Post by Ely Teehankee on Jan 6, 2013 22:11:35 GMT
The Arenal Observatory Lodge is about two hours from San Jose where my friend Ariel stays. The Lodge is overlooking the Arenal volcano and a lot of tourist go there even if they don't stay there. It is an attraction because it is surrounded with forest and they have feeders that is replenished every morning at 7:30 and every afternoon at 4:00.
Canon EOS 1D Mark IV, Canon EF 300mm
f/2.8L IS USM
Gitzo GT3530LS tripod, Wimberley WH200 head.
Manual exposure in available light.
Green Honey Creeper (Chlorophanes spiza) 5 inches. the distinctive turquoise-green male has a black half-hood.
1/250 sec., f/5.6, ISO 400
The lime-green female has a slightly decurved yellow bill with a dark culmen.
1/250 sec., f/5.6, ISO 400
From this angle this male Green Honeycreeper looks like a fat penguin.
1/200 sec., f/5.6, ISO 400
The Great Curassow is a large bird at 36 inches. It has curly crest feathers and is rare & uncommon in protected areas. I can imagine what an easy target it can be with its huge size. This is the female and is unusually more colorful than the male.
320 sec.,f/4, ISO 1600 with 1.4X TC
The male is predominantly black except for its white vent and big bright yellow know on its nose. LOL.
1/250 sec.,f/3.2, ISO 800
The colorful facial markings and two-toned bill Montezuma Oropendola is very common. The male is 20 inches and the female 16 inches. The nest is big and elongated.
1/1000 sec.,f/5.6, ISO 800 with 1.4X TC
The Chestnut-headed Oropendola is pale bill and chestnut head with black wings. It is 11 inches and uncommon. I only saw this bird once during my entire stay.
1/200 sec., f/4, ISO 3200 with 1.4X TC
Red-legged Honeycreeper (Cyanerpes cyaneus) 4 inches is easy to identify because the male has red legs and glittering pale-turquoise crown in breeding plumage. Although this picture was taken at 17.8 meters, you can still see the distinguishing features of this bird.
1/125 sec., f/5.6, ISO 800 with 2X TC
A closer look at the male Red-legged Honeycreeper in breeding plumage taken at 4.44 meters.
1/250 sec., f/5.6, ISO 800 with 2X TC
This is the female Red-legged Honeycreeper.
1/1250 sec., f/5.6, ISO 800 with 2X TC
I thought that this was a Red-legged Honeycreeper that was not in breeding plumage but it turns out that this is a Palm Tanager (Thraupis palmarum) 6 inches. Thank you Des for the correction.
Golden-hooded Tanager (Tangara larvata) 5 inches. A very distinctive bird because it looks like it has a black mask with a golden hood. When I saw this bird, I knew I wanted to photograph this bird.
1/100 sec., f/5.6, ISO 400 with 2X TC
Canon EOS 1D Mark IV, Canon EF 300mm
f/2.8L IS USM
Gitzo GT3530LS tripod, Wimberley WH200 head.
Manual exposure in available light.
Green Honey Creeper (Chlorophanes spiza) 5 inches. the distinctive turquoise-green male has a black half-hood.
1/250 sec., f/5.6, ISO 400
The lime-green female has a slightly decurved yellow bill with a dark culmen.
1/250 sec., f/5.6, ISO 400
From this angle this male Green Honeycreeper looks like a fat penguin.
1/200 sec., f/5.6, ISO 400
The Great Curassow is a large bird at 36 inches. It has curly crest feathers and is rare & uncommon in protected areas. I can imagine what an easy target it can be with its huge size. This is the female and is unusually more colorful than the male.
320 sec.,f/4, ISO 1600 with 1.4X TC
The male is predominantly black except for its white vent and big bright yellow know on its nose. LOL.
1/250 sec.,f/3.2, ISO 800
The colorful facial markings and two-toned bill Montezuma Oropendola is very common. The male is 20 inches and the female 16 inches. The nest is big and elongated.
1/1000 sec.,f/5.6, ISO 800 with 1.4X TC
The Chestnut-headed Oropendola is pale bill and chestnut head with black wings. It is 11 inches and uncommon. I only saw this bird once during my entire stay.
1/200 sec., f/4, ISO 3200 with 1.4X TC
Red-legged Honeycreeper (Cyanerpes cyaneus) 4 inches is easy to identify because the male has red legs and glittering pale-turquoise crown in breeding plumage. Although this picture was taken at 17.8 meters, you can still see the distinguishing features of this bird.
1/125 sec., f/5.6, ISO 800 with 2X TC
A closer look at the male Red-legged Honeycreeper in breeding plumage taken at 4.44 meters.
1/250 sec., f/5.6, ISO 800 with 2X TC
This is the female Red-legged Honeycreeper.
1/1250 sec., f/5.6, ISO 800 with 2X TC
I thought that this was a Red-legged Honeycreeper that was not in breeding plumage but it turns out that this is a Palm Tanager (Thraupis palmarum) 6 inches. Thank you Des for the correction.
Golden-hooded Tanager (Tangara larvata) 5 inches. A very distinctive bird because it looks like it has a black mask with a golden hood. When I saw this bird, I knew I wanted to photograph this bird.
1/100 sec., f/5.6, ISO 400 with 2X TC
