Scarlet Macaw: Playa Blanca, Costa Rica (Osa Peninsula) — This is my second post of the Macaws of Playa Blanca, Costa Rica, on the Osa Peninsula near Danta Corcovado Lodge. I posted just after we visited in December, but as I work back through my photos from the trip, they deserve another post. Especially as our guide, Edwin, worked so hard to find them for us. It is fairly certain that they will be in some fig tree behind a stretch of beach along the Gulf of Deluce, but where exactly varies from day to day and year to year. It turned out we parked the bus at the wrong end of the beach and it was a good hike up to where the birds actually were. Most of us had given up long before Edwin appeared in the far distance and beckoned us on. Worth it though. We found a large flock in the back yard of a vacation home (unoccupied at the moment) and were able to get pretty much as close as we could want to the actively feeding parrots. Only one of these shots is at 600mm equivalent. Macaws really are as spectacular as the Resplendent Quetzal of the mountains, but being so much more common, both in the wild and in captivity, they do not get the photographic love they deserve. Sony Rx10iv at various focal lengths. Program mode with my custom birds and wildlife modifications. Processed in Pixelmator Photo and Apple Photos. (My two Costa Rica trips are scheduled for next December. Search for Stephen Ingraham on the Holbrook Travel site 🙂