Violet Saberwing: Mirador y Soda Cinchona, Costa Rica, December 2023 — The largest of the Central American hummingbirds, common in the foothills and at mid-elevations in the mountains of most of Central America, skipping Guatemala and Nicaragua. This bird, from Costa Rica, is a sub-species of the nominate, common to all of Costa Rica and Western Panama at the right elevations. A stunning bird, as this intimate portrait, taken in the rain, shows. OM Systems OM-1 with ED 100-400mm IS zoom at 800mm equivalent. Program mode with my custom birds and wildlife modifications. Processed in Photomator.