White-collared Manakin: Tico Rainforest B&B, Sarapiqui, Costa Rica, December 2024 — Victor, the host at Tico Rainforest B&B, has a wonderful little property right on the Puerto Viejo River…recovering Rainforest rescued from banana production 20 years ago…that attracts an amazing variety of the lowland rainforest birds. The thing about the rainforest is that it recovers fast once taken out of production, and the river corridor allows the birds to move in and out easily. Of all the Manikins possible, we only saw the White-collared in the days when I visited, but we had several encounters with what might have been the same male and one encounter with his mate. Manakins are active and fast and not easy to catch. We did not find a lek to see them dancing, but still, every encounter is to be treasured. Sony a6700 with Tamron 50-400 Di iii at 600mm equivalent. Program mode with my bird and wildlife modifications. Processed in Photomator.