn’t spend much time feeding on the purple flowers on my side of the hedge. But I was quite pleased to see him on my second day at Rancho Bajo. And it just means I’ll have to return to Costa Rica to get flight shots of him.
Absolutely beautiful!
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