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Day 8: Pierella Garden and Calle San Gerardo

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In the morning we see mountains near our simple hotel. Nice weather for the last photos at the feeders. We go back via the Pan-American Highway, which follows the mountain ridge. Our guide takes us (in the car) over a forest road from the ridge. He finds the necessary (for us) special birds.

Lunch is at a botanical garden close to our destination. Now at a few hundred meters high, so nice and warm. We stay after lunch until evening falls (17:00), and see special animals. The colorful frog is unexpected.

We spend the next two nights in Sarapiqui. A big improvement.

Clay-colored thrush
Grays lijster
Turdus grayi

Clay-colored thrush (Turdus grayi)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 2000, distance 9.38 m

The photo shows a Clay-colored thrush (Turdus grayi). It is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Turdidae. The photo was taken at Calle San Gerardo at 07:16 on Monday November 18, 2024.

Buff-fronted quail-dove
Costaricaanse kwartelduif
Geotrygon costaricensis

Buff-fronted quail-dove (Geotrygon costaricensis)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 10000, distance 52.1 m

The photo shows a Buff-fronted quail-dove (Geotrygon costaricensis). It is a bird in the order Columbiformes and the family Columbidae. The photo was taken at Copey District, San José Province, Costa Rica at 08:18 on Monday November 18, 2024.

Black-capped flycatcher
Zwartkapfeetiran
Empidonax atriceps

Black-capped flycatcher (Empidonax atriceps)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 3200, distance 6.82 m

The photo shows a Black-capped flycatcher (Empidonax atriceps). It is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Tyrannidae. The photo was taken at Copey District, San José Province, Costa Rica at 08:46 on Monday November 18, 2024.

Rufous-tailed hummingbird
Roodstaartamazilia
Amazilia tzacatl

Rufous-tailed hummingbird (Amazilia tzacatl)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/500 sec at F4.5, ISO 10000, distance 2.07 m

The photo shows a Rufous-tailed hummingbird (Amazilia tzacatl). It is a bird in the order Apodiformes and the family Trochilidae. The photo was taken at Pierella Garden (Sarapiqui, Heredia Province, Costa Rica) at 12:51 on Monday November 18, 2024.

Chestnut-colored woodpecker
Kastanjespecht
Celeus castaneus

Chestnut-colored woodpecker (Celeus castaneus)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/320 sec at F4.5, ISO 10000, distance 6.60 m

The photo shows a Chestnut-colored woodpecker (Celeus castaneus). It is a bird in the order Piciformes and the family Picidae. The photo was taken at Pierella Garden at 13:20 on Monday November 18, 2024.

Grey-headed chachalaca
Grijskopchachalaca
Ortalis cinereiceps

Grey-headed chachalaca (Ortalis cinereiceps)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/200 sec at F4.5, ISO 10000, distance 10.1 m

The photo shows a Grey-headed chachalaca (Ortalis cinereiceps). It is a bird in the order Galliformes and the family Cracidae. The photo was taken at Pierella Garden (Sarapiqui, Heredia Province, Costa Rica) at 13:33 on Monday November 18, 2024.

Red-eyed treefrog
 
Agalychnis callidryas

Red-eyed treefrog (Agalychnis callidryas)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/250 sec at F4.5, ISO 10000, distance 2.17 m

The photo shows a Red-eyed treefrog (Agalychnis callidryas). It is a animal in the order Anura and the family Phyllomedusidae. The photo was taken at Pierella Garden (Sarapiqui, Heredia Province, Costa Rica) at 13:44 on Monday November 18, 2024.

Pauraque
Pauraque
Nyctidromus albicollis

Pauraque (Nyctidromus albicollis)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/125 sec at F5.6, ISO 10000, distance 8.87 m

The photo shows a Pauraque (Nyctidromus albicollis). It is a bird in the order Caprimulgiformes and the family Caprimulgidae. The photo was taken at Pierella Garden (Sarapiqui, Heredia Province, Costa Rica) at 14:09 on Monday November 18, 2024.

Honduran white bat
 
Ectophylla alba

Honduran white bat (Ectophylla alba)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/800 sec at F4.5, ISO 10000, distance 3.02 m

The photo shows a Honduran white bat (Ectophylla alba). It is a animal in the order Chiroptera and the family Phyllostomidae. The photo was taken at Pierella Garden (Sarapiqui, Heredia Province, Costa Rica) at 14:19 on Monday November 18, 2024.

Rufous-tailed jacamar
Roodstaartglansvogel
Galbula ruficauda

Rufous-tailed jacamar (Galbula ruficauda)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/500 sec at F4.5, ISO 6400, distance 10.2 m

The photo shows a Rufous-tailed jacamar (Galbula ruficauda). It is a bird in the order Piciformes and the family Galbulidae. The photo was taken at Pierella Garden (Sarapiqui, Heredia Province, Costa Rica) at 14:59 on Monday November 18, 2024.

White-collared manakin
Witkraagmanakin
Manacus candei

White-collared manakin (Manacus candei)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/80 sec at F4.5, ISO 10000, distance 4.68 m

The photo shows a White-collared manakin (Manacus candei). It is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Pipridae. The photo was taken at Pierella Garden (Sarapiqui, Heredia Province, Costa Rica) at 15:06 on Monday November 18, 2024.

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