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Day 25: Rain at 2000m

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The depressions from the US are still coming this way. Last month had the most rain in 140 years, so you could say it is above average. But last (Dutch) summer it was so dry that the hydroelectric power stations could not run at full capacity. Wherever you go there is record weather. The location Case Tangare Dowii is 2000 meters high, on the slope where the showers from the west empty. At least there is a lot of rain available.

The location is specifically aimed at birdwatchers. A professor who has a cottage on the mountain ridge, with 3 guest rooms. I am now sitting in the living room with a view of the feeders. At this altitude a few new species are reporting. There are also verbana bushes for the hummingbirds, but hummingbirds do not like wind and rain. I do not either, so I mainly stay inside.

Chestnut-capped brush finch
Arremon brunneinucha

Chestnut-capped brush finch (Arremon brunneinucha)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/1000 sec at F4.5, ISO 10000, distance 9 m

The photo shows a Chestnut-capped brush finch (Arremon brunneinucha). It is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Emberizidae. The photo was taken at Casa Tangara Dowii at 11:51 on Wednesday December 04, 2024.

Common bush tanager
Chlorospingus flavopectus

Common bush tanager (Chlorospingus flavopectus)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 10000, distance 4.91 m

The photo shows a Common bush tanager (Chlorospingus flavopectus). It is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Emberizidae. The photo was taken at Casa Tangara Dowii at 13:02 on Wednesday December 04, 2024.

Yellow-thighed finch
Pselliophorus tibialis

Yellow-thighed finch (Pselliophorus tibialis)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 8000, distance 5.94 m

The photo shows a Yellow-thighed finch (Pselliophorus tibialis). It is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Emberizidae. The photo was taken at Casa Tangara Dowii at 13:03 on Wednesday December 04, 2024.

Silver-throated tanager
Tangara icterocephala

Silver-throated tanager (Tangara icterocephala)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 8000, distance 6.8 m

The photo shows a Silver-throated tanager (Tangara icterocephala). It is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Thraupidae. The photo was taken at Casa Tangara Dowii at 13:08 on Wednesday December 04, 2024.

Buff-fronted quail-dove
Geotrygon costaricensis

Buff-fronted quail-dove (Geotrygon costaricensis)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 8000, distance 8.37 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 Casa Tangara Dowii at 13:08 on Wednesday December 04, 2024.

White-naped brush finch
Atlapetes albinucha

White-naped brush finch (Atlapetes albinucha)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/1000 sec at F4.5, ISO 10000, distance 7.69 m

The photo shows a White-naped brush finch (Atlapetes albinucha). It is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Emberizidae. The photo was taken at Casa Tangara Dowii at 15:16 on Wednesday December 04, 2024.

Prong-billed barbet
Semnornis frantzii

Prong-billed barbet (Semnornis frantzii)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/250 sec at F4.5, ISO 10000, distance 4.42 m

The photo shows a Prong-billed barbet (Semnornis frantzii). It is a bird in the order Piciformes and the family Semnornithidae. The photo was taken at Casa Tangara Dowii at 15:27 on Wednesday December 04, 2024.

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