Cabo Blanco, Reserva Absoluta Natural Guanacaste Province, Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica
Today for the first time, the Sea Voyager visited the Cabo Blanco Reserva Absoluta Natural, one of the first protected areas created in Costa Rica, which is located at the very tip of the Nicoya Peninsula, on the Pacific Northwest.
The rocky shore and tree-lined beaches were so inviting. As the volcanic rocks, mute witnesses of a turbulent geological past, were rising above the dying waves as the tide went down we approached the beach.
Once ashore, we headed towards a swimming beach located at the end of a trail that cuts across the dry forest. Suddenly, from the darkness of the forest understory, a magnificent song broke the calm atmosphere of the mid-morning stillness. A Rufous-and-White wren approached the trail to check on the avid visitors, who were amazed by the powerful voice of this Central American Thryothorus rufalbus. It’s song, blew our minds out, reminding us of a piccolo solo written by Vivaldi or Haydn…
Skutch & Stiles described their songs as follows: “The beautiful, leisurely, low-pitched, flutelike song consists of low trills, clear whistles, and occasional sharp notes, … pairs often sing antiphonally, the male giving the main phrase, his mate adding several final notes…”
Today for the first time, the Sea Voyager visited the Cabo Blanco Reserva Absoluta Natural, one of the first protected areas created in Costa Rica, which is located at the very tip of the Nicoya Peninsula, on the Pacific Northwest.
The rocky shore and tree-lined beaches were so inviting. As the volcanic rocks, mute witnesses of a turbulent geological past, were rising above the dying waves as the tide went down we approached the beach.
Once ashore, we headed towards a swimming beach located at the end of a trail that cuts across the dry forest. Suddenly, from the darkness of the forest understory, a magnificent song broke the calm atmosphere of the mid-morning stillness. A Rufous-and-White wren approached the trail to check on the avid visitors, who were amazed by the powerful voice of this Central American Thryothorus rufalbus. It’s song, blew our minds out, reminding us of a piccolo solo written by Vivaldi or Haydn…
Skutch & Stiles described their songs as follows: “The beautiful, leisurely, low-pitched, flutelike song consists of low trills, clear whistles, and occasional sharp notes, … pairs often sing antiphonally, the male giving the main phrase, his mate adding several final notes…”
