Rufous-naped Wren: Hotel Bougainvillea, San Jose, Costa Rica — another of the birds that is very likely to be on the greeting committee in Costa Rica, at least if you fly into San Jose and spend your first night there, is the Rufous-naped Wren. Large for a wren, with a bright white belly, that rich rust across the shoulders, and the bold eyeline, it is a hard bird to miss anywhere on the floor of the Central Valley or in the North-west. It reminds me more than a little of our Cactus Wren of the South-west here in the USA. There are always several on the grounds of the Hotel Bougainvillea, and I have seen them on every stay at the Buena Vista as well, even in their little patch of old banana plantation. Sony Rx10iv at 600mm equivalent. Program mode with my custom birds and wildlife modifications. Processed in Polarr and Apple Photos. ISO 1600 @ f4 @ 1/500th -.3EV.