Small flocks of small parrots are common in the countryside of Costa Rica and also, remarkably and rather wonderfully, in the built-up zones around the capital city too.
Two species are featured here. The first series of pictures are of a flock of orange-chinned parrakeets and the second of their crimson-fronted cousins.
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| Silhouettes in the early morning light and mist. |
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| These two really like each other - first one feeds his mate |
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| Then there is a little preening |
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Soon, as the light and warmth from the sun increase, everyone is preening
and preparing for the day. |
High above the busy streets of San Jose a small flock of crimson-fronted parakeets go about their noisy lives. They pause on the palm trees just outside my hotel window.
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| A youngster - lacking the red head-badge of his parents. |
There is noise outside and the flock is scuttling around on the roof, and hanging off the drain-pipe actually peering into my room. The reflection from the window glass blurs the image but you get the idea!
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