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Dag 11: Ruta Nacional Secundaria 138 en Las Cubas

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Our hotel is special again. The rooms are super simple and old, the lights are crooked, but the shower works well. The restaurant is new, with matching prices and fancy meals for fancy prices. The staff is not yet, so we only eat there once.

But anyway, we were there for boat trips. The morning was great again: the same good guide, the sun was shining and he saw a lot.

In the afternoon it rains heavily and that seems to affect the guide quite a bit. He only saw bigger stuff like herons and spoonbills. Too bad.

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<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/falconiformes/falconidae/daptrius chimachima/daptrius chimachima-en.html">Daptrius chimachima</a> / Yellow‑headed caracara / Geelkopcaracara</h3>OM-1 Mark II with M.300mm F4.0 + MC-14, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 800
<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/strigiformes/strigidae/megascops cooperi/megascops cooperi-en.html">Megascops cooperi</a> / Pacific screech owl / Mangroveschreeuwuil</h3>OM-1 Mark II with M.300mm F4.0 + MC-14, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 10000, distance 13.7 m
<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/trogoniformes/trogonidae/trogon melanocephalus/trogon melanocephalus-en.html">Trogon melanocephalus</a> / Black‑headed trogon / Zwartkoptrogon</h3>OM-1 Mark II with M.300mm F4.0 + MC-14, 1/800 sec at F5.6, ISO 10000, distance 36.1 m
<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/passeriformes/parulidae/setophaga aestiva/setophaga aestiva-en.html">Setophaga aestiva</a> / American yellow warbler / Gele zanger</h3>OM-1 Mark II with M.300mm F4.0 + MC-14, 1/1600 sec at F5.6, ISO 10000, distance 15.5 m
<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/passeriformes/parulidae/setophaga pensylvanica/setophaga pensylvanica-en.html">Setophaga pensylvanica</a> / Chestnut‑sided warbler / Roestflankzanger</h3>OM-1 Mark II with M.300mm F4.0 + MC-14, 1/1250 sec at F5.6, ISO 10000, distance 9.56 m
<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/passeriformes/parulidae/parkesia noveboracensis/parkesia noveboracensis-en.html">Parkesia noveboracensis</a> / Northern waterthrush / Noordse waterlijster</h3>OM-1 Mark II with M.300mm F4.0 + MC-14, 1/800 sec at F5.6, ISO 10000, distance 13.3 m
<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/gruiformes/rallidae/aramides albiventris/aramides albiventris-en.html">Aramides albiventris</a> / Russet‑naped wood rail / Witbuikbosral</h3>OM-1 Mark II with M.300mm F4.0 + MC-14, 1/500 sec at F5.6, ISO 10000, distance 17.8 m
<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/galliformes/cracidae/penelope purpurascens/penelope purpurascens-en.html">Penelope purpurascens</a> / Crested guan / Kuifsjakohoen</h3>OM-1 Mark II with M.300mm F4.0 + MC-14, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 2500, distance 272 m
<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/coraciiformes/alcedinidae/chloroceryle amazona/chloroceryle amazona-en.html">Chloroceryle amazona</a> / Amazon kingfisher / Amazone‑ijsvogel</h3>OM-1 Mark II with M.300mm F4.0 + MC-14, 1/1600 sec at F5.6, ISO 10000, distance 19.5 m
<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/crocodylia/alligatoridae/caiman crocodilus/caiman crocodilus-en.html">Caiman crocodilus</a> / Common caiman / Brilkaaiman</h3>OM-1 Mark II with M.300mm F4.0 + MC-14, 1/250 sec at F5.6, ISO 10000, distance 20.7 m
<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/squamata/iguanidae/iguana iguana/iguana iguana-en.html">Iguana iguana</a> / Green iguana / Groene leguaan</h3>OM-1 Mark II with M.300mm F4.0 + MC-14, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 5000, distance 44.0 m
<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/coraciiformes/alcedinidae/chloroceryle amazona/chloroceryle amazona-en.html">Chloroceryle amazona</a> / Amazon kingfisher / Amazone‑ijsvogel</h3>OM-1 Mark II with M.300mm F4.0 + MC-14, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 5000, distance 14.7 m
<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/coraciiformes/alcedinidae/chloroceryle aenea/chloroceryle aenea-en.html">Chloroceryle aenea</a> / American pygmy kingfisher / Groene dwergijsvogel</h3>OM-1 Mark II with M.300mm F4.0 + MC-14, 1/500 sec at F5.6, ISO 10000, distance 10.1 m
<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/pelecaniformes/ardeidae/egretta caerulea/egretta caerulea-en.html">Egretta caerulea</a> / Little blue heron / Kleine blauwe reiger</h3>OM-1 Mark II with M.300mm F4.0 + MC-14, 1/800 sec at F5.6, ISO 10000, distance 32.4 m
<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/passeriformes/hirundinidae/tachycineta albilinea/tachycineta albilinea-en.html">Tachycineta albilinea</a> / Mangrove swallow / Mangrovezwaluw</h3>OM-1 Mark II with M.300mm F4.0 + MC-14, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 1000, distance 32.5 m
<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/suliformes/anhingidae/anhinga anhinga/anhinga anhinga-en.html">Anhinga anhinga</a> / Anhinga / Amerikaanse slangenhalsvogel</h3>OM-1 Mark II with M.300mm F4.0 + MC-14, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 3200, distance 327 m
<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/cuculiformes/cuculidae/piaya cayana/piaya cayana-en.html">Piaya cayana</a> / Common squirrel cuckoo / Eekhoornkoekoek</h3>OM-1 Mark II with M.300mm F4.0 + MC-14, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 2500, distance 20.6 m
