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Dag 5: Calle San Gerardo, Copey District

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It is raining very heavily, so heavily that the Tarcoles River runs too fast for a boat trip. We wait a bit longer, but it keeps raining. So we go to the next stop, a very basic hotel at 2850m. There it is drizzling with 10-15 degrees, compared to the downpours with 25-30 degrees we came from. Their restaurant is not heated, we eat with warm clothes. But they do have a lot of birds on their feeders. Many of the species on the promise list are already being fulfilled on their small deck. You can approach the hummingbirds very closely, something for a 40-150mm lens, not for the 150-400mm lens.

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<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/passeriformes/cardinalidae/piranga bidentata/piranga bidentata-en.html">Piranga bidentata</a> / Flame‑colored tanager / Bloedtangare</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 6400, distance 6.02 m
<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/passeriformes/parulidae/leiothlypis peregrina/leiothlypis peregrina-en.html">Leiothlypis peregrina</a> / Tennessee warbler / Tennesseezanger</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 800, distance 4.11 m
<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/apodiformes/trochilidae/colibri cyanotus/colibri cyanotus-en.html">Colibri cyanotus</a> / Lesser violetear / Kleine violetoorkolibrie</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 6400, distance 2.18 m
<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/galliformes/odontophoridae/odontophorus guttatus/odontophorus guttatus-en.html">Odontophorus guttatus</a> / Spotted wood quail / Gevlekte tandkwartel</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 10000, distance 7.5 m
<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/passeriformes/cardinalidae/piranga bidentata/piranga bidentata-en.html">Piranga bidentata</a> / Flame‑colored tanager / Bloedtangare</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 5000, distance 5.65 m
<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/piciformes/ramphastidae/aulacorhynchus prasinus/aulacorhynchus prasinus-en.html">Aulacorhynchus prasinus</a> / Northern emerald toucanet / Smaragdarassari</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 4000, distance 3.55 m
<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/passeriformes/furnariidae/lepidocolaptes affinis/lepidocolaptes affinis-en.html">Lepidocolaptes affinis</a> / Spot‑crowned woodcreeper / Vlekkruinmuisspecht</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 10000, distance 6.29 m
<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/apodiformes/trochilidae/selasphorus flammula/selasphorus flammula-en.html">Selasphorus flammula</a> / Volcano hummingbird / Vulkaankolibrie</h3>OM-1 with M.40-150mm F2.8 + MC-14, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 1600, distance 2.76 m
<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/passeriformes/thraupidae/diglossa plumbea/diglossa plumbea-en.html">Diglossa plumbea</a> / Slaty flowerpiercer / Leigrijze berghoningkruiper</h3>OM-1 with M.40-150mm F2.8 + MC-14, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 12800, distance 2.45 m
<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/apodiformes/trochilidae/panterpe insignis/panterpe insignis-en.html">Panterpe insignis</a> / Fiery‑throated hummingbird / Irazukolibrie</h3>OM-1 with M.40-150mm F2.8 + MC-14, 1/2000 sec at F8.0, ISO 16000, distance 1.645 m
<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/apodiformes/trochilidae/lampornis castaneoventris/lampornis castaneoventris-en.html">Lampornis castaneoventris</a> / White‑throated mountaingem / Roodbuikjuweelkolibrie</h3>OM-1 with M.40-150mm F2.8 + MC-14, 1/2000 sec at F4.0, ISO 8000, distance 1.975 m
<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/passeriformes/passerellidae/zonotrichia capensis/zonotrichia capensis-en.html">Zonotrichia capensis</a> / Rufous‑collared sparrow / Roodkraaggors</h3>OM-1 with M.40-150mm F2.8 + MC-14, 1/2000 sec at F4.0, ISO 4000, distance 2.04 m
<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/passeriformes/turdidae/turdus nigrescens/turdus nigrescens-en.html">Turdus nigrescens</a> / Sooty thrush / Roetlijster</h3>OM-1 with M.40-150mm F2.8 + MC-14, 1/2000 sec at F4.0, ISO 2500, distance 3.90 m
<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/apodiformes/trochilidae/eugenes spectabilis/eugenes spectabilis-en.html">Eugenes spectabilis</a> / Talamanca hummingbird / Lawrence' kolibrie</h3>OM-1 with M.40-150mm F2.8 + MC-14, 1/2000 sec at F4.0, ISO 4000, distance 1.885 m
<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/mammalia/rodentia/sciuridae/sciurus granatensis/sciurus granatensis-en.html">Sciurus granatensis</a> / Red‑tailed squirrel / </h3>OM-1 with M.40-150mm F2.8 + MC-14, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 4000, distance 3.91 m
<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/passeriformes/turdidae/turdus plebejus/turdus plebejus-en.html">Turdus plebejus</a> / Mountain thrush / Cabanis' lijster</h3>OM-1 with M.40-150mm F2.8 + MC-14, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 6400, distance 3.66 m
<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/passeriformes/passerellidae/chlorospingus pileatus/chlorospingus pileatus-en.html">Chlorospingus pileatus</a> / Sooty‑capped chlorospingus / Witbrauwtangare</h3>OM-1 with M.40-150mm F2.8 + MC-14, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 8000, distance 3.3 m
<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/passeriformes/passerellidae/pezopetes capitalis/pezopetes capitalis-en.html">Pezopetes capitalis</a> / Large‑footed finch / Grootpootstruikgors</h3>OM-1 with M.40-150mm F2.8 + MC-14, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 6400, distance 4.06 m

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