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Dag 17: Turrialba, Cartago Province

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The predicted dry day did not come, but usually it did not rain much. The excursion in search of the sunbittern went ahead. According to the guide, they are not very rare, but they are too difficult to find. The first one was found by the intern that came along in a garden. The sunbittern can be photographed reasonably well, but flies away quickly. The guide finds the same bird again at the river, but I was too slow for a photo. That is a recurring theme. The driver also sees one, searching for insects in the verge. This one let itself be photographed from a distance, I am satisfied.

The excursion also yields a few new species, some from very far away. In the afternoon it rained again, so I took an afternoon nap and wrote this blog.

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<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/026 columbiformes/001 columbidae/patagioenas flavirostris/patagioenas flavirostris-en.html">Patagioenas flavirostris</a> / Red‑billed pigeon / Roodsnavelduif</h3>OM-1 with M.300mm F4.0 + MC-14, 1/500 sec at F5.6, ISO 10000, distance 10.2 m
<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/040 passeriformes/127 thraupidae/tangara larvata/tangara larvata-en.html">Tangara larvata</a> / Golden‑hooded tanager / Purpermaskertangare</h3>OM-1 with M.300mm F4.0 + MC-14, 1/800 sec at F5.6, ISO 2500, distance 31 m
<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/040 passeriformes/129 cardinalidae/saltator atriceps/saltator atriceps-en.html">Saltator atriceps</a> / Black‑headed saltator / Zwartkopsaltator</h3>OM-1 with M.300mm F4.0 + MC-14, 1/800 sec at F5.6, ISO 1600
<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/040 passeriformes/126 emberizidae/arremonops conirostris/arremonops conirostris-en.html">Arremonops conirostris</a> / Black‑striped sparrow / Panamagors</h3>OM-1 with M.300mm F4.0 + MC-14, 1/800 sec at F5.6, ISO 4000, distance 13.3 m
<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/015 pelecaniformes/001 threskiornithidae/mesembrinibis cayennensis/mesembrinibis cayennensis-en.html">Mesembrinibis cayennensis</a> / Green ibis / Groene ibis</h3>OM-1 with M.300mm F4.0 + MC-14, 1/800 sec at F5.6, ISO 1600, distance 39.9 m
<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/022 eurypygiformes/002 eurypygidae/eurypyga helias/eurypyga helias-en.html">Eurypyga helias</a> / Sunbittern / Zonneral</h3>OM-1 with M.300mm F4.0 + MC-14, 1/800 sec at F5.6, ISO 2500, distance 27.8 m
<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/040 passeriformes/122 parulidae/geothlypis philadelphia/geothlypis philadelphia-en.html">Geothlypis philadelphia</a> / Mourning warbler / Grijskopzanger</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/400 sec at F4.5, ISO 10000, distance 8.92 m
<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/017 accipitriformes/004 accipitridae/accipiter bicolor/accipiter bicolor-en.html">Accipiter bicolor</a> / Bicolored hawk / Roodbroeksperwer</h3>OM-1 with OLYMPUS M.300mm F4.0, 1/250 sec at F5.6, ISO 640, distance 24.7 m
<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/017 accipitriformes/001 cathartidae/cathartes aura/cathartes aura-en.html">Cathartes aura</a> / Turkey vulture / Roodkopgier</h3>OM-1 with OLYMPUS M.300mm F4.0, 1/250 sec at F5.6, ISO 80, distance 327 m
<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/040 passeriformes/014 tityridae/tityra semifasciata/tityra semifasciata-en.html">Tityra semifasciata</a> / Masked tityra / Maskertityra</h3>OM-1 with OLYMPUS M.300mm F4.0, 1/250 sec at F5.6, ISO 80, distance 327 m
<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/033 apodiformes/004 trochilidae/florisuga mellivora/florisuga mellivora-en.html">Florisuga mellivora</a> / White‑necked jacobin / Witnekkolibrie</h3>OM-1 with OLYMPUS M.300mm F4.0, 1/250 sec at F5.6, ISO 250, distance 7.16 m
<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/033 apodiformes/004 trochilidae/discosura conversii/discosura conversii-en.html">Discosura conversii</a> / Green thorntail / Groene draadkolibrie</h3>OM-1 with OLYMPUS M.300mm F4.0, 1/800 sec at F4.0, ISO 400, distance 7.73 m
<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/040 passeriformes/011 tyrannidae/myiarchus tuberculifer/myiarchus tuberculifer-en.html">Myiarchus tuberculifer</a> / Dusky‑capped flycatcher / Monnikskaptiran</h3>OM-1 with OLYMPUS M.300mm F4.0, 1/800 sec at F4.0, ISO 400, distance 20.4 m

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