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Dag 18: Calle Peñas Blancas en Hotel Quelitales

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The weather was beautiful, very special. Today I'm moving to a new location, Quelitales. They mainly focus on birdwatchers. It was very quiet there, that must have something to do with the rainy season. The hotel has special species. On their property is a fairly high waterfall where a hummingbird hunts mosquitoes and has no interest in flowers: the Green-fronted Lancet. The owner's pride is that he got an Antpitta to come and get a tasty bite around 5 o'clock in the afternoon. At first it had to be from a great distance, but after 4 years of training of getting closer it can be photographed well. Not always, how often the antpitta comes I will know after 6 days. That's how long I'll stay here.

The photo of the Antpitta is special: with 300 mm (effectively 600 mm), handheld, ISO 16000 and 1/13th second. The combination of Olympus camera and DxO Photolab makes things you could only dream of before. Says the technician.

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<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/mammalia/rodentia/dasyproctidae/dasyprocta punctata/dasyprocta punctata-en.html">Dasyprocta punctata</a> / Central american agouti / Midden‑amerikaanse agoeti</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/800 sec at F4.5, ISO 10000, distance 10.9 m
<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/033 apodiformes/004 trochilidae/microchera albocoronata/microchera albocoronata-en.html">Microchera albocoronata</a> / Snowcap / Witkruinkolibrie</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 5000, distance 8.72 m
<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/040 passeriformes/011 tyrannidae/tyrannus melancholicus/tyrannus melancholicus-en.html">Tyrannus melancholicus</a> / Tropical kingbird / Tropische koningstiran</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 2500, distance 14.4 m
<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/arthropoda/insecta/022 lepidoptera/012 pieridae coliadinae/phoebis sennae/phoebis sennae-en.html">Phoebis sennae</a> / Cloudless sulphur / </h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 800, distance 6.01 m
<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/039 piciformes/009 picidae/melanerpes hoffmannii/melanerpes hoffmannii-en.html">Melanerpes hoffmannii</a> / Hoffmann's woodpecker / Hoffmanns specht</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 1250, distance 5.88 m
<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/033 apodiformes/004 trochilidae/heliodoxa jacula/heliodoxa jacula-en.html">Heliodoxa jacula</a> / Green‑crowned brilliant / Groenkruinbriljantkolibrie</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 6400, distance 4.24 m
<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/033 apodiformes/004 trochilidae/heliodoxa jacula/heliodoxa jacula-en.html">Heliodoxa jacula</a> / Green‑crowned brilliant / Groenkruinbriljantkolibrie</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/1250 sec at F4.5, ISO 10000, distance 4.78 m
<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/033 apodiformes/004 trochilidae/heliodoxa jacula/heliodoxa jacula-en.html">Heliodoxa jacula</a> / Green‑crowned brilliant / Groenkruinbriljantkolibrie</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/800 sec at F4.5, ISO 10000, distance 6.04 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 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/1250 sec at F4.5, ISO 10000, distance 6.76 m
<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/033 apodiformes/004 trochilidae/phaethornis guy/phaethornis guy-en.html">Phaethornis guy</a> / Green hermit / Groene heremietkolibrie</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/500 sec at F4.5, ISO 10000, distance 5.95 m
<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/033 apodiformes/004 trochilidae/heliodoxa jacula/heliodoxa jacula-en.html">Heliodoxa jacula</a> / Green‑crowned brilliant / Groenkruinbriljantkolibrie</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/640 sec at F4.5, ISO 10000, distance 6.27 m
<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/033 apodiformes/004 trochilidae/eupherusa eximia/eupherusa eximia-en.html">Eupherusa eximia</a> / Stripe‑tailed hummingbird / Streepstaartkolibrie</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/640 sec at F4.5, ISO 10000, distance 6.87 m
<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/033 apodiformes/004 trochilidae/eupherusa eximia/eupherusa eximia-en.html">Eupherusa eximia</a> / Stripe‑tailed hummingbird / Streepstaartkolibrie</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/640 sec at F4.5, ISO 10000, distance 6.85 m
<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/033 apodiformes/004 trochilidae/doryfera ludovicae/doryfera ludovicae-en.html">Doryfera ludovicae</a> / Green‑fronted lancebill / Groenvoorhoofdlancetkolibrie</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/200 sec at F5.6, ISO 10000, distance 17.2 m
<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/040 passeriformes/126 emberizidae/arremon crassirostris/arremon crassirostris-en.html">Arremon crassirostris</a> / Sooty‑faced finch / Dikbekstruikgors</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/250 sec at F4.5, ISO 10000, distance 8.77 m
<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/040 passeriformes/007 grallariidae/grallaria guatimalensis/grallaria guatimalensis-en.html">Grallaria guatimalensis</a> / Scaled antpitta / Schubkapmierpitta</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/13 sec at F4.5, ISO 16000, distance 10.1 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 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/25 sec at F4.5, ISO 10000, distance 14.4 m
<h3><a href="/trips/costa-rica/biota/plantae/tracheophyta/liliopsida/asparagales/orchidaceae/phaius tankervilleae/phaius tankervilleae-en.html">Phaius tankervilleae</a> /  / </h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 5000, distance 3.29 m

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