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| Titel | Day 2: Excursion to Canopy San Luis |
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| The introduction to tropical weather is in style: the schools are closed today because the government is afraid that the roads cannot handle the rain. But my guide thinks it is possible, we drive almost two hours to a higher mountain range where there are nature parks and entertainment. In normal weather, daredevils can float above the trees with a cable line. Now the waiting room is only a nice place to watch the birds that are attracted to bananas in particular. If it rains a little less hard, we will go to another park, now focused on nature. There is a trail of 300 meters on a concrete path with hummingbird feeders, ideal. There is also a 2.5 km walk, but in this weather it is a mud path. So I don't think about that. In addition to birds, they also have a butterfly house, where they show butterflies from the area and sell them to other organizations. | |
| Date: | 2024-11-11 |
| Titel | Day 3: Rest day at the hotel |
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| The weather is the same: mostly rain, with the occasional half hour of almost dry. I start to understand the hotel: the paths to the restaurant are covered everywhere. Of course there are also some birds in the garden, but strangely enough there are no feeders. I walk to a small park nearby, which turns out to be a golf course. The houses are matching. Via the maintenance entrance I walk around the golf course. I quickly see a car stop at the entrance, I thought I would be chased away quickly. But it is a birdwatcher who gives me tips. The maintenance team is friendly, but I don't see many birds. Via a small park with ducks I walk back to the hotel. When it is half an hour dry in the afternoon, I make another attempt at the flowering trees at the duck park. Unfortunately the birds prefer the flowers at the top, but it still produces a hummingbird and a warbler. | |
| Date: | 2024-11-12 |
| Titel | Day 4: To the lowlands near the Pacific coast |
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| On the first day with the group we first have to leave the city of San Jose, and that takes a very long time. There are many cars, patient people and few main roads. It takes at least 2 hours to get out of the city. We first go to the hill area near San Jose known as the University of La Paz, where the guide finds a pair of Barred Antshrike. And of course butterflies and hummingbirds. The butterflies are a profession in their own right, so they are not in the post at the moment. Then continue through roads to the coastal plain. By Dutch standards it is rougher than Limburg, but it is under 100 meters. The hotel garden is home to regular macaws, the large birds that are often seen in the zoo. We will also come and have a look tonight, but apparently the bananas are not to thei liking. | |
| Date: | 2024-11-13 |
| Titel | Day 5: Birding in the rain |
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| Today I am not going with the group, the highlight was a path that was too difficult for me, especially in the rain. I had some fun in the garden in the morning, but in the afternoon it rained too hard. It's nice to bring the website up to date again and make a bug list. There is still some work to be done with the website code. Peace and quiet in the garden makes for nice photos. | |
| Date: | 2024-11-14 |