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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/040 passeriformes/129 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/040 passeriformes/122 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/006 galliformes/004 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/040 passeriformes/129 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/039 piciformes/005 ramphastidae/aulacorhynchus prasinus/aulacorhynchus prasinus-en.html">Aulacorhynchus prasinus</a> / 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/040 passeriformes/004 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/033 apodiformes/004 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/040 passeriformes/127 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/033 apodiformes/004 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/033 apodiformes/004 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/040 passeriformes/126 emberizidae/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/040 passeriformes/107 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/040 passeriformes/107 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/040 passeriformes/126 emberizidae/chlorospingus pileatus/chlorospingus pileatus-en.html">Chlorospingus pileatus</a> / Sooty‑capped bush tanager / 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/040 passeriformes/126 emberizidae/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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