Coppery-headed Emerald: Mirador y Soda Cinchona, Costa Rica, December 2023 — One of only 2, (or 4, depending you who you listen to), hummingbirds endemic to Costa Rica. (Hunningbirds native to only Costa Rica and western Panama are sometimes counted). A smallish hummingbird of mid-elevations, I have only ever seen it at the Soda, and at the relatively nearby hummingbird feeders at La Paz Waterfall Gardens…though it is listed as common at its elevation, in the foothills and mountains of north and central Costa Rica. Males tend to stay high in the canopy, and females lower down…except along edges and at feeders, where they mingle at all levels. They tend to nest high in their range, and then to disperse lower after the chicks are fledged. 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.