EnvironmentWildlifeBirding in Costa Rica Glorious quetzal A photographic encounter with an elusive bird of the cloud forests of Costa Rica, the resplendent quetzal. Resplendent quetzal (male). 1/14A male quetzal. Depending on the sunlight, the bird can sparkle in a variety of colours and shades. 2/14The quetzal is a solitary bird except during the mating season. The female (left) is not as striking as the male. 3/14A female quetzal. 4/14A male quetzal checking out a man-made nest.Photo: John Anthony 5/14Montezuma oropendula. 6/14Clay-coloured thrush, the national bird of Costa Rica. 7/14Yellow-throated toucan. 8/14King vulture. 9/14Keel-billed toucan. 10/14Green honeycreeper. 11/14The verdant landscape of the Talamanca Nature Reserve. 12/14John Anthony. 13/1414/14
EnvironmentWildlifeBirding in Costa Rica Glorious quetzal A photographic encounter with an elusive bird of the cloud forests of Costa Rica, the resplendent quetzal. Resplendent quetzal (male). 1/14A male quetzal. Depending on the sunlight, the bird can sparkle in a variety of colours and shades. 2/14The quetzal is a solitary bird except during the mating season. The female (left) is not as striking as the male. 3/14A female quetzal. 4/14A male quetzal checking out a man-made nest.Photo: John Anthony 5/14Montezuma oropendula. 6/14Clay-coloured thrush, the national bird of Costa Rica. 7/14Yellow-throated toucan. 8/14King vulture. 9/14Keel-billed toucan. 10/14Green honeycreeper. 11/14The verdant landscape of the Talamanca Nature Reserve. 12/14John Anthony. 13/1414/14