The last remaining water from the wet season attracts birdlife to this seasonal marsh of west-central Costa Rica. Brilliant reds, oranges, and yellows streak across the fast-moving clouds. Flocks of black-bellied whistling ducks hunker down in the face of a gale. Long-legged Northern Jacana run jerkily, seeking insects and snails.
The last remaining water from the wet season attracts birdlife to this seasonal marsh of west-central Costa Rica. Brilliant reds, oranges, and yellows streak across the fast-moving clouds. Flocks of black-bellied whistling ducks hunker down in the face of a gale. Long-legged Northern Jacana run jerkily, seeking insects and snails.