<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/passeriformes/thraupidae/dacnis cayana/dacnis cayana-en.html">Dacnis cayana</a> / Blue dacnis / Blauwe pitpit</h3>OM-1 Mark II with M.300mm F4.0 + MC-14, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 8000, distance 12.1 m
<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/passeriformes/thraupidae/coereba flaveola/coereba flaveola-en.html">Coereba flaveola</a> / Bananaquit / Suikerdiefje</h3>OM-1 Mark II with M.300mm F4.0 + MC-14, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 5000, distance 11.0 m
<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/passeriformes/thraupidae/ramphocelus passerinii/ramphocelus passerinii-en.html">Ramphocelus passerinii</a> / Scarlet‑rumped tanager / Roodrugtangare</h3>OM-1 Mark II with M.300mm F4.0 + MC-14, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 8000, distance 12.0 m
<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/passeriformes/fringillidae/euphonia hirundinacea/euphonia hirundinacea-en.html">Euphonia hirundinacea</a> / Yellow‑throated euphonia / Geelkeelorganist</h3>OM-1 Mark II with M.300mm F4.0 + MC-14, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 10000, distance 11.3 m
<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/passeriformes/icteridae/quiscalus mexicanus/quiscalus mexicanus-en.html">Quiscalus mexicanus</a> / Great‑tailed grackle / Langstaarttroepiaal</h3>OM-1 Mark II with M.300mm F4.0 + MC-14, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 2500, distance 10.3 m
<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/psittaciformes/psittacidae/amazona autumnalis/amazona autumnalis-en.html">Amazona autumnalis</a> / Red‑lored amazon / Geelwangamazone</h3>OM-1 Mark II with M.300mm F4.0 + MC-14, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 1000
<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/passeriformes/thraupidae/sporophila funerea/sporophila funerea-en.html">Sporophila funerea</a> / Thick‑billed seed finch / Diksnavelzaadkraker</h3>OM-1 with M.300mm F4.0 + MC-14, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 6400
<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/passeriformes/troglodytidae/troglodytes musculus/troglodytes musculus-en.html">Troglodytes musculus</a> / Southern house wren / Zuidelijke huiswinterkoning</h3>OM-1 Mark II with M.300mm F4.0 + MC-14, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 8000, distance 8.78 m
<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/charadriiformes/scolopacidae/actitis macularius/actitis macularius-en.html">Actitis macularius</a> / Spotted sandpiper / Amerikaanse oeverloper</h3>OM-1 Mark II with M.300mm F4.0 + MC-14, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 10000, distance 20.4 m
<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/suliformes/phalacrocoracidae/nannopterum brasilianum/nannopterum brasilianum-en.html">Nannopterum brasilianum</a> / Neotropic cormorant / Bigua‑aalscholver</h3>OM-1 Mark II with M.300mm F4.0 + MC-14, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 10000, distance 47.2 m
<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/coraciiformes/alcedinidae/megaceryle torquata/megaceryle torquata-en.html">Megaceryle torquata</a> / Ringed kingfisher / Amerikaanse reuzenijsvogel</h3>OM-1 Mark II with M.300mm F4.0 + MC-14, 1/1600 sec at F5.6, ISO 10000, distance 57.4 m
<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/pelecaniformes/ardeidae/ardea herodias/ardea herodias-en.html">Ardea herodias</a> / Great blue heron / Amerikaanse blauwe reiger</h3>OM-1 Mark II with M.300mm F4.0 + MC-14, 1/640 sec at F5.6, ISO 10000, distance 44.3 m
<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/accipitriformes/pandionidae/pandion haliaetus/pandion haliaetus-en.html">Pandion haliaetus</a> / Osprey / Visarend</h3>OM-1 Mark II with M.300mm F4.0 + MC-14, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 4000
<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/charadriiformes/charadriidae/vanellus chilensis/vanellus chilensis-en.html">Vanellus chilensis</a> / Southern lapwing / Chileense kievit</h3>OM-1 Mark II with M.300mm F4.0 + MC-14, 1/640 sec at F5.6, ISO 10000, distance 63.3 m
<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/anseriformes/anatidae/dendrocygna viduata/dendrocygna viduata-en.html">Dendrocygna viduata</a> / White‑faced whistling duck / Witwangfluiteend</h3>OM-1 Mark II with M.300mm F4.0 + MC-14, 1/1000 sec at F5.6, ISO 10000
<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/pelecaniformes/threskiornithidae/platalea ajaja/platalea ajaja-en.html">Platalea ajaja</a> / Roseate spoonbill / Rode lepelaar</h3>OM-1 Mark II with M.300mm F4.0 + MC-14, 1/1250 sec at F5.6, ISO 10000
<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/pelecaniformes/ardeidae/egretta tricolor/egretta tricolor-en.html">Egretta tricolor</a> / Tricolored heron / Witbuikreiger</h3>OM-1 Mark II with M.300mm F4.0 + MC-14, 1/1000 sec at F5.6, ISO 10000
<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/accipitriformes/accipitridae/busarellus nigricollis/busarellus nigricollis-en.html">Busarellus nigricollis</a> / Black‑collared hawk / Moerasbuizerd</h3>OM-1 Mark II with M.300mm F4.0 + MC-14, 1/800 sec at F5.6, ISO 10000
<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/pelecaniformes/ardeidae/nycticorax nycticorax/nycticorax nycticorax-en.html">Nycticorax nycticorax</a> / Black‑crowned night heron / Kwak</h3>OM-1 Mark II with M.300mm F4.0 + MC-14, 1/125 sec at F5.6, ISO 10000, distance 42 m

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