The Clay-colored Robin is much the same as its American cousin except for coloration - Costa Rica ©Gerald Diamond All rights reserved

Snowy Egret walking through the shallows along the river's edge looking for food - Costa Rica ©Gerald Diamond All rights reserved

The Yellow-crowned Night Heron is a handsome, even statuesque bird - Costa Rica ©Gerald Diamond All rights reserved

The Ibis is seen in many locations along Costa Rica's rivers. It is so photogenic it is hard to stop photographing it - Costa Rica, Pacific Coast Forest ©Gerald Diamond All rights reserved

Silver-throated Tanager eating melon - Costa Rica ©Gerald Diamond All rights reserved

The Montezuma Oropendola with its orange bill and bright yellow tail feathers is a very striking inhabitant of Costa Rica's forests. ©Gerald Diamond All rights reserved

The lovely Ibis adorns every tree limb on which it perches - Costa Rica ©Gerald Diamond All rights reserved

Ocellated Turkey - Guatemala ©Gerald Diamond All rights reserved

The Great Kiskadee is a small bright yellow bird found amongst the leaves of the forest trees - Costa Rica ©Gerald Diamond All rights reserved

Yellow-crowned Night Heron ©Gerald Diamond All rights reserved

Great Egret - This lovely and alert bird was tucked in a short, blind wet alley off a river in northern Costa Rica ©Gerald Diamond All rights reserved

Boat-billed Heron - Costa Rica ©Gerald Diamond All rights reserved

Collared Aracari - Costa Rica ©Gerald Diamond All rights reserved

Great Blue Heron on the wing - Costa Rica ©Gerald Diamond All rights reserved

The Black-throated Trogon hides in dark, quiet parts of the mountain rain froest in Costa Rica. Its lovely, multi-colored plumage is quite startleing when first seen. ©Gerald Diamond All rights reserved

Anhinga drying its wings above the river - Costa Rica ©Gerald Diamond All rights reserved