About this blog....

Our family is on a six month adventure in Costa Rica. Before leaving, our friends, the Cox family, gave us a precious gift... a photo scavenger hunt of things for us to discover and experience in Costa Rica. This is our account of how the scavenger hunt is going.... along with other pictures and thoughts about our time in Costa Rica.

Wednesday, December 31, 2014

The Resplendent Quetzal

Soon after arriving in Costa Rica we noticed that everywhere we looked we saw beautiful painted pictures of a bird called a quetzal and as the boys grew in their love for birds, we began a quest to spot this very allusive creature. We have hiked and traveled and searched.... (those of you have visited us have searched with us...) Finally, yesterday - the 30th of December, we visited a town around an hour and a half from our home and we saw the quetzal. Not just one, but over 10 of these amazing birds, male and female. They did not disappoint - they are even more beautiful than we had hoped! Below are some of the pictures Joshua captured of the quetzal. 

Dad pointing out a quetzal to Maddie

Maddie gets a close look...

The female

The male


Joshua... our bird photographer


2 comments:

  1. Gorgeous. So glad you found it. What a gift from God. Looks like a great Christmas! X

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  2. AWESOME!!!! Merry Christmas indeed! So happy you found one...or ten!!! Luke said to remind you about the 60 year old man that had only seen 4 in his lifetime! Praise God! Such a sweet gift!

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