Speckled and Silver-throated Tanagers: Las Cruces Biological Station, San Vito, Costa Rica, December 2021 — I don’t often post photos of birds actually at the feeder, but sometimes the interactions of contrasting species that take place there are just too good to pass up. Both of these birds are common in mixed feeding flocks at the right elevations in Costa Rica (the Silver-throated is common everywhere in Costa Rica…I think it might cover the widest range in elevation of any Central American Tanager) so it is no surprise to see them together at the feeding station, but for those of who only visit Costa Rica once a year, it is still a rare treat. Sony Rx10iv at 591mm equivalent. Program mode with wildlife modifications and multi-frame noise reduction. Processed in Pixelmator Photo and Apple Photos. Equivalent ISO 1600 @ f4 @ 1/500th.