Behavior and activities of birds in the Tropical Rain Forest of the Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica.

Lower temperatures during the first morning hours are the best time for birds to move without wasting much energy.

Fruit and nectar specialist are the first active birds moving into the interior forest. 

From 4:45 am you start to hear the first bird vocalizations such as wood creepers, macaws, and tinamous.

Trees are full of fruits and flowers during the first hours of the mourning attracting an important quantity of nectar specialists and fruit eaters, thus allowing us to watch species such as hummingbirds, honeycreepers and Cotingas.

Insectivore bird species wait patient the two fist hours of day. They are more active from 6:45am to 8:45am. The reason for this behavior is that insects are cold blooded, so they leave their hiding places only until the environment temperature gets higher allowing their bodies to function.

Birds have time for everything in the rainforest. Some activities are necessary during the day. For example, cleaning themselves is important to maintain a beautiful plumage. Reproduction will ensure the future of the specie. And of course, resting to recover their energy.  This natural behavior occurs usually from 8:45am to 10:45 during the morning and from 3:45pm to 5:45pm during the afternoon