We walked for 2 1/2 hours as the day grew hotter, and although the birding was much less intense due to the thickness of the secondary and then primary forest, we did see some cracking birds including a Buff-rumped Warbler:
Olive-backed Euphonia:
And the bird we considered to be our 'reward' bird, a Rufous Motmot:
#]Helen also started up inside the remains of a tree killed by a strangler fig, and flushed this (ringed) bat:
We enjoyed the walk, only getting lost in the arboretum section, and then headed back. We saw much more around the comedor, offices and residential accommodation, including a close-up of a White-collared Manakin:
Slaty-tailed Trogon:
A howler monkey that stopped briefly right outside the entrance to the comedor:
male Great Currasow:
A female Fasciated Antshrike:
Scarlet-collared Tanager:
Crested Guan:
Collared Aracari:
and Black-cheeked Woodpecker:
A lot of these birds are seen in the foliage directly around the buildings or from the very wobbly bridge across the river.
As well as these birds we also spotted lots more on our walking to and from our accommodation, including a Band-tailed Barbthroat:
A basilisk lizard:
Blue-throated Goldentail:
Buff-throated Saltator:
and a Cinnamon Woodpecker. This bird announced itself by dropping bits of tree onto my hat. Always wear a hat!
Montezuma Oropendola:
The huge and very impressive Pale-billed Woodpecker - these birds really tear into the tree. You can hear them from a long way away and big chunks of the rotten tree fall away when they are hammering into it:
Fabulous birds, the Rufous-tailed Jacamar:
Summer Tanager:
Wedge-billed Woodcreeper:
And the very hard to see, White-whiskered Puffbird, which for some reason flew out and took a perch very close to the path, so splendid views and indeed a good picture:
Yellow-bellied Elania:
We waited for sunset and then settled down for dinner and a night walk back to our room for our second and last night at La Selva.