Talamanca Hummingbird: Parasio Quetzal Lodge, Costa Rica — Until relatively recently the Talamanca Hummingbird was the Magnificent Hummingbird. It is still magnificent, of course, being among the largest of hummingbirds and with what anyone would call magnificent colors, but the folks who study birds for a living have split the Magnificent into two species…the Talamanca in the mountains of Costa Rica and adjoining Panama, and the Rivoli’s everywhere else in the Americas (from extreme southern Arizona and New Mexico to Nicaragua). Rivoli’s was, in fact, the original English name for the hummingbird before 1983 when it was changed to Magnificent. Rivili’s has a purple gorget, while the Talamanca has this aquamarine blue, and their ranges do not overlap. They are common at higher elevations in Costa Rica at feeders, both in the Talamancas and on the slopes of the volcanos of the Central Mountains. Magnificent! Sony Rx10iv at various focal lengths around 500mm. Program mode with my custom birds and wildlife modifications. Processed in Pixelmator Photo and Apple Photos.