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Dag 8: Pierella Garden en 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.

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<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/passeriformes/turdidae/turdus grayi/turdus grayi-en.html">Turdus grayi</a> / Clay‑colored thrush / Grays lijster</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 2000, distance 9.38 m
<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/columbiformes/columbidae/zentrygon costaricensis/zentrygon costaricensis-en.html">Zentrygon costaricensis</a> / Buff‑fronted quail‑dove / Costaricaanse kwartelduif</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 10000, distance 52.1 m
<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/passeriformes/tyrannidae/empidonax atriceps/empidonax atriceps-en.html">Empidonax atriceps</a> / Black‑capped flycatcher / Zwartkapfeetiran</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 3200, distance 6.82 m
<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/apodiformes/trochilidae/amazilia tzacatl/amazilia tzacatl-en.html">Amazilia tzacatl</a> / Rufous‑tailed hummingbird / Roodstaartamazilia</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/500 sec at F4.5, ISO 10000, distance 2.07 m
<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/piciformes/picidae/celeus castaneus/celeus castaneus-en.html">Celeus castaneus</a> / Chestnut‑colored woodpecker / Kastanjespecht</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/320 sec at F4.5, ISO 10000, distance 6.60 m
<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/galliformes/cracidae/ortalis cinereiceps/ortalis cinereiceps-en.html">Ortalis cinereiceps</a> / Grey‑headed chachalaca / Grijskopchachalaca</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/200 sec at F4.5, ISO 10000, distance 10.1 m
<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/amphibia/anura/phyllomedusidae/agalychnis callidryas/agalychnis callidryas-en.html">Agalychnis callidryas</a> / Red‑eyed treefrog / Roodoogmakikikker</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/250 sec at F4.5, ISO 10000, distance 2.17 m
<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/caprimulgiformes/caprimulgidae/nyctidromus albicollis/nyctidromus albicollis-en.html">Nyctidromus albicollis</a> / Pauraque / Pauraque</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/125 sec at F5.6, ISO 10000, distance 8.87 m
<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/mammalia/chiroptera/phyllostomidae/ectophylla alba/ectophylla alba-en.html">Ectophylla alba</a> / Honduran white bat / Witte vleermuis</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/800 sec at F4.5, ISO 10000, distance 3.02 m
<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/galbuliformes/galbulidae/galbula ruficauda/galbula ruficauda-en.html">Galbula ruficauda</a> / Rufous‑tailed jacamar / Roodstaartglansvogel</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/500 sec at F4.5, ISO 6400, distance 10.2 m
<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/passeriformes/pipridae/manacus candei/manacus candei-en.html">Manacus candei</a> / White‑collared manakin / Witkraagmanakin</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/80 sec at F4.5, ISO 10000, distance 4.68 m

